✓ Primary careLincoln Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLincoln Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Lincoln Township itself
Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Lincoln Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).
Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with Nebraska
Share of adults, with the Nebraska figure marked.
Get no exercise27%NE 24.3%
Sleep under 7 hours29.4%NE 31.3%
Binge drink19.2%NE 19.7%
Smoke cigarettes14.1%NE 13.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Lincoln Township, betterLincoln Township, worseAbout the sameNebraska
Where Lincoln Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Lincoln Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Nebraska.
Yearly checkupNE 76%
Dentist visitNE 64%
Cholesterol checkNE 84%
Colon screeningNE 62%
MammogramNE 75%
Taking BP medsNE 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lincoln Township 8.7% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection
How Lincoln Township adults are doing
About the same as Nebraska on each measure.
3 in 10Lincoln Township adults feel lonely
28.6% · NE 29.3% · About the same as NE
1 in 5Lincoln Township adults lack social or emotional support
19.6% · NE 20.5% · About the same as NE
1 in 6Lincoln Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
16.5% · NE 18.3% · About the same as NE
1 in 8Lincoln Township adults are in frequent mental distress
13.3% · NE 14.1% · About the same as NE
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 Lincoln Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Bismark Township, Monterey Township and Elkhorn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Disability
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
28.9%
of Lincoln Township adults live with a disability (Nebraska 27.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs14.2%
Thinking or memory11.9%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Nebraska
Questions about health in Lincoln Township
Why doesn’t Lincoln Township have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Lincoln Township.
What hospital is closest to Lincoln Township?
St. Francis Memorial Hospital in West Point, 13.5 miles in a straight line from Lincoln Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Lincoln Township.
Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Nebraska figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.