Health · Ohio
Ohio, OH health
On most measures Ohio looks like Ohio as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (18.3% vs 15.4%).
CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 45157, 45102TownTapestry Health GradeNew
C
Ohio’s Health Grade: C
On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Ohio is healthier than 34% of U.S. towns and 52% of Ohio towns.
B-Self-rated healthC+Physical distressCMental distressB-ObesityCDiabetesC-SmokingC+Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 34%
Less healthyHealthier
Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 52%
Towns with similar incomes, $55K–$92K (9,838)Healthier than 34%
About what its income would suggest. Ohio does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.
These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Ohio could be anywhere from D to B+.
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 Ohio 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. Ohio’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 Ohio 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
36.2% have obesity
0 better12 close0 worse
Habits
27.4% get no exercise
0 better3 close1 worse
Care & screenings
78.9% had a checkup
0 better7 close0 worse
Mind & connection
34.5% feel lonely
0 better5 close0 worse
Everyday needs
13.2% face food insecurity
0 better5 close0 worse
Disability
31.2% have a disability
7 measures · shown without a better/worse judgment
Chronic conditions
Out of every 100 Ohio adults…
37 of every 100 Ohio adults have high blood pressure
Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.5–41%
Bars show Ohio; the black tick is Ohio. Tap a condition to see it as people.
Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with the state
Ohio, betterOhio, worseToo close to callOhio
Get no exerciseshare of adults
27.4% Ohio
OH 26.9%
OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults
38.2% Ohio
OH 37.9%
OH 37.9%
Binge drinkshare of adults
17.4% Ohio
OH 16.6%
OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults
18.3% Ohio
OH 15.4%
OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Ohio 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
Ohio 7.9% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection
How Ohio adults are doing
1 in 3Ohio adults feel lonely
34.5% · Ohio 35% · too close to call
1 in 4Ohio adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.7% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Ohio adults lack social or emotional support
20.6% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Ohio adults are in frequent mental distress
18.5% · 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
Ohio adults worry about having enough food
13.2% · OH 14.1% · about the same
1 in 10
Ohio adults worry about keeping their housing
10.5% · OH 11.3% · about the same
1 in 13
Ohio adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.5% · OH 8.3% · about the same
1 in 14
Ohio adults lack reliable transportation
7.2% · OH 7.7% · about the same
10.8% of Ohio adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.
Disability
Living with a disability
31.2%
of Ohio adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs14.1%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing7%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Black tick: Ohio. Shown without a better/worse judgment.
Around Ohio
Ohio 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 Ohio.
31.8%38.3%· darker is worse for health
Obesity
#7 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first
Pierce34.9%
Amelia35%
Ohio36.2%
Monroe36.4%
New Richmond37.4%
Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.
Getting care
Care in and near Ohio
1 community health center in Ohio, plus the nearest just outside it.
HNearest ERMercy Health-Anderson HospitalCincinnati · 9.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHealthsource of OhioNew Richmond · 2.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.3 mi
Healthsource of Ohio
7 sites · nearest in New Richmond
Healthsource New RichmondNew Richmond · 2.3 mi
Healthsource Batavia Family Practice & PharmacyBatavia · 9.1 mi
Healthsource Batavia Ob/GynBatavia · 9.1 mi
Healthsource Eastgate PediatricsCincinnati · 9.5 mi
Healthsource Anderson Ob/GynCincinnati · 9.7 mi
Healthsource WilliamsburgWilliamsburg · 10.9 mi
Healthsource Mt. WashingtonCincinnati · 11.3 mi
Nothing matches.
✓ Primary careOhio is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careOhio is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthOhio is not a shortage area
Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Ohio. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.
All 40 measures for Ohio
| Measure | Ohio | Margin | Ohio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions | ||||
| High blood pressure | 37.3% | 33.5–41% | 37.2% | about the same |
| High cholesterol | 37.5% | 33.7–41.2% | 36.7% | about the same |
| Obesity | 36.2% | 30.3–42.1% | 37.1% | about the same |
| Arthritis | 31% | 27.9–34.2% | 29.8% | about the same |
| Depression | 26.7% | 23.3–30.3% | 25.4% | about the same |
| Lost all teeth (65+) | 16% | 13.1–19.1% | 15.3% | about the same |
| Asthma | 11.1% | 9.9–12.5% | 11.1% | about the same |
| Cancer (not skin) | 9.1% | 8.2–10% | 8.7% | about the same |
| Diabetes | 13.4% | 11.7–15.2% | 13.2% | about the same |
| COPD | 8.6% | 7.7–9.8% | 8% | about the same |
| Heart disease | 7.2% | 6.5–8.1% | 7.1% | about the same |
| Stroke | 3.6% | 3.3–4% | 3.7% | about the same |
| Habits | ||||
| Smoke cigarettes | 18.3% | 15.7–20.9% | 15.4% | worse |
| Binge drink | 17.4% | 14.6–20.3% | 16.6% | about the same |
| Get no exercise | 27.4% | 23.2–31.8% | 26.9% | about the same |
| Sleep under 7 hours | 38.2% | 32.8–43.7% | 37.9% | about the same |
| Care & screenings | ||||
| Yearly checkup | 78.9% | 75.6–81.8% | 79.9% | about the same |
| Dentist visit | 61.8% | 58.4–65% | 62.9% | about the same |
| Cholesterol check | 85.9% | 84.1–87.5% | 86.1% | about the same |
| Colon screening | 68.1% | 63.5–72.3% | 65.2% | about the same |
| Mammogram | 73.8% | 66.3–80.2% | 76% | about the same |
| Taking BP meds | 78.4% | 75.5–80.9% | 79.2% | about the same |
| No health insurance | 7.9% | 6.5–9.3% | 8% | about the same |
| Mind & connection | ||||
| Feel lonely | 34.5% | 29.5–39.6% | 35% | about the same |
| Lack emotional support | 20.6% | 17.5–24.1% | 21.3% | about the same |
| Frequent mental distress | 18.5% | 16.4–20.6% | 17.5% | about the same |
| Fair or poor health | 19.6% | 17.1–22.2% | 19.4% | about the same |
| Frequent physical distress | 14.6% | 12.9–16.4% | 13.9% | about the same |
| Everyday needs | ||||
| Food insecurity | 13.2% | 11.1–15.5% | 14.1% | about the same |
| Housing insecurity | 10.5% | 9–12.3% | 11.3% | about the same |
| Utility shut-off threat | 7.5% | 6.5–8.6% | 8.3% | about the same |
| No reliable transportation | 7.2% | 6.3–8.3% | 7.7% | about the same |
| Receive SNAP | 10.8% | 9.2–12.8% | 11.7% | |
| Disability | ||||
| Any disability | 31.2% | 27.3–35.4% | 29.5% | |
| Walking or climbing stairs | 14.1% | 12.3–16.2% | 13.9% | |
| Thinking or memory | 14.6% | 12.8–16.4% | 13.9% | |
| Hearing | 7% | 6.2–7.8% | 6.8% | |
| Vision | 4.6% | 4.2–5.1% | 4.8% | |
| Dressing or bathing | 3.8% | 3.4–4.3% | 3.8% | |
| Errands alone | 8.3% | 7.3–9.3% | 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 Ohio door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Ohio figure falls inside it, we don't call Ohio better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Ohio by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Ohio 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.