Health · Walnut

Walnut, OH health

On most measures Walnut looks like Ohio as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (18% vs 15.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 43103, 43113

CHealth Grade

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Walnut’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Walnut is healthier than 29% of U.S. towns.

B-Self-rated healthC+Physical distressC-Mental distressCObesityC+DiabetesC-SmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 29%

Less healthyHealthier

Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 44%

Towns with similar incomes, $76K–$127K (7,792)Healthier than 8%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Walnut is healthier than 29% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Walnut 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 Walnut 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. Walnut’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 Walnut 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 Walnut adults…

39 of every 100 Walnut adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.6–42.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Walnut, betterWalnut, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.5% Walnut
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.3% Walnut
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Walnut
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18% Walnut
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Walnut 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

Walnut 8.1% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Walnut adults are doing

1 in 3Walnut adults feel lonely

35% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Walnut adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.7% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Walnut adults lack social or emotional support

21.4% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Walnut adults are in frequent mental distress

18.7% · 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

Walnut adults worry about having enough food

13.6% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Walnut adults worry about keeping their housing

10.9% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Walnut adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.9% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Walnut adults lack reliable transportation

7.5% · OH 7.7% · about the same

11.4% of Walnut adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%

Thinking or memory15.1%

Hearing7%

Errands alone8.4%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Walnut

Walnut 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 Walnut.

34.9%43.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#14 of 23towns on this map, healthiest first

Amanda36.6%

Ashville38.2%

Madison38.4%

Harrison38.8%

Washington38.8%

Walnut39.5%

Circleville39.7%

Jackson39.8%

South Bloomfield41.8%

Care nearby

Berger HospitalCircleville · 6.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Diley Ridge Medical CenterCanal Winchester · 12.6 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Fairfield Medical CenterLancaster · 17.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Nationwide Children's HospitalColumbus · 18.5 mi · ER · children's Directions Medicare profile

Primaryone Health CirclevilleCircleville · 6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Heart of Ohio Family Health at Canal WinchesterCanal Winchester · 15.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWalnut's county is a federal shortage area.Pickaway County · need score 10 of 25

✓ Dental careWalnut is not a shortage area

! Mental healthWalnut's county is a federal shortage area.Paint Valley MHCA · need score 11 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 Walnut. 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 Walnut

Measure	Walnut	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.7%	34.6–42.9%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.9%	32.7–41.1%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	39.5%	32.3–47.4%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	29.7%	26.5–33.1%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	27.7%	24–31.7%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.1%	14.1–20.5%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	11.4%	10.1–12.7%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.8%	8–9.6%	8.7%	about the same
Diabetes	12.7%	11.1–14.4%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	8.7%	7.7–9.8%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.1%	6.4–7.9%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.6%	3.3–3.9%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18%	15.6–20.7%	15.4%	worse
Binge drink	16.8%	13.8–20%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.5%	25–34.3%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	41.3%	34.8–48%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.9%	75.5–82.1%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.3%	55.6–62.9%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85%	83.1–86.7%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	62.6%	57.5–67.6%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	71.9%	63.8–79%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.8%	75–80.3%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	8.1%	6.8–9.4%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35%	29.9–40.4%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.4%	18.2–24.8%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.7%	16.7–20.9%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20%	17.4–22.8%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.6%	12.9–16.5%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.6%	11.5–16%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.9%	9.3–12.7%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.9%	6.8–9.1%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.5%	6.5–8.6%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.4%	9.7–13.5%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	29.9%	26–34.3%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.9%	12.1–16%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	15.1%	13.4–17%	13.9%
Hearing	7%	6.2–7.8%	6.8%
Vision	4.7%	4.3–5.3%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.4–4.2%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.4%	7.5–9.5%	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 Walnut door to door.

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

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