Health · Emerald

Emerald, OH health

On most measures Emerald looks like Ohio as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults who have had cancer (10.1% vs 8.7%) and more adults with heart disease (8.2% vs 7.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 45821, 45879, 43512
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 453 people are less certain, so we show Emerald's figures without a grade.

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How Emerald 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 Emerald adults…

41 of every 100 Emerald adults have high blood pressure
Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.6–45.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Emerald, betterEmerald, worseToo close to callOhio
Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.5% Emerald
OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.9% Emerald
OH 37.9%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% Emerald
OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.1% Emerald
OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Emerald adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Ohio.

80%
Yearly checkup
OH 80%
62%
Dentist visit
OH 63%
87%
Cholesterol check
OH 86%
66%
Colon screening
OH 65%
75%
Mammogram
OH 76%
80%
Taking BP meds
OH 79%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Emerald 8.4% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Emerald adults are doing

1 in 3Emerald adults feel lonely
34.1% · Ohio 35% · too close to call
1 in 4Emerald adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.5% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Emerald adults lack social or emotional support
21% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 6Emerald adults are in frequent mental distress
17.5% · 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 8
Emerald adults worry about having enough food
13% · OH 14.1% · about the same
1 in 10
Emerald adults worry about keeping their housing
10.3% · OH 11.3% · about the same
1 in 14
Emerald adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.4% · OH 8.3% · about the same
1 in 14
Emerald adults lack reliable transportation
7.1% · OH 7.7% · about the same

10.4% of Emerald adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Emerald

Emerald and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Emerald.

Jackson: 42% Crane: 41.5% Delaware: 35.3% Auglaize: 38.2% Paulding: 42.7% Paulding: 42% Brown: 41.2% Latty: 41% Carryall: 40.4% Mark: 34.8% Hicksville: 34.9% Washington: 37.3% Noble: 35.7% Defiance: 35.7% Harrison: 40.6% Blue Creek: 40.6% Emerald: 41.3% Emerald Jackson Crane Delaware Auglaize Paulding Paulding Paulding County Hospital · Paulding · 6.7 miH Promedica Defiance Regional Hospital · Defiance · 9.8 mi · 5★ MedicareH Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital · Defiance · 10.7 mi · 4★ MedicareH Defiance Community Health Center · Defiance · 9.9 mi+
34.8%42.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first
Delaware35.3%
Auglaize38.2%
Emerald41.3%
Crane41.5%
Jackson42%
Paulding42%
Paulding42.7%
6 places to get careNearest ER 6.7 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Emerald

No hospital or community health center in Emerald itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERPaulding County HospitalPaulding · 6.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPromedica Defiance Regional Hospital★★★★★ · 9.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHealth Partners of Western OhioDefiance · 9.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.7 mi
Paulding County Hospital
Paulding · not rated
ERRural critical access
9.8 mi
Promedica Defiance Regional Hospital
Defiance · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
9.9 mi
Health Partners of Western Ohio
2 sites · nearest in Defiance
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.7 mi
Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital
Defiance · ★★★★★
ER
18.1 mi
Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers
Bryan · ★★★★★
25.1 mi
Family Health Care of Northwest Ohio
Van Wert · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careEmerald's county is a federal shortage area.Paulding County · need score 8 of 25
✓ Dental careEmerald is not a shortage area
! Mental healthEmerald's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 61 · need score 17 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Emerald. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Emerald
MeasureEmeraldMarginOhio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40.7%36.6–45.1%37.2%about the same
High cholesterol40%35.8–44.4%36.7%about the same
Obesity41.3%33.5–49.7%37.1%about the same
Arthritis33.8%30.5–37.4%29.8%worse
Depression25.5%22–29.3%25.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)16.4%13.4–19.5%15.3%about the same
Asthma10.9%9.8–12.2%11.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.1%9.1–11.1%8.7%worse
Diabetes14.4%12.7–16.4%13.2%about the same
COPD9.2%8.2–10.5%8%worse
Heart disease8.2%7.3–9.1%7.1%worse
Stroke3.9%3.5–4.3%3.7%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.1%14.7–19.7%15.4%about the same
Binge drink16.1%13.3–19.3%16.6%about the same
Get no exercise30.5%26–35.7%26.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours37.9%31.5–44.4%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.3%77–83.4%79.9%about the same
Dentist visit61.5%57.9–64.9%62.9%about the same
Cholesterol check87%85.2–88.5%86.1%about the same
Colon screening65.5%60.5–70%65.2%about the same
Mammogram75.4%67.7–81.8%76%about the same
Taking BP meds80.4%77.8–82.9%79.2%about the same
No health insurance8.4%7–10%8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely34.1%29.1–39.6%35%about the same
Lack emotional support21%17.8–24.6%21.3%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.5%15.6–19.6%17.5%about the same
Fair or poor health20.3%17.7–23.2%19.4%about the same
Frequent physical distress15.2%13.4–17.1%13.9%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13%10.9–15.4%14.1%about the same
Housing insecurity10.3%8.8–12.1%11.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.4%6.4–8.5%8.3%about the same
No reliable transportation7.1%6.1–8.1%7.7%about the same
Receive SNAP10.4%8.6–12.4%11.7%
Disability
Any disability31.8%27.8–36.3%29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs15.2%13.3–17.5%13.9%
Thinking or memory14.2%12.6–16%13.9%
Hearing7.9%7–8.9%6.8%
Vision4.9%4.4–5.5%4.8%
Dressing or bathing4%3.6–4.4%3.8%
Errands alone8.3%7.4–9.4%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 Emerald door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Ohio figure falls inside it, we don't call Emerald better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Emerald by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Emerald 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.

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