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Coal, OH health

Coal differs from Ohio on 22 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (25.5% vs 15.3%) and more adults with COPD (12.1% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 45692, 45640, 45621

Report card

How Coal 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 Coal adults…

45 of every 100 Coal adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 40.6–48.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Coal, betterCoal, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.6% Coal
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 42.7% Coal
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.2% Coal
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 22.2% Coal
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Coal 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

Coal 10% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Coal adults are doing

1 in 3Coal adults feel lonely

37.4% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 3Coal adults have been diagnosed with depression

29.5% · Ohio 25.4% · worse

1 in 4Coal adults lack social or emotional support

22.3% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Coal adults are in frequent mental distress

20.9% · 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 5

Coal adults worry about having enough food

18.9% · OH 14.1% · worse

1 in 8

Coal adults worry about keeping their housing

13.3% · OH 11.3% · worse

1 in 10

Coal adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.2% · OH 8.3% · worse

1 in 10

Coal adults lack reliable transportation

9.8% · OH 7.7% · worse

18% of Coal adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.9%

Thinking or memory17.8%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone11.3%

Vision6.6%

Dressing or bathing5.3%

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

Around Coal

Coal 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.

39%46.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#15 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Jackson43.5%

Liberty44.6%

Lick44.7%

Coal46.3%

Milton46.5%

Washington46.6%

Wellston46.7%

Care nearby

Holzer Medical Center JacksonJackson · 5.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Adena Pike Medical CenterWaverly · 21.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Holzer Medical CenterGallipolis · 27.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Adena Regional Medical CenterChillicothe · 27.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hopewell Health Centers - Jackson MccartyJackson · 5.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Hopewell Health Centers - Jackson BurlingtonJackson · 5.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careCoal's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Jackson County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careCoal's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Jackson County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthCoal's county is a federal shortage area.Gallia-Jackson-Meigs MHCA · need score 13 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 Coal. 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 Coal

Measure	Coal	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	44.6%	40.6–48.5%	37.2%	worse
High cholesterol	42.2%	38.2–46.1%	36.7%	worse
Obesity	46.3%	39.7–52.5%	37.1%	worse
Arthritis	35.3%	32–38.6%	29.8%	worse
Depression	29.5%	25.9–33.4%	25.4%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	25.5%	21.6–29.6%	15.3%	worse
Asthma	11.9%	10.5–13.3%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.5%	8.6–10.4%	8.7%	about the same
Diabetes	16.2%	14.4–18.4%	13.2%	worse
COPD	12.1%	10.7–13.4%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.2%	8.3–10.2%	7.1%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4.2–5.1%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	22.2%	19.3–25%	15.4%	worse
Binge drink	15.2%	12.6–18.1%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	36.6%	31.9–41.5%	26.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	42.7%	37–48.5%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79%	75.7–82.1%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	51.2%	47.6–54.6%	62.9%	worse
Cholesterol check	83.4%	81.5–85.3%	86.1%	worse
Colon screening	60.9%	56.1–65.5%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	73.1%	65.8–79.5%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.1%	76.7–81.5%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	10%	8.4–11.8%	8%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	37.4%	32.3–42.7%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.3%	19–25.8%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20.9%	18.7–23.1%	17.5%	worse
Fair or poor health	26.8%	23.6–30%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.4%	16.3–20.5%	13.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.9%	16.2–21.9%	14.1%	worse
Housing insecurity	13.3%	11.4–15.3%	11.3%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	10.2%	8.8–11.7%	8.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	9.8%	8.6–11.1%	7.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	18%	15.4–20.8%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	37.4%	33.2–41.8%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.9%	16.6–21.3%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	17.8%	15.8–20%	13.9%
Hearing	8.8%	7.9–9.8%	6.8%
Vision	6.6%	6–7.3%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	5.3%	4.7–5.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	11.3%	10.1–12.7%	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 Coal door to door.

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

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