Health · German

German, OH health

German differs from Ohio on 5 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.5% vs 14.1%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.8% vs 8.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.4% vs 8.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 45502, 45504, 43078

Report card

How German 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 German adults…

40 of every 100 German adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.2–43.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

German, betterGerman, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.2% German
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.9% German
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.1% German
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% German
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of German 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

German 7.1% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How German adults are doing

1 in 3German adults feel lonely

33.2% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4German adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.9% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5German adults lack social or emotional support

20.5% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 6German adults are in frequent mental distress

17.3% · 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 9

German adults worry about having enough food

11.5% · OH 14.1% · better

1 in 11

German adults worry about keeping their housing

9.3% · OH 11.3% · better

1 in 15

German adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.8% · OH 8.3% · better

1 in 15

German adults lack reliable transportation

6.6% · OH 7.7% · better

9.4% of German adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.6%

Thinking or memory13.5%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone8%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around German

German and the towns around it

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

34.1%45.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 24towns on this map, healthiest first

German39.8%

Moorefield39.8%

Pike40.2%

Bethel41.1%

Springfield42.6%

Mad River43%

Urbana43.2%

Springfield45.5%

Care nearby

Springfield Regional Medical CenterSpringfield · 3.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Health - Urbana HospitalUrbana · 10.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ohio Valley Surgical HospitalSpringfield · 13.7 mi Directions Medicare profile

88th Medical Group (Wright-Patterson Afb)Wright-Patterson Afb · 15.7 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Rocking Horse Center - Mulberry TerraceSpringfield · 6.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Rocking Horse CenterSpringfield · 6.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

✓ Dental careGerman is not a shortage area

! Mental healthGerman's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.MHCA 12 (Clark, Greene, Madison) · need score 17 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 German. 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 German

Measure	German	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40%	36.2–43.8%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.5%	36.5–44.4%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	39.8%	33.2–46.2%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	32.6%	29.4–35.7%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	25.9%	22.5–29.4%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.6%	13–18.4%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	10.9%	9.7–12.2%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.4–11.4%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	13.5%	11.8–15.2%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	8.6%	7.7–9.5%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.8%	7.1–8.6%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.5–4.1%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.3%	13.4–17.5%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	15.1%	12.5–17.8%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.2%	25.1–33.2%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.9%	31.7–42.4%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.8%	77.7–83.6%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.1%	61.9–68.3%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.5%	86–88.9%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	66.8%	62.3–71%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	75%	68.1–81.1%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.8%	78.3–83.1%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7.1%	6–8.3%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.2%	28.5–38.6%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.5%	17.5–23.9%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.3%	15.4–19.2%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19%	16.8–21.3%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.4%	12.8–16%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.5%	9.9–13.6%	14.1%	better
Housing insecurity	9.3%	8–10.8%	11.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.8%	5.9–7.8%	8.3%	better
No reliable transportation	6.6%	5.9–7.5%	7.7%	better
Receive SNAP	9.4%	8–10.9%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	30.9%	27.2–34.6%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.6%	12.9–16.4%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	13.5%	12–15%	13.9%
Hearing	7.6%	6.8–8.4%	6.8%
Vision	4.5%	4.1–4.9%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.4–4%	3.8%
Errands alone	8%	7.2–8.9%	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 German door to door.

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

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