Health · Madison

Madison, OH health

Madison differs from Ohio on 18 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (11.5% vs 8%) and more smokers (21% vs 15.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 45653, 45648, 45613, 45656

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Madison’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Madison is healthier than 6% of U.S. towns.

C-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressDMental distressDObesityDDiabetesDSmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 6%

Less healthyHealthier

Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 6%

Towns with similar incomes, $74K–$124K (8,049)Healthier than 0%

About what its income would suggest. Madison does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Madison 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 Madison 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. Madison’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. 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 Madison 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 Madison adults…

44 of every 100 Madison adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 40.1–47%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Madison, betterMadison, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.1% Madison
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.7% Madison
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.2% Madison
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21% Madison
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Madison 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Madison 9.1% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Madison adults are doing

1 in 3Madison adults feel lonely

36% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 3Madison adults have been diagnosed with depression

29.4% · Ohio 25.4% · worse

1 in 5Madison adults lack social or emotional support

21.7% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Madison adults are in frequent mental distress

20.8% · Ohio 17.5% · worse

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

Madison adults worry about having enough food

17.3% · OH 14.1% · worse

1 in 8

Madison adults worry about keeping their housing

12.4% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 10

Madison adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.6% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Madison adults lack reliable transportation

9.2% · OH 7.7% · worse

16% of Madison adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.2%

Thinking or memory17.3%

Hearing8.5%

Errands alone10.4%

Vision6.1%

Dressing or bathing5%

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

Around Madison

Madison 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 Madison.

41.6%47.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Clarktown42.6%

Hamilton43.6%

Jefferson43.7%

Madison44%

Bloom44.2%

Marion44.4%

Harrison45%

Care nearby

Southern Ohio Medical CenterPortsmouth · 13.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Holzer Medical Center JacksonJackson · 13.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Kings Daughters Medical Center OhioPortsmouth · 14.2 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Adena Pike Medical CenterWaverly · 16.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Compass Community Health - AdminPortsmouth · 13.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Hopewell Health Centers - Jackson BurlingtonJackson · 13.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careMadison's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Scioto County · need score 19 of 25

! Mental healthMadison's county is a federal shortage area.Adams-Lawrence-Scioto 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 Madison. 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 Madison

Measure	Madison	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.6%	40.1–47%	37.2%	worse
High cholesterol	39.3%	35.7–42.7%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	44%	38.7–49.4%	37.1%	worse
Arthritis	34.1%	31.2–37%	29.8%	worse
Depression	29.4%	26.1–32.9%	25.4%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.6%	17.5–24%	15.3%	worse
Asthma	11.7%	10.5–13.1%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.7–10.4%	8.7%	about the same
Diabetes	15.3%	13.6–17.2%	13.2%	worse
COPD	11.5%	10.1–13%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9%	8.1–10.1%	7.1%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	4–4.8%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	21%	18.2–24%	15.4%	worse
Binge drink	14.2%	11.9–16.7%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	35.1%	30.9–39.7%	26.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	41.7%	37–46.6%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.9%	78–83.6%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	55.6%	52.3–58.8%	62.9%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.6%	82.7–86.4%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	62.5%	58.2–66.7%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	67.2%	59.7–74.3%	76%	worse
Taking BP meds	80%	77.7–82.2%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	9.1%	7.5–11%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	36%	31.5–41%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.7%	18.6–25.2%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20.8%	18.6–23%	17.5%	worse
Fair or poor health	24.6%	21.8–27.8%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.7%	15.8–19.8%	13.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.3%	14.6–20.3%	14.1%	worse
Housing insecurity	12.4%	10.5–14.4%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.6%	8.2–11%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.2%	8–10.4%	7.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	16%	13.4–18.8%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	37.3%	33.4–41.5%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.2%	16–20.5%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	17.3%	15.4–19.4%	13.9%
Hearing	8.5%	7.6–9.5%	6.8%
Vision	6.1%	5.4–6.8%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	5%	4.4–5.6%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.4%	9.3–11.8%	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 Madison door to door.

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

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