Health · Center

Center, OH health

Center differs from Ohio on 10 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (10.7% vs 8%) and more adults with heart disease (9.1% vs 7.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 44615 (all of Center)

Report card

How Center 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 Center adults…

41 of every 100 Center adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 37–45.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Center, betterCenter, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.6% Center
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.4% Center
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Center
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.2% Center
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Center 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Center 8.5% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Center adults are doing

1 in 3Center adults feel lonely

35.1% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Center adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.8% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Center adults lack social or emotional support

21.7% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Center adults are in frequent mental distress

18.5% · 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 7

Center adults worry about having enough food

14.3% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Center adults worry about keeping their housing

10.6% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Center adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.8% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Center adults lack reliable transportation

7.6% · OH 7.7% · about the same

12.1% of Center adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.3%

Thinking or memory15.5%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Center

Center 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.

38.8%41.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Harrison38.8%

Center38.9%

Washington38.9%

Union38.9%

Care nearby

Twin City Medical CenterDennison · 18.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Union HospitalDover · 20.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Alliance Community HospitalAlliance · 22.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Harrison Community HospitalCadiz · 22.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Southeast Healthcare - Carrollton Health Center SiteCarrollton · 0.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Salineville Community Health Center at MelhornSalineville · 12.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careCenter's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Carroll County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careCenter's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Carroll County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthCenter's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 31 · need score 16 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 Center. 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 Center

Measure	Center	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.2%	37–45.3%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.8%	36.6–45.1%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	38.9%	31.9–46.2%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	35.9%	32.4–39.4%	29.8%	worse
Depression	25.8%	22.3–29.5%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.8%	13–18.8%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	11.3%	10–12.6%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.4–11.4%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	15%	13.1–16.9%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	10.7%	9.6–11.9%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.1%	8.2–10.1%	7.1%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	4.1–4.8%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.2%	16.8–21.9%	15.4%	worse
Binge drink	15.5%	12.8–18.4%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.6%	28.1–37.4%	26.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	39.4%	33.3–45.7%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.6%	77.3–83.5%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.5%	54.9–62.1%	62.9%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.3%	84.5–87.8%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	65.2%	60.3–69.8%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	73.8%	66.1–80.6%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.7%	79–84%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	8.5%	7.1–9.9%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.1%	29.7–40.3%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.7%	18.3–25.1%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.5%	16.6–20.7%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.7%	20–25.6%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.7%	14.9–18.6%	13.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.3%	12.1–16.6%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.6%	9–12.2%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.8%	6.7–8.9%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.6%	6.6–8.6%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.1%	10.3–14%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	35.6%	31.6–39.9%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.3%	15.2–19.6%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	15.5%	13.7–17.3%	13.9%
Hearing	8.8%	7.9–9.8%	6.8%
Vision	5.5%	5–6%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	4.1–5%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.5%	8.5–10.6%	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 Center door to door.

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

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