Health · Lafayette

Lafayette, OH health

Lafayette differs from Ohio on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (7.8% vs 15.3%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.2% vs 14.1%).

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

Report card

How Lafayette 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 Lafayette adults…

32 of every 100 Lafayette adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · better · margin 28.9–35.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lafayette, betterLafayette, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.1% Lafayette
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.3% Lafayette
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.9% Lafayette
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.8% Lafayette
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lafayette 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

Lafayette 6.9% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Lafayette adults are doing

1 in 3Lafayette adults feel lonely

37.2% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Lafayette adults have been diagnosed with depression

28% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Lafayette adults lack social or emotional support

21.5% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Lafayette adults are in frequent mental distress

18.2% · 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

Lafayette adults worry about having enough food

10.2% · OH 14.1% · better

1 in 11

Lafayette adults worry about keeping their housing

9.2% · OH 11.3% · better

1 in 16

Lafayette adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · OH 8.3% · better

1 in 17

Lafayette adults lack reliable transportation

6% · OH 7.7% · better

7.5% of Lafayette adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11%

Thinking or memory13.8%

Hearing6%

Errands alone7%

Vision3.5%

Dressing or bathing2.8%

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

Around Lafayette

Lafayette and the towns around it

Care nearby

Lima Memorial Health SystemLima · 7.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Institute for Orthopaedic SurgeryLima · 8.4 mi Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Health St. Ritas Medical CenterLima · 9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bluffton HospitalBluffton · 9.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Health Partners - Quick CareLima · 8.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Dr. Wilfred Ellis BuildingLima · 8.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careLafayette's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Allen County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthLafayette's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 62 · need score 19 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 Lafayette. 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 Lafayette

Measure	Lafayette	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.4%	28.9–35.9%	37.2%	better
High cholesterol	35%	31.5–38.7%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	36%	30.6–41.7%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	27.8%	24.9–30.7%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	28%	24.5–31.7%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.8%	6.4–9.5%	15.3%	better
Asthma	10.8%	9.5–12.1%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.3%	7.5–9.2%	8.7%	about the same
Diabetes	10.8%	9.3–12.4%	13.2%	better
COPD	6.9%	5.9–8.1%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	6.1%	5.3–6.9%	7.1%	better
Stroke	2.8%	2.5–3.2%	3.7%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.8%	12.2–17.6%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	18.9%	16–22.3%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.1%	20.2–28.6%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.3%	32.6–42.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.6%	76.3–82.7%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.3%	61.1–67.4%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.3%	82.8–87.4%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	71.4%	67.6–75.2%	65.2%	better
Mammogram	75.5%	69–81.2%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.2%	74.4–79.9%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6.9%	5.4–8.7%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	37.2%	32.2–42.5%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.5%	18.1–25.2%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.2%	16–20.6%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.1%	13.6–19%	19.4%	better
Frequent physical distress	12.6%	10.9–14.4%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.2%	7.9–12.7%	14.1%	better
Housing insecurity	9.2%	7.4–11.1%	11.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5–7.3%	8.3%	better
No reliable transportation	6%	5–7.2%	7.7%	better
Receive SNAP	7.5%	5.7–9.5%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	26.7%	22.9–30.8%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	11%	9.2–13%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	13.8%	11.7–16%	13.9%
Hearing	6%	5.2–6.8%	6.8%
Vision	3.5%	3–4.1%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	2.8%	2.4–3.3%	3.8%
Errands alone	7%	5.9–8.1%	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 Lafayette door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Lafayette 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.