Health · Benton

Benton, OH health

On most measures Benton looks like Ohio as a whole. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.8% vs 8.3%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.4% vs 11.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.9% vs 8.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 45880, 45886, 45832, 45851

D-Health Grade

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Benton’s Health Grade: D−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Benton is healthier than 5% of U.S. towns, and than 42% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressDMental distressDObesityDDiabetesD-SmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 5%

Less healthyHealthier

Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 4%

Towns with similar incomes, $25K–$42K (942)Healthier than 42%

Better than its income would suggest. Benton is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is D−.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Benton could be anywhere from D− to C−.

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 Benton 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. Benton’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 Benton 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 Benton adults…

39 of every 100 Benton adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.9–43.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Benton, betterBenton, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.9% Benton
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.1% Benton
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.9% Benton
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Benton
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Benton 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Benton 7.9% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Benton adults are doing

1 in 3Benton adults feel lonely

34.2% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Benton adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.5% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Benton adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Benton adults are in frequent mental distress

17.5% · 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 8

Benton adults worry about having enough food

11.8% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Benton adults worry about keeping their housing

9.4% · OH 11.3% · better

1 in 15

Benton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.8% · OH 8.3% · better

1 in 15

Benton adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · OH 7.7% · about the same

9.2% of Benton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%

Thinking or memory13.9%

Hearing7.7%

Errands alone8%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Benton

Benton and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Benton.

36.2%42%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Tully36.2%

Jackson38.1%

Benton39.7%

Harrison40.6%

Blue Creek40.6%

Care nearby

Paulding County HospitalPaulding · 10.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Van Wert County HospitalVan Wert · 15.3 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Adams Memorial HospitalDecatur · 17.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Parkview Regional Medical CenterFort Wayne · 21.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Care of Northwest OhioVan Wert · 14.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Neighborhood Health - Southeast ClinicFort Wayne · 18.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBenton's county is a federal shortage area.Paulding County · need score 8 of 25

✓ Dental careBenton is not a shortage area

! Mental healthBenton's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 61 · 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 Benton. 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 Benton

Measure	Benton	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.9%	34.9–43.2%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.5%	34.3–42.9%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	39.7%	32–48.2%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	32.1%	28.8–35.6%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	25.5%	22–29.4%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.9%	13.1–19%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.6–12.1%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	9–10.9%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	13.2%	11.5–15.1%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	8.5%	7.4–9.8%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.8%	7–8.8%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.2%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.8%	13.4–18.3%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	16.9%	14.1–20.1%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.9%	24.3–33.7%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.1%	30.7–43.6%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.7%	76.4–82.9%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.6%	58.9–65.9%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.3%	84.4–88%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	65.7%	60.6–70.3%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	75.8%	68.2–82.2%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.6%	77.1–82%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7.9%	6.4–9.7%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.2%	29–39.8%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17.2–24%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.5%	15.4–19.5%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.9%	16.3–21.8%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.3%	12.6–16.1%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.8%	9.6–14.2%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.4%	7.9–11.2%	11.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.8%	5.8–7.9%	8.3%	better
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.7–7.7%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.2%	7.6–11.2%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	30.9%	26.8–35.1%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.2%	12.3–16.4%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	13.9%	12.1–15.7%	13.9%
Hearing	7.7%	7–8.8%	6.8%
Vision	4.5%	4–5.1%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.2–4.1%	3.8%
Errands alone	8%	7–9.2%	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 Benton door to door.

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

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