Health · Union

Union, IN health

Union differs from Indiana on 6 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.9% vs 77.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.2% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 47358, 47354, 47340, 47394

Report card

How Union 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 Union adults…

40 of every 100 Union adults have high blood pressure

Indiana: 38 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.6–44.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Union, betterUnion, worseToo close to callIndiana

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.6% Union
IN 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.3% Union
IN 37.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Union
IN 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.3% Union
IN 15.7%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Union 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Union 7.9% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)

Mind & connection

How Union adults are doing

1 in 3Union adults feel lonely

32.5% · Indiana 32.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Union adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.7% · Indiana 25.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Union adults lack social or emotional support

22.7% · Indiana 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Union adults are in frequent mental distress

17.7% · 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 8

Union adults worry about having enough food

12.9% · IN 14.7% · about the same

1 in 10

Union adults worry about keeping their housing

9.9% · IN 11.2% · about the same

1 in 14

Union adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.3% · IN 8.4% · about the same

1 in 14

Union adults lack reliable transportation

6.9% · IN 7.7% · about the same

7.6% of Union adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.6% across Indiana.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%

Thinking or memory15.3%

Hearing8.6%

Errands alone8.5%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Union

Union and the towns around it

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

34.8%43.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Perry37.1%

Union37.7%

Dalton38%

Washington38.1%

White River38.3%

Stoney Creek38.5%

Perry39.2%

Stoney Creek40.3%

Care nearby

Ascension St. Vincent RandolphWinchester · 11.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Henry County Memorial HospitalNew Castle · 15 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Reid HealthRichmond · 18.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Indiana University Health Ball Memorial HospitalMuncie · 18.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Meridian Health ServicesWinchester · 10.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Urgent CareMuncie · 14.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careUnion's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Randolph County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthUnion's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 8 - Rush/Fayette/Union/Wayne/Randolph Counties · need score 17 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 Union. 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 Union

Measure	Union	Margin	Indiana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.3%	36.6–44.1%	37.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	41.1%	37.2–44.9%	37.8%	about the same
Obesity	37.7%	31.1–44.6%	38.4%	about the same
Arthritis	32.7%	29.7–35.8%	28.3%	worse
Depression	25.7%	22.5–29.1%	25.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.8%	14.1–19.7%	15.4%	about the same
Asthma	11.3%	10.1–12.5%	11.2%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9.1–10.9%	8.3%	worse
Diabetes	13.7%	12–15.4%	13%	about the same
COPD	9.5%	8.3–10.9%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	8.2%	7.3–9.1%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.6–4.4%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.3%	14.7–20%	15.7%	about the same
Binge drink	15.5%	13.2–18.2%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.6%	22.5–31%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.3%	31.5–43.4%	37.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.2%	77.2–82.9%	79.7%	about the same
Dentist visit	60%	56.7–63.3%	61.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.8%	85–88.4%	85.8%	about the same
Colon screening	67.1%	62.6–71.3%	66.3%	about the same
Mammogram	74%	66.7–80.3%	76.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.9%	77.5–82.2%	77.4%	better
No health insurance	7.9%	6.5–9.5%	8.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.5%	28.1–37.2%	32.8%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.7%	19.6–26%	23.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.7%	15.8–19.6%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.5%	18.8–24.5%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15%	13.3–16.8%	13.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.9%	10.8–15.2%	14.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.9%	8.4–11.5%	11.2%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.3%	6.3–8.4%	8.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.9%	6.1–7.9%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.6%	6.2–9.1%	8.6%
Disability
Any disability	33.5%	29.5–37.6%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	16%	13.9–18.2%	14.2%
Thinking or memory	15.3%	13.5–17.2%	15%
Hearing	8.6%	7.7–9.6%	7.1%
Vision	5%	4.4–5.6%	5%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.5–4.4%	3.7%
Errands alone	8.5%	7.5–9.6%	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 Union door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Union by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Union 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.