Health Departments in Nebraska

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There are 45 Health Departments in Nebraska, serving a population of 1,893,921 people in an area of 76,804 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 42,087 people, and 1 Health Department per 1,706 square miles.

The state of Nebraska is ranked 23rd in Health Departments per capita, and 48th in Health Departments per square mile.

Nebraska Health Statistics

Find Nebraska Population of People With Disabilities, Population by Disability Type, Public Health Insurance Coverage, and Private Health Insurance Coverage. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Nebraska Population of People With Disabilities

	Nebraska	United States
People With Disabilities	216,408 (11.5%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	106,373 (11.3%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	110,035 (11.8%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

Nebraska Population by Disability Type

	Nebraska	United States
Hearing Difficulty	73,092 (3.9%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	38,231 (2.0%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	75,323 (4.3%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	102,016 (5.9%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	33,888 (1.9%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	63,730 (4.5%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

Nebraska Public Health Insurance Coverage

	Nebraska	United States
Public Health Insurance	517,405 (27.6%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	300,526 (16.0%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	243,334 (13.0%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	53,151 (2.8%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

Nebraska Private Health Insurance Coverage

	Nebraska	United States
Private Health Insurance	1,426,167 (76.0%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	1,112,242 (59.3%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	331,546 (17.7%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	61,947 (3.3%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)