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Counties in Nebraska by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate

Thurston County had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 93 counties in 2022, at 18.8%. Banner County had the lowest, at 11.6%. The median was 13.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest18.8Thurston County
Lowest11.6Banner County
Median13.793 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 14.2 %Antelope County: 13.1 %Arthur County: 13.9 %Banner County: 11.6 %Blaine County: 14.4 %Boone County: 13.6 %Box Butte County: 14.2 %Boyd County: 12.6 %Brown County: 13.4 %Buffalo County: 16.5 %Burt County: 13.5 %Butler County: 12.7 %Cass County: 13 %Cedar County: 13 %Chase County: 14.1 %Cherry County: 15.2 %Cheyenne County: 13.6 %Clay County: 14.6 %Colfax County: 14.6 %Cuming County: 13.8 %Custer County: 13.8 %Dakota County: 15.4 %Dawes County: 15.6 %Dawson County: 14.8 %Deuel County: 12.6 %Dixon County: 14.1 %Dodge County: 14.1 %Douglas County: 14.3 %Dundy County: 13.7 %Fillmore County: 13.5 %Franklin County: 13.7 %Frontier County: 14.3 %Furnas County: 13.9 %Gage County: 14.6 %Garden County: 13.9 %Garfield County: 12 %Gosper County: 12.9 %Grant County: 12.1 %Greeley County: 13.5 %Hall County: 14.7 %Hamilton County: 13.2 %Harlan County: 12.4 %Hayes County: 13.6 %Hitchcock County: 14.1 %Holt County: 13.4 %Hooker County: 13 %Howard County: 13.2 %Jefferson County: 13.8 %Johnson County: 12.8 %Kearney County: 14.3 %Keith County: 12.8 %Keya Paha County: 11.8 %Kimball County: 14.6 %Knox County: 13.9 %Lancaster County: 14.1 %Lincoln County: 14.9 %Logan County: 12.2 %Loup County: 12.7 %McPherson County: 14.2 %Madison County: 14.5 %Merrick County: 13.6 %Morrill County: 13.2 %Nance County: 14.5 %Nemaha County: 15.2 %Nuckolls County: 12.3 %Otoe County: 13.8 %Pawnee County: 13.5 %Perkins County: 14 %Phelps County: 13.4 %Pierce County: 13.6 %Platte County: 14.1 %Polk County: 14.1 %Red Willow County: 13.1 %Richardson County: 14.7 %Rock County: 12.9 %Saline County: 14.2 %Sarpy County: 12.8 %Saunders County: 13.4 %Scotts Bluff County: 14.3 %Seward County: 12.9 %Sheridan County: 13.1 %Sherman County: 13.9 %Sioux County: 14 %Stanton County: 13.6 %Thayer County: 13.5 %Thomas County: 12.4 %Thurston County: 18.8 %Valley County: 13 %Washington County: 12.6 %Wayne County: 14 %Webster County: 14.3 %Wheeler County: 12.7 %York County: 12.9 %
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%, 2022. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Thurston County: 18.8 %Thurston County18.8Buffalo County: 16.5 %Buffalo County16.5Dawes County: 15.6 %Dawes County15.6Dakota County: 15.4 %Dakota County15.4Cherry County: 15.2 %Cherry County15.2Nemaha County: 15.2 %Nemaha County15.2Lincoln County: 14.9 %Lincoln County14.9Dawson County: 14.8 %Dawson County14.8Hall County: 14.7 %Hall County14.7Richardson County: 14.7 %Richardson County14.7Clay County: 14.6 %Clay County14.6Colfax County: 14.6 %Colfax County14.6Gage County: 14.6 %Gage County14.6Kimball County: 14.6 %Kimball County14.6Madison County: 14.5 %Madison County14.5Nance County: 14.5 %Nance County14.5Blaine County: 14.4 %Blaine County14.4Douglas County: 14.3 %Douglas County14.3Frontier County: 14.3 %Frontier County14.3Kearney County: 14.3 %Kearney County14.3Scotts Bluff County: 14.3 %Scotts Bluff County14.3Webster County: 14.3 %Webster County14.3Adams County: 14.2 %Adams County14.2Box Butte County: 14.2 %Box Butte County14.2McPherson County: 14.2 %McPherson County14.2Saline County: 14.2 %Saline County14.2Chase County: 14.1 %Chase County14.1Dixon County: 14.1 %Dixon County14.1Dodge County: 14.1 %Dodge County14.1Hitchcock County: 14.1 %Hitchcock County14.1Lancaster County: 14.1 %Lancaster County14.1Platte County: 14.1 %Platte County14.1Polk County: 14.1 %Polk County14.1Perkins County: 14 %Perkins County14Sioux County: 14 %Sioux County14Wayne County: 14 %Wayne County14Arthur County: 13.9 %Arthur County13.9Furnas County: 13.9 %Furnas County13.9Garden County: 13.9 %Garden County13.9Knox County: 13.9 %Knox County13.9Thurston County: 18.8 %Thurston County18.8Buffalo County: 16.5 %Buffalo County16.5Dawes County: 15.6 %Dawes County15.6Dakota County: 15.4 %Dakota County15.4Cherry County: 15.2 %Cherry County15.2Nemaha County: 15.2 %Nemaha County15.2Lincoln County: 14.9 %Lincoln County14.9Dawson County: 14.8 %Dawson County14.8Hall County: 14.7 %Hall County14.7Richardson County: 14.7 %Richardson County14.7Clay County: 14.6 %Clay County14.6Colfax County: 14.6 %Colfax County14.6Gage County: 14.6 %Gage County14.6Kimball County: 14.6 %Kimball County14.6Madison County: 14.5 %Madison County14.5Nance County: 14.5 %Nance County14.5Blaine County: 14.4 %Blaine County14.4Douglas County: 14.3 %Douglas County14.3Frontier County: 14.3 %Frontier County14.3Kearney County: 14.3 %Kearney County14.3Scotts Bluff County: 14.3 %Scotts Bluff County14.3Webster County: 14.3 %Webster County14.3Adams County: 14.2 %Adams County14.2Box Butte County: 14.2 %Box Butte County14.2McPherson County: 14.2 %McPherson County14.2Saline County: 14.2 %Saline County14.2Chase County: 14.1 %Chase County14.1Dixon County: 14.1 %Dixon County14.1Dodge County: 14.1 %Dodge County14.1Hitchcock County: 14.1 %Hitchcock County14.1Lancaster County: 14.1 %Lancaster County14.1Platte County: 14.1 %Platte County14.1Polk County: 14.1 %Polk County14.1Perkins County: 14 %Perkins County14Sioux County: 14 %Sioux County14Wayne County: 14 %Wayne County14Arthur County: 13.9 %Arthur County13.9Furnas County: 13.9 %Furnas County13.9Garden County: 13.9 %Garden County13.9Knox County: 13.9 %Knox County13.9
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Thurston County18.8+2.4 pts
2Buffalo County16.5+3.4 pts
3Dawes County15.6+2.2 pts
4Dakota County15.4+2.8 pts
5Cherry County15.2+3.1 pts
5Nemaha County15.2+1.8 pts
7Lincoln County14.9+2 pts
8Dawson County14.8+2.2 pts
9Hall County14.7+1.5 pts
9Richardson County14.7+2.4 pts
11Clay County14.6+2.3 pts
11Colfax County14.6+2.4 pts
11Gage County14.6+2.1 pts
11Kimball County14.6+1.8 pts
15Madison County14.5+1.5 pts
15Nance County14.5+1.9 pts
17Blaine County14.4+2 pts
18Douglas County14.3+0.8 pts
18Frontier County14.3+2.4 pts
18Kearney County14.3+2.2 pts
18Scotts Bluff County14.3+1.5 pts
18Webster County14.3+1.8 pts
23Adams County14.2+1.3 pts
23Box Butte County14.2+0.9 pts
23McPherson County14.2+2.1 pts
23Saline County14.2+0.8 pts
27Chase County14.1+2.1 pts
27Dixon County14.1+2 pts
27Dodge County14.1+0.6 pts
27Hitchcock County14.1+2.3 pts
27Lancaster County14.1+0.3 pts
27Platte County14.1+1.9 pts
27Polk County14.1+2.3 pts
34Perkins County14+1.9 pts
34Sioux County14+2 pts
34Wayne County14+0.2 pts
37Arthur County13.9+0.9 pts
37Furnas County13.9+1.8 pts
37Garden County13.9+2.3 pts
37Knox County13.9+1.6 pts
37Sherman County13.9+2.2 pts
42Cuming County13.8+1.9 pts
42Custer County13.8+1.6 pts
42Jefferson County13.8+1.1 pts
42Otoe County13.8+1.6 pts
46Dundy County13.7+1.7 pts
46Franklin County13.7+0.8 pts
48Boone County13.6+1.6 pts
48Cheyenne County13.6+0.7 pts
48Hayes County13.6+1.9 pts
48Merrick County13.6+1 pts
48Pierce County13.6+1.4 pts
48Stanton County13.6+1.4 pts
54Burt County13.5+1.4 pts
54Fillmore County13.5+1.7 pts
54Greeley County13.5+1.5 pts
54Pawnee County13.5+0.7 pts
54Thayer County13.5+1.2 pts
59Brown County13.4+1.4 pts
59Holt County13.4+1.8 pts
59Phelps County13.4+0.9 pts
59Saunders County13.4+1.7 pts
63Hamilton County13.2+1.8 pts
63Howard County13.2+1.1 pts
63Morrill County13.2+0.7 pts
66Antelope County13.1+0.9 pts
66Red Willow County13.1+0.8 pts
66Sheridan County13.1+0.6 pts
69Cass County13+1 pts
69Cedar County13+1.8 pts
69Hooker County13+2 pts
69Valley County13+1.1 pts
73Gosper County12.9+1.7 pts
73Rock County12.9+1.7 pts
73Seward County12.9+0.5 pts
73York County12.9+1 pts
77Johnson County12.8+0.6 pts
77Keith County12.8+1 pts
77Sarpy County12.8+0.5 pts
80Butler County12.7+0.6 pts
80Loup County12.7+0.9 pts
80Wheeler County12.7+1.1 pts
83Boyd County12.6+0.8 pts
83Deuel County12.6+0.8 pts
83Washington County12.6+0.8 pts
86Harlan County12.4+1.1 pts
86Thomas County12.4+1.2 pts
88Nuckolls County12.3+0.6 pts
89Logan County12.2+0.4 pts
90Grant County12.1+0.2 pts
91Garfield County12+0.9 pts
92Keya Paha County11.8-0.1 pts
93Banner County11.6+0.3 pts

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Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Nebraska by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Nebraska by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/nebraska-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Thurston County, with 18.8% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Banner County, with 11.6% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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