Health · Morgan

Morgan, OH health

Morgan differs from Ohio on 20 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (14.1% vs 16.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (11.6% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 45648, 45657

Report card

How Morgan 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 Morgan adults…

44 of every 100 Morgan adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 40.6–46.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Morgan, betterMorgan, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.2% Morgan
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.5% Morgan
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.1% Morgan
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21% Morgan
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Morgan 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

Morgan 9.1% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Morgan adults are doing

1 in 3Morgan adults feel lonely

36.2% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 3Morgan adults have been diagnosed with depression

29.1% · Ohio 25.4% · worse

1 in 5Morgan adults lack social or emotional support

22.1% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Morgan adults are in frequent mental distress

20.7% · 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

Morgan adults worry about having enough food

16.9% · OH 14.1% · worse

1 in 8

Morgan adults worry about keeping their housing

12.2% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Morgan adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.2% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Morgan adults lack reliable transportation

8.9% · OH 7.7% · worse

15.3% of Morgan adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.2%

Thinking or memory17.1%

Hearing8.6%

Errands alone10.4%

Vision6%

Dressing or bathing5%

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

Around Morgan

Morgan 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.

41.6%46.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Rarden42.7%

Brush Creek43.1%

Camp Creek43.6%

Morgan43.7%

Valley43.7%

Lucasville43.7%

Rush45.3%

Care nearby

Kings Daughters Medical Center OhioPortsmouth · 13.3 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

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

Adena Pike Medical CenterWaverly · 13.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Holzer Medical Center JacksonJackson · 25.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Piketon Family Health CenterPiketon · 10.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

West Portsmouth Family PracticeWest Portsmouth · 11.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthMorgan'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 Morgan. 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 Morgan

Measure	Morgan	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.8%	40.6–46.9%	37.2%	worse
High cholesterol	39.6%	36.4–42.8%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	43.7%	38.8–48.6%	37.1%	worse
Arthritis	34.4%	31.7–37.2%	29.8%	worse
Depression	29.1%	26.1–32.3%	25.4%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	21.6%	18.6–24.8%	15.3%	worse
Asthma	11.7%	10.6–12.9%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	9–10.5%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	15.4%	13.8–17.1%	13.2%	worse
COPD	11.6%	10.4–12.7%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.1%	8.4–10%	7.1%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.1–4.8%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	21%	18.7–23.4%	15.4%	worse
Binge drink	14.1%	12.1–16.3%	16.6%	better
Get no exercise	35.2%	31.4–39.1%	26.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	41.5%	37.2–45.9%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81%	78.4–83.3%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	55%	52–58.1%	62.9%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.9%	83.5–86.5%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	61.4%	57.5–65.2%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	69.4%	63.1–75.4%	76%	worse
Taking BP meds	80.4%	78.3–82.4%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	9.1%	7.8–10.5%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	36.2%	32–40.7%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.1%	19.3–25.2%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20.7%	18.8–22.6%	17.5%	worse
Fair or poor health	24.5%	22–27%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.8%	16.1–19.5%	13.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.9%	14.8–19.2%	14.1%	worse
Housing insecurity	12.2%	10.5–13.9%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.2%	8.1–10.4%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.9%	7.9–9.9%	7.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	15.3%	13.3–17.4%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	37.3%	33.9–40.9%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.2%	16.4–20.2%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	17.1%	15.5–19%	13.9%
Hearing	8.6%	7.8–9.5%	6.8%
Vision	6%	5.5–6.5%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	5%	4.6–5.4%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.4%	9.3–11.4%	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 Morgan door to door.

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

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