Health · Johnston

Johnston, RI health

On most measures Johnston looks like Rhode Island as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (10.8% vs 14.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 02919 (all of Johnston)

BHealth Grade

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Johnston’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Johnston is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns.

B+Self-rated healthB-Physical distressB-Mental distressA-ObesityBDiabetesB+SmokingC+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 64%

Less healthyHealthier

Rhode Island towns we grade (38)Healthier than 19%

Towns with similar incomes, $69K–$115K (9,001)Healthier than 56%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Johnston 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 Rhode Island 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 Johnston 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. Johnston’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 Johnston compares with Rhode Island

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 Johnston adults…

35 of every 100 Johnston adults have high blood pressure

Rhode Island: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.7–37.6%

Bars show Johnston; the black tick is Rhode Island. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Johnston, betterJohnston, worseToo close to callRhode Island

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.7% Johnston
RI 25.4%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.6% Johnston
RI 35%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.3% Johnston
RI 16.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.9% Johnston
RI 11.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Johnston adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Rhode Island.

Yearly checkup

RI 84%

Dentist visit

RI 71%

Cholesterol check

RI 89%

Colon screening

RI 73%

Mammogram

RI 82%

Taking BP meds

RI 77%

1 in 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Johnston 7.4% · Rhode Island 1 in 12 (8.2%)

Mind & connection

How Johnston adults are doing

1 in 3Johnston adults feel lonely

36% · Rhode Island 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Johnston adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.6% · Rhode Island 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Johnston adults lack social or emotional support

22.6% · Rhode Island 22% · too close to call

1 in 6Johnston adults are in frequent mental distress

17.1% · Rhode Island 16.7% · 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

Johnston adults worry about having enough food

14.4% · RI 15.1% · about the same

1 in 8

Johnston adults worry about keeping their housing

12.6% · RI 13.1% · about the same

1 in 13

Johnston adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.6% · RI 8% · about the same

1 in 14

Johnston adults lack reliable transportation

7.4% · RI 7.9% · about the same

12.5% of Johnston adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.2% across Rhode Island.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.3%

of Johnston adults live with a disability (Rhode Island 27.9%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%

Thinking or memory13.9%

Hearing7%

Errands alone8.2%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

Black tick: Rhode Island. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Johnston

Johnston 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 Johnston.

26.9%35.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Smithfield26.9%

Scituate30.7%

Cranston31.2%

Johnston31.8%

North Providence33%

Providence34.4%

Care in and near Johnston

1 community health center in Johnston, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Our Lady of Fatima HospitalNorth Providence · 3.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Providence VA Medical CenterProvidence · 4.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Roger Williams Medical CenterProvidence · 4.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Rhode Island HospitalProvidence · 5.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Tri-County Community Health CenterJohnston · 1.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northwest Community Health Care D/B/A Wellone Primary Medical and Dental CareNorth Scituate · 2.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careJohnston is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careJohnston is not a shortage area

! Mental healthPart of Johnston is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Providence Woonsocket · need score 16 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 Johnston. 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 Johnston

Measure	Johnston	Margin	Rhode Island
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.6%	31.7–37.6%	33.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.5%	32.5–38.7%	34.2%	about the same
Obesity	31.8%	27.2–36.7%	31.7%	about the same
Arthritis	27%	24.6–29.5%	25.4%	about the same
Depression	23.6%	20.8–26.6%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.8%	9.1–12.8%	14.2%	better
Asthma	12.4%	11.2–13.8%	11.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.4–9.9%	8.4%	about the same
Diabetes	11.2%	10–12.6%	11.1%	about the same
COPD	7.2%	6.3–8.1%	6.6%	about the same
Heart disease	6.8%	6.1–7.4%	6.3%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3.1–3.7%	3.2%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.9%	10.3–13.6%	11.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.3%	14.2–18.5%	16.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.7%	23.4–30.2%	25.4%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.6%	31.4–40%	35%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	84.3%	81.9–86.5%	84.1%	about the same
Dentist visit	71.4%	68.4–74.2%	71.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90.3%	89–91.6%	89.1%	about the same
Colon screening	73.1%	69.7–76.4%	73.2%	about the same
Mammogram	85.1%	81.1–88.6%	82.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.2%	76.8–81.5%	77.4%	about the same
No health insurance	7.4%	6.3–8.7%	8.2%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	36%	32.7–39.7%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.6%	20–25.4%	22%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.1%	15.5–18.9%	16.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.4%	15.4–19.4%	17.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14%	12.6–15.5%	13.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.4%	12.6–16.3%	15.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.6%	11.1–14.2%	13.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.6%	6.6–8.6%	8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.4%	6.5–8.3%	7.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.5%	10.6–14.5%	13.2%
Disability
Any disability	29.3%	26.4–32.5%	27.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.5%	11.9–15%	12.3%
Thinking or memory	13.9%	12.5–15.5%	13.9%
Hearing	7%	6.2–7.7%	6.5%
Vision	4.6%	4.2–5.1%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.2–3.9%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.2%	7.3–9.1%	7.8%

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 Johnston door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Johnston by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Johnston by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Rhode Island 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.