Health · Superior

Superior, OH health

Superior differs from Ohio on 8 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (19.2% vs 15.3%) and more adults with COPD (10% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 43543, 43506, 43518

C-Health Grade

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Superior’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Superior is healthier than 17% of U.S. towns.

C+Self-rated healthCPhysical distressCMental distressC-ObesityC-DiabetesC-SmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 17%

Less healthyHealthier

Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 27%

Towns with similar incomes, $50K–$84K (9,329)Healthier than 16%

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

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

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 Superior 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. Superior’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 Superior 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 Superior adults…

41 of every 100 Superior adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.6–45.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Superior, betterSuperior, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32% Superior
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.7% Superior
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% Superior
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.6% Superior
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Superior 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

Superior 8.4% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Superior adults are doing

1 in 3Superior adults feel lonely

34.1% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Superior adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.3% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Superior adults lack social or emotional support

21.3% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Superior 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 7

Superior adults worry about having enough food

13.9% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Superior adults worry about keeping their housing

10.9% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 12

Superior adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.1% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Superior adults lack reliable transportation

7.7% · OH 7.7% · about the same

12% of Superior adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%

Thinking or memory15.1%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone9.2%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Superior

Superior 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 Superior.

37.2%43.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#15 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Florence40.3%

Jefferson40.4%

Center40.7%

Madison40.7%

Bridgewater40.9%

Superior41%

St. Joseph41%

Montpelier41.3%

Care nearby

Community Hospitals and Wellness CentersMontpelier · 3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Hospitals and Wellness CentersBryan · 7.4 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Cameron HealthAngola · 19.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Promedica Defiance Regional HospitalDefiance · 22.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bryan Community Health CenterBryan · 7.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bowen Center AngolaAngola · 20 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthSuperior'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 Superior. 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 Superior

Measure	Superior	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.9%	36.6–45.2%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.2%	34.9–43.6%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	41%	33–49.2%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	33.5%	29.9–37.1%	29.8%	worse
Depression	26.3%	22.6–30.1%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.2%	15.9–22.9%	15.3%	worse
Asthma	11.4%	10.1–12.7%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9–10.9%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	14.9%	12.9–16.9%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	10%	8.9–11.2%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8.7%	7.8–9.6%	7.1%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.8–4.6%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.6%	16–21.3%	15.4%	worse
Binge drink	16.1%	13.2–19.2%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	32%	27–37%	26.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	37.7%	31.7–44.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.4%	75.9–82.6%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.7%	56.1–63.4%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.7%	83.8–87.5%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	65.9%	61.1–70.5%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	74.3%	67–80.9%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.4%	77.7–82.8%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	8.4%	7–10.1%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.1%	28.9–39.7%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.3%	18–24.9%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.4%	16.4–20.6%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.3%	18.5–24.3%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.8%	13.9–17.8%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.9%	11.7–16.4%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.9%	9.2–12.7%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.1%	6.9–9.3%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.7%	6.7–8.8%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12%	10.1–14%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	32.6%	28.3–37.2%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.1%	14–18.3%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	15.1%	13.4–17.1%	13.9%
Hearing	8.3%	7.4–9.3%	6.8%
Vision	5.3%	4.8–5.9%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.9–4.8%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.2%	8.2–10.4%	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 Superior door to door.

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

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