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Nebraska County Primary-Care Access & Health-Burden Scorecard
A county-level targeting index for Nebraska, fusing adult chronic-disease and social-risk prevalence (CDC PLACES) with federally designated primary-care provider shortages (HRSA). Ranks all 93 counties by combined need so a health department or rural-health office can see where high burden and thin provider supply overlap.
Pre-rendered county priority rankings for NE (93 counties). Rankings are relative within the state, not comparable across states.
Highest-priority counties
Ranked counties
| Rank | County | Priority index | Top driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thurston | 77.8 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 2 | Dawson | 60.6 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 3 | Knox | 57.8 | Provider shortage |
| 4 | Dakota | 57.2 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 5 | Hall | 57.1 | Provider shortage |
| 6 | Pawnee | 56.4 | Health burden |
| 7 | Morrill | 56.0 | Health burden |
| 8 | Scotts Bluff | 55.8 | Provider shortage |
| 9 | Sheridan | 53.8 | Provider shortage |
| 10 | Furnas | 53.6 | Health burden |
| 11 | Kimball | 53.5 | Health burden |
| 12 | Sioux | 53.2 | Health burden |
| 13 | Richardson | 52.9 | Health burden |
| 14 | Red Willow | 52.7 | Provider shortage |
| 15 | Cherry | 52.4 | Provider shortage |
| 16 | Colfax | 52.3 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 17 | Hitchcock | 51.4 | Health burden |
| 18 | Garden | 51.3 | Health burden |
| 19 | Dundy | 50.5 | Health burden |
| 20 | Thayer | 49.0 | Provider shortage |
| 21 | Lincoln | 48.8 | Health burden |
| 22 | Brown | 48.2 | Health burden |
| 23 | Dixon | 47.7 | Health burden |
| 24 | Boyd | 46.9 | Health burden |
| 25 | Cheyenne | 46.8 | Provider shortage |