Health · Ashtabula

Ashtabula, OH health

Ashtabula differs from Ohio on 20 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (12% vs 8%) and more adults facing food insecurity (20.8% vs 14.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 44004 (all of Ashtabula)

Report card

How Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula adults…

43 of every 100 Ashtabula adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 39.3–47.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ashtabula, betterAshtabula, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.8% Ashtabula
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39% Ashtabula
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.3% Ashtabula
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21.1% Ashtabula
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ashtabula 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Ashtabula 11.2% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Ashtabula adults are doing

1 in 3Ashtabula adults feel lonely

36.6% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Ashtabula adults have been diagnosed with depression

28% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Ashtabula adults lack social or emotional support

23.3% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Ashtabula adults are in frequent mental distress

20% · 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

Ashtabula adults worry about having enough food

20.8% · OH 14.1% · worse

1 in 7

Ashtabula adults worry about keeping their housing

14.9% · OH 11.3% · worse

1 in 9

Ashtabula adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.5% · OH 8.3% · worse

1 in 9

Ashtabula adults lack reliable transportation

10.7% · OH 7.7% · worse

19.7% of Ashtabula adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.7%

Thinking or memory17.6%

Hearing9%

Errands alone11.4%

Vision7.3%

Dressing or bathing5.8%

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

Around Ashtabula

Ashtabula 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.

41.6%48.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Kingsville43.7%

Edgewood46.1%

Plymouth46.3%

Saybrook46.5%

Ashtabula47%

Ashtabula48.4%

Care nearby

Ashtabula County Medical CenterAshtabula · 1.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

University Hospitals Conneaut Medical CenterConneaut · 9.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Uhhs Memorial Hospital of GenevaGeneva · 11.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Glenbeigh Health SourcesRock Creek · 15.2 mi Directions Medicare profile

Shi Ashtabula Family Health CenterAshtabula · 1.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Signature Health Ashtabula Health CenterAshtabula · 1.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthAshtabula's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Ashtabula County · 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 Ashtabula. 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 Ashtabula

Measure	Ashtabula	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.3%	39.3–47.3%	37.2%	worse
High cholesterol	40%	35.9–44.2%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	47%	40–54.2%	37.1%	worse
Arthritis	35.3%	31.9–38.7%	29.8%	worse
Depression	28%	24.3–31.7%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	21.1%	17.7–25%	15.3%	worse
Asthma	11.7%	10.5–13.1%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.9–10.6%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	17.6%	15.6–19.7%	13.2%	worse
COPD	12%	10.9–13.2%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.8%	8.9–10.7%	7.1%	worse
Stroke	5%	4.6–5.3%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	21.1%	18.8–23.7%	15.4%	worse
Binge drink	14.3%	11.8–17.1%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	36.8%	32.2–41.5%	26.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	39%	33.6–44.8%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.1%	75.8–82.1%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	52.9%	49.2–56.6%	62.9%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.6%	82.9–86.3%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	60.9%	56.2–65.8%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	71.7%	64.4–78.8%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.5%	79.1–83.6%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	11.2%	9.8–12.7%	8%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	36.6%	31.2–42%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.3%	19.8–27%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20%	17.9–22.1%	17.5%	worse
Fair or poor health	26.8%	24–29.7%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.9%	16.1–19.9%	13.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	20.8%	18.1–23.5%	14.1%	worse
Housing insecurity	14.9%	12.9–16.9%	11.3%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	11.5%	10–13%	8.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	10.7%	9.4–11.9%	7.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	19.7%	17.2–22%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	37.3%	33.2–41.5%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.7%	17.6–22%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	17.6%	15.8–19.4%	13.9%
Hearing	9%	8.1–10%	6.8%
Vision	7.3%	6.7–7.9%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	5.8%	5.3–6.3%	3.8%
Errands alone	11.4%	10.3–12.5%	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 Ashtabula door to door.

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

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