Health · Fayette

Fayette, OH health

Fayette differs from Ohio on 12 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (20.3% vs 15.3%) and more adults with COPD (10.1% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 45680, 45619, 45638

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Fayette’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Fayette is healthier than 14% of U.S. towns.

CSelf-rated healthC-Physical distressC-Mental distressC-ObesityC-DiabetesC-SmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 14%

Less healthyHealthier

Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 22%

Towns with similar incomes, $44K–$73K (7,801)Healthier than 21%

About what its income would suggest. Fayette does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

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

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 Fayette 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. Fayette’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. 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 Fayette 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 Fayette adults…

42 of every 100 Fayette adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 38.7–46%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fayette, betterFayette, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.5% Fayette
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.3% Fayette
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.5% Fayette
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.6% Fayette
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fayette 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Fayette 8.3% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Fayette adults are doing

1 in 3Fayette adults feel lonely

38% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Fayette adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.1% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Fayette adults lack social or emotional support

22% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Fayette adults are in frequent mental distress

19.3% · 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

Fayette adults worry about having enough food

15.2% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Fayette adults worry about keeping their housing

11.7% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 12

Fayette adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.5% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Fayette adults lack reliable transportation

8% · OH 7.7% · about the same

13.2% of Fayette adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.8%

Thinking or memory16.1%

Hearing8.1%

Errands alone9.4%

Vision5.4%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Fayette

Fayette 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 Fayette.

37.8%46.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Union39.4%

South Point40%

Fayette40.8%

Lawrence41.4%

Burlington41.8%

Perry42.6%

Ceredo43.3%

Kenova45.4%

Huntington46.4%

Care nearby

Huntington VA Medical CenterHuntington · 4.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland · 5.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cabell Huntington HospitalHuntington · 6.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Marys Medical CenterHuntington · 7.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

South Point Family Medical CenterSouth Point · 3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Valley Health - WestmorelandHuntington · 3.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careFayette's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lawrence County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careFayette's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lawrence County · need score 9 of 25

! Mental healthFayette's county is a federal shortage area.Adams-Lawrence-Scioto 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 Fayette. 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 Fayette

Measure	Fayette	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.4%	38.7–46%	37.2%	worse
High cholesterol	39.6%	35.9–43.1%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	40.8%	35.3–46.2%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	34.3%	31.2–37.3%	29.8%	worse
Depression	27.1%	23.7–30.3%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.3%	17–23.7%	15.3%	worse
Asthma	11.8%	10.4–13%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.8–10.5%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	14.7%	12.9–16.4%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	10.1%	9–11.2%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8.3%	7.5–9.1%	7.1%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.8–4.5%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.6%	16.2–21%	15.4%	worse
Binge drink	14.5%	12.1–17%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.5%	27.4–35.7%	26.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	41.3%	36.3–46.4%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.6%	77.5–83.2%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.3%	55.9–62.5%	62.9%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.7%	84–87.4%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	64.5%	60–68.8%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	72.5%	65.6–78.5%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.5%	78.1–82.6%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	8.3%	7–9.7%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	38%	32.6–43.1%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22%	18.5–25.5%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.3%	17.2–21.4%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.9%	20.2–25.5%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16%	14.2–17.8%	13.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.2%	12.7–17.6%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.7%	9.8–13.5%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.5%	7.3–9.8%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8%	6.9–9.1%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.2%	11.1–15.3%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	36.4%	32.4–40.2%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.8%	14.8–18.8%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	16.1%	14.4–17.9%	13.9%
Hearing	8.1%	7.2–9%	6.8%
Vision	5.4%	4.9–5.9%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	4–4.8%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.4%	8.4–10.4%	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 Fayette door to door.

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

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