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Health in Green Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Green Township is healthier than 11% of U.S. towns

Green Township trails Ohio on 13 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 45631, 45658. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Green Township

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Green Township

1 in 9 adults have COPD (11.3%), vs 8% across Ohio. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (9.4%), vs 7.1% across Ohio. Stroke is also above the state: 4.6%, vs 3.7% across Ohio. In all, Green Township runs above Ohio on five of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Green Township adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (35.4%), vs 26.9% across Ohio. Habits ↓

Smoking is more common in Green Township

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (20.8%), vs 15.4% across Ohio. Habits ↓

Green Township has a top-rated hospital

Holzer Medical Center is rated 4 of 5 stars by Medicare and has an emergency room. Getting care ↓

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 Green Township’s likely range; Green Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 45631, 45658, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D− to C.

Health Grade

What’s behind Green Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Green Township is healthier than 11% of U.S. towns, #850 of 993 in Ohio. Obesity holds the grade up (fewer adults with obesity than 44% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 7%).

C−Self-rated health24.3% · OH 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
DPhysical distress17.5% · OH 13.9% · U.S. 13%
DMental distress19.5% · OH 17.5% · U.S. 15.9%
C+Obesity36.9% · OH 37.1% · U.S. 32.9%
DDiabetes15.7% · OH 13.2% · U.S. 12%
DSmoking20.8% smoke · OH 15.4% · U.S. 11.8%
DExercise35.4% · OH 26.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 11%
Less healthyHealthier
Ohio towns we grade (993)Healthier than 14%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $45K–$75K (8,938)Healthier than 14%

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). Green Township’s median household income is $60,089; among the 8,938 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($45K–$75K), it’s healthier than 14%, so it sits below most towns with similar incomes, too.

A fairly firm grade. With every estimate at the unfavorable or the favorable end of CDC’s likely range, Green Township could be anywhere from D− to C. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 45631,45658), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Green Township adults…

Green Township runs above OH on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Green Township adults have COPD
Ohio: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 10.1–12.5%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Ohio

Share of adults, with the Ohio figure marked.

Get no exercise 35.4%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.8%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 15%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 20.8%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Green Township, betterGreen Township, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Green Township gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Green Township

1 hospital and 1 community health center in Green Township, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERHolzer Medical CenterGallipolis · 3.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyHolzer Medical Center★★★★★ · 3.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHopewell Health CentersGallipolis · 2.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.5 mi
Hopewell Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Gallipolis
Sliding-scale feesIn Green Township
Directions to nearest
3.3 mi
Holzer Medical Center
Gallipolis · ★★★★★
ERIn Green Township
4.1 mi
Ovp Health Care Inc. - Gallipolis, Oh
Gallipolis · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
9.3 mi
Rivers Health
Point Pleasant · ★★★★★
ER
24.6 mi
Holzer Medical Center Jackson
Jackson · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
30.3 mi
King's Daughters' Medical Center
Ashland · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Green Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Green Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Green 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 Green 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupOH 80%
58%Dentist visitOH 63%
85%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
67%Colon screeningOH 65%
72%MammogramOH 76%
81%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Green Township 9% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Green Township adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

1 in 3Green Township adults feel lonely
34.8% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Green Township adults lack social or emotional support
22.2% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
3 in 10Green Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
28.4% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Green Township adults are in frequent mental distress
19.5% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Green 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
Green Township adults worry about having enough food
16.5% · OH 14.1%
About the same as OH
1 in 8
Green Township adults worry about keeping their housing
12.4% · OH 11.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 11
Green Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
9.4% · OH 8.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 11
Green Township adults lack reliable transportation
8.9% · OH 7.7%
About the same as OH

15.3% of Green Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Around town

Green Township and the towns around it

Green Township’s Health Grade ranks 4th of 5 graded towns around it.

Springfield Township: 36.7%Gallipolis Township: 36.8%Harrison Township: 37.1%Perry Township: 37.6%Clay Township: 36.8%Addison Township: 36.7%Morgan Township: 37.6%Raccoon Township: 38.2%Gallipolis: 36.7%Gallipolis Ferry: 39.6%Kanauga: 38.3%Point Pleasant: 42%Walnut Township: 37.9%Guyan Township: 37.4%Greenfield Township: 40.7%Madison Township: 42.9%Ohio Township: 36.7%Green Township: 36.9%Green TownshipSpringfield TownshipGallipolis TownshipHarrison TownshipPerry TownshipClay TownshipHolzer Medical Center · Gallipolis · 3.3 mi · 4★ MedicareHRivers Health · Point Pleasant · 9.3 mi · 1★ MedicareHGallia Adult Crisis Stabilization Unit · Gallipolis · 2.5 mi+Ovp Health Care Inc. - Gallipolis, Oh · Gallipolis · 4.1 mi+
Healthier than OHNear OHLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Springfield Township36.7%
Gallipolis Township36.8%
Clay Township36.8%
Green Township36.9%
Harrison Township37.1%
Perry Township37.6%
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
Green TownshipD36.9%15.7%20.8%ZIP codes
Springfield TownshipD36.7%15.7%20.6%ZIP codes
Gallipolis TownshipD36.8%15.7%20.7%ZIP 45631
Harrison Township————
Perry TownshipD37.6%15.3%21.6%ZIP codes
Clay TownshipD36.8%15.1%20.2%ZIP codes

Harrison 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.

36.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.2%
Thinking or memory16.4%
Hearing8.7%
Errands alone10.4%
Vision6.1%
Dressing or bathing5%
Ohio

Every CDC estimate for Green Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Green Township is better than Ohio on 0 and worse on 13; on the rest, the Ohio figure falls inside Green Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Green TownshipOHU.S.vs OH
Overall health
Fair or poor health24.3%21.6–27.219.4%19.4%Worse
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)17.5%15.6–19.513.9%13%Worse
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)19.5%17.4–21.717.5%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity36.9%30.4–43.637.1%32.9%About the same
Diabetes15.7%13.8–17.713.2%12%Worse
High blood pressure42.2%38.2–46.237.2%34.4%Worse
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)40.6%36.5–44.836.7%37.1%About the same
Arthritis36%32.6–39.429.8%25.3%Worse
Asthma11.6%10.3–1311.1%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer10%9.1–118.7%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease9.4%8.5–10.37.1%6.4%Worse
COPD11.3%10.1–12.58%6.3%Worse
Stroke4.6%4.2–4.93.7%3.4%Worse
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)19.5%16.7–22.415.3%12.3%Worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes20.8%18.2–23.615.4%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work35.4%30.9–40.126.9%24.7%Worse
Binge drinking15%12.4–17.916.6%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours37.8%33.1–42.937.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)9%7.6–10.68%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year80.1%77–83.179.9%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year57.9%54.9–60.962.9%63.2%Worse
Cholesterol check in 5 years84.9%83.1–86.786.1%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)80.8%78.3–83.179.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)66.7%62.7–70.765.2%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)72.3%66–78.276%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression28.4%24.7–32.225.4%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely34.8%29.4–40.535%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support22.2%18.7–25.921.3%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food16.5%13.9–19.314.1%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing12.4%10.4–14.411.3%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off9.4%8–10.88.3%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation8.9%7.6–107.7%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)15.3%13–17.811.7%11.6%Higher
Disability
Any disability36.3%32.2–40.629.5%30.1%Higher
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs18.2%16–20.513.9%13.6%Higher
Difficulty concentrating or remembering16.4%14.6–18.313.9%13.9%Higher
Hearing difficulty8.7%7.8–9.76.8%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty6.1%5.5–6.64.8%5.4%Higher
Difficulty doing errands alone10.4%9.3–11.68.1%7.9%Higher
Difficulty dressing or bathing5%4.5–5.53.8%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 Ohio figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Green Township

Is Green Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Green Township is healthier than 11% of U.S. towns: D for health, #850 of 993 in Ohio. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 14%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Green Township?

CDC estimates 36.9% of adults have obesity, likely between 30.4% and 43.6%, against 37.1% across Ohio and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Green Township?

Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, 3.3 miles in a straight line from Green Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Green Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 9% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 7.6–10.6%), 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 Green Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D− to C.

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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.