Health · Waterloo

Waterloo, OH health

Waterloo differs from Ohio on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had a stroke (3.2% vs 3.7%) and fewer adults with arthritis (27% vs 29.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults without reliable transportation (9.4% vs 7.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 45766, 45701, 45764

Report card

How Waterloo 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 Waterloo adults…

36 of every 100 Waterloo adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.8–39.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Waterloo, betterWaterloo, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25% Waterloo
OH 26.9%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.4% Waterloo
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.5% Waterloo
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Waterloo 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Waterloo 7.9% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Waterloo adults are doing

1 in 3Waterloo adults feel lonely

36.5% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 3Waterloo adults have been diagnosed with depression

29.2% · Ohio 25.4% · worse

1 in 5Waterloo adults lack social or emotional support

21.3% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Waterloo adults are in frequent mental distress

19.9% · Ohio 17.5% · worse

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

Waterloo adults worry about having enough food

15.2% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Waterloo adults worry about keeping their housing

11.2% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Waterloo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.8% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Waterloo adults lack reliable transportation

9.4% · OH 7.7% · worse

13.7% of Waterloo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.2%

Thinking or memory16.1%

Hearing6.7%

Errands alone9.2%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Waterloo

Waterloo 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%40%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Waterloo35.1%

Athens35.1%

Lee37.3%

Knox37.8%

York38.6%

Brown39%

Care nearby

Ohiohealth O'bleness HospitalAthens · 6.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hocking Valley Community HospitalLogan · 15.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Holzer Medical Center JacksonJackson · 30.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Fairfield Medical CenterLancaster · 32.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hopewell Health Centers - Nelsonville ReachNelsonville · 5.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Appalachian Family Life CenterThe Plains · 5.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWaterloo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Athens County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careWaterloo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Athens County · need score 19 of 25

! Mental healthWaterloo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 33 · need score 19 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 Waterloo. 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 Waterloo

Measure	Waterloo	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.9%	32.8–39.2%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.2%	32.1–38.4%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	35.1%	30.4–40%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	27%	24.5–29.6%	29.8%	better
Depression	29.2%	26.1–32.7%	25.4%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.6%	13.8–19.6%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	11.4%	10.2–12.7%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.5%	7.7–9.2%	8.7%	about the same
Diabetes	11.8%	10.4–13.3%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	7.8%	6.8–8.9%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	6.6%	5.8–7.3%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	2.9–3.5%	3.7%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.5%	13.1–18%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	19.4%	16.7–22.4%	16.6%	worse
Get no exercise	25%	21.5–28.9%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.7%	33–42.6%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.7%	74.7–80.6%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.4%	57.2–63.5%	62.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	81.6%	79.3–83.7%	86.1%	worse
Colon screening	67.6%	63.6–71.6%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	74.6%	68.1–80.4%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	72.8%	70.3–75.1%	79.2%	worse
No health insurance	7.9%	6.5–9.8%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	36.5%	32–41.2%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.3%	18.2–24.6%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.9%	17.8–22%	17.5%	worse
Fair or poor health	19.6%	17.1–22.4%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.5%	12–15.3%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.2%	12.8–17.8%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.2%	9.4–13.1%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.8%	7.5–10.1%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.4%	8.2–10.7%	7.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	13.7%	11.6–16.1%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	30.1%	26.5–34%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.2%	10.6–13.9%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	16.1%	14.2–18.1%	13.9%
Hearing	6.7%	5.9–7.5%	6.8%
Vision	5%	4.4–5.6%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.1–4%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.2%	8.1–10.3%	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 Waterloo door to door.

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

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