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Health in Jacksonville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Jacksonville residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Jacksonville adults…

Jacksonville runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

33 of every 100 Jacksonville adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.1–37.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Jacksonville

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

HNearest ERIndiana Regional Medical CenterIndiana · 8.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyIndiana Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 8.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkClarksburg · 1.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.5 mi
Primary Health Network
3 sites · nearest in Clarksburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.2 mi
Indiana Regional Medical Center
Indiana · ★★★★★
ER
14.1 mi
Community Health Clinic
4 sites · nearest in Vandergrift
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.2 mi
Excela Health Latrobe Hospital
Latrobe · ★★★★★
ER
22 mi
Acmh Hospital
Kittanning · ★★★★★
ER
22.4 mi
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Greensburg · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Jacksonville itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Jacksonville itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville; ≈ 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 Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Jacksonville, betterJacksonville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Jacksonville gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Jacksonville 6.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Jacksonville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Jacksonville adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Jacksonville adults are in frequent mental distress
17.9% · PA 16.4% · About the same as 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

Jacksonville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Young Township: 38%Armstrong Township: 38%Black Lick Township: 39.3%Conemaugh Township: 37.7%South Bend Township: 36.7%Center Township: 38.7%Washington Township: 39.2%White Township: 37.8%Plumcreek Township: 37.9%Burrell Township: 39.3%Derry Township: 35.9%Jacksonville: 39.3%JacksonvilleYoung TownshipArmstrong TownshipBlack Lick TownshipIndiana Regional Medical Center · Indiana · 8.2 mi · 2★ MedicareHJacksonville Family Medicine Center · Clarksburg · 1.5 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Young Township38%
Armstrong Township38%
Jacksonville39.3%
Black Lick Township39.3%
PA33.8%

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
Young TownshipB−38%11.9%17.8%ZIP codes
Armstrong TownshipB−38%12.1%17.2%ZIP codes
Black Lick TownshipC39.3%13.3%19.1%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.6%

of Jacksonville adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.2%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing7.5%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Jacksonville

Why doesn’t Jacksonville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Jacksonville?

Indiana Regional Medical Center in Indiana, 8.2 miles in a straight line from Jacksonville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Jacksonville?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Jacksonville Family Medicine Center in Clarksburg, 1.5 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.