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≈ CHealth Grade
Health in Belpre Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Belpre Township is healthier than 30% of U.S. towns

Belpre Township differs from Ohio on 7 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 1 better, 6 worse.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 45742, 45714, 45784. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Belpre Township

Health Grade

What’s behind Belpre Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Belpre Township is healthier than 30% of U.S. towns, #584 of 993 in Ohio. Fair or poor health holds the grade up (fewer adults who rate their health fair or poor than 53% of U.S. towns); obesity pulls it down (better than 6%).

B−Self-rated health19.2% · OH 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
C+Physical distress14.9% · OH 13.9% · U.S. 13%
B−Mental distress17.3% · OH 17.5% · U.S. 15.9%
DObesity43.5% · OH 37.1% · U.S. 32.9%
CDiabetes13.6% · OH 13.2% · U.S. 12%
CSmoking16.5% smoke · OH 15.4% · U.S. 11.8%
CExercise28.5% · OH 26.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 30%
Less healthyHealthier
Ohio towns we grade (993)Healthier than 41%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $59K–$98K (10,822)Healthier than 22%

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). Belpre Township’s median household income is $78,696; among the 10,822 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($59K–$98K), it’s healthier than 22%, so it sits below most towns with similar incomes, too.

Where Belpre Township compares well: worried about having enough food, 11.8% (U.S. 15%).

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Belpre Township could be anywhere from D to B. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 45742,45714,45784), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Belpre Township adults…

Belpre Township runs above OH on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Belpre Township adults have had cancer
Ohio: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.6–11.6%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Getting care

Care in and near Belpre Township

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

HNearest ERCamden Clark Medical CenterParkersburg · 5.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMarietta Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 14.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHopewell Health CentersBelpre · 2.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.9 mi
Hopewell Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Belpre
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.6 mi
Camden Clark Medical Center
Parkersburg · ★★★★★
ER
6.5 mi
Wirt County Health Service Association
4 sites · nearest in Parkersburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.7 mi
Marietta Memorial Hospital
Marietta · ★★★★★
ER
15.9 mi
Selby General Hospital
Marietta · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.4 mi
Ohiohealth O'bleness Hospital
Athens · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Belpre Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Belpre Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Belpre 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 Belpre 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 28.5%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 37%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 16.8%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 16.5%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Belpre Township, betterBelpre Township, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Belpre Township gets moving

16 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupOH 80%
65%Dentist visitOH 63%
87%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
69%Colon screeningOH 65%
77%MammogramOH 76%
81%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Belpre Township 7.2% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Belpre Township adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

1 in 3Belpre Township adults feel lonely
31% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Belpre Township adults lack social or emotional support
18.7% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Belpre Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.9% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 6Belpre Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.3% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Belpre 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 8
Belpre Township adults worry about having enough food
11.8% · OH 14.1%
Better than OH
1 in 10
Belpre Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.7% · OH 11.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 14
Belpre Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.2% · OH 8.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 14
Belpre Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.9% · OH 7.7%
About the same as OH

10.1% of Belpre Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Around town

Belpre Township and the towns around it

Belpre Township’s Health Grade ranks 4th of 6 graded towns around it.

Belpre: 44.8%Dunham Township: 44.7%Decatur Township: 43.3%Troy Township: 36.9%Washington: 39.3%Parkersburg: 46.6%Warren Township: 43.7%Barlow Township: 44.5%Fairfield Township: 45%Rome Township: 36.6%Wesley Township: 43.9%Carthage Township: 36.4%Hockingport: 34.3%Olive Township: 43.4%Blennerhassett: 41.8%Lubeck: 39.4%Belpre Township: 43.5%Belpre TownshipBelpreDunham TownshipDecatur TownshipTroy TownshipWashingtonCamden Clark Medical Center · Parkersburg · 5.6 mi · 2★ MedicareHHopewell Health Centers - Belpre · Belpre · 2.9 mi+Parkersburg Family Care · Parkersburg · 6.5 mi+
Healthier than OHNear OHLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
Troy Township36.9%
Washington39.3%
Decatur Township43.3%
Belpre Township43.5%
Dunham Township44.7%
Belpre44.8%
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
Belpre TownshipC43.5%13.6%16.5%ZIP codes
BelpreD44.8%14.8%18.2%CDC place
Dunham TownshipC−44.7%14.2%17.9%ZIP codes
Decatur TownshipC43.3%13.2%16.7%ZIP codes
Troy TownshipC+36.9%14%16.8%ZIP codes

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31.1%

of Belpre Township adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%
Thinking or memory14%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing4%
Ohio

Every CDC estimate for Belpre Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Belpre Township is better than Ohio on 1 and worse on 6; on the rest, the Ohio figure falls inside Belpre Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Belpre TownshipOHU.S.vs OH
Overall health
Fair or poor health19.2%16.8–21.919.4%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)14.9%13.1–16.713.9%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.3%15.4–19.417.5%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity43.5%37.8–49.337.1%32.9%Worse
Diabetes13.6%11.9–15.413.2%12%About the same
High blood pressure41%37.3–44.637.2%34.4%Worse
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)38%34.3–41.736.7%37.1%About the same
Arthritis34.5%31.3–37.829.8%25.3%Worse
Asthma11%9.8–12.311.1%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer10.6%9.6–11.68.7%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease8.4%7.4–9.37.1%6.4%Worse
COPD9.3%8.2–10.68%6.3%Worse
Stroke4%3.6–4.43.7%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)17.1%14.2–19.915.3%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.5%14.2–19.115.4%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work28.5%24.4–32.626.9%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking16.8%14.1–19.616.6%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours37%32.2–41.337.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7.2%5.8–8.88%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year81.2%78.3–83.979.9%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year65.2%61.9–67.962.9%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years87.2%85.5–88.786.1%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)80.5%78–82.879.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)69%64.7–72.765.2%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)76.8%70.4–8276%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression25.9%22.6–29.425.4%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely31%26.5–35.635%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support18.7%15.7–21.821.3%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food11.8%9.7–1414.1%15%Better
Worried about keeping housing9.7%8.2–11.511.3%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off7.2%6.1–8.38.3%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation6.9%6–7.97.7%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)10.1%8.3–12.111.7%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability31.1%27.3–34.929.5%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs15.3%13.3–17.513.9%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering14%12.2–15.713.9%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.9%7.1–8.96.8%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty4.7%4.2–5.34.8%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone8.3%7.3–9.48.1%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing4%3.5–4.53.8%3.8%About the same

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 Ohio figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Belpre Township

Is Belpre Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Belpre Township is healthier than 30% of U.S. towns: ≈ C for health, #584 of 993 in Ohio. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 22%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Belpre Township?

CDC estimates 43.5% of adults have obesity, likely between 37.8% and 49.3%, against 37.1% across Ohio and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Belpre Township?

Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, 5.6 miles in a straight line from Belpre Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

How many people in Belpre Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7.2% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.8–8.8%), against 8% across Ohio.

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 Belpre 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

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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. 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.