Health · Plain

Plain, OH health

Plain differs from Ohio on 5 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.4% vs 15.3%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.5% vs 14.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.7% vs 8.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 44720, 44721, 44705, 44709

Report card

How Plain 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 Plain adults…

37 of every 100 Plain adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.6–40.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Plain, betterPlain, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.9% Plain
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.1% Plain
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% Plain
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.8% Plain
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Plain 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Plain 6.7% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Plain adults are doing

1 in 3Plain adults feel lonely

33.8% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Plain adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.5% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Plain adults lack social or emotional support

19.7% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Plain adults are in frequent mental distress

16.6% · 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

Plain adults worry about having enough food

11.5% · OH 14.1% · better

1 in 10

Plain adults worry about keeping their housing

9.7% · OH 11.3% · better

1 in 14

Plain adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.2% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 15

Plain adults lack reliable transportation

6.8% · OH 7.7% · about the same

10% of Plain adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%

Thinking or memory12.9%

Hearing6.9%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Plain

Plain 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.

34.6%46.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

North Canton36.3%

Lake36.4%

Jackson38.1%

Plain38.6%

Nimishillen38.8%

Canton45.2%

Canton46.9%

Care nearby

Mercy Medical CenterCanton · 4.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aultman HospitalCanton · 5.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Alliance Community HospitalAlliance · 13.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Akron Children's HospitalAkron · 16.5 mi · children's Directions Medicare profile

Refuge of HopeCanton · 5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

9th Street Family Health CenterCanton · 5.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePlain's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Stark County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental carePlain's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Stark County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthPlain's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA-Stark County · need score 12 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 Plain. 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 Plain

Measure	Plain	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.9%	33.6–40.4%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.2%	34.6–41.8%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	38.6%	33.4–44.1%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	31.1%	28.3–34.1%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	24.5%	21.5–27.8%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.4%	10.3–14.6%	15.3%	better
Asthma	11%	9.8–12.3%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.9–10.6%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	12.7%	11.2–14.3%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	7.7%	6.9–8.6%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.2%	6.4–7.9%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.2–3.8%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.8%	12.9–16.9%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	16.2%	13.8–19.1%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.9%	22.5–29.6%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.1%	31–39.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.7%	76.7–82.5%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.3%	62.3–68.2%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.4%	85.9–88.8%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	67.8%	63.8–71.6%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	75.1%	68.8–80.6%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.3%	77.8–82.6%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6.7%	5.7–7.8%	8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.8%	29.3–38.6%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.7%	16.9–22.9%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.6%	14.9–18.5%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.1%	16.1–20.3%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	11.9–15%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.5%	9.9–13.3%	14.1%	better
Housing insecurity	9.7%	8.3–11.1%	11.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.2%	6.3–8.3%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.8%	5.9–7.7%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10%	8.6–11.5%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	28.7%	25.4–32.1%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.3%	11.7–15%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	12.9%	11.4–14.4%	13.9%
Hearing	6.9%	6.2–7.7%	6.8%
Vision	4.4%	4–4.8%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.2–3.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.8–8.4%	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 Plain door to door.

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

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