Health · Delta

Delta, OH health

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

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

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Delta’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Delta is healthier than 34% of U.S. towns, and than 49% of towns with similar incomes.

B-Self-rated healthB-Physical distressC-Mental distressC+ObesityC+DiabetesCSmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 34%

Less healthyHealthier

Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 52%

Towns with similar incomes, $47K–$79K (8,791)Healthier than 49%

Better than its income would suggest. Delta is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Delta could be anywhere from D to B+.

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 Delta 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. Delta uses CDC’s own estimate for it. 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 Delta 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 Delta adults…

36 of every 100 Delta adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.9–39.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Delta, betterDelta, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.1% Delta
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.6% Delta
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17% Delta
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.9% Delta
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Delta 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

Delta 9.6% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Delta adults are doing

1 in 3Delta adults feel lonely

35% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Delta adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.3% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Delta adults lack social or emotional support

21.7% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Delta adults are in frequent mental distress

18.8% · 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

Delta adults worry about having enough food

14.5% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Delta adults worry about keeping their housing

11.7% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 12

Delta adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.2% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Delta adults lack reliable transportation

7.9% · OH 7.7% · about the same

11.8% of Delta adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%

Thinking or memory15.5%

Hearing6.9%

Errands alone8.5%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Delta

Delta and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

35.4%37.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first

Fulton36.5%

Delta37.9%

Care nearby

Fulton County Health CenterWauseon · 6.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Henry County HospitalNapoleon · 12.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

University of Toledo Medical CenterToledo · 20.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Promedica Toledo HospitalToledo · 22.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Services - NapoleonNapoleon · 12.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Holland Health CareHolland · 13.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careDelta is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careDelta is not a shortage area

! Mental healthDelta's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Defiance/Fulton/Henry/Williams Counties · 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 Delta. 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 Delta

Measure	Delta	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.8%	31.9–39.8%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.1%	33.1–41.3%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	37.9%	30.7–45.4%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	30.2%	27–33.4%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	26.3%	22.6–30.2%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.1%	12.5–18.8%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	11.1%	9.7–12.4%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.4%	7.6–9.3%	8.7%	about the same
Diabetes	12.7%	10.9–14.6%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	8.4%	7–9.9%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7%	6–7.9%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3–3.9%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.9%	13.8–20%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	17%	14.1–20.3%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.1%	23.1–33.1%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.6%	29.8–42.5%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.7%	74.2–81.2%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.3%	61.3–68.1%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.2%	81.8–86.6%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	67.1%	62.6–72.1%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	71.4%	63.9–79.3%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78%	75.2–80.5%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	9.6%	7.7–12%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35%	29.5–40.9%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.7%	18–25.9%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.8%	16.2–21.1%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.8%	16.5–23.1%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.4%	12.3–16.5%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.5%	11.3–18.1%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.7%	9.5–14.2%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.2%	6.8–9.8%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.9%	6.6–9.4%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.8%	8.9–14.7%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	30.6%	25.7–35.3%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.8%	11.5–16.2%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	15.5%	13.1–17.8%	13.9%
Hearing	6.9%	6–7.9%	6.8%
Vision	4.9%	4.2–5.6%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.2–4.4%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.5%	7.2–9.9%	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 Delta door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Delta 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.