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Health in Hickory · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Hickory residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Hickory. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Hickory

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Hickory adults…

Hickory runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 4. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Hickory adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.9–12.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Hickory

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

HNearest ERCanonsburg General HospitalCanonsburg · 6.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyThe Washington Hospital★★★★★ · 8.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCornerstone CareBurgettstown · 3.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.4 mi
Cornerstone Care
3 sites · nearest in Burgettstown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.9 mi
Canonsburg General Hospital
Canonsburg · ★★★★★
ER
8.3 mi
Centerville Clinics, Incorporated
3 sites · nearest in Avella
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.4 mi
The Washington Hospital
Washington · ★★★★★
ER
9.7 mi
Advanced Surgical Hospital
Washington · not rated
13.6 mi
Weirton Medical Center
Weirton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careHickory is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHickory is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthHickory 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 Hickory; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 22%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.5%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hickory, betterHickory, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Hickory gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hickory adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
70%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
71%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hickory 5.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Hickory adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Hickory does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 5Hickory adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Hickory adults are in frequent mental distress
14.1% · PA 16.4% · Better than PA
The one neighbors can help with

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.

Around town

Hickory and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.4%

of Hickory adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%
Thinking or memory11.9%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Hickory

Why doesn’t Hickory have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Hickory.

What hospital is closest to Hickory?

Canonsburg General Hospital in Canonsburg, 6.9 miles in a straight line from Hickory’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Hickory?

6 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Cornerstone Care Community Health Center of Burgettstown in Burgettstown, 3.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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