Health · Bennington

Bennington, OH health

On most measures Bennington looks like Ohio as a whole. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.9% vs 14.1%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.5% vs 8.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 43334 (all of Bennington)

C+Health Grade

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Bennington’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Bennington is healthier than 42% of U.S. towns and 61% of Ohio towns.

BSelf-rated healthB-Physical distressB-Mental distressCObesityC+DiabetesCSmokingC+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 42%

Less healthyHealthier

Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 61%

Towns with similar incomes, $80K–$133K (7,155)Healthier than 14%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Bennington is healthier than 42% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Bennington could be anywhere from D to B+.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Ohio ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Bennington with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Bennington’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Bennington 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 Bennington adults…

37 of every 100 Bennington adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.6–40.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bennington, betterBennington, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.3% Bennington
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35% Bennington
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.1% Bennington
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.4% Bennington
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bennington 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bennington 7% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Bennington adults are doing

1 in 3Bennington adults feel lonely

32.8% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Bennington adults have been diagnosed with depression

25% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Bennington adults lack social or emotional support

20.6% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Bennington adults are in frequent mental distress

17.4% · Ohio 17.5% · 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 9

Bennington adults worry about having enough food

10.9% · OH 14.1% · better

1 in 11

Bennington adults worry about keeping their housing

9.2% · OH 11.3% · better

1 in 15

Bennington adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.5% · OH 8.3% · better

1 in 16

Bennington adults lack reliable transportation

6.2% · OH 7.7% · better

8.7% of Bennington adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%

Thinking or memory13.4%

Hearing6.9%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Bennington

Bennington and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

33.8%40.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Porter35.4%

South Bloomfield37.8%

Bennington38.7%

Peru38.9%

Care nearby

Ohiohealth Morrow County HospitalMount Gilead · 11.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Grady Memorial HospitalDelaware · 16.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Knox Community HospitalMount Vernon · 18.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mount Carmel St. Ann'sWesterville · 20 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Morrow Family Health CenterMount Gilead · 11.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Southeast, Inc. - Mt. Gilead Heatlh CenterMount Gilead · 11.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBennington's county is a federal shortage area.Morrow County · need score 11 of 25

✓ Dental careBennington is not a shortage area

! Mental healthBennington's county is a federal shortage area.Delaware-Morrow MHCA · need score 15 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 Bennington. 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 Bennington

Measure	Bennington	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.6%	32.6–40.4%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.6%	33.5–41.7%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	38.7%	31.7–45.8%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	30.8%	27.6–34%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	25%	21.6–28.6%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.4%	11.6–17.5%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	11%	9.8–12.3%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.7–10.5%	8.7%	about the same
Diabetes	12.7%	11–14.4%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	8.2%	7.2–9.1%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7%	6.3–7.8%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3.1–3.8%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.4%	14–18.8%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	17.1%	14.3–20.1%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.3%	23–31.7%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35%	29.1–41.2%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.1%	76.9–82.9%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.6%	62–69%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87%	85.4–88.4%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	67%	62.1–71.6%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	73.2%	65.2–80.4%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.4%	76.7–81.8%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7%	5.8–8.3%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.8%	28.1–37.7%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.6%	17.6–23.8%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.4%	15.5–19.5%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.3%	15.9–20.9%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.2%	12.5–15.9%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.9%	9.1–12.8%	14.1%	better
Housing insecurity	9.2%	7.8–10.7%	11.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.5%	5.6–7.5%	8.3%	better
No reliable transportation	6.2%	5.4–7.1%	7.7%	better
Receive SNAP	8.7%	7.3–10.4%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	29.2%	25.2–33.2%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.4%	11.6–15.2%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	13.4%	11.8–15%	13.9%
Hearing	6.9%	6.1–7.7%	6.8%
Vision	4.1%	3.7–4.6%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3.1–3.8%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.7–8.5%	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 Bennington door to door.

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

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