Health · Ohio

Ohio, NY health

Ohio differs from New York on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.4% vs 17.2%) and fewer uninsured adults (4.8% vs 7.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.9% vs 7.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 13338, 13324, 13420, 13438

Report card

How Ohio compares with New York

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 Ohio adults…

39 of every 100 Ohio adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.6–43.4%

Bars show Ohio; the black tick is New York. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ohio, betterOhio, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.9% Ohio
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.5% Ohio
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.3% Ohio
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13% Ohio
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ohio adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New York.

Yearly checkup

NY 81%

Dentist visit

NY 64%

Cholesterol check

NY 89%

Colon screening

NY 67%

Mammogram

NY 79%

Taking BP meds

NY 77%

1 in 21

working-age adults has no health insurance

Ohio 4.8% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Ohio adults are doing

1 in 3Ohio adults feel lonely

29.1% · New York 34.2% · better

1 in 5Ohio adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.3% · New York 17.5% · too close to call

1 in 5Ohio adults lack social or emotional support

21% · New York 26.4% · better

1 in 7Ohio adults are in frequent mental distress

14.7% · New York 15% · 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 10

Ohio adults worry about having enough food

10.4% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 11

Ohio adults worry about keeping their housing

9% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 18

Ohio adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.5% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 17

Ohio adults lack reliable transportation

6% · NY 8.6% · better

9.7% of Ohio adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.4%

of Ohio adults live with a disability (New York 27.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15%

Thinking or memory11.3%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

Black tick: New York. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Ohio

Ohio 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.

29.6%43.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 25towns on this map, healthiest first

Morehouse30.3%

Forestport35.3%

Ohio35.5%

Russia36.3%

Webb36.7%

Norway36.9%

Salisbury38.1%

Care nearby

Lewis County General HospitalLowville · 36.3 mi · ER · rural critical access

Little Falls HospitalLittle Falls · 36.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Rome Memorial HospitalRome · 38.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Wynn HospitalUtica · 39.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Indian Lake Health CenterIndian Lake · 32.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Lowville Family Health CenterLowville · 35.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careOhio's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Herkimer County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careOhio's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Herkimer County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthOhio's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Herkimer County · need score 16 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 Ohio. 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 Ohio

Measure	Ohio	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.4%	35.6–43.4%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	41.7%	37.9–45.7%	37.7%	worse
Obesity	35.5%	29.9–41.6%	28.8%	worse
Arthritis	34.4%	31.1–37.9%	24%	worse
Depression	19.3%	16.7–22.4%	17.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.6%	8.7–12.8%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.6–12.1%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.9%	10.8–13%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	12%	10.3–13.8%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	8.3%	7–9.8%	6%	worse
Heart disease	8.2%	7.2–9.2%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.5–4.4%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13%	10.7–15.6%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	16.3%	13.8–19.2%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.9%	21.7–30.4%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.5%	30.7–40.7%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.8%	80.1–85.3%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.1%	62–68.2%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	91.6%	90.3–92.7%	89.2%	better
Colon screening	73.2%	69.1–76.9%	66.8%	better
Mammogram	78.9%	72.9–84.2%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.2%	78.4–83.7%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	4.8%	3.7–6.1%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.1%	25–33.7%	34.2%	better
Lack emotional support	21%	17.9–24.5%	26.4%	better
Frequent mental distress	14.7%	13–16.6%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.9%	14.3–19.8%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.2%	12.4–16.2%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.4%	8.4–12.8%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	9%	7.5–10.8%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.5%	4.7–6.5%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	6%	5.1–7%	8.6%	better
Receive SNAP	9.7%	7.8–11.8%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	28.4%	24.5–32.5%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	15%	12.7–17.4%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11.3%	9.7–13%	12.1%
Hearing	7.6%	6.6–8.5%	5.6%
Vision	4.5%	3.9–5.1%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.3–4.4%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.5–8.7%	7.7%

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 Ohio door to door.

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

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

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New York 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.