Health · Rarden

Rarden, OH health

Rarden differs from Ohio on 14 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (21.2% vs 15.3%) and more adults with COPD (10.8% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 45657, 45671, 45660
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How Rarden 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 Rarden adults…

42 of every 100 Rarden adults have high blood pressure
Ohio: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 38.6–45.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Rarden, betterRarden, worseToo close to callOhio
Get no exerciseshare of adults 34.3% Rarden
OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.6% Rarden
OH 37.9%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.4% Rarden
OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.7% Rarden
OH 15.4%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Rarden adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Ohio.

81%
Yearly checkup
OH 80%
56%
Dentist visit
OH 63%
85%
Cholesterol check
OH 86%
61%
Colon screening
OH 65%
69%
Mammogram
OH 76%
80%
Taking BP meds
OH 79%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Rarden 8.7% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Rarden adults are doing

1 in 3Rarden adults feel lonely
36% · Ohio 35% · too close to call
1 in 3Rarden adults have been diagnosed with depression
28.8% · Ohio 25.4% · worse
1 in 5Rarden adults lack social or emotional support
22.1% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Rarden adults are in frequent mental distress
20.5% · 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
Rarden adults worry about having enough food
16.2% · OH 14.1% · about the same
1 in 8
Rarden adults worry about keeping their housing
11.9% · OH 11.3% · about the same
1 in 11
Rarden adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
9% · OH 8.3% · about the same
1 in 12
Rarden adults lack reliable transportation
8.6% · OH 7.7% · about the same

14.5% of Rarden adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.2%
Thinking or memory16.8%
Hearing8%
Errands alone10%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Rarden

Rarden 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.

Camp Creek: 43.6% Sunfish: 43.1% Brush Creek: 43.1% Morgan: 43.7% Franklin: 41.6% Scioto: 43.6% Newton: 43.3% Mifflin: 42.3% Pebble: 43% Benton: 43.5% Nile: 43.7% Union: 44.4% Jefferson: 42.8% Valley: 43.7% Rush: 45.3% Lucasville: 43.7% Bratton: 41.5% Meigs: 41.6% Rarden: 42.7% Rarden Camp Creek Sunfish Brush Creek Morgan Franklin Adena Pike Medical Center · Waverly · 17.5 miH Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio · Portsmouth · 18.8 miH Southern Ohio Medical Center · Portsmouth · 19.1 mi · 4★ MedicareH Piketon Family Health Center · Piketon · 15.1 mi+ West Portsmouth Family Practice · West Portsmouth · 16.9 mi+
41.5%45.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first
Franklin41.6%
Rarden42.7%
Sunfish43.1%
Brush Creek43.1%
Camp Creek43.6%
Morgan43.7%

Care nearby

Adena Pike Medical CenterWaverly · 17.5 mi · ER · rural critical access
Adams County Regional Medical CenterSeaman · 18.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access
Kings Daughters Medical Center OhioPortsmouth · 18.8 mi · ER
Southern Ohio Medical CenterPortsmouth · 19.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Piketon Family Health CenterPiketon · 15.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
West Portsmouth Family PracticeWest Portsmouth · 16.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
! Primary careRarden's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Scioto County · need score 16 of 25
! Dental careRarden's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Scioto County · need score 19 of 25
! Mental healthRarden'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 Rarden. 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 Rarden
MeasureRardenMarginOhio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure42%38.6–45.4%37.2%worse
High cholesterol38.8%35.5–42.3%36.7%about the same
Obesity42.7%37.5–48%37.1%worse
Arthritis33.4%30.6–36.3%29.8%worse
Depression28.8%25.7–32.1%25.4%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)21.2%18.2–24.4%15.3%worse
Asthma11.8%10.6–13.1%11.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.4%8.5–10.2%8.7%about the same
Diabetes14.6%13–16.3%13.2%about the same
COPD10.8%9.5–12.2%8%worse
Heart disease8.4%7.6–9.3%7.1%worse
Stroke4.1%3.7–4.6%3.7%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes20.7%17.9–23.7%15.4%worse
Binge drink14.4%12.3–16.9%16.6%about the same
Get no exercise34.3%30.3–38.8%26.9%worse
Sleep under 7 hours41.6%37–46.3%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.7%78–83.2%79.9%about the same
Dentist visit55.5%52.4–58.7%62.9%worse
Cholesterol check85.2%83.4–87.1%86.1%about the same
Colon screening61.4%57.4–65.3%65.2%about the same
Mammogram68.5%61.8–74.6%76%worse
Taking BP meds80.1%77.8–82.3%79.2%about the same
No health insurance8.7%7.2–10.5%8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely36%31.6–40.7%35%about the same
Lack emotional support22.1%19–25.4%21.3%about the same
Frequent mental distress20.5%18.5–22.8%17.5%worse
Fair or poor health23.4%20.6–26.5%19.4%worse
Frequent physical distress17.2%15.4–19.2%13.9%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity16.2%13.5–19.2%14.1%about the same
Housing insecurity11.9%10.1–13.9%11.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat9%7.8–10.3%8.3%about the same
No reliable transportation8.6%7.4–9.8%7.7%about the same
Receive SNAP14.5%12–17.1%11.7%
Disability
Any disability35.6%31.8–39.7%29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs17.2%15.2–19.5%13.9%
Thinking or memory16.8%14.9–19.1%13.9%
Hearing8%7.2–8.9%6.8%
Vision5.6%5–6.3%4.8%
Dressing or bathing4.6%4.2–5.3%3.8%
Errands alone10%8.9–11.3%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 Rarden door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Ohio figure falls inside it, we don't call Rarden better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Rarden by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Rarden 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.

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