Health · Alexander

Alexander, OH health

Alexander differs from Ohio on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had a stroke (3% vs 3.7%) and fewer adults who have had cancer (7.1% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults without reliable transportation (11.8% vs 7.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 45701, 45710

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How Alexander 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 Alexander adults…

34 of every 100 Alexander adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · better · margin 30.9–36.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Alexander, betterAlexander, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.3% Alexander
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.5% Alexander
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.2% Alexander
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.3% Alexander
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Alexander 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Alexander 8.8% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Alexander adults are doing

1 in 3Alexander adults feel lonely

38.3% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 3Alexander adults have been diagnosed with depression

31.1% · Ohio 25.4% · worse

1 in 5Alexander adults lack social or emotional support

21.7% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Alexander adults are in frequent mental distress

22.2% · 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 5

Alexander adults worry about having enough food

19.1% · OH 14.1% · worse

1 in 7

Alexander adults worry about keeping their housing

13.4% · OH 11.3% · worse

1 in 9

Alexander adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.8% · OH 8.3% · worse

1 in 8

Alexander adults lack reliable transportation

11.8% · OH 7.7% · worse

18.1% of Alexander adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.1%

of Alexander adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12%

Thinking or memory18.6%

Hearing6.3%

Errands alone10.8%

Vision5.7%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Alexander

Alexander 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.

35%45.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Athens35.1%

Lodi36.3%

Alexander36.4%

Lee37.3%

Scipio42%

Care nearby

Ohiohealth O'bleness HospitalAthens · 6.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hocking Valley Community HospitalLogan · 24.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Rivers HealthPoint Pleasant · 25.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Holzer Medical CenterGallipolis · 27.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hopewell Health Centers - Athens RespiteAthens · 5.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Hopewell Health Centers - AthensAthens · 6.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careAlexander's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Athens County · need score 19 of 25

! Mental healthAlexander's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 33 · need score 19 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 Alexander. 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 Alexander

Measure	Alexander	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.6%	30.9–36.4%	37.2%	better
High cholesterol	32.7%	30.1–35.4%	36.7%	better
Obesity	36.4%	32.1–40.9%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	24.6%	22.6–26.7%	29.8%	better
Depression	31.1%	28–34.3%	25.4%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.3%	14.9–20.1%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	12%	10.8–13.2%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.1%	6.6–7.8%	8.7%	better
Diabetes	10.9%	9.8–12.1%	13.2%	better
COPD	7.8%	7–8.6%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	6%	5.5–6.5%	7.1%	better
Stroke	3%	2.7–3.2%	3.7%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.3%	14.3–18.3%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	19.2%	16.7–22%	16.6%	worse
Get no exercise	27.3%	24–30.7%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	39.5%	35–44.2%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.6%	73.7–79.4%	79.9%	worse
Dentist visit	55.5%	52.4–58.4%	62.9%	worse
Cholesterol check	78%	75.7–80.1%	86.1%	worse
Colon screening	66.4%	62.6–70.1%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	74.4%	68.5–79.8%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	69%	66.7–71.1%	79.2%	worse
No health insurance	8.8%	7.5–10.3%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	38.3%	34–42.6%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.7%	18.8–24.7%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	22.2%	20.1–24.3%	17.5%	worse
Fair or poor health	21.2%	19–23.7%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.9%	12.6–15.4%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	19.1%	16.6–21.8%	14.1%	worse
Housing insecurity	13.4%	11.6–15.2%	11.3%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	10.8%	9.4–12.2%	8.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	11.8%	10.4–13.2%	7.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	18.1%	15.6–20.6%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	32.1%	28.9–35.5%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	12%	10.8–13.4%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	18.6%	16.7–20.5%	13.9%
Hearing	6.3%	5.7–6.9%	6.8%
Vision	5.7%	5.2–6.3%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.4–4.1%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.8%	9.6–11.9%	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 Alexander door to door.

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

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

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.