Health · Chester

Chester, OH health

On every measure CDC estimates, Chester looks like Ohio as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 45177 (all of Chester)

Report card

How Chester 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 Chester adults…

37 of every 100 Chester adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.3–41.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Chester, betterChester, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.1% Chester
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.1% Chester
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.7% Chester
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.7% Chester
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Chester 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

Chester 7.5% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Chester adults are doing

1 in 3Chester adults feel lonely

35.6% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Chester adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.4% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Chester adults lack social or emotional support

20.3% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Chester 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

Chester adults worry about having enough food

13.9% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Chester adults worry about keeping their housing

10.9% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 12

Chester adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.3% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Chester adults lack reliable transportation

8% · OH 7.7% · about the same

11.9% of Chester adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.7%

of Chester adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%

Thinking or memory15%

Hearing7.4%

Errands alone8.9%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Chester

Chester 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%43.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 21towns on this map, healthiest first

Wayne34.3%

Spring Valley38.8%

Chester39.4%

Union39.4%

Liberty39.6%

Caesarscreek40.3%

Care nearby

Trihealth Clinton Regional HospitalWilmington · 7.4 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Kettering Health Greene MemorialXenia · 11.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Kettering Health Main CampusKettering · 18.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Soin Medical CenterBeaver Creek · 18.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Healthsource WilmingtonWilmington · 7.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Five Rivers Xenia CampusXenia · 10.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careChester's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Clinton County · need score 14 of 25

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

! Mental healthChester's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.189537 LI - MHCA 83 (Clinton Warren) · need score 18 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 Chester. 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 Chester

Measure	Chester	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.4%	33.3–41.5%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.2%	32.9–41.3%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	39.4%	31.8–47.1%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	31.5%	28.2–34.9%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	26.4%	22.6–30.2%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.1%	15–21.6%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	11.4%	10.1–12.8%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.5–10.3%	8.7%	about the same
Diabetes	13.2%	11.5–15%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	8.9%	8–9.9%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.7%	6.9–8.5%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.5–4.1%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.7%	14.4–19%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	16.7%	13.6–19.8%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.1%	24.8–33.7%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	40.1%	33.6–47%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.6%	76–82.7%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.1%	56.5–63.7%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.8%	82.9–86.6%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	65.7%	60.7–70.5%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	76%	68.7–82.6%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.6%	77–82%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7.5%	6.4–8.8%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.6%	30.3–41.2%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.3%	17.1–23.7%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.5%	16.5–20.6%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.2%	17.8–22.8%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.6%	12.9–16.3%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.9%	11.9–16.2%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.9%	9.3–12.7%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.3%	7.2–9.6%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8%	7–9%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.9%	10.2–13.8%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	31.7%	27.7–35.8%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.8%	13–16.8%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	15%	13.4–16.8%	13.9%
Hearing	7.4%	6.6–8.3%	6.8%
Vision	5.1%	4.6–5.5%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.7–4.4%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.9%	8–9.9%	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 Chester door to door.

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

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