Health · Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH health

Cincinnati differs from Ohio on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (5.9% vs 8.7%) and fewer adults with arthritis (25.2% vs 29.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing a utility shut-off (14.3% vs 8.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Cincinnati

Report card

How Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati adults…

36 of every 100 Cincinnati adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.3–38.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cincinnati, betterCincinnati, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.6% Cincinnati
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.4% Cincinnati
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17% Cincinnati
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.1% Cincinnati
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Cincinnati 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Cincinnati 9.6% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Cincinnati adults are doing

1 in 3Cincinnati adults feel lonely

35.9% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Cincinnati adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.3% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Cincinnati adults lack social or emotional support

23.7% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Cincinnati adults are in frequent mental distress

19.8% · 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 4

Cincinnati adults worry about having enough food

22.7% · OH 14.1% · worse

1 in 6

Cincinnati adults worry about keeping their housing

17.8% · OH 11.3% · worse

1 in 7

Cincinnati adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

14.3% · OH 8.3% · worse

1 in 8

Cincinnati adults lack reliable transportation

12.5% · OH 7.7% · worse

21.8% of Cincinnati adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%

Thinking or memory16%

Hearing5.4%

Errands alone10%

Vision6.5%

Dressing or bathing4.9%

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

Around Cincinnati

Cincinnati 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.

27.7%42.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#40 of 48towns on this map, healthiest first

Monfort Heights31.7%

Anderson31.8%

Delhi Hills32.3%

Fairfax32.3%

Miami32.9%

Green33.4%

Columbia33.6%

Delhi34.2%

Addyston35.2%

Finneytown36%

Cincinnati38.3%

Springfield39%

North College Hill42.8%

Care nearby

University of Cincinnati Medical CenterCincinnati · 0.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati · 0.3 mi · ER · children's

Good Samaritan HospitalCincinnati · 0.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Cincinnati VA Medical CenterCincinnati · 1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA

Ambrose H. ClementCincinnati · 0.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Crest Smile ShoppeCincinnati · 0.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary carePart of Cincinnati is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cincinnati · need score 19 of 25

! Dental carePart of Cincinnati is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, South Central Cincinnati · need score 21 of 25

! Mental healthCincinnati'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 Cincinnati. 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 Cincinnati

Measure	Cincinnati	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36%	33.3–38.8%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	31.6%	29–34.4%	36.7%	better
Obesity	38.3%	34.3–42.6%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	25.2%	23.1–27.5%	29.8%	better
Depression	26.3%	23.5–29.3%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.1%	17.3–23.1%	15.3%	worse
Asthma	12.3%	11–13.7%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	5.9%	5.4–6.5%	8.7%	better
Diabetes	14.1%	12.7–15.6%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	7.6%	6.9–8.3%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	6.2%	5.7–6.8%	7.1%	better
Stroke	3.8%	3.5–4.1%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.1%	14.4–17.9%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	17%	14.7–19.5%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.6%	24.7–30.6%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	41.4%	37.6–45.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.6%	75.9–81.3%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	56.3%	53.4–59.1%	62.9%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.5%	80.6–84.2%	86.1%	worse
Colon screening	65.2%	61.4–68.9%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	78.4%	73.1–83.2%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.6%	74.3–78.8%	79.2%	worse
No health insurance	9.6%	8.4–10.8%	8%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.9%	31.6–40.3%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.7%	20.6–26.9%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.8%	17.9–21.7%	17.5%	worse
Fair or poor health	22%	20–24.1%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	13%	11.7–14.4%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	22.7%	20.3–25.1%	14.1%	worse
Housing insecurity	17.8%	15.8–19.9%	11.3%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	14.3%	12.7–15.9%	8.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	12.5%	11.3–13.9%	7.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	21.8%	19.8–23.9%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	29.8%	27–32.7%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.9%	12.5–15.3%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	16%	14.5–17.5%	13.9%
Hearing	5.4%	4.8–6%	6.8%
Vision	6.5%	6.1–7%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.9%	4.5–5.3%	3.8%
Errands alone	10%	9.2–11%	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 Cincinnati door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Cincinnati 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.