Health · Pataskala

Pataskala, OH health

Pataskala differs from Ohio on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.6% vs 14.1%) and fewer adults who have had a stroke (3.1% vs 3.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Pataskala

Report card

How Pataskala 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 Pataskala adults…

34 of every 100 Pataskala adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.5–37.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pataskala, betterPataskala, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.2% Pataskala
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.9% Pataskala
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Pataskala
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.7% Pataskala
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pataskala 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

Pataskala 7% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Pataskala adults are doing

1 in 3Pataskala adults feel lonely

34.5% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Pataskala adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.4% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Pataskala adults lack social or emotional support

21% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Pataskala adults are in frequent mental distress

16.8% · 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 9

Pataskala adults worry about having enough food

11.6% · OH 14.1% · better

1 in 10

Pataskala adults worry about keeping their housing

10.1% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 14

Pataskala adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.1% · OH 8.3% · better

1 in 15

Pataskala adults lack reliable transportation

6.6% · OH 7.7% · better

9% of Pataskala adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.3%

of Pataskala adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12%

Thinking or memory13%

Hearing6%

Errands alone7.1%

Vision4%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Pataskala

Pataskala 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.

27.6%37.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#27 of 28towns on this map, healthiest first

Jefferson31.7%

Columbus34.7%

Jersey34.8%

Reynoldsburg35.4%

Beechwood Trails35.6%

Harrison36.1%

Etna36.5%

Pataskala37.1%

Care nearby

Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical HospitalNew Albany · 5.9 mi

Mount Carmel East & WestColumbus · 7.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Diley Ridge Medical CenterCanal Winchester · 12.1 mi · ER

Mount Carmel St. Ann'sWesterville · 13.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Reynoldsburg ClinicReynoldsburg · 6.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Heart of Ohio Family Health at Mount CarmelColumbus · 7.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary carePataskala's county is a federal shortage area.Licking County · need score 13 of 25

✓ Dental carePataskala is not a shortage area

! Mental healthPataskala's county is a federal shortage area.Knox-Licking 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 Pataskala. 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 Pataskala

Measure	Pataskala	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34%	30.5–37.7%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	36%	32.3–39.9%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	37.1%	31.4–43.1%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	28.6%	25.8–31.6%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	25.4%	22.3–28.9%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.9%	11.5–16.7%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	10.9%	9.7–12.2%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.5%	7.7–9.4%	8.7%	about the same
Diabetes	12.2%	10.6–13.8%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	6.9%	6.1–7.6%	8%	better
Heart disease	6.1%	5.4–6.7%	7.1%	better
Stroke	3.1%	2.8–3.4%	3.7%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.7%	12.8–16.9%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	15.5%	13–18.5%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.2%	19.7–26.8%	26.9%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	37.9%	32.7–43.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79%	75.7–82.2%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.1%	61.8–68.2%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.5%	84.8–88.2%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	61.6%	57–66%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	79.1%	72.8–84.5%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.6%	74.7–80.3%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7%	5.9–8.3%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.5%	29.5–39.7%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21%	17.9–24.4%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.8%	15.1–18.8%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.6%	14.6–18.9%	19.4%	better
Frequent physical distress	12.7%	11.2–14.3%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.6%	9.8–13.6%	14.1%	better
Housing insecurity	10.1%	8.6–11.7%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.1%	6.1–8.2%	8.3%	better
No reliable transportation	6.6%	5.8–7.5%	7.7%	better
Receive SNAP	9%	7.6–10.7%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	27.3%	23.9–30.8%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	12%	10.5–13.7%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	13%	11.6–14.6%	13.9%
Hearing	6%	5.3–6.7%	6.8%
Vision	4%	3.6–4.4%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.8–3.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.1%	6.4–8%	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 Pataskala door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Pataskala 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.