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≈ C−Health Grade
Health in Henry Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Henry Township is healthier than 18% of U.S. towns

Henry Township trails Indiana on 6 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 46910, 46975, 46982. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Henry Township

Health Grade

What’s behind Henry Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Henry Township is healthier than 18% of U.S. towns, #439 of 589 in Indiana. No exercise holds the grade up (fewer adults who get no exercise than 30% of U.S. towns); obesity pulls it down (better than 12%).

C−Self-rated health23% · IN 20.6% · U.S. 19.4%
CPhysical distress15.7% · IN 13.8% · U.S. 13%
CMental distress18.4% · IN 17.6% · U.S. 15.9%
DObesity41.8% · IN 38.4% · U.S. 32.9%
CDiabetes13.8% · IN 13% · U.S. 12%
C−Smoking18.4% smoke · IN 15.7% · U.S. 11.8%
CExercise28.6% · IN 24.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 18%
Less healthyHealthier
Indiana towns we grade (589)Healthier than 25%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $60K–$99K (10,768)Healthier than 9%

Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Henry Township’s median household income is $79,539; among the 10,768 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($60K–$99K), it’s healthier than 9%, so it sits below most towns with similar incomes, too.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Henry Township could be anywhere from D− to B−. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 46910,46975,46982), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Henry Township adults…

Henry Township runs above IN on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Henry Township adults have COPD
Indiana: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.2–10.7%
Better than INWorseAbout the sameIndiana
Why age matters in Henry Township

Only 10% of Henry Township residents are 65 or older, vs 17% across Indiana. Age-related conditions run low partly because the town is young.

Residents 65 and older

Henry Township10%
Indiana17%
Getting care

Care in and near Henry Township

No hospital or community health center in Henry Township itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERWoodlawn HospitalRochester · 8.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyKosciusko Community Hospital★★★★★ · 19.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careIndiana Health Centers IncorporatedPeru · 17.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.1 mi
Woodlawn Hospital
Rochester · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
17.9 mi
Indiana Health Centers Incorporated
3 sites · nearest in Peru
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.3 mi
Parkview Wabash Hospital
Wabash · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
18.3 mi
Meridian Health Services
3 sites · nearest in Peru
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.4 mi
Dukes Memorial Hospital
Peru · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
19.4 mi
Kosciusko Community Hospital
Warsaw · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Henry Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Henry Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Henry Township itself

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Henry Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Indiana

Share of adults, with the Indiana figure marked.

Get no exercise 28.6%IN 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.5%IN 37.1%
Binge drink 15.9%IN 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 18.4%IN 15.7%
0%10%20%30%40%
Henry Township, betterHenry Township, worseAbout the sameIndiana
Where Henry Township gets moving

6.9 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Henry Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Indiana.

79%Yearly checkupIN 80%
57%Dentist visitIN 61%
86%Cholesterol checkIN 86%
63%Colon screeningIN 66%
72%MammogramIN 76%
78%Taking BP medsIN 77%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Henry Township 10.8% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection

How Henry Township adults are doing

About the same as Indiana on each measure.

1 in 3Henry Township adults feel lonely
31.9% · IN 32.8% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Henry Township adults lack social or emotional support
23% · IN 23.2% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Henry Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.7% · IN 25.1% · About the same as IN
1 in 5Henry Township adults are in frequent mental distress
18.4% · IN 17.6% · About the same as IN
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Henry Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

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 6
Henry Township adults worry about having enough food
16% · IN 14.7%
About the same as IN
1 in 8
Henry Township adults worry about keeping their housing
12.1% · IN 11.2%
About the same as IN
1 in 11
Henry Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.7% · IN 8.4%
About the same as IN
1 in 12
Henry Township adults lack reliable transportation
8.1% · IN 7.7%
About the same as IN

9.3% of Henry Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.6% across Indiana.

Around town

Henry Township and the towns around it

Henry Township’s Health Grade ranks 3rd of 4 graded towns around it.

Rochester Township: 41.5%Franklin Township: 40.3%Pleasant Township: 37.6%Perry Township: 41.5%Allen Township: 42.6%Richland Township: 41.7%Liberty Township: 41.9%Newcastle Township: 41.4%Aubbeenaubbee Township: 41.8%Union Township: 42.2%Seward Township: 39.4%Chester Township: 36.3%Paw Paw Township: 38.4%North Manchester: 35.1%Lake Township: 39.1%Richland Township: 43.2%Union Township: 42.7%Henry Township: 41.8%Henry TownshipRochester TownshipFranklin TownshipPleasant TownshipPerry TownshipAllen TownshipWoodlawn Hospital · Rochester · 8.1 mi · 3★ MedicareH
Healthier than INNear INLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#12 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Pleasant Township37.6%
Franklin Township40.3%
Rochester Township41.5%
Perry Township41.5%
Henry Township41.8%
Allen Township42.6%
IN38.4%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Henry TownshipC−41.8%13.8%18.4%ZIP codes
Rochester TownshipC−41.5%14.4%18.8%ZIP codes
Franklin TownshipC−40.3%13.4%18.4%ZIP codes
Pleasant TownshipC+37.6%13.4%16%ZIP codes
Perry Township————
Allen Township————

Perry Township and Allen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

34.6%

of Henry Township adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%
Thinking or memory16.5%
Hearing8%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.3%
Indiana

Every CDC estimate for Henry Township

Share of adults, 40 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Henry Township is better than Indiana on 0 and worse on 6; on the rest, the Indiana figure falls inside Henry Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Henry TownshipINU.S.vs IN
Overall health
Fair or poor health23%20.1–26.220.6%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)15.7%13.9–17.713.8%13%Worse
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)18.4%16.4–20.417.6%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity41.8%34.7–4938.4%32.9%About the same
Diabetes13.8%12.1–15.613%12%About the same
High blood pressure39.2%35.3–42.937.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)39%35.2–42.937.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis30.8%27.8–33.928.3%25.3%About the same
Asthma11.5%10.3–12.811.2%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer8.8%8–9.68.3%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease7.5%6.7–8.46.8%6.4%About the same
COPD9.4%8.2–10.78.1%6.3%Worse
Stroke3.8%3.4–4.23.5%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)18.8%15.9–2215.4%12.3%Worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.4%15.8–21.115.7%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work28.6%24.3–33.224.9%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking15.9%13.2–18.616.6%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours37.5%31.7–43.937.1%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)10.8%9.1–12.78.9%11%Worse
Checkup in the past year79.1%75.7–8279.7%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year57.1%53.6–60.761.2%63.2%Worse
Cholesterol check in 5 years85.5%83.6–87.185.8%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)78.2%75.6–80.577.4%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)62.5%58.2–66.966.3%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)71.8%64.5–78.476.4%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression25.7%22.2–29.125.1%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely31.9%27.8–36.532.8%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support23%20.1–26.423.2%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food16%13.5–18.814.7%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing12.1%10.4–14.111.2%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off8.7%7.5–9.88.4%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation8.1%7.1–9.37.7%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)9.3%7.7–11.18.6%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability34.6%30.4–3931.1%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs16.2%14.1–18.514.2%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering16.5%14.7–18.615%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty8%7.2–97.1%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty5.6%5–6.25%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone9.2%8.1–10.38.1%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing4.3%3.8–4.83.7%3.8%Higher

Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the Indiana figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Henry Township

Is Henry Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Henry Township is healthier than 18% of U.S. towns: ≈ C− for health, #439 of 589 in Indiana. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 9%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Henry Township?

CDC estimates 41.8% of adults have obesity, likely between 34.7% and 49%, against 38.4% across Indiana and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Henry Township?

Woodlawn Hospital in Rochester, 8.1 miles in a straight line from Henry Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Henry Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 10.8% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 9.1–12.7%), against 8.9% across Indiana.

How accurate are these numbers?

They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Henry Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D− to B−.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Henry Township.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Indiana figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.