Health · Benton

Benton, OH health

Benton differs from Ohio on 15 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.6% vs 79.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (11.7% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 43152, 43138, 45622, 43135

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…

43 of every 100 Benton adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 39.4–46.5%

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 34% Benton
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 42% Benton
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.9% Benton
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21% 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Benton 9% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Benton adults are doing

1 in 3Benton adults feel lonely

35% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Benton adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.6% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Benton adults lack social or emotional support

22.5% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Benton adults are in frequent mental distress

19.6% · 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 6

Benton adults worry about having enough food

16.4% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 8

Benton adults worry about keeping their housing

11.8% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Benton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.9% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 12

Benton adults lack reliable transportation

8.6% · OH 7.7% · about the same

14.8% of Benton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.4%

Thinking or memory16.9%

Hearing8.9%

Errands alone10.3%

Vision6.1%

Dressing or bathing5.1%

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 the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

34.2%41%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Laurel34.9%

Washington36.8%

Benton36.9%

Salt Creek37%

Jackson39.5%

Swan39.9%

Care nearby

Hocking Valley Community HospitalLogan · 10.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Fairfield Medical CenterLancaster · 21.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Adena Regional Medical CenterChillicothe · 22 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ohiohealth O'bleness HospitalAthens · 24.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hopewell Health Centers - McarthurMc Arthur · 11 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Hopewell Health Centers - LoganLogan · 11.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthBenton'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 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	43%	39.4–46.5%	37.2%	worse
High cholesterol	39.9%	36.3–43.7%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	36.9%	31.3–42.7%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	36.5%	33.4–39.6%	29.8%	worse
Depression	27.6%	24.4–31%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	22.2%	18.9–25.8%	15.3%	worse
Asthma	11.8%	10.6–13.1%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.4–11.3%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	16.2%	14.3–18.1%	13.2%	worse
COPD	11.7%	10.4–13.1%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.5%	8.5–10.5%	7.1%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4.2–5.1%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	21%	18.3–23.9%	15.4%	worse
Binge drink	14.9%	12.7–17.4%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	34%	29.6–38.5%	26.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	42%	36.5–47.7%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.2%	77.3–82.8%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	56.5%	53.2–59.7%	62.9%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.8%	83.1–86.7%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	64.2%	59.7–68.4%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	71.9%	64.8–78.2%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.6%	79.4–83.8%	79.2%	better
No health insurance	9%	7.4–10.8%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35%	30.5–39.6%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.5%	19.3–25.8%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.6%	17.7–21.6%	17.5%	worse
Fair or poor health	24.1%	21.3–27.2%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.4%	15.6–19.4%	13.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.4%	13.8–19.1%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.8%	10.1–13.6%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.9%	7.7–10.2%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.6%	7.5–9.7%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.8%	12.4–17.3%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	36.6%	32.6–40.7%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.4%	16.2–20.8%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	16.9%	15.1–18.9%	13.9%
Hearing	8.9%	8–9.9%	6.8%
Vision	6.1%	5.4–6.7%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	5.1%	4.5–5.6%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.3%	9.2–11.6%	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.