Health · Stryker

Stryker, OH health

On most measures Stryker looks like Ohio as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (19.4% vs 15.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Stryker

C+Health Grade

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Stryker’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Stryker is healthier than 39% of U.S. towns and 58% of Ohio towns.

BSelf-rated healthB-Physical distressCMental distressCObesityB-DiabetesCSmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 39%

Less healthyHealthier

Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 58%

Towns with similar incomes, $54K–$91K (9,792)Healthier than 42%

About what its income would suggest. Stryker does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Stryker could be anywhere from D to A−.

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 Stryker 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. Stryker uses CDC’s own estimate for it. 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 Stryker 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 Stryker adults…

35 of every 100 Stryker adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.1–39.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Stryker, betterStryker, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29% Stryker
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.9% Stryker
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18% Stryker
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.3% Stryker
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Stryker 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Stryker 9.3% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Stryker adults are doing

1 in 3Stryker adults feel lonely

35.3% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Stryker adults have been diagnosed with depression

26% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Stryker adults lack social or emotional support

21.9% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Stryker adults are in frequent mental distress

18.4% · 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

Stryker adults worry about having enough food

12.7% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Stryker adults worry about keeping their housing

10.8% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 14

Stryker adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.2% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 14

Stryker adults lack reliable transportation

7.1% · OH 7.7% · about the same

9.7% of Stryker adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.1%

of Stryker adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.9%

Thinking or memory14.6%

Hearing6.7%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Stryker

Stryker 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.

35.8%40.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first

Stryker39%

Brady39.6%

Springfield39.8%

Care nearby

Community Hospitals and Wellness CentersBryan · 7.5 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

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

Promedica Defiance Regional HospitalDefiance · 14.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Fulton County Health CenterWauseon · 14.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bryan Community Health CenterBryan · 7.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Defiance Community Health CenterDefiance · 14.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthStryker'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 Stryker. 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 Stryker

Measure	Stryker	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.1%	31.1–39.4%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.7%	31.6–39.9%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	39%	31.3–47.3%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	28.3%	25.1–31.6%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	26%	22.1–29.8%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.4%	16.3–22.9%	15.3%	worse
Asthma	11%	9.6–12.3%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.5%	7.6–9.5%	8.7%	about the same
Diabetes	12%	10.3–13.9%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	7.7%	6.5–9.1%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	6.6%	5.8–7.5%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	2.8–3.7%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.3%	13.3–19.3%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	18%	14.8–21.5%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	29%	24–34.2%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.9%	31–43.4%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.3%	73.4–80.9%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.5%	60–67.1%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.7%	82.5–87%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	66.6%	61.8–71.2%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	76.1%	68.8–82.5%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77%	74.2–79.6%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	9.3%	7.3–11.6%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.3%	30–41.1%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.9%	18.4–25.9%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.4%	16–20.7%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.6%	15.5–21.9%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.9%	12–16%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.7%	10.1–15.7%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.8%	8.9–12.9%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.2%	6.1–8.5%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.1%	6–8.3%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.7%	7.6–12%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	29.1%	24.7–33.7%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.9%	10.9–15.3%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	14.6%	12.5–17%	13.9%
Hearing	6.7%	5.9–7.6%	6.8%
Vision	4.4%	3.8–5.1%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	2.9–4%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.9%	6.7–9.2%	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 Stryker door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Stryker directly, so these are its own figures.

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.