Health · Whitewater

Whitewater, OH health

Whitewater differs from Ohio on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.8% vs 14.1%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.5% vs 8.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 45002, 45030, 45052

BHealth Grade

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Whitewater’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Whitewater is healthier than 63% of U.S. towns, and than 88% of towns with similar incomes.

B+Self-rated healthB+Physical distressB-Mental distressB+ObesityBDiabetesB-SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 63%

Less healthyHealthier

Ohio towns we grade (1,692)Healthier than 82%

Towns with similar incomes, $46K–$77K (8,477)Healthier than 88%

Better than its income would suggest. Whitewater is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is B.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Whitewater could be anywhere from C+ 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 Whitewater 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. Whitewater’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 Whitewater 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 Whitewater adults…

34 of every 100 Whitewater adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.5–37.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Whitewater, betterWhitewater, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.7% Whitewater
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.2% Whitewater
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.8% Whitewater
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Whitewater
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Whitewater 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Whitewater 6.8% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Whitewater adults are doing

1 in 3Whitewater adults feel lonely

31.9% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Whitewater adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.5% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Whitewater adults lack social or emotional support

19.7% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Whitewater adults are in frequent mental distress

17.4% · 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 9

Whitewater adults worry about having enough food

10.8% · OH 14.1% · better

1 in 11

Whitewater adults worry about keeping their housing

9.1% · OH 11.3% · better

1 in 15

Whitewater adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.5% · OH 8.3% · better

1 in 16

Whitewater adults lack reliable transportation

6.3% · OH 7.7% · better

8.8% of Whitewater adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%

Thinking or memory13%

Hearing6.7%

Errands alone7.3%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Whitewater

Whitewater 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.

31%42.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#14 of 40towns on this map, healthiest first

Miamitown31.2%

Shawnee31.3%

Grandview31.7%

Taylor Creek32.4%

Miami32.9%

Harrison32.9%

Whitewater33.1%

Blue Jay33.4%

Colerain33.8%

Crosby34.3%

Lawrenceburg35%

Cleves35.1%

Hooven39.7%

Care nearby

Mercy Health - West HospitalCincinnati · 8.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Elizabeth Dearborn HospitalLawrenceburg · 9.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cincinnati VA Medical CenterCincinnati · 13.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Good Samaritan HospitalCincinnati · 13.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Crossroad Health Center HarrisonHarrison · 4.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Crossroad Heath Center WestCincinnati · 9.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePart of Whitewater is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, West Hamilton · need score 18 of 25

✓ Dental careWhitewater is not a shortage area

! Mental healthWhitewater's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Hamilton County MHCA · need score 14 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 Whitewater. 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 Whitewater

Measure	Whitewater	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.4%	31.5–37.4%	37.2%	about the same
High cholesterol	36%	33–39.1%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	33.1%	29.2–37.3%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	29.4%	26.8–31.9%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	27.5%	24.5–30.5%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.5%	11.3–16%	15.3%	about the same
Asthma	11.2%	10–12.5%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.3%	8.5–10.2%	8.7%	about the same
Diabetes	11.8%	10.4–13.3%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	7.6%	6.8–8.5%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	6.8%	6.1–7.5%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	3–3.5%	3.7%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.9%	12.9–17%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	18.8%	16.3–21.5%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.7%	19.9–25.7%	26.9%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	35.2%	31.6–39%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.7%	75.9–81.4%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.8%	64.1–69.4%	62.9%	better
Cholesterol check	86.8%	85.1–88.2%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	67.5%	63.8–71.1%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	77.3%	71.7–82.2%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79%	76.4–81.4%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6.8%	5.8–8.1%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.9%	27.9–36.3%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.7%	16.8–22.7%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.4%	15.7–19.3%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.1%	15.1–19.2%	19.4%	better
Frequent physical distress	12.7%	11.3–14.2%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.8%	9–12.6%	14.1%	better
Housing insecurity	9.1%	7.7–10.5%	11.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.5%	5.6–7.5%	8.3%	better
No reliable transportation	6.3%	5.4–7.2%	7.7%	better
Receive SNAP	8.8%	7.4–10.3%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	26.4%	23.5–29.5%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.1%	10.6–13.7%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	13%	11.6–14.6%	13.9%
Hearing	6.7%	6–7.5%	6.8%
Vision	4.1%	3.6–4.5%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.3%	3–3.7%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.3%	6.6–8.3%	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 Whitewater door to door.

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

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