Health · Wallace

Wallace, NE health

On most measures Wallace looks like Nebraska as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (8.9% vs 12.4%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (5.3% vs 6.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Wallace
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 266 people are less certain, so we show Wallace's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Wallace compares with Nebraska

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Wallace adults…

33 of every 100 Wallace adults have high blood pressure
Nebraska: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.7–36.1%

Bars show Wallace; the black tick is Nebraska. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wallace, betterWallace, worseToo close to callNebraska
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.5% Wallace
NE 24.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.5% Wallace
NE 31.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 20.6% Wallace
NE 19.7%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.3% Wallace
NE 13.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Wallace adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Nebraska.

76%
Yearly checkup
NE 76%
65%
Dentist visit
NE 64%
86%
Cholesterol check
NE 84%
66%
Colon screening
NE 62%
75%
Mammogram
NE 75%
78%
Taking BP meds
NE 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wallace 9.2% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Wallace adults are doing

1 in 4Wallace adults feel lonely
28.5% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call
1 in 6Wallace adults have been diagnosed with depression
17.3% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Wallace adults lack social or emotional support
21% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call
1 in 8Wallace adults are in frequent mental distress
12.9% · Nebraska 14.1% · too close to call
Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 10
Wallace adults worry about having enough food
10% · NE 12.3% · about the same
1 in 12
Wallace adults worry about keeping their housing
8.1% · NE 9.5% · about the same
1 in 19
Wallace adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.3% · NE 6.4% · better
1 in 18
Wallace adults lack reliable transportation
5.7% · NE 6.7% · about the same

6% of Wallace adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.4%

of Wallace adults live with a disability (Nebraska 27.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.1%
Thinking or memory10.9%
Hearing7.3%
Errands alone5.9%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing2.9%

Black tick: Nebraska. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Getting care

Care in and near Wallace

No hospital or community health center in Wallace itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERGreat Plains HealthNorth Platte · 28.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSheridan County HospitalSelden · 94.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
28.5 mi
Great Plains Health
North Platte · ★★★★★
ER
29.4 mi
Perkins County Health Services
Grant · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.4 mi
Chase County Community Hospital
Imperial · not rated
ERRural critical access
36.2 mi
Ogallala Community Hospital
Ogallala · not rated
ERRural critical access
94.9 mi
Sheridan County Hospital
4 sites · nearest in Selden
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
108.9 mi
Salud Sterling
Sterling · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careWallace's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, West Central Nebraska · need score 14 of 25
✓ Dental careWallace is not a shortage area
! Mental healthWallace's county is a federal shortage area.Catchment Area 2 · need score 7 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Wallace. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Wallace
MeasureWallaceMarginNebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure32.9%29.7–36.1%32.6%about the same
High cholesterol33.6%30.5–36.8%33%about the same
Obesity37.1%32.5–41.9%37.7%about the same
Arthritis24.2%21.6–26.9%24%about the same
Depression17.3%15–19.8%18.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)8.9%7.2–10.8%12.4%better
Asthma9.2%8.1–10.3%9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.7%7.9–9.6%8.3%about the same
Diabetes10.7%9.2–12.4%10.7%about the same
COPD5.5%4.5–6.7%6.1%about the same
Heart disease6.1%5.3–7%6.1%about the same
Stroke3%2.6–3.4%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes11.3%9–13.8%13.2%about the same
Binge drink20.6%17.8–23.6%19.7%about the same
Get no exercise23.5%19.7–27.4%24.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.5%30.2–40.8%31.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.5%72.4–78.4%75.9%about the same
Dentist visit65%61.6–68.3%64.3%about the same
Cholesterol check85.7%83.7–87.7%83.7%about the same
Colon screening65.9%61–70.5%62.3%about the same
Mammogram75.2%67.9–81.3%75%about the same
Taking BP meds78.2%75.4–80.8%77.5%about the same
No health insurance9.2%7.1–11.6%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.5%24.5–32.8%29.3%about the same
Lack emotional support21%17.7–24.4%20.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress12.9%11.2–14.6%14.1%about the same
Fair or poor health14.5%12.1–17.1%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress11.2%9.6–12.9%11.6%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10%7.8–12.6%12.3%about the same
Housing insecurity8.1%6.4–9.8%9.5%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.3%4.3–6.3%6.4%better
No reliable transportation5.7%4.7–6.8%6.7%about the same
Receive SNAP6%4.5–7.8%8.5%
Disability
Any disability26.4%22.7–30.1%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs11.1%9.2–13.1%12%
Thinking or memory10.9%9.3–12.7%12.1%
Hearing7.3%6.3–8.3%7.3%
Vision3.9%3.4–4.6%4.4%
Dressing or bathing2.9%2.5–3.4%3.2%
Errands alone5.9%5–6.9%6.9%
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Wallace door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Nebraska figure falls inside it, we don't call Wallace better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Wallace directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Nebraska figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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