Health · St. Joseph

St. Joseph, OH health

St. Joseph differs from Ohio on 11 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (10.6% vs 8%) and more adults with heart disease (9% vs 7.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 43517, 43518

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St. Joseph’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, St. Joseph is healthier than 14% of U.S. towns, and than 34% of towns with similar incomes.

CSelf-rated healthC-Physical distressCMental distressC-ObesityDDiabetesDSmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 14%

Less healthyHealthier

Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 21%

Towns with similar incomes, $38K–$63K (5,456)Healthier than 34%

Better than its income would suggest. St. Joseph is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is D.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, St. Joseph could be anywhere from D− to C+.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Ohio ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares St. Joseph with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. St. Joseph’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph adults…

42 of every 100 St. Joseph adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 37.9–45.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

St. Joseph, betterSt. Joseph, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.8% St. Joseph
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.5% St. Joseph
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.8% St. Joseph
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.2% St. Joseph
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of St. Joseph 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

St. Joseph 8.6% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How St. Joseph adults are doing

1 in 3St. Joseph adults feel lonely

33.9% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4St. Joseph adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.4% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5St. Joseph adults lack social or emotional support

21.2% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5St. Joseph adults are in frequent mental distress

18.5% · 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

St. Joseph adults worry about having enough food

14.8% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

St. Joseph adults worry about keeping their housing

11.2% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 12

St. Joseph adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.4% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 13

St. Joseph adults lack reliable transportation

8% · OH 7.7% · about the same

13.1% of St. Joseph adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.8%

Thinking or memory15.4%

Hearing8.6%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around St. Joseph

St. Joseph 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.

34.9%45.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Milford38%

Florence40.3%

Center40.7%

St. Joseph41%

Superior41%

Troy43.2%

Care nearby

Community Hospitals and Wellness CentersBryan · 9.4 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Community Hospitals and Wellness CentersMontpelier · 11 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Parkview Dekalb HospitalAuburn · 17 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cameron HealthAngola · 17.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bryan Community Health CenterBryan · 9.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Alliance Health Centers- Dekalb Suite 101Auburn · 17 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSt. Joseph's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Williams County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careSt. Joseph's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Williams County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthSt. Joseph's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Defiance/Fulton/Henry/Williams Counties · need score 18 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 St. Joseph. 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 St. Joseph

Measure	St. Joseph	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.6%	37.9–45.5%	37.2%	worse
High cholesterol	39.4%	35.5–43.2%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	41%	33.8–48.1%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	34.2%	31–37.3%	29.8%	worse
Depression	26.4%	23–29.7%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.2%	12.6–18%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	11.3%	10.2–12.5%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9.2–11%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	15.5%	13.7–17.4%	13.2%	worse
COPD	10.6%	9.4–11.7%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9%	8.1–9.8%	7.1%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	4–4.8%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.2%	16.8–21.9%	15.4%	worse
Binge drink	15.8%	13.3–18.4%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.8%	28.3–37.3%	26.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	37.5%	32.2–43.1%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.7%	76.6–82.4%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.1%	58–64.3%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.6%	84–87.2%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	65.6%	61.3–69.9%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	73.9%	67.2–80%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.8%	78.4–83.1%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	8.6%	7.3–10%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.9%	29.5–38.8%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.2%	18.3–24.5%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.5%	16.6–20.5%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.2%	19.6–24.8%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.3%	14.6–18%	13.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.8%	12.6–17.3%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.2%	9.7–13%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.4%	7.4–9.6%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8%	7–9%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.1%	11.1–15.4%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	33.5%	29.6–37.5%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.8%	14.8–18.9%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	15.4%	13.8–17.2%	13.9%
Hearing	8.6%	7.7–9.5%	6.8%
Vision	5.6%	5.1–6.1%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	4.1–5%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.5%	8.5–10.6%	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 St. Joseph door to door.

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

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