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≈ B−Health Grade
Health in Henrietta Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Henrietta Township is healthier than 53% of U.S. towns

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 44074, 44001, 44889. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Henrietta Township

Henrietta Township is an older town

28% of residents are 65 or older, vs 18% across Ohio. Conditions like heart disease and arthritis become more common with age, so keep that in mind when comparing Henrietta Township with the state. Conditions ↓

Fewer Henrietta Township adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, housing and utility bills all run below Ohio. 1 in 9 adults worry about having enough food, vs 1 in 7 adults statewide. Everyday needs ↓

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 Henrietta Township’s likely range; Henrietta Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 44074, 44001, 44889, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C− to A−.

Health Grade

What’s behind Henrietta Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Henrietta Township is healthier than 53% of U.S. towns. Fair or poor health holds the grade up (fewer adults who rate their health fair or poor than 66% of U.S. towns); diabetes pulls it down (better than 36%).

B+Self-rated health17.6% · OH 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
BPhysical distress13.8% · OH 13.9% · U.S. 13%
C+Mental distress17.6% · OH 17.5% · U.S. 15.9%
BObesity34.1% · OH 37.1% · U.S. 32.9%
C+Diabetes13% · OH 13.2% · U.S. 12%
BSmoking13.6% smoke · OH 15.4% · U.S. 11.8%
C+Exercise26.6% · OH 26.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 53%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $54K–$89K (10,643)Healthier than 65%

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). Henrietta Township’s median household income is $71,597; among the 10,643 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($54K–$89K), it’s healthier than 65%, about where its income would put it.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Henrietta Township could be anywhere from C− to A−. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 44074,44001,44889), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Henrietta Township adults…

Henrietta Township runs below OH on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Henrietta Township adults have had cancer
Ohio: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 8.9–10.6%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Why age matters here

Henrietta Township is an older town: 28% of residents are 65 or older, vs 18% across Ohio. Cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Henrietta Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Henrietta Township28%
Ohio18%
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 9
Henrietta Township adults worry about having enough food
11.2% · OH 14.1%
Better than OH
1 in 11
Henrietta Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9% · OH 11.3%
Better than OH
1 in 15
Henrietta Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.5% · OH 8.3%
Better than OH
1 in 15
Henrietta Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.6% · OH 7.7%
Better than OH

8.6% of Henrietta Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Getting care

Care in and near Henrietta Township

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

HNearest ERMercy Allen HospitalOberlin · 5.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMercy Allen Hospital★★★★★ · 5.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLorain County Health & DentistryOberlin · 5.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.6 mi
Mercy Allen Hospital
Oberlin · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
5.6 mi
Lorain County Health & Dentistry
6 sites · nearest in Oberlin
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.4 mi
Mercy Regional Medical Center
Lorain · ★★★★★
ER
9.6 mi
Riveon Mental Health and Recovery Broadway Location
Lorain · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
11.2 mi
University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center
Elyria · ★★★★★
16.8 mi
Fisher-Titus Hospital
Norwalk · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careHenrietta Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHenrietta Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthHenrietta Township is not a shortage area

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 Henrietta Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Ohio

Share of adults, with the Ohio figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.6%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 37%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 16.2%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 13.6%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Henrietta Township, betterHenrietta Township, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Henrietta Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupOH 80%
66%Dentist visitOH 63%
86%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
69%Colon screeningOH 65%
76%MammogramOH 76%
81%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Henrietta Township 6.7% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Henrietta Township adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

1 in 3Henrietta Township adults feel lonely
33.1% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Henrietta Township adults lack social or emotional support
19.9% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Henrietta Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.8% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 6Henrietta Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.6% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Henrietta 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.

Around town

Henrietta Township and the towns around it

Henrietta Township’s Health Grade ranks 2nd of 5 graded towns around it.

Camden Township: 34.8%Brownhelm Township: 35.5%New Russia Township: 33.7%Florence Township: 37.1%Wakeman Township: 36.5%Pittsfield Township: 34.4%Brighton Township: 35.7%Clarksfield Township: 36.4%Vermilion: 36.2%Amherst Township: 36.4%Lorain: 42.9%Vermilion Township: 36.3%Amherst: 33.7%Oberlin: 30.8%Carlisle Township: 37.2%South Amherst: 35.6%Berlin Township: 38%Henrietta Township: 34.1%Henrietta TownshipCamden TownshipBrownhelm TownshipNew Russia TownshipFlorence TownshipMercy Allen Hospital · Oberlin · 5.6 mi · 5★ MedicareHMercy Regional Medical Center · Lorain · 8.4 mi · 2★ MedicareHUniversity Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center · Elyria · 11.2 mi · 4★ MedicareHOberlin · Oberlin · 5.6 mi+Riveon Mental Health and Recovery Broadway Location · Lorain · 9.6 mi+
Healthier than OHNear OHLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
New Russia Township33.7%
Henrietta Township34.1%
Camden Township34.8%
Brownhelm Township35.5%
Florence Township37.1%
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
Henrietta TownshipB−34.1%13%13.6%ZIP codes
Camden TownshipC+34.8%13.4%14.6%ZIP codes
Brownhelm TownshipB35.5%13.3%13.4%ZIP codes
New Russia TownshipB−33.7%12.9%13%ZIP codes
Florence TownshipC+37.1%13.7%16.2%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%
Thinking or memory13.5%
Hearing7.2%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Ohio

Every CDC estimate for Henrietta Township

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

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

Adults who…Henrietta TownshipOHU.S.vs OH
Overall health
Fair or poor health17.6%15.5–19.919.4%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)13.8%12.3–15.413.9%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.6%15.7–19.617.5%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity34.1%29.2–39.437.1%32.9%About the same
Diabetes13%11.5–14.513.2%12%About the same
High blood pressure37.2%33.9–40.537.2%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)37.7%34.4–41.236.7%37.1%About the same
Arthritis31.5%28.9–34.329.8%25.3%About the same
Asthma11.1%10–12.411.1%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.7%8.9–10.68.7%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease7.4%6.7–8.27.1%6.4%About the same
COPD7.8%7–8.88%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.6%3.3–3.93.7%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)12.6%10.5–14.815.3%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.6%11.9–15.515.4%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work26.6%23.1–30.426.9%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking16.2%13.8–18.916.6%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours37%32.2–41.937.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.7%5.7–88%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year80.4%77.5–8379.9%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year66.3%63.3–69.262.9%63.2%Better
Cholesterol check in 5 years86.3%84.6–87.986.1%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)80.7%78.5–82.779.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)68.8%64.7–72.565.2%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)76.3%69.9–81.676%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression25.8%22.8–29.125.4%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely33.1%28.4–37.635%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support19.9%16.9–2321.3%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food11.2%9.4–13.114.1%15%Better
Worried about keeping housing9%7.7–10.511.3%12%Better
Threatened with a utility shut-off6.5%5.6–7.48.3%7.6%Better
Lack reliable transportation6.6%5.7–7.57.7%7.9%Better
Received SNAP (food stamps)8.6%7.2–1011.7%11.6%Lower
Disability
Any disability29.8%26.4–33.529.5%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs13.7%12–15.513.9%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering13.5%11.9–15.313.9%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.2%6.5–8.16.8%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.4%3.9–4.84.8%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone7.8%6.9–8.88.1%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.5%3.1–3.83.8%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 Henrietta Township

Is Henrietta Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Henrietta Township is healthier than 53% of U.S. towns: ≈ B− for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 65%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Henrietta Township?

CDC estimates 34.1% of adults have obesity, likely between 29.2% and 39.4%, against 37.1% across Ohio and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Henrietta Township?

Mercy Allen Hospital in Oberlin, 5.6 miles in a straight line from Henrietta Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

How many people in Henrietta Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.7% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.7–8%), 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 Henrietta Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C− to A−.

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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.