Health · Washington

Washington, NE health

On most measures Washington looks like Nebraska as a whole. It has fewer uninsured adults (7.2% vs 9.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Washington

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 198 people are less certain, so we show Washington's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Washington 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 Washington adults…

34 of every 100 Washington adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.4–38.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Washington, betterWashington, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.4% Washington
NE 24.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28% Washington
NE 31.3%

Binge drinkshare of adults 21.5% Washington
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14% Washington
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

NE 76%

Dentist visit

NE 64%

Cholesterol check

NE 84%

Colon screening

NE 62%

Mammogram

NE 75%

Taking BP meds

NE 78%

1 in 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Washington 7.2% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Washington adults are doing

1 in 4Washington adults feel lonely

27.8% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Washington adults have been diagnosed with depression

19% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Washington adults lack social or emotional support

18.5% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Washington adults are in frequent mental distress

14.1% · 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

Washington adults worry about having enough food

10.1% · NE 12.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Washington adults worry about keeping their housing

7.8% · NE 9.5% · about the same

1 in 18

Washington adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.6% · NE 6.4% · about the same

1 in 17

Washington adults lack reliable transportation

5.8% · NE 6.7% · about the same

7.2% of Washington adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.3%

Thinking or memory11.9%

Hearing7.2%

Errands alone6.8%

Vision3.9%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Washington

Washington and the towns around it

Care nearby

Chi Health ImmanuelOmaha · 8.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Nebraska Spine HospitalOmaha · 8.4 mi Directions Medicare profile

Boys Town National Research HospitalBoys Town · 10.9 mi · children's Directions Medicare profile

Memorial Community Hospital & Health SystemBlair · 11.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Charles Drew Health Center, Inc. at Northwest High SchoolOmaha · 10.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Oneworld NorthwestOmaha · 10.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careWashington is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careWashington is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthWashington is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Washington. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Washington

Measure	Washington	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.3%	30.4–38.4%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.7%	31.9–39.7%	33%	about the same
Obesity	42.9%	36.5–49.6%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	26.9%	23.7–30.2%	24%	about the same
Depression	19%	16.1–22.1%	18.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.7%	9.3–14.3%	12.4%	about the same
Asthma	9.5%	8.4–10.8%	9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.1–10.1%	8.3%	about the same
Diabetes	11%	9.2–12.9%	10.7%	about the same
COPD	6.5%	5.1–8%	6.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.2%	5.3–7.2%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	2.7–3.7%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14%	10.7–17.6%	13.2%	about the same
Binge drink	21.5%	18.2–25.2%	19.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.4%	19.7–29.6%	24.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28%	22.8–33.6%	31.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.7%	73.1–80.1%	75.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.7%	62.1–69.1%	64.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.9%	82.3–87.3%	83.7%	about the same
Colon screening	61.7%	56.8–66.4%	62.3%	about the same
Mammogram	77.4%	70.3–83.3%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.8%	75.5–81.6%	77.5%	about the same
No health insurance	7.2%	5.2–9.8%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.8%	23.2–32.8%	29.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.5%	15–22.2%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.1%	12.1–16.3%	14.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.4%	12.4–18.6%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.2%	10.3–14.3%	11.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.1%	7.1–13.4%	12.3%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.8%	5.8–9.8%	9.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.6%	4.3–6.8%	6.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.8%	4.5–7.1%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.2%	4.9–9.9%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	27.1%	22.7–31.8%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.3%	10–15%	12%
Thinking or memory	11.9%	9.9–14.2%	12.1%
Hearing	7.2%	6.3–8.3%	7.3%
Vision	3.9%	3.3–4.7%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.6–3.9%	3.2%
Errands alone	6.8%	5.6–8.3%	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 Washington door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Nebraska figure falls inside it, we don't call Washington better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Washington 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.