Health · Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, OH health

On most measures Mount Pleasant looks like Ohio as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (9.9% vs 8%) and more adults with arthritis (35.3% vs 29.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Mount Pleasant

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Mount Pleasant’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Mount Pleasant is healthier than 12% of U.S. towns.

CSelf-rated healthDPhysical distressCMental distressDObesityDDiabetesDSmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 12%

Less healthyHealthier

Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 18%

Towns with similar incomes, $54K–$89K (9,697)Healthier than 7%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant 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. Mount Pleasant uses CDC’s own estimate for it. 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 Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant adults…

42 of every 100 Mount Pleasant adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 37.6–45.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mount Pleasant, betterMount Pleasant, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.9% Mount Pleasant
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 42.2% Mount Pleasant
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.1% Mount Pleasant
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.5% Mount Pleasant
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Mount Pleasant 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Mount Pleasant 7.7% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Mount Pleasant adults are doing

1 in 3Mount Pleasant adults feel lonely

35.2% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Mount Pleasant adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.8% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Mount Pleasant adults lack social or emotional support

21% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Mount Pleasant adults are in frequent mental distress

18.3% · 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 7

Mount Pleasant adults worry about having enough food

13.6% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Mount Pleasant adults worry about keeping their housing

10.6% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Mount Pleasant adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.8% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 14

Mount Pleasant adults lack reliable transportation

7.2% · OH 7.7% · about the same

11.8% of Mount Pleasant adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%

Thinking or memory14.6%

Hearing7.5%

Errands alone8.7%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant and the towns around it

Care nearby

East Ohio Regional HospitalMartins Ferry · 6.8 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Wheeling HospitalWheeling · 9.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Harrison Community HospitalCadiz · 11 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Trinity Medical Ctr East &trinity Medical Ctr WestSteubenville · 15.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Southeast, Inc. - Martins Ferry Health CenterMartins Ferry · 6.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Wheeling Health Right CenterWheeling · 9.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthMount Pleasant's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Jefferson County · need score 16 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 Mount Pleasant. 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 Mount Pleasant

Measure	Mount Pleasant	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.8%	37.6–45.9%	37.2%	worse
High cholesterol	38.9%	35–42.8%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	43.3%	37–49.5%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	35.3%	31.6–38.6%	29.8%	worse
Depression	27.8%	24–31.5%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.7%	12.1–17.7%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	11.7%	10.3–13%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	8.9–11%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	14.8%	12.7–16.9%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	9.9%	8.3–11.5%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8.1%	7.1–9.1%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	4%	3.5–4.5%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.5%	15–22.1%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	15.1%	12.5–17.9%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.9%	25.6–36.1%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	42.2%	37.3–47.6%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.3%	77.1–83.2%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.7%	60.4–66.9%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.3%	85.3–89%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	66.2%	62.1–70.3%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	72.8%	65.9–79.4%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.9%	78.1–83.3%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7.7%	6–9.8%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.2%	30–40.6%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21%	17.7–24.6%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.3%	15.9–20.6%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.3%	17.8–24.7%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.1%	13.8–18.4%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.6%	10.9–16.5%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.6%	8.6–12.5%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.8%	6.5–9.2%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.2%	6.1–8.4%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.8%	9.3–14.5%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	32.7%	28–37.2%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.1%	13.5–18.7%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	14.6%	12.4–16.9%	13.9%
Hearing	7.5%	6.5–8.5%	6.8%
Vision	4.9%	4.2–5.7%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.5–4.7%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.7%	7.3–10%	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 Mount Pleasant door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Mount Pleasant 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.