Health · Harrison

Harrison, OH health

Harrison differs from Ohio on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (10.6% vs 15.3%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (9.8% vs 14.1%). Where it trails the state: more binge drinkers (19.9% vs 16.6%).

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

Report card

How Harrison 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 Harrison adults…

32 of every 100 Harrison adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · better · margin 29–34.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Harrison, betterHarrison, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.3% Harrison
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.6% Harrison
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.9% Harrison
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.1% Harrison
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Harrison 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Harrison 6.6% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Harrison adults are doing

1 in 3Harrison adults feel lonely

32.5% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Harrison adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.1% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Harrison adults lack social or emotional support

19.8% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Harrison adults are in frequent mental distress

17.8% · 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 10

Harrison adults worry about having enough food

9.8% · OH 14.1% · better

1 in 11

Harrison adults worry about keeping their housing

8.9% · OH 11.3% · better

1 in 16

Harrison adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.2% · OH 8.3% · better

1 in 17

Harrison adults lack reliable transportation

5.9% · OH 7.7% · better

7.6% of Harrison adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

24.8%

of Harrison adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs10.6%

Thinking or memory12.8%

Hearing5.9%

Errands alone6.8%

Vision3.5%

Dressing or bathing2.8%

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

Around Harrison

Harrison 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.

31.5%39.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

New Haven31.5%

Harrison32.6%

Harrison32.9%

Harrison36.9%

Care nearby

Mercy Health - West HospitalCincinnati · 11.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Elizabeth Dearborn HospitalLawrenceburg · 11.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Health - Fairfield HospitalFairfield · 14.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial HospitalHamilton · 15.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Crossroad Health Center HarrisonHarrison · 0.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Crossroad Heath Center WestCincinnati · 12.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePart of Harrison is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, West Hamilton · need score 18 of 25

✓ Dental careHarrison is not a shortage area

! Mental healthHarrison's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Hamilton County MHCA · need score 14 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 Harrison. 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 Harrison

Measure	Harrison	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.7%	29–34.5%	37.2%	better
High cholesterol	34%	31–37%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	32.6%	28.6–36.7%	37.1%	better
Arthritis	27.1%	24.7–29.5%	29.8%	better
Depression	28.1%	25–31.2%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.6%	8.7–12.6%	15.3%	better
Asthma	11.2%	9.9–12.4%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.5%	7.8–9.3%	8.7%	about the same
Diabetes	10.4%	9.1–11.8%	13.2%	better
COPD	6.6%	5.8–7.5%	8%	better
Heart disease	5.8%	5.2–6.5%	7.1%	better
Stroke	2.9%	2.6–3.1%	3.7%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.1%	12–16.3%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	19.9%	17.2–22.8%	16.6%	worse
Get no exercise	21.3%	18.4–24.3%	26.9%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	35.6%	31.9–39.4%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.7%	74.9–80.4%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.4%	64.7–70.1%	62.9%	better
Cholesterol check	86.2%	84.4–87.9%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	68.3%	64.7–71.8%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	78%	72.6–82.8%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.1%	74.4–79.6%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6.6%	5.4–7.9%	8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.5%	28.2–37.1%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.8%	16.8–23%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.8%	16–19.9%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.5%	13.5–17.7%	19.4%	better
Frequent physical distress	11.8%	10.4–13.4%	13.9%	better
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.8%	8.1–11.7%	14.1%	better
Housing insecurity	8.9%	7.4–10.4%	11.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.2%	5.2–7.2%	8.3%	better
No reliable transportation	5.9%	5.1–6.8%	7.7%	better
Receive SNAP	7.6%	6.2–9.1%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	24.8%	21.8–28%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.6%	9.1–12.1%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	12.8%	11.2–14.4%	13.9%
Hearing	5.9%	5.2–6.7%	6.8%
Vision	3.5%	3.1–3.9%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	2.8%	2.5–3.2%	3.8%
Errands alone	6.8%	6–7.7%	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 Harrison door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Harrison 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.