Health · Akron

Akron, OH health

Akron differs from Ohio on 22 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (14.1% vs 16.6%) and fewer adults who have had cancer (7.4% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing a utility shut-off (14.8% vs 8.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Akron

Report card

How Akron compares with Ohio

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 Akron adults…

40 of every 100 Akron adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 37–43.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Akron, betterAkron, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33% Akron
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 43.8% Akron
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.1% Akron
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.6% Akron
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

OH 80%

Dentist visit

OH 63%

Cholesterol check

OH 86%

Colon screening

OH 65%

Mammogram

OH 76%

Taking BP meds

OH 79%

1 in 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Akron 10.4% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Akron adults are doing

1 in 3Akron adults feel lonely

37.1% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Akron adults have been diagnosed with depression

27% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Akron adults lack social or emotional support

24.6% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Akron adults are in frequent mental distress

20.6% · Ohio 17.5% · worse

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 4

Akron adults worry about having enough food

24.9% · OH 14.1% · worse

1 in 5

Akron adults worry about keeping their housing

18.8% · OH 11.3% · worse

1 in 7

Akron adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

14.8% · OH 8.3% · worse

1 in 8

Akron adults lack reliable transportation

13% · OH 7.7% · worse

23.9% of Akron adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.6%

of Akron adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17.8%

Thinking or memory17.5%

Hearing6.8%

Errands alone11.2%

Vision7.4%

Dressing or bathing5.7%

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

Around Akron

Akron 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.

31.7%42.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#27 of 27towns on this map, healthiest first

Montrose-Ghent32%

Bath32.5%

Fairlawn33.3%

Tallmadge34.4%

Mogadore34.7%

Cuyahoga Falls35.8%

Copley36.1%

Portage Lakes36.9%

Coventry37.3%

Springfield38.4%

Sawyerwood39%

Barberton40.7%

Akron42.7%

Care nearby

Akron Children's HospitalAkron · 0.2 mi · children's

Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic CenterAkron · 1.2 mi · ★★★★★

Akron General Medical CenterAkron · 1.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Summa Western Reserve HospitalCuyahoga Falls · 3.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Health and Wellness - AkronAkron · 0.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Ichc - AkronAkron · 0.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary carePart of Akron is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, University Park/Goodyear · need score 19 of 25

! Dental carePart of Akron is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Summit County-Akron · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthAkron's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Summit County MHCA · 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 Akron. 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 Akron

Measure	Akron	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.2%	37–43.3%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.2%	32.9–39.4%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	42.7%	37.8–47.5%	37.1%	worse
Arthritis	31%	28.4–33.6%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	27%	23.9–30.1%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	22.2%	19–25.4%	15.3%	worse
Asthma	12.5%	11.2–13.9%	11.1%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	7.4%	6.7–8%	8.7%	better
Diabetes	16.5%	14.8–18.3%	13.2%	worse
COPD	10%	9.1–10.9%	8%	worse
Heart disease	7.6%	6.9–8.3%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	4.5%	4.2–4.8%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.6%	17.6–21.9%	15.4%	worse
Binge drink	14.1%	11.9–16.5%	16.6%	better
Get no exercise	33%	29.5–36.6%	26.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	43.8%	39.6–47.9%	37.9%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.5%	77.7–83.1%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	54.2%	51.2–57.2%	62.9%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.7%	80.9–84.4%	86.1%	worse
Colon screening	64.2%	60.1–68.1%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	68.4%	61.7–74.5%	76%	worse
Taking BP meds	78.8%	76.5–80.9%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	10.4%	9.1–11.8%	8%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	37.1%	32.5–41.8%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.6%	21.3–28.1%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20.6%	18.6–22.7%	17.5%	worse
Fair or poor health	26.2%	23.8–28.7%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.4%	14.8–18.1%	13.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	24.9%	22.4–27.7%	14.1%	worse
Housing insecurity	18.8%	16.6–21%	11.3%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	14.8%	13.1–16.5%	8.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	13%	11.6–14.4%	7.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	23.9%	21.4–26.3%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	36.6%	33.2–40.2%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.8%	16.1–19.7%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	17.5%	15.9–19.2%	13.9%
Hearing	6.8%	6.1–7.5%	6.8%
Vision	7.4%	6.8–7.9%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	5.7%	5.3–6.1%	3.8%
Errands alone	11.2%	10.2–12.3%	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 Akron door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Akron directly, so these are its own figures.

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