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Health in Leopold Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Leopold Township residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Leopold Township, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 47551, 47586, 47515, 47514. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Leopold Township

Leopold Township is short on every kind of care federal data tracks

Leopold Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care, dental care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

Leopold Township is an older town

26% of residents are 65 or older, vs 17% across Indiana. Conditions like heart disease and arthritis become more common with age, so keep that in mind when comparing Leopold Township with the state. Conditions ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Indiana figure falls outside Leopold Township’s likely range; Leopold Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 47551, 47586, 47515, 47514, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Leopold Township

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

HNearest ERPerry County Memorial HospitalTell City · 11.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPerry County Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 11.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSouthern Indiana Community Health CareEnglish · 19.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.3 mi
Perry County Memorial Hospital
Tell City · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
19.4 mi
Southern Indiana Community Health Care
4 sites · nearest in English
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.3 mi
Lifespring
2 sites · nearest in Dale
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
24.8 mi
Breckinridge Memorial Hospital
Hardinsburg · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
27.2 mi
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center
Jasper · ★★★★★
ER
27.3 mi
Harrison County Hospital
Corydon · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Leopold Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Leopold Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Leopold 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 Leopold 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Leopold Township adults…

Leopold Township runs above IN on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Leopold Township adults have had cancer
Indiana: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.4–10.4%
Better than INWorseAbout the sameIndiana
Why age matters here

Leopold Township is an older town: 26% of residents are 65 or older, vs 17% across Indiana. Cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Leopold Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Leopold Township26%
Indiana17%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Indiana

Share of adults, with the Indiana figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.8%IN 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 35%IN 37.1%
Binge drink 16.6%IN 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 17.4%IN 15.7%
0%10%20%30%40%
Leopold Township, betterLeopold Township, worseAbout the sameIndiana
Where Leopold Township gets moving

3 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupIN 80%
61%Dentist visitIN 61%
87%Cholesterol checkIN 86%
69%Colon screeningIN 66%
76%MammogramIN 76%
79%Taking BP medsIN 77%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Leopold Township 7.6% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection

How Leopold Township adults are doing

About the same as Indiana on each measure.

1 in 3Leopold Township adults feel lonely
32.6% · IN 32.8% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Leopold Township adults lack social or emotional support
23% · IN 23.2% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Leopold Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.2% · IN 25.1% · About the same as IN
1 in 6Leopold Township adults are in frequent mental distress
18% · IN 17.6% · About the same as IN
The one neighbors can help with

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

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

Find a group →

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 8
Leopold Township adults worry about having enough food
12.1% · IN 14.7%
About the same as IN
1 in 11
Leopold Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.4% · IN 11.2%
About the same as IN
1 in 14
Leopold Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.9% · IN 8.4%
Better than IN
1 in 15
Leopold Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.5% · IN 7.7%
About the same as IN

7% of Leopold Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.6% across Indiana.

Around town

Leopold Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Union Township: 38.3%Oil Township: 38.9%Anderson Township: 37.5%Clark Township: 37.3%Tobin Township: 37.6%Boone Township: 44.7%Union Township: 43.1%Johnson Township: 43.3%Huff Township: 39.4%Harrison Township: 38.3%Troy Township: 38.4%Jefferson Township: 40.6%Ferdinand Township: 38.1%Leopold Township: 36.4%Leopold TownshipUnion TownshipOil TownshipAnderson TownshipClark TownshipPerry County Memorial Hospital · Tell City · 11.3 mi · 2★ MedicareH
Healthier than INNear INLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#1 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Leopold Township36.4%
Clark Township37.3%
Anderson Township37.5%
Union Township38.3%
Oil Township38.9%
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
Union Township————
Oil TownshipC−38.9%13.3%20%ZIP codes
Anderson TownshipC37.5%14.3%17.9%ZIP codes
Clark TownshipC+37.3%13.1%16.9%ZIP codes

Union 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.

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%
Thinking or memory15.1%
Hearing7.5%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Indiana

Questions about health in Leopold Township

Why doesn’t Leopold Township have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Leopold Township.

What hospital is closest to Leopold Township?

Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City, 11.3 miles in a straight line from Leopold Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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. 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.