Health · Ridgeway

Ridgeway, VA health

Ridgeway differs from Virginia on 18 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (17.5% vs 11.1%) and more adults with COPD (9.6% vs 6.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Ridgeway

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Ridgeway’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Ridgeway is healthier than 12% of U.S. towns.

C-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressC-Mental distressDObesityDDiabetesC-SmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 12%

Less healthyHealthier

Virginia towns we grade (374)Healthier than 12%

Towns with similar incomes, $58K–$96K (9,861)Healthier than 5%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Ridgeway 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 Virginia 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 Ridgeway 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. Ridgeway uses CDC’s own estimate for it. 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 Ridgeway compares with Virginia

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 Ridgeway adults…

41 of every 100 Ridgeway adults have high blood pressure

Virginia: 35 in 100 · worse · margin 36.9–45.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ridgeway, betterRidgeway, worseToo close to callVirginia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31% Ridgeway
VA 23.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.2% Ridgeway
VA 36%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.2% Ridgeway
VA 14.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.3% Ridgeway
VA 12.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

VA 79%

Dentist visit

VA 68%

Cholesterol check

VA 88%

Colon screening

VA 67%

Mammogram

VA 79%

Taking BP meds

VA 77%

1 in 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Ridgeway 11.4% · Virginia 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Ridgeway adults are doing

1 in 3Ridgeway adults feel lonely

34.3% · Virginia 33.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Ridgeway adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.9% · Virginia 21.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Ridgeway adults lack social or emotional support

22.9% · Virginia 21.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Ridgeway adults are in frequent mental distress

19% · Virginia 15.9% · 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 5

Ridgeway adults worry about having enough food

18.9% · VA 13.1% · worse

1 in 7

Ridgeway adults worry about keeping their housing

14.3% · VA 10.9% · worse

1 in 10

Ridgeway adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.8% · VA 7.1% · worse

1 in 10

Ridgeway adults lack reliable transportation

10% · VA 7.4% · worse

17.3% of Ridgeway adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.7% across Virginia.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.8%

of Ridgeway adults live with a disability (Virginia 30%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs19%

Thinking or memory17.9%

Hearing8%

Errands alone10.9%

Vision6.7%

Dressing or bathing5.2%

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

Around Ridgeway

Ridgeway and the towns around it

Care nearby

UNC RockinghamEden · 8.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lifebrite Community Hospital of StokesDanbury · 22 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sovah Health DanvilleDanville · 25.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Carilion Franklin Memorial HospitalRocky Mount · 28.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ridgeway Family HealthRidgeway · 3.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Paths Community PharmacyMartinsville · 7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careRidgeway's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Martinsville City/Henry County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careRidgeway's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Henry County/Martinsville City · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthRidgeway's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Piedmont MHCA · 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 Ridgeway. 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 Ridgeway

Measure	Ridgeway	Margin	Virginia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.2%	36.9–45.3%	35.4%	worse
High cholesterol	39.7%	35.5–44.3%	38%	about the same
Obesity	41.4%	33.8–49.2%	34.5%	about the same
Arthritis	32.7%	29.2–36.3%	26.2%	worse
Depression	24.9%	21.2–28.8%	21.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.5%	14.6–20.9%	11.1%	worse
Asthma	11.8%	10.4–13.4%	10.4%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.5%	7.7–9.5%	7.7%	about the same
Diabetes	15.6%	13.5–17.8%	12.5%	worse
COPD	9.6%	8.2–11.2%	6.2%	worse
Heart disease	7.9%	7–9%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4–5%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.3%	14.4–20.2%	12.2%	worse
Binge drink	13.2%	10.7–16%	14.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	31%	26.2–36.2%	23.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	38.2%	32.2–44.6%	36%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.1%	76.5–83.4%	79.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.6%	57.9–65.2%	67.9%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.9%	83.7–87.9%	87.5%	about the same
Colon screening	66.7%	62–71.4%	67.4%	about the same
Mammogram	75.2%	67.8–81.8%	78.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.2%	76.3–81.8%	76.8%	about the same
No health insurance	11.4%	9.1–14.2%	8.7%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.3%	29.9–39.3%	33.8%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.9%	19.7–26.5%	21.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19%	16.7–21.4%	15.9%	worse
Fair or poor health	24.9%	21.5–28.6%	18.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17%	14.9–19.3%	12.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.9%	15.9–22.4%	13.1%	worse
Housing insecurity	14.3%	12.3–16.7%	10.9%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	9.8%	8.6–11.4%	7.1%	worse
No reliable transportation	10%	8.6–11.5%	7.4%	worse
Receive SNAP	17.3%	14.3–20.8%	10.7%
Disability
Any disability	37.8%	33.2–43%	30%
Walking or climbing stairs	19%	16.5–21.9%	13.5%
Thinking or memory	17.9%	15.6–20.5%	14%
Hearing	8%	7–9.1%	6.4%
Vision	6.7%	5.9–7.6%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	5.2%	4.5–6%	3.5%
Errands alone	10.9%	9.5–12.5%	7.7%

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 Ridgeway door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Ridgeway directly, so these are its own figures.

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