Health · Sherman

Sherman, OH health

On most measures Sherman looks like Ohio as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (9.2% vs 8%) and more adults with heart disease (7.9% vs 7.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 44811, 44847, 44890
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 367 people are less certain, so we show Sherman's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Sherman 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 Sherman adults…

38 of every 100 Sherman adults have high blood pressure
Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.5–41.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sherman, betterSherman, worseToo close to callOhio
Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.3% Sherman
OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.4% Sherman
OH 37.9%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.3% Sherman
OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.3% Sherman
OH 15.4%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%
Yearly checkup
OH 80%
62%
Dentist visit
OH 63%
86%
Cholesterol check
OH 86%
64%
Colon screening
OH 65%
75%
Mammogram
OH 76%
80%
Taking BP meds
OH 79%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sherman 8.1% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Sherman adults are doing

1 in 3Sherman adults feel lonely
33.9% · Ohio 35% · too close to call
1 in 4Sherman adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.8% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Sherman adults lack social or emotional support
20.7% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 6Sherman adults are in frequent mental distress
18% · 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
Sherman adults worry about having enough food
13.1% · OH 14.1% · about the same
1 in 10
Sherman adults worry about keeping their housing
10.5% · OH 11.3% · about the same
1 in 13
Sherman adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.6% · OH 8.3% · about the same
1 in 14
Sherman adults lack reliable transportation
7.3% · OH 7.7% · about the same

11.2% of Sherman adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing7.7%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Sherman

Sherman 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 Sherman.

Peru: 34.6% Norwich: 35.3% Lyme: 37.9% Greenfield: 34.9% Bronson: 35% Ridgefield: 34.6% Willard: 35.6% Richmond: 35.4% Bellevue: 39.3% Groton: 39.3% Fairfield: 33.7% New Haven: 35.6% Sherman: 37% Sherman Peru Norwich Lyme Greenfield Mercy Health - Willard Hospital · Willard · 7.5 miH Bellevue Hospital · Bellevue · 8.9 mi · 4★ MedicareH Fisher-Titus Hospital · Norwalk · 10.1 mi · 4★ MedicareH Fhs Norwalk - 265 Benedict Ave · Norwalk · 10.2 mi+ Community Health Services - Willard · Willard · 10.4 mi+
33.7%39.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Peru34.6%
Greenfield34.9%
Norwich35.3%
Sherman37%
Lyme37.9%
6 places to get careNearest ER 7.5 mi

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 Sherman

No hospital or community health center in Sherman itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERMercy Health - Willard HospitalWillard · 7.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBellevue Hospital★★★★★ · 8.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Health Services of Erie CountyNorwalk · 10.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.5 mi
Mercy Health - Willard Hospital
Willard · not rated
ERRural critical access
8.9 mi
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue · ★★★★★
10.1 mi
Fisher-Titus Hospital
Norwalk · ★★★★★
ER
10.2 mi
Family Health Services of Erie County
2 sites · nearest in Norwalk
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.4 mi
Community Health Services - Willard
Willard · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
19 mi
Firelands Regional Medical Center
Sandusky · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careSherman's county is a federal shortage area.Huron County · need score 10 of 25
✓ Dental careSherman is not a shortage area
! Mental healthSherman's county is a federal shortage area.Huron County MHCA · need score 17 of 25

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 Sherman. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Sherman
MeasureShermanMarginOhio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38.4%35.5–41.3%37.2%about the same
High cholesterol37.4%34.4–40.2%36.7%about the same
Obesity37%32.3–41.8%37.1%about the same
Arthritis33%30.6–35.4%29.8%worse
Depression25.8%23.2–28.6%25.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)15.8%13.6–18.2%15.3%about the same
Asthma11%10.1–12.1%11.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.5%8.8–10.3%8.7%worse
Diabetes13.6%12.2–15%13.2%about the same
COPD9.2%8.2–10.1%8%worse
Heart disease7.9%7.2–8.5%7.1%worse
Stroke3.8%3.5–4.1%3.7%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.3%15.3–19.4%15.4%about the same
Binge drink16.3%14.3–18.5%16.6%about the same
Get no exercise29.3%25.9–32.7%26.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours39.4%35.1–43.7%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.8%77.4–82%79.9%about the same
Dentist visit61.5%58.8–64.1%62.9%about the same
Cholesterol check85.9%84.4–87.1%86.1%about the same
Colon screening64.3%60.9–67.6%65.2%about the same
Mammogram74.8%69.5–79.4%76%about the same
Taking BP meds79.9%77.9–81.7%79.2%about the same
No health insurance8.1%6.9–9.4%8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely33.9%30.2–37.7%35%about the same
Lack emotional support20.7%18.2–23.3%21.3%about the same
Frequent mental distress18%16.4–19.6%17.5%about the same
Fair or poor health20.1%18.1–22.3%19.4%about the same
Frequent physical distress15.1%13.6–16.5%13.9%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13.1%11.4–15.1%14.1%about the same
Housing insecurity10.5%9.1–11.9%11.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.6%6.8–8.7%8.3%about the same
No reliable transportation7.3%6.5–8.1%7.7%about the same
Receive SNAP11.2%9.6–13%11.7%
Disability
Any disability31.1%28–34.2%29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs14.8%13.3–16.4%13.9%
Thinking or memory14.6%13.3–16.2%13.9%
Hearing7.7%7–8.4%6.8%
Vision4.9%4.4–5.4%4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.9%3.6–4.4%3.8%
Errands alone8.6%7.8–9.5%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 Sherman door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Ohio figure falls inside it, we don't call Sherman better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Sherman by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Sherman 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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