Health · Blue Jay

Blue Jay, OH health

Blue Jay differs from Ohio on 6 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.6% vs 14.1%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.5% vs 8.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.9% vs 8.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Blue Jay

Report card

How Blue Jay 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 Blue Jay adults…

36 of every 100 Blue Jay adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.9–38.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Blue Jay, betterBlue Jay, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.1% Blue Jay
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.9% Blue Jay
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.2% Blue Jay
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Blue Jay
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Blue Jay 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Blue Jay 6.8% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Blue Jay adults are doing

1 in 3Blue Jay adults feel lonely

31.3% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Blue Jay adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.9% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Blue Jay adults lack social or emotional support

19.5% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Blue Jay adults are in frequent mental distress

16.9% · 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

Blue Jay adults worry about having enough food

10.6% · OH 14.1% · better

1 in 11

Blue Jay adults worry about keeping their housing

8.9% · OH 11.3% · better

1 in 15

Blue Jay adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.5% · OH 8.3% · better

1 in 16

Blue Jay adults lack reliable transportation

6.1% · OH 7.7% · better

8.9% of Blue Jay adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.6%

Thinking or memory12.6%

Hearing7.1%

Errands alone7.3%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Blue Jay

Blue Jay 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.

31.2%39.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Miamitown31.2%

Whitewater33.1%

Blue Jay33.4%

Crosby34.3%

Care nearby

Mercy Health - West HospitalCincinnati · 8.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Elizabeth Dearborn HospitalLawrenceburg · 11.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Health - Fairfield HospitalFairfield · 13 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cincinnati VA Medical CenterCincinnati · 13.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Crossroad Health Center HarrisonHarrison · 3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Crossroad Heath Center WestCincinnati · 10.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBlue Jay is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBlue Jay is not a shortage area

! Mental healthBlue Jay's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Hamilton County MHCA · need score 14 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 Blue Jay. 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 Blue Jay

Measure	Blue Jay	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.9%	32.9–38.9%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	37%	34–40.1%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	33.4%	29.4–37.6%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	30.5%	27.9–33.2%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	26.9%	23.9–30%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.7%	12.4–17.3%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	11%	9.8–12.2%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	8.9–10.9%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	12.5%	10.9–14.2%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	8.1%	6.8–9.4%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.4%	6.5–8.3%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.1–3.9%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.9%	12.3–17.7%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	18.2%	15.7–20.8%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.1%	19.5–26.7%	26.9%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	35.9%	32.1–39.8%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.4%	76.6–81.9%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.1%	62.1–67.9%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.4%	85.4–89.2%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	67.9%	64.4–71.3%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	80.1%	75.1–84.6%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.3%	77.7–82.7%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6.8%	5.3–8.4%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.3%	27–35.9%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.5%	16.3–22.7%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.9%	15–19.1%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.3%	14.8–20.1%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.9%	11.2–14.6%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.6%	8.4–13.1%	14.1%	better
Housing insecurity	8.9%	7.2–10.8%	11.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.5%	5.3–7.7%	8.3%	better
No reliable transportation	6.1%	5.1–7.2%	7.7%	better
Receive SNAP	8.9%	7–11.1%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	26.8%	23.4–30.3%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.6%	10.6–14.6%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	12.6%	10.9–14.6%	13.9%
Hearing	7.1%	6.2–8%	6.8%
Vision	4.1%	3.6–4.7%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	2.9–3.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.3%	6.3–8.5%	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 Blue Jay door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Blue Jay directly, so these are its own figures.

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.