Health · Perry

Perry, IN health

Perry differs from Indiana on 13 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.2% vs 77.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (11.3% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 47383, 47302, 47354, 47368

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Perry’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Perry is healthier than 13% of U.S. towns.

C-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressC-Mental distressCObesityDDiabetesDSmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 13%

Less healthyHealthier

Indiana towns we grade (1,081)Healthier than 13%

Towns with similar incomes, $49K–$81K (9,113)Healthier than 13%

About what its income would suggest. Perry does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Perry could be anywhere from D− to C+.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Indiana ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Perry with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Perry’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Perry compares with Indiana

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Perry adults…

42 of every 100 Perry adults have high blood pressure

Indiana: 38 in 100 · worse · margin 38.6–46.1%

Bars show Perry; the black tick is Indiana. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Perry, betterPerry, worseToo close to callIndiana

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.5% Perry
IN 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38% Perry
IN 37.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.7% Perry
IN 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20% Perry
IN 15.7%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Perry adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Indiana.

Yearly checkup

IN 80%

Dentist visit

IN 61%

Cholesterol check

IN 86%

Colon screening

IN 66%

Mammogram

IN 76%

Taking BP meds

IN 77%

1 in 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Perry 8.6% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)

Mind & connection

How Perry adults are doing

1 in 3Perry adults feel lonely

33% · Indiana 32.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Perry adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.3% · Indiana 25.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Perry adults lack social or emotional support

23.1% · Indiana 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Perry adults are in frequent mental distress

19.1% · Indiana 17.6% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 6

Perry adults worry about having enough food

16.6% · IN 14.7% · about the same

1 in 8

Perry adults worry about keeping their housing

12.1% · IN 11.2% · about the same

1 in 11

Perry adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.3% · IN 8.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Perry adults lack reliable transportation

8.6% · IN 7.7% · about the same

11.3% of Perry adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.6% across Indiana.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.6%

of Perry adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs18.5%

Thinking or memory16.9%

Hearing9%

Errands alone10.1%

Vision6.1%

Dressing or bathing4.9%

Black tick: Indiana. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Perry

Perry and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Perry.

36.2%43.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Union37.7%

Liberty38.4%

Stoney Creek38.5%

Perry39.2%

Stoney Creek40.3%

Monroe42.2%

Care nearby

Indiana University Health Ball Memorial HospitalMuncie · 9.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Henry County Memorial HospitalNew Castle · 13 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ascension St. Vincent RandolphWinchester · 15.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ascension St. Vincent AndersonAnderson · 22.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Urgent CareMuncie · 6.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Meridian Health ServicesMuncie · 9.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePerry's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Delaware County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental carePerry's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Delaware County · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthPerry's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 6 - Delaware/Henry/Jay Counties · need score 14 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Perry. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Perry

Measure	Perry	Margin	Indiana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.3%	38.6–46.1%	37.8%	worse
High cholesterol	42.8%	38.9–46.7%	37.8%	worse
Obesity	39.2%	33.4–45.4%	38.4%	about the same
Arthritis	35.9%	32.7–39.2%	28.3%	worse
Depression	28.3%	25–32%	25.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.6%	17.2–24%	15.4%	worse
Asthma	12.1%	10.8–13.4%	11.2%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	9–10.9%	8.3%	worse
Diabetes	16.1%	14.3–18.2%	13%	worse
COPD	11.3%	10.2–12.7%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	8.9%	8–9.8%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.1–4.9%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20%	17.5–22.8%	15.7%	worse
Binge drink	14.7%	12.4–17.4%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.5%	24.5–32.8%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38%	32.8–43.3%	37.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.9%	78–83.7%	79.7%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.3%	54.8–61.5%	61.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.2%	84.6–87.9%	85.8%	about the same
Colon screening	66.3%	61.8–70.5%	66.3%	about the same
Mammogram	73.5%	66.2–79.7%	76.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.2%	77.8–82.6%	77.4%	better
No health insurance	8.6%	7.3–10.2%	8.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33%	28.8–37.5%	32.8%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.1%	20–26.5%	23.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.1%	17.1–21.2%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.2%	22.4–28.2%	20.6%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.9%	15–18.8%	13.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.6%	14.2–19.2%	14.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.1%	10.5–13.8%	11.2%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.3%	8.2–10.6%	8.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.6%	7.5–9.7%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.3%	9.6–13%	8.6%
Disability
Any disability	36.6%	32.5–40.7%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.5%	16.3–20.8%	14.2%
Thinking or memory	16.9%	15.1–18.8%	15%
Hearing	9%	8.1–10%	7.1%
Vision	6.1%	5.6–6.7%	5%
Dressing or bathing	4.9%	4.4–5.4%	3.7%
Errands alone	10.1%	9–11.3%	8.1%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Perry door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Indiana figure falls inside it, we don't call Perry better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Perry by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Perry by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Indiana figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.