Health · Wabash

Wabash, OH health

On most measures Wabash looks like Ohio as a whole. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.1% vs 14.1%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.6% vs 8.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 45348, 45362, 45380, 45388
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 674 people are less certain, so we show Wabash's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Wabash 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 Wabash adults…

36 of every 100 Wabash adults have high blood pressure
Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.5–39.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wabash, betterWabash, worseToo close to callOhio
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.6% Wabash
OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.6% Wabash
OH 37.9%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.7% Wabash
OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Wabash
OH 15.4%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
OH 80%
64%
Dentist visit
OH 63%
86%
Cholesterol check
OH 86%
62%
Colon screening
OH 65%
75%
Mammogram
OH 76%
79%
Taking BP meds
OH 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wabash 7.4% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Wabash adults are doing

1 in 3Wabash adults feel lonely
34.7% · Ohio 35% · too close to call
1 in 4Wabash adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.5% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Wabash adults lack social or emotional support
21.2% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Wabash adults are in frequent mental distress
18.2% · 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 9
Wabash adults worry about having enough food
11.1% · OH 14.1% · better
1 in 11
Wabash adults worry about keeping their housing
9.4% · OH 11.3% · about the same
1 in 15
Wabash adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.6% · OH 8.3% · better
1 in 16
Wabash adults lack reliable transportation
6.4% · OH 7.7% · better

8.7% of Wabash adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.6%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing6.7%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Wabash

Wabash 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 Wabash.

Allen: 35.4% Patterson: 34.6% Granville: 34.1% York: 34.2% Mississinawa: 36.7% Cynthian: 39.2% Wayne: 34% Marion: 35% McLean: 38.1% Butler: 36.2% Recovery: 34.7% Gibson: 34.7% Richland: 35.9% Brown: 35.7% Wabash: 35.1% Wabash Allen Patterson Granville York Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital · Coldwater · 11.5 mi · 3★ MedicareH Versailles Medical Center Site · Versailles · 8.7 mi+
34%39.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Granville34.1%
York34.2%
Patterson34.6%
Wabash35.1%
Allen35.4%
6 places to get careNearest ER 16.5 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 Wabash

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

HNearest ERWayne HospitalGreenville · 16.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGrand Lake Health System★★★★★ · 18.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Health Services of Darke CountyVersailles · 8.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.7 mi
Family Health Services of Darke County
4 sites · nearest in Versailles
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.5 mi
Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital
Coldwater · ★★★★★
16.5 mi
Wayne Hospital
Greenville · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.5 mi
Grand Lake Health System
Saint Marys · ★★★★★
ER
21.1 mi
Wilson Memorial Hospital
Sidney · ★★★★★
ER
23.2 mi
Meridian Health Services
4 sites · nearest in Portland
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careWabash's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Darke County · need score 11 of 25
! Dental careWabash's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Darke County · need score 13 of 25
! Mental healthWabash's county is a federal shortage area.Darke-Miami-Shelby MHCA · need score 16 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 Wabash. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Wabash
MeasureWabashMarginOhio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.6%31.5–39.8%37.2%about the same
High cholesterol37.3%32.9–41.7%36.7%about the same
Obesity35.1%27.5–43.1%37.1%about the same
Arthritis29.4%26–32.9%29.8%about the same
Depression26.5%22.7–30.5%25.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13.7%11.3–16.5%15.3%about the same
Asthma10.8%9.6–12.2%11.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9%8.1–9.9%8.7%about the same
Diabetes11.9%10.3–13.7%13.2%about the same
COPD7.7%6.7–8.8%8%about the same
Heart disease6.8%6–7.6%7.1%about the same
Stroke3.3%2.9–3.6%3.7%better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16%13.5–18.8%15.4%about the same
Binge drink17.7%14.6–21.1%16.6%about the same
Get no exercise26.6%22–31.4%26.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.6%28–39.6%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.7%75.1–82%79.9%about the same
Dentist visit63.5%60.1–67%62.9%about the same
Cholesterol check85.9%83.9–87.8%86.1%about the same
Colon screening62.3%57.5–67%65.2%about the same
Mammogram75.3%68.2–81.7%76%about the same
Taking BP meds78.7%75.8–81.3%79.2%about the same
No health insurance7.4%6–9.1%8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely34.7%29.3–40.5%35%about the same
Lack emotional support21.2%17.6–24.9%21.3%about the same
Frequent mental distress18.2%16–20.5%17.5%about the same
Fair or poor health18.2%15.6–21%19.4%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.9%12.1–15.8%13.9%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.1%8.9–13.6%14.1%better
Housing insecurity9.4%7.7–11.3%11.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.6%5.5–7.8%8.3%better
No reliable transportation6.4%5.4–7.4%7.7%better
Receive SNAP8.7%6.9–10.6%11.7%
Disability
Any disability28.9%24.7–33.2%29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs12.6%10.8–14.5%13.9%
Thinking or memory14.2%12.3–16.2%13.9%
Hearing6.7%6–7.6%6.8%
Vision4.1%3.6–4.6%4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.3%2.9–3.7%3.8%
Errands alone7.7%6.7–8.7%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 Wabash door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Ohio figure falls inside it, we don't call Wabash better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Wabash by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Wabash 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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