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Reading, OH health

Reading differs from Ohio on 5 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (19.4% vs 15.3%) and more adults with COPD (9.7% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 43783, 43150, 43076, 43764

Report card

How Reading 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 Reading adults…

40 of every 100 Reading adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.7–44.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Reading, betterReading, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.4% Reading
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.7% Reading
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.9% Reading
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.1% Reading
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Reading 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Reading 8.1% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Reading adults are doing

1 in 3Reading adults feel lonely

32.9% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Reading adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.4% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Reading adults lack social or emotional support

20.6% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Reading adults are in frequent mental distress

18.1% · 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

Reading adults worry about having enough food

13.4% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Reading adults worry about keeping their housing

10.3% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Reading adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.6% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 14

Reading adults lack reliable transportation

7.4% · OH 7.7% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

31.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%

Thinking or memory15.1%

Hearing8%

Errands alone8.9%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Reading

Reading 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.

35.3%43.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Thorn35.8%

Richland36.5%

Rush Creek36.6%

Reading37.5%

Hopewell37.7%

Jackson38.1%

Clayton40%

Care nearby

Fairfield Medical CenterLancaster · 14.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hocking Valley Community HospitalLogan · 19 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Licking Memorial HospitalNewark · 19.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Genesis HospitalZanesville · 21 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hopewell Health Centers - New LexingtonNew Lexington · 7.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Fchc SouthLancaster · 15.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careReading's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Perry County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careReading's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Perry County · need score 9 of 25

! Mental healthReading's county is a federal shortage area.Muskingum Area MHCA · need score 19 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 Reading. 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 Reading

Measure	Reading	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.3%	36.7–44.1%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.3%	35.5–43.3%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	37.5%	31.4–44.1%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	32.3%	29.2–35.5%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	26.4%	23.2–30%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.4%	16.2–22.7%	15.3%	worse
Asthma	11%	9.9–12.3%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.8%	8.9–10.7%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	14%	12.4–15.8%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	9.7%	8.6–10.8%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8.2%	7.5–9.2%	7.1%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.7–4.3%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.1%	15.7–20.6%	15.4%	worse
Binge drink	15.9%	13.3–18.8%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.4%	26.3–34.9%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	40.7%	34.9–46.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.6%	76.6–82.5%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.9%	56.4–63.2%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.8%	84–87.5%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	64.7%	60.1–68.9%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	70.5%	62.8–77%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.2%	77.8–82.5%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	8.1%	6.6–9.6%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.9%	28.3–37.9%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.6%	17.6–23.9%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.1%	16.2–20.1%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.8%	18.2–23.6%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.5%	13.8–17.4%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.4%	11.2–15.9%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.3%	8.8–12%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.6%	6.6–8.8%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.4%	6.4–8.4%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.7%	9.8–13.8%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	31.4%	27.8–35.4%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.6%	13.7–17.7%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	15.1%	13.4–16.9%	13.9%
Hearing	8%	7.1–8.9%	6.8%
Vision	5%	4.5–5.6%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.8–4.6%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.9%	7.9–9.9%	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 Reading door to door.

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

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