Health · Laurel

Laurel, OH health

Laurel differs from Ohio on 5 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (9.5% vs 8%) and more smokers (18.2% vs 15.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 43149, 43138, 43135

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 840 people are less certain, so we show Laurel's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Laurel 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 Laurel adults…

41 of every 100 Laurel adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.7–44.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Laurel, betterLaurel, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.8% Laurel
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 42.3% Laurel
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.8% Laurel
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.2% Laurel
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Laurel 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

Laurel 7.3% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Laurel adults are doing

1 in 3Laurel adults feel lonely

33.3% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Laurel adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.5% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Laurel adults lack social or emotional support

21.2% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Laurel adults are in frequent mental distress

18.1% · 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 8

Laurel adults worry about having enough food

13% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Laurel adults worry about keeping their housing

10.1% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Laurel adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.6% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 14

Laurel adults lack reliable transportation

7% · OH 7.7% · about the same

11.2% of Laurel adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%

Thinking or memory14.6%

Hearing7.7%

Errands alone8.5%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Laurel

Laurel 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 Laurel.

34.2%41.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Good Hope34.2%

Laurel34.9%

Falls36.7%

Perry36.8%

Benton36.9%

Care nearby

Hocking Valley Community HospitalLogan · 8.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Fairfield Medical CenterLancaster · 14.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Berger HospitalCircleville · 20.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Adena Regional Medical CenterChillicothe · 22.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hopewell Health Centers - LoganLogan · 7.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Fchc SouthLancaster · 14.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careLaurel's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Hocking County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careLaurel's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Hocking County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthLaurel's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 33 · 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 Laurel. 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 Laurel

Measure	Laurel	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.6%	36.7–44.5%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.5%	34.5–42.5%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	34.9%	28.9–40.9%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	34.7%	31.4–38.1%	29.8%	worse
Depression	26.5%	23–30.1%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.6%	12.9–18.4%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	11.3%	10–12.6%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.2%	9.3–11.2%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	14.3%	12.5–16.2%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	9.5%	8.3–10.7%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8.1%	7.2–8.9%	7.1%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.5–4.3%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.2%	15.6–20.9%	15.4%	worse
Binge drink	15.8%	13.2–18.6%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.8%	25.5–34.2%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	42.3%	36.3–48.2%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.5%	77.3–83.3%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.1%	57.7–64.4%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.6%	84.8–88.1%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	66.6%	61.9–70.9%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	71.9%	64.1–78.4%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81%	78.3–83.3%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7.3%	6.1–8.7%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.3%	28.6–38.3%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.2%	18–24.8%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.1%	16.1–20.3%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.1%	17.5–22.9%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.4%	13.6–17.4%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13%	10.9–15.4%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.1%	8.5–11.8%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.6%	6.5–8.8%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7%	6.1–8%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.2%	9.4–13.3%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	32.4%	28.4–36.5%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.5%	13.5–17.7%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	14.6%	12.9–16.4%	13.9%
Hearing	7.7%	6.8–8.5%	6.8%
Vision	4.9%	4.4–5.4%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.7–4.6%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.5%	7.5–9.6%	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 Laurel door to door.

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

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