Health · Franklin

Franklin, WV health

Franklin differs from West Virginia on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (7.9% vs 11%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.5% vs 12.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.6% vs 9.6%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 435 people are less certain, so we show Franklin's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Franklin compares with West 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 Franklin adults…

47 of every 100 Franklin adults have high blood pressure

West Virginia: 44 in 100 · too close to call · margin 42–51.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Franklin, betterFranklin, worseToo close to callWest Virginia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.1% Franklin
WV 32.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.9% Franklin
WV 40.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.1% Franklin
WV 14.1%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.4% Franklin
WV 19.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

WV 81%

Dentist visit

WV 56%

Cholesterol check

WV 87%

Colon screening

WV 67%

Mammogram

WV 76%

Taking BP meds

WV 80%

1 in 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Franklin 8.3% · West Virginia 1 in 12 (8.5%)

Mind & connection

How Franklin adults are doing

1 in 3Franklin adults feel lonely

33.4% · West Virginia 33.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Franklin adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.2% · West Virginia 30.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Franklin adults lack social or emotional support

21.8% · West Virginia 23% · too close to call

1 in 5Franklin adults are in frequent mental distress

18.5% · West Virginia 21.1% · better

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 8

Franklin adults worry about having enough food

12.7% · WV 16.2% · about the same

1 in 11

Franklin adults worry about keeping their housing

9.5% · WV 12.4% · better

1 in 13

Franklin adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.9% · WV 11% · better

1 in 14

Franklin adults lack reliable transportation

7.1% · WV 8.9% · better

13.5% of Franklin adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 17.8% across West Virginia.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.7%

of Franklin adults live with a disability (West Virginia 39.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs20.9%

Thinking or memory16.8%

Hearing11%

Errands alone10.7%

Vision5.7%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Franklin

Franklin and the towns around it

Care in and near Franklin

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

Grant Memorial HospitalPetersburg · 26.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sentara Rmh Medical CenterHarrisonburg · 30.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Davis Medical CenterElkins · 34.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Augusta HealthFishersville · 42.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Pendleton Community Care ClinicFranklin · 0.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Highland Medical CenterMonterey · 21 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careFranklin's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Pendleton County · need score 14 of 25

! Mental healthFranklin's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Petersburg (VIII) · 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 Franklin. 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 Franklin

Measure	Franklin	Margin	West Virginia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	46.8%	42–51.2%	44%	about the same
High cholesterol	46.5%	41.7–51.1%	42.7%	about the same
Obesity	33.8%	26.4–41.5%	40.6%	about the same
Arthritis	42.5%	38.4–46.4%	37.7%	worse
Depression	28.2%	24.2–32.5%	30.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.2%	13.1–19.8%	19.5%	about the same
Asthma	11.6%	10.2–13.2%	12.2%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.6%	11.2–14%	9.6%	worse
Diabetes	16.6%	14.1–19.1%	15.9%	about the same
COPD	11%	8.8–13.4%	10.6%	about the same
Heart disease	10.3%	8.8–11.8%	8.7%	worse
Stroke	4.8%	4–5.7%	4.2%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.4%	12.8–19.9%	19.3%	about the same
Binge drink	12.1%	9.7–14.6%	14.1%	about the same
Get no exercise	33.1%	26.7–39.1%	32.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.9%	31.9–46.2%	40.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.3%	80–86.2%	81%	about the same
Dentist visit	56.1%	52.1–60%	55.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.4%	87.3–91.3%	86.8%	better
Colon screening	74.3%	69.1–78.9%	66.5%	better
Mammogram	78.8%	71.2–84.9%	76.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.8%	81.4–86%	79.5%	better
No health insurance	8.3%	6.1–11.1%	8.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.4%	28.6–39.2%	33.8%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.8%	18.2–25.9%	23%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.5%	16–21%	21.1%	better
Fair or poor health	24.8%	20.2–29.3%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	17.3%	14.5–20.1%	17.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.7%	9.7–16.2%	16.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.5%	7.7–11.7%	12.4%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.9%	6.6–9.5%	11%	better
No reliable transportation	7.1%	5.8–8.6%	8.9%	better
Receive SNAP	13.5%	10.2–17.4%	17.8%
Disability
Any disability	40.7%	34.8–46.3%	39.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.9%	16.8–24.5%	18.7%
Thinking or memory	16.8%	14–19.8%	18.6%
Hearing	11%	9.4–12.6%	9%
Vision	5.7%	4.5–6.9%	5.7%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.4–5.3%	4.6%
Errands alone	10.7%	8.5–12.8%	10.9%

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 Franklin door to door.

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

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

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