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Health in Perry Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Perry Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 45827, 45831, 45873. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Perry Township

Perry Township is an older town

30% 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 Perry Township with the state. Conditions ↓

Perry Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Perry 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 ↓

Fewer Perry Township adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, housing, utility bills and getting around all run below Ohio. 1 in 10 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 Perry Township’s likely range; Perry Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 45827, 45831, 45873, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Perry Township adults…

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

3 of every 100 Perry Township adults have had a stroke
Ohio: 4 in 100 · better · likely 3–3.6%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Why age matters here

Perry Township is an older town: 30% of residents are 65 or older, vs 18% across Ohio. Many conditions rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Perry Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Perry Township30%
Ohio18%
Getting care

Care in and near Perry Township

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

HNearest ERMercy Health - Defiance HospitalDefiance · 16.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPromedica Defiance Regional Hospital★★★★★ · 17.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHealth Partners of Western OhioDefiance · 17.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
16.2 mi
Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital
Defiance · ★★★★★
ER
17.5 mi
Paulding County Hospital
Paulding · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.6 mi
Health Partners of Western Ohio
6 sites · nearest in Defiance
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.7 mi
Promedica Defiance Regional Hospital
Defiance · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
21 mi
Van Wert County Hospital
Van Wert · ★★★★★
21.4 mi
Family Health Care of Northwest Ohio
Van Wert · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Perry Township itself
✓ Dental carePerry Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Perry 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 Perry 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).

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 10
Perry Township adults worry about having enough food
10.4% · OH 14.1%
Better than OH
1 in 11
Perry Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.9% · OH 11.3%
Better than OH
1 in 16
Perry Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.2% · OH 8.3%
Better than OH
1 in 16
Perry Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.1% · OH 7.7%
Better than OH

8% of Perry Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Ohio

Share of adults, with the Ohio figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.4%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.3%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 19.1%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 15.3%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Perry Township, betterPerry Township, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Perry Township gets moving

1.9 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupOH 80%
67%Dentist visitOH 63%
87%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
68%Colon screeningOH 65%
79%MammogramOH 76%
79%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Perry Township 6.8% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Perry Township adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

1 in 3Perry Township adults feel lonely
33.9% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Perry Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.4% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Perry Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 6Perry Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.2% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Perry 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

Perry Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Jackson Township: 43.4%Monroe Township: 44.6%Greensburg Township: 43.8%Jennings Township: 42.2%Monterey Township: 42.8%Union Township: 42.5%Highland Township: 36.4%Brown Township: 41.2%Palmer Township: 44.5%Ottawa Township: 43.5%Perry Township: 43.8%Perry TownshipJackson TownshipMonroe TownshipGreensburg Township
Healthier than OHNear OHLess healthy
Obesity
#8 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Jackson Township43.4%
Perry Township43.8%
Greensburg Township43.8%
Monroe Township44.6%
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
Jackson Township————
Monroe TownshipC+44.6%12.3%15.6%ZIP 45831
Greensburg TownshipB−43.8%12.1%14.2%ZIP codes

Jackson 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.

28.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing7%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
Ohio

Questions about health in Perry Township

Why doesn’t Perry 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 Perry Township.

What hospital is closest to Perry Township?

Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital in Defiance, 16.2 miles in a straight line from Perry Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Perry 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.