Health · Farmer

Farmer, OH health

On most measures Farmer looks like Ohio as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (9.4% vs 8%) and more adults with heart disease (8.1% vs 7.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 43506, 43517, 43526, 43556
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 547 people are less certain, so we show Farmer's figures without a grade.

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How Farmer 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 Farmer adults…

39 of every 100 Farmer adults have high blood pressure
Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35–43.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Farmer, betterFarmer, worseToo close to callOhio
Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.8% Farmer
OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.6% Farmer
OH 37.9%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.3% Farmer
OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.6% Farmer
OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%
Yearly checkup
OH 80%
62%
Dentist visit
OH 63%
86%
Cholesterol check
OH 86%
68%
Colon screening
OH 65%
75%
Mammogram
OH 76%
80%
Taking BP meds
OH 79%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Farmer 8.4% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Farmer adults are doing

1 in 3Farmer adults feel lonely
33.9% · Ohio 35% · too close to call
1 in 4Farmer adults have been diagnosed with depression
26% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Farmer adults lack social or emotional support
21.3% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 6Farmer adults are in frequent mental distress
18% · 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
Farmer adults worry about having enough food
13.3% · OH 14.1% · about the same
1 in 10
Farmer adults worry about keeping their housing
10.5% · OH 11.3% · about the same
1 in 13
Farmer adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.6% · OH 8.3% · about the same
1 in 14
Farmer adults lack reliable transportation
7.4% · OH 7.7% · about the same

11.1% of Farmer adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%
Thinking or memory14.7%
Hearing8%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Farmer

Farmer 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 Farmer.

Center: 40.7% Washington: 37.3% Milford: 38% Mark: 34.8% Bryan: 41.3% Pulaski: 40.6% Superior: 41% St. Joseph: 41% Delaware: 35.3% Tiffin: 35.8% Stafford: 45.6% Hicksville: 34.9% Crane: 41.5% Farmer: 37.9% Farmer Center Washington Milford Mark Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers · Bryan · 8.1 mi · 3★ MedicareH Promedica Defiance Regional Hospital · Defiance · 14.5 mi · 5★ MedicareH Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers · Montpelier · 15.1 miH Bryan Community Health Center · Bryan · 8.1 mi+
34.8%45.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Mark34.8%
Washington37.3%
Farmer37.9%
Milford38%
Center40.7%
6 places to get careNearest ER 14.5 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 Farmer

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

HNearest ERPromedica Defiance Regional HospitalDefiance · 14.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCommunity Hospitals and Wellness Centers★★★★★ · 8.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHealth Partners of Western OhioBryan · 8.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.1 mi
Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers
Bryan · ★★★★★
8.1 mi
Health Partners of Western Ohio
2 sites · nearest in Bryan
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.5 mi
Promedica Defiance Regional Hospital
Defiance · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
15.1 mi
Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers
Montpelier · not rated
ERRural critical access
16.5 mi
Paulding County Hospital
Paulding · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.8 mi
Alliance Health Centers
2 sites · nearest in Auburn
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careFarmer is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFarmer is not a shortage area
! Mental healthFarmer's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Defiance/Fulton/Henry/Williams Counties · need score 18 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 Farmer. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Farmer
MeasureFarmerMarginOhio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure39.1%35–43.3%37.2%about the same
High cholesterol38.1%33.9–42.3%36.7%about the same
Obesity37.9%30.4–45.5%37.1%about the same
Arthritis32.6%29.1–36%29.8%about the same
Depression26%22.4–29.8%25.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)15.2%12.5–18.2%15.3%about the same
Asthma11.1%9.8–12.4%11.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.9%8.9–10.8%8.7%worse
Diabetes14%12.2–16%13.2%about the same
COPD9.4%8.2–10.6%8%worse
Heart disease8.1%7.3–9.1%7.1%worse
Stroke3.9%3.5–4.3%3.7%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.6%15–20.4%15.4%about the same
Binge drink16.3%13.5–19.4%16.6%about the same
Get no exercise29.8%25.1–34.7%26.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours37.6%31.8–44.1%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.5%76.1–82.5%79.9%about the same
Dentist visit62%58.5–65.5%62.9%about the same
Cholesterol check86%84.2–87.7%86.1%about the same
Colon screening67.5%62.9–72%65.2%about the same
Mammogram75.4%68.4–81.8%76%about the same
Taking BP meds80.1%77.4–82.5%79.2%about the same
No health insurance8.4%6.9–10%8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely33.9%28.8–39.2%35%about the same
Lack emotional support21.3%18–24.9%21.3%about the same
Frequent mental distress18%16–20.1%17.5%about the same
Fair or poor health20.4%17.7–23.3%19.4%about the same
Frequent physical distress15.2%13.4–17.2%13.9%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13.3%11.1–15.9%14.1%about the same
Housing insecurity10.5%8.8–12.3%11.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.6%6.5–8.8%8.3%about the same
No reliable transportation7.4%6.3–8.4%7.7%about the same
Receive SNAP11.1%9.2–13.3%11.7%
Disability
Any disability31.7%27.5–36.1%29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs15.3%13.2–17.5%13.9%
Thinking or memory14.7%12.9–16.6%13.9%
Hearing8%7.1–8.9%6.8%
Vision5%4.5–5.6%4.8%
Dressing or bathing4.1%3.6–4.5%3.8%
Errands alone8.7%7.7–9.9%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 Farmer door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Ohio figure falls inside it, we don't call Farmer better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Farmer by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Farmer 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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