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Health in Beaver Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Beaver Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 43773. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Beaver Township

Dental care lags in Beaver Township

56.5% of adults saw a dentist this year, vs 62.9% across Ohio. Among those 65 and older, 19.5% have lost all their teeth (Ohio 15.3%). Checkups ↓

Beaver Township is short on primary care and mental health care

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

Smoking is more common in Beaver Township

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (18.6%), vs 15.4% across Ohio. Habits ↓

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 Ohio figure falls outside Beaver Township’s likely range; Beaver Township’s figures come from ZIP code 43773, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupOH 80%
57%Dentist visitOH 63%
84%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
66%Colon screeningOH 65%
76%MammogramOH 76%
79%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Beaver Township 9% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Getting care

Care in and near Beaver Township

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

HNearest ERBarnesville Hospital AssociationBarnesville · 7.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySoutheastern Ohio Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 18.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careOhio Hills Health ServicesQuaker City · 5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5 mi
Ohio Hills Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Quaker City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.8 mi
Barnesville Hospital Association
Barnesville · not rated
ERRural critical access
12.2 mi
Southeast, Inc. - Woodsfield Health Center
Woodsfield · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
18.5 mi
Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center
Cambridge · ★★★★★
ER
27 mi
Wetzel County Hospital
New Martinsville · ★★★★★
ER
27.8 mi
Sistersville General Hospital
Sistersville · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Beaver Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Beaver Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Beaver 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 Beaver 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 Ohio

Share of adults, with the Ohio figure marked.

Get no exercise 30.8%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.2%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 16.7%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 18.6%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Beaver Township, betterBeaver Township, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Beaver Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Beaver Township adults…

Beaver Township runs above OH on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Beaver Township adults have COPD
Ohio: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.5–10.8%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Why age matters here

Beaver Township is an older town: 46% of residents are 65 or older, vs 18% across Ohio. Heart disease and COPD rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Beaver Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Beaver Township46%
Ohio18%
Mind & connection

How Beaver Township adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

4 in 10Beaver Township adults feel lonely
36.3% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Beaver Township adults lack social or emotional support
22.2% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Beaver Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.4% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Beaver Township adults are in frequent mental distress
19.3% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with

4 in 10 Beaver 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 7
Beaver Township adults worry about having enough food
14.3% · OH 14.1%
About the same as OH
1 in 9
Beaver Township adults worry about keeping their housing
11.1% · OH 11.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 13
Beaver Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.7% · OH 8.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 13
Beaver Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.7% · OH 7.7%
About the same as OH

11.8% of Beaver Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Around town

Beaver Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Somerset Township: 40.6%Millwood Township: 37.6%Wayne Township: 37.9%Wayne Township: 40.7%Warren Township: 40.7%Malaga Township: 40.6%Oxford Township: 37.9%Richland Township: 37.6%Wills Township: 36.3%Seneca Township: 39.9%Marion Township: 40.9%Beaver Township: 38.1%Beaver TownshipSomerset TownshipMillwood TownshipWayne TownshipBarnesville Hospital Association · Barnesville · 7.8 miHQuaker City Family Health Center · Quaker City · 5 mi+
Healthier than OHNear OHLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Millwood Township37.6%
Wayne Township37.9%
Beaver Township38.1%
Somerset Township40.6%
OH37.1%

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
Somerset TownshipD40.6%14.9%18.9%ZIP codes
Millwood TownshipC−37.6%13.4%18.3%ZIP codes
Wayne Township————

Wayne 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.

32.7%

of Beaver Township adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.4%
Thinking or memory16.1%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Ohio

Questions about health in Beaver Township

Why doesn’t Beaver 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 Beaver Township.

What hospital is closest to Beaver Township?

Barnesville Hospital Association in Barnesville, 7.8 miles in a straight line from Beaver Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Where can I get low-cost care near Beaver Township?

4 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Quaker City Family Health Center in Quaker City, 5.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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