Health by ZIP

Hamilton County, NE health estimates

Nebraska. 9,537 residents, 7,226 adults (the Census population estimates that PLACES uses). 6 ZIP Codes and 7 places with estimates.

Compare with another placeZIP Codes of the county (CSV)

Hamilton County in Nebraska. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

The figures are model-based estimates for the adults of an area. They are not measurements. They say nothing about one person.

We do not produce estimates for individuals; only aggregated results for counties, places, census tracts, or ZCTAs.

First, it is not adequate to simply compare point estimates. The confidence intervals should also be considered, and some are very broad.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES Frequently Asked Questions (page dated 11 Dec 2025, read on 2 Oct 2026)

PLACES 2025 release. Survey years (BRFSS): 2022 and 2023. CDC updated the data on . What an estimate is. How to read an interval. The site gives no medical advice.

CDC estimates that 40.7% of the adults of Hamilton County, NE have obesity.

The 95% confidence interval is 33.9% to 48.1%.

PLACES 2025, BRFSS 2023.

Report card: 40 measures by CDC category

Crude prevalence is the estimated share of all adults. Age-adjusted prevalence uses the 2000 US standard population, so that areas with different ages can be compared. CDC: Age-adjusted estimates are only available at the county and place-level.

"Higher" or "lower": the two 95% confidence intervals do not overlap. "Similar": they overlap. Against the state figure, which has no interval, the words are "above", "below" and "in line".

Health outcomes: Hamilton County, NE
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 50%Estimate95% intervalNE figure (site aggregate)United States
All teeth lost among adults aged ≥65 yearsBRFSS 20227.0%5.6 to 8.612.4%below12.2%lowerinterval 11.8 to 12.67.0%5.6 to 8.612.7%below12.6%lowerinterval 12.2 to 13.0
Arthritis among adultsBRFSS 202327.8%24.7 to 31.224.0%above25.4%similar22.3%19.7 to 25.321.4%in line21.9%similar
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adultsBRFSS 20239.8%8.8 to 10.88.3%above7.9%higherinterval 7.8 to 8.17.4%6.6 to 8.27.1%in line6.6%similar
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adultsBRFSS 20236.4%5.3 to 7.66.1%in line6.2%similar5.1%4.4 to 6.15.4%in line5.3%similar
Coronary heart disease among adultsBRFSS 20236.8%6.0 to 7.86.1%in line6.4%similar5.1%4.4 to 5.85.2%in line5.3%similar
Current asthma among adultsBRFSS 20239.2%8.1 to 10.49.0%in line9.8%similar9.3%8.2 to 10.69.0%in line9.8%similar
Depression among adultsBRFSS 202316.9%14.3 to 19.918.3%in line20.2%similar18.0%15.3 to 21.218.7%in line20.7%similar
Diagnosed diabetes among adultsBRFSS 202310.5%9.0 to 12.310.7%in line12.0%similar8.3%7.1 to 9.79.5%in line10.3%lowerinterval 10.1 to 10.5
High blood pressure among adultsBRFSS 202334.3%30.5 to 38.432.6%in line34.4%similar28.7%25.2 to 32.429.9%in line30.7%similar
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screenedBRFSS 202335.5%31.7 to 39.833.0%in line37.4%similar29.2%25.7 to 33.229.1%in line32.2%similar
Obesity among adultsBRFSS 202340.7%33.9 to 48.137.7%in line32.8%higherinterval 32.4 to 33.140.8%33.9 to 48.038.1%in line32.9%higherinterval 32.5 to 33.2
Stroke among adultsBRFSS 20233.3%2.9 to 3.83.1%in line3.4%similar2.5%2.2 to 2.92.8%in line2.9%similar
Prevention: Hamilton County, NE
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 90%Estimate95% intervalNE figure (site aggregate)United States
Cholesterol screening among adultsBRFSS 202385.6%83.4 to 87.783.7%in line87.5%similar82.6%79.9 to 85.182.5%in line85.6%lowerinterval 85.3 to 85.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 yearsBRFSS 202262.6%57.3 to 67.662.3%in line66.3%similar55.7%50.4 to 60.957.0%in line54.1%similar
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 yearsBRFSS 20237.5%5.9 to 9.79.9%below11.0%lowerinterval 10.7 to 11.37.9%6.1 to 10.310.2%in line11.5%lowerinterval 11.2 to 11.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 yearsBRFSS 202274.4%66.4 to 81.275.0%in line76.5%similar73.4%65.1 to 80.374.1%in line76.0%similar
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressureBRFSS 202380.4%77.7 to 82.977.5%above77.0%higherinterval 76.5 to 77.559.0%54.9 to 63.359.2%in line57.5%similar
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adultsBRFSS 202267.5%63.9 to 70.864.3%in line63.9%similar67.0%63.4 to 70.463.9%in line63.4%similar
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adultsBRFSS 202377.4%73.7 to 80.675.9%in line77.7%similar74.1%70.0 to 77.874.3%in line75.7%similar
Health risk behaviors: Hamilton County, NE
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 50%Estimate95% intervalNE figure (site aggregate)United States
Binge drinking among adultsBRFSS 202319.7%16.5 to 23.119.7%in line15.2%higherinterval 15.0 to 15.522.7%19.1 to 26.521.1%in line16.6%higherinterval 16.3 to 16.9
Current cigarette smoking among adultsBRFSS 202312.5%10.0 to 15.313.2%in line11.4%similar12.9%10.3 to 15.813.6%in line11.6%similar
No leisure-time physical activity among adultsBRFSS 202324.7%20.2 to 29.824.3%in line24.5%similar23.0%18.8 to 27.923.7%in line23.7%similar
Short sleep duration among adultsBRFSS 202233.5%27.5 to 40.031.3%in line36.0%similar34.7%28.5 to 41.332.1%in line36.8%similar
Disability: Hamilton County, NE
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 40%Estimate95% intervalNE figure (site aggregate)United States
Any disability among adultsBRFSS 202328.3%24.1 to 32.927.4%in line30.0%similar25.9%21.9 to 30.426.2%in line28.3%similar
Cognitive disability among adultsBRFSS 202311.1%9.4 to 13.112.1%in line13.7%lowerinterval 13.4 to 13.911.9%10.0 to 14.112.4%in line14.1%similar
Hearing disability among adultsBRFSS 20238.2%7.2 to 9.37.3%in line6.7%higherinterval 6.6 to 6.96.4%5.6 to 7.36.4%in line5.8%similar
Independent living disability among adultsBRFSS 20236.5%5.5 to 7.76.9%in line7.9%similar6.3%5.3 to 7.46.8%in line7.6%similar
Mobility disability among adultsBRFSS 202312.6%10.5 to 15.012.0%in line13.5%similar10.0%8.4 to 11.910.7%in line11.7%similar
Self-care disability among adultsBRFSS 20233.0%2.6 to 3.53.2%in line3.8%lowerinterval 3.6 to 3.92.6%2.2 to 3.03.0%in line3.4%lowerinterval 3.3 to 3.6
Vision disability among adultsBRFSS 20233.9%3.3 to 4.54.4%in line5.5%lowerinterval 5.4 to 5.73.5%3.0 to 4.04.2%below5.2%lowerinterval 5.1 to 5.4
Health status: Hamilton County, NE
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 30%Estimate95% intervalNE figure (site aggregate)United States
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adultsBRFSS 202314.8%12.4 to 17.716.1%in line19.2%lowerinterval 18.9 to 19.513.6%11.3 to 16.315.6%in line18.3%lowerinterval 18.0 to 18.6
Frequent mental distress among adultsBRFSS 202313.4%11.5 to 15.414.1%in line15.6%similar14.8%12.7 to 16.914.8%in line16.3%similar
Frequent physical distress among adultsBRFSS 202311.6%10.0 to 13.511.6%in line12.8%similar10.6%9.1 to 12.311.0%in line12.1%similar

ZIP Codes in Hamilton County

ZIP Codes in Hamilton County, NE, in ZIP Code order
ZIP CodeResidentsEstimate95% confidence intervalAgainst Hamilton County
ZIP Code 688185,70240.6%33.5 to 47.9similar
ZIP Code 6884165842.4%35.3 to 49.6similar
ZIP Code 6884378542.0%35.0 to 49.2similar
ZIP Code 6884628741.3%33.8 to 48.5similar
ZIP Code 6885481941.7%34.6 to 49.1similar
ZIP Code 6886596042.2%34.9 to 49.5similar

The dashed line in each drawing is Hamilton County. The words are "higher" or "lower" when the two 95% confidence intervals do not overlap, and "similar" when they overlap. The table is in name order. The intervals of many rows overlap, so the table gives no rank.

A ZIP Code is in the county that holds the largest share of its land. A ZIP Code that is in two counties shows one time. Download the ZIP Codes of Hamilton County as a CSV file, with all measures.

Cities and places in Hamilton County

Places in Hamilton County, NE, in name order
PlaceResidentsEstimate95% confidence intervalAgainst Hamilton County
Aurora4,67840.4%33.3 to 47.6similar
Giltner40642.6%35.2 to 49.9similar
Hampton43241.0%33.9 to 48.4similar
Hordville13141.6%34.2 to 49.1similar
Marquette23641.9%34.5 to 49.1similar
Overland20241.1%33.7 to 48.4similar
Phillips32041.5%34.4 to 48.7similar

The dashed line in each drawing is Hamilton County. The words are "higher" or "lower" when the two 95% confidence intervals do not overlap, and "similar" when they overlap. The table is in name order. The intervals of many rows overlap, so the table gives no rank.

Estimates in earlier PLACES releases

The current modeling procedure does not support using the estimates to track changes at the local level over time.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES Frequently Asked Questions (page dated 11 Dec 2025, read on 2 Oct 2026)

The table lists what each PLACES release published for Hamilton County, NE, for 12 of the 40 measures.

Hamilton County, NE: crude prevalence and 95% confidence interval in each PLACES release
Measure2022 release2023 release2024 release2025 release
COPD5.7%4.8 to 6.75.8%4.7 to 7.16.7%6.0 to 7.56.4%5.3 to 7.6
Coronary Heart Disease6.7%6.0 to 7.56.1%5.3 to 7.17.7%6.9 to 8.66.8%6.0 to 7.8
Current Asthma8.2%7.8 to 8.68.2%7.1 to 9.39.3%8.1 to 10.59.2%8.1 to 10.4
Depression16.1%15.1 to 17.015.3%12.5 to 18.217.3%14.5 to 20.416.9%14.3 to 19.9
Diabetes9.7%8.9 to 10.69.6%8.0 to 11.111.3%9.7 to 13.010.5%9.0 to 12.3
High Blood Pressure34.8%33.3 to 36.234.8%30.8 to 38.834.7%31.0 to 38.934.3%30.5 to 38.4
Obesity36.6%34.8 to 38.440.7%34.0 to 47.241.6%34.3 to 49.140.7%33.9 to 48.1
Health Insurance12.1%10.0 to 14.46.5%5.1 to 8.45.5%4.7 to 6.37.5%5.9 to 9.7
Binge Drinking19.3%18.5 to 20.018.9%15.6 to 22.418.0%14.6 to 21.619.7%16.5 to 23.1
Current Cigarette Smoking14.1%11.8 to 16.412.7%9.9 to 15.913.3%11.5 to 15.112.5%10.0 to 15.3
Physical Inactivity20.8%18.2 to 23.424.3%19.7 to 29.324.0%20.2 to 28.024.7%20.2 to 29.8
General Health10.3%8.8 to 11.811.7%9.6 to 14.014.7%12.9 to 16.514.8%12.4 to 17.7

Official sources

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Cite this page

Health by ZIP. Hamilton County, NE: CDC PLACES estimates, 2025 release. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. CDC updated the data on 4 Dec 2025. https://healthbyzip.com/county/ne/hamilton-county/

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Where the figures come from

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. CDC updated the data on . The page shows the 2022, 2023, 2024 releases as a record. The data are a US government work in the public domain. Data set on data.cdc.gov. The boundaries and the links between ZIP Codes, counties and places come from the US Census Bureau. Percentages have one decimal, as CDC publishes them. A state figure is a site aggregate: the site computes it. The site corrects an error of its own processing at the next build. See corrections.

Questions about Hamilton County, NE

How does the obesity estimate of Hamilton County, NE compare with Nebraska?

The Nebraska figure is 37.7% (site aggregate).

It has no confidence interval.

The Nebraska figure is inside the interval of Hamilton County, NE. The estimate is in line with it.

How does the obesity estimate of Hamilton County, NE compare with the nation?

The US estimate is 32.8%.

The 95% confidence interval is 32.4% to 33.1%.

The two intervals do not overlap. The estimate for Hamilton County, NE is higher.

What does CDC estimate for diagnosed diabetes in Hamilton County, NE?

CDC estimates that 10.5% of the adults of Hamilton County, NE have diagnosed diabetes.

The 95% confidence interval is 9.0% to 12.3%.

PLACES 2025, BRFSS 2023.

For how many measures is Hamilton County, NE above or below the Nebraska figure?

Hamilton County, NE and the Nebraska figure both have a value for 40 measures.

The estimate for Hamilton County, NE is above the Nebraska figure for 3 measures.

It is below the Nebraska figure for 7 measures.

It is in line with the Nebraska figure for 30 measures.