Health · Chippewa

Chippewa, OH health

Chippewa differs from Ohio on 5 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.3% vs 8.3%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.1% vs 14.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.9% vs 8.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 44230, 44645, 44270

B-Health Grade

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Chippewa’s Health Grade: B−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Chippewa is healthier than 49% of U.S. towns and 70% of Ohio towns.

BSelf-rated healthB-Physical distressB-Mental distressB-ObesityC+DiabetesC+SmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 49%

Less healthyHealthier

Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 70%

Towns with similar incomes, $60K–$101K (9,798)Healthier than 48%

About what its income would suggest. Chippewa does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

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

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 Chippewa 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. Chippewa’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 Chippewa 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 Chippewa adults…

37 of every 100 Chippewa adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.6–41.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Chippewa, betterChippewa, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.8% Chippewa
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33% Chippewa
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.1% Chippewa
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.4% Chippewa
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Chippewa 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Chippewa 7.3% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Chippewa adults are doing

1 in 3Chippewa adults feel lonely

34% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Chippewa adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.9% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Chippewa adults lack social or emotional support

20.6% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Chippewa adults are in frequent mental distress

17% · 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

Chippewa adults worry about having enough food

11.1% · OH 14.1% · better

1 in 11

Chippewa adults worry about keeping their housing

8.9% · OH 11.3% · better

1 in 16

Chippewa adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.3% · OH 8.3% · better

1 in 16

Chippewa adults lack reliable transportation

6.3% · OH 7.7% · better

8.6% of Chippewa adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%

Thinking or memory13.6%

Hearing7.3%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Chippewa

Chippewa 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.

34.6%40.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Clinton35.5%

New Franklin36%

Norton36.1%

Marshallville36.4%

Chippewa37%

Rittman38.3%

Baughman38.4%

Milton39.2%

Care nearby

Aultman Orrville HospitalOrrville · 8.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Akron General Medical CenterAkron · 11.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Akron Children's HospitalAkron · 13.6 mi · children's Directions Medicare profile

Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic CenterAkron · 14.6 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Medina County - WadsworthWadsworth · 6.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Axesspointe Chc Barberton LocationBarberton · 7.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careChippewa is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careChippewa is not a shortage area

! Mental healthChippewa's county is a federal shortage area.Wayne-Holmes MHCA · 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 Chippewa. 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 Chippewa

Measure	Chippewa	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.4%	33.6–41.3%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.8%	33.8–41.8%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	37%	30.4–44.1%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	31.1%	28–34.4%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	24.9%	21.6–28.4%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14%	11.5–16.7%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	10.9%	9.7–12.2%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	9–10.9%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	12.7%	11.1–14.5%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	8.2%	7.2–9.3%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.5%	6.7–8.4%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.6%	3.2–3.9%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.4%	13.1–17.8%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	18.1%	15.1–21.2%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.8%	21.8–30.2%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33%	27.8–38.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.4%	76–82.3%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.3%	61–67.5%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.4%	84.7–88.1%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	66.3%	61.7–70.5%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	75.3%	68.3–81.5%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.6%	76.8–81.9%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7.3%	6–8.8%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34%	29–39.2%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.6%	17.5–24%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17%	15.2–19.1%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.3%	15.9–20.9%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14%	12.4–15.9%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.1%	9.1–13.2%	14.1%	better
Housing insecurity	8.9%	7.4–10.5%	11.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.3%	5.4–7.3%	8.3%	better
No reliable transportation	6.3%	5.4–7.3%	7.7%	better
Receive SNAP	8.6%	7–10.3%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	29.1%	25.3–33.2%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.5%	11.7–15.5%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	13.6%	12–15.4%	13.9%
Hearing	7.3%	6.5–8.3%	6.8%
Vision	4.3%	3.8–4.8%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–3.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.8–8.7%	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 Chippewa door to door.

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

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