Health · Gallipolis

Gallipolis, OH health

Gallipolis differs from Ohio on 14 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 (11.4% vs 8%).

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

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Gallipolis’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Gallipolis is healthier than 12% of U.S. towns, and than 39% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressC-Mental distressB-ObesityDDiabetesDSmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 12%

Less healthyHealthier

Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 16%

Towns with similar incomes, $34K–$57K (3,892)Healthier than 39%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Gallipolis 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 Gallipolis 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. Gallipolis 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 Gallipolis 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 Gallipolis adults…

43 of every 100 Gallipolis adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 38.6–46.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gallipolis, betterGallipolis, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.1% Gallipolis
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.9% Gallipolis
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.6% Gallipolis
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.5% Gallipolis
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Gallipolis 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

Gallipolis 9.6% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Gallipolis adults are doing

1 in 3Gallipolis adults feel lonely

35.1% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Gallipolis adults have been diagnosed with depression

28% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Gallipolis adults lack social or emotional support

22.5% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Gallipolis 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 6

Gallipolis adults worry about having enough food

17.4% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 8

Gallipolis adults worry about keeping their housing

12.8% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 10

Gallipolis adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.7% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Gallipolis adults lack reliable transportation

9.3% · OH 7.7% · worse

16.1% of Gallipolis adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.8%

Thinking or memory16.5%

Hearing9%

Errands alone10.7%

Vision6.4%

Dressing or bathing5.1%

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

Around Gallipolis

Gallipolis 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 Gallipolis.

36.7%42%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 8towns on this map, healthiest first

Gallipolis36.7%

Gallipolis36.8%

Kanauga38.3%

Care in and near Gallipolis

1 community health center in Gallipolis, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Holzer Medical CenterGallipolis · 3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Rivers HealthPoint Pleasant · 5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Holzer Medical Center JacksonJackson · 28.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland · 34.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Gallia Intensive Outpatient ClinicGallipolis · 0.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ovp Health Care Inc. - Gallipolis, OhGallipolis · 1.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthGallipolis'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 Gallipolis. 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 Gallipolis

Measure	Gallipolis	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.6%	38.6–46.5%	37.2%	worse
High cholesterol	40.5%	36.5–44.6%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	36.7%	30.3–43.2%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	36.1%	32.6–39.4%	29.8%	worse
Depression	28%	24.2–31.8%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	25.5%	22.3–29.1%	15.3%	worse
Asthma	11.6%	10.3–13%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.2%	9.2–11.2%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	15.9%	13.8–18%	13.2%	worse
COPD	11.4%	9.7–13.3%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.6%	8.5–10.9%	7.1%	worse
Stroke	4.8%	4.2–5.4%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.5%	17.3–24%	15.4%	worse
Binge drink	14.6%	12.1–17.4%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	36.1%	30.8–41.3%	26.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	38.9%	34.2–44.1%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.3%	77–83.3%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	53.6%	50.6–56.8%	62.9%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.6%	82.4–86.8%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	66%	62–69.9%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	73%	66.7–78.9%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.9%	78.4–83.2%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	9.6%	7.6–11.9%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.1%	29.8–40.8%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.5%	18.8–26.4%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.3%	17.1–21.7%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25%	21.3–28.8%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.6%	15.3–19.9%	13.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.4%	14.1–21%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.8%	10.6–15.2%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.7%	8.1–11.4%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.3%	7.9–10.9%	7.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	16.1%	13.1–19.4%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	37.2%	32.4–41.9%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.8%	16–21.6%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	16.5%	14.4–19%	13.9%
Hearing	9%	7.9–10.1%	6.8%
Vision	6.4%	5.5–7.3%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	5.1%	4.4–5.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.7%	9.2–12.4%	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 Gallipolis door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Gallipolis 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.