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≈ C+Health Grade
Health in Mahoning Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Mahoning Township is healthier than 36% of U.S. towns

Mahoning Township trails Pennsylvania on 9 of 26 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16116, 16132, 16143. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Mahoning Township

COPD and heart disease run high in Mahoning Township

1 in 10 adults have COPD (9.8%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (8.8%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. In all, Mahoning Township runs above Pennsylvania on three of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 33% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%), and COPD and heart disease are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Smoking is more common in Mahoning Township

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (20.4%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Mahoning Township sleeps less

44.7% of adults sleep under 7 hours a night, vs 37.9% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

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 Pennsylvania figure falls outside Mahoning Township’s likely range; Mahoning Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 16116, 16132, 16143, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B.

Health Grade

What’s behind Mahoning Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Mahoning Township is healthier than 36% of U.S. towns, #811 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Obesity holds the grade up (fewer adults with obesity than 55% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 8%).

C+Self-rated health21% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
C+Physical distress15% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
B−Mental distress17.1% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
B−Obesity35.6% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
C+Diabetes12.7% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
DSmoking20.4% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
C+Exercise27.1% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 36%
Less healthyHealthier
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,035)Healthier than 22%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $49K–$82K (10,008)Healthier than 48%

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). Mahoning Township’s median household income is $65,370; among the 10,008 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($49K–$82K), it’s healthier than 48%, 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, Mahoning Township could be anywhere from D to B. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 16116,16132,16143), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.
A note on the data.2023 figures come from the FBI's Crime Data Explorer; the FBI's published 2023 table doesn't include this department

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Mahoning Township adults…

Mahoning Township runs above PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Mahoning Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.8–10.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Mahoning Township is an older town: 33% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Mahoning Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Mahoning Township33%
Pennsylvania20%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 27.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 44.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 20.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Mahoning Township, betterMahoning Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Mahoning Township gets moving

4.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Mahoning Township

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

HNearest ERUPMC JamesonNew Castle · 6.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Jameson★★★★★ · 6.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkNew Castle · 6.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.1 mi
Primary Health Network
4 sites · nearest in New Castle
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.6 mi
UPMC Jameson
New Castle · ★★★★★
ER
8.7 mi
Meridian Healthcare
2 sites · nearest in Youngstown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.5 mi
Surgical Hospital at Southwoods
Youngstown · ★★★★★
≈10 mi
MH St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Youngstown · ★★★★★
ER
10.2 mi
HMHP St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center
Boardman · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Mahoning Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Mahoning Township itself
✓ Mental healthMahoning 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 Mahoning 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 Mahoning Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
62%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mahoning Township 6.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Mahoning Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Mahoning Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Mahoning Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.1% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
The one neighbors can help with

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Around town

Mahoning Township and the towns around it

Mahoning Township’s Health Grade ranks 4th of 6 graded towns around it.

Neshannock Township: 33.2%Union Township: 37.7%Poland Township: 35.2%Edinburg: no dataNorth Beaver Township: 36%Pulaski Township: 33.2%Hickory Township: 35.9%New Castle: 41.1%Oakwood: 35.5%Wilmington Township: 33.5%New Castle Northwest: 31.8%Oakland: 35.3%Struthers: 37.3%Boardman Township: 36.1%Poland: 32.6%Lowellville: 38%Springfield Township: 37%Coitsville Township: 37.6%Taylor Township: 36.4%West Pittsburg: 34%Little Beaver Township: 35.8%Shenango Township: 33.8%Mahoning Township: 35.6%Mahoning TownshipNeshannock TownshipUnion TownshipPoland TownshipEdinburgNorth Beaver TownshipPulaski TownshipUPMC Jameson · New Castle · 6.6 mi · 3★ MedicareHSurgical Hospital at Southwoods · Youngstown · 9.5 mi · 4★ MedicareHMH St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital · Youngstown · 10 mi · 3★ MedicareHHMHP St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center · Boardman · 10.2 mi · 2★ MedicareHNew Castle Dental Center · New Castle · 6.1 mi+Meridian Healthcare - Boardman Campus · Youngstown · 8.7 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 22 towns on this map, healthiest first
Neshannock Township33.2%
Pulaski Township33.2%
Poland Township35.2%
Mahoning Township35.6%
North Beaver Township36%
Union Township37.7%
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
Mahoning TownshipC+35.6%12.7%20.4%ZIP codes
Neshannock TownshipB33.2%12.5%15.7%ZIP 16105
Union TownshipD37.7%14.3%21.8%ZIP codes
Edinburg————
North Beaver TownshipC36%12.7%19.4%ZIP codes
Pulaski TownshipB33.2%11.6%16.4%ZIP codes

Edinburg: 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.

35.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.7%
Thinking or memory15.2%
Hearing9%
Errands alone8.8%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Mahoning Township

Share of adults, 33 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Mahoning Township is better than Pennsylvania on 0 and worse on 9; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Mahoning Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Mahoning TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health21%18.9–23.418.7%19.4%Worse
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)15%13.4–16.713.2%13%Worse
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.1%15.5–18.916.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity35.6%29.4–42.233.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes12.7%11–14.511.6%12%About the same
High blood pressure36.4%32.3–40.832.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)35.4%31–4033.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis35%31.4–38.730.4%25.3%Worse
Asthma10.7%9.5–1210.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.9%8.9–10.98.8%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease8.8%8–9.77.4%6.4%Worse
COPD9.8%8.8–10.97.7%6.3%Worse
Stroke4.2%3.8–4.63.7%3.4%Worse
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)13.5%11–16.214.5%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes20.4%18.2–2315.8%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work27.1%23.3–31.323.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking17.7%14.7–2118.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours44.7%38.6–50.837.9%36%Worse
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.9%5.5–8.65.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year79.1%75.7–82.378.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year61.7%58.1–65.264.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years86.4%84.3–88.585.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)81%77.9–83.979.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)66.9%62.2–71.467.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)78.1%71.7–83.877.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression24.4%21.1–28.123%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability35.1%31.2–39.331.3%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs16.7%14.8–18.714.2%13.6%Higher
Difficulty concentrating or remembering15.2%13.7–16.914.1%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty9%8–107.6%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty5.3%4.9–5.85.1%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone8.8%8–9.78.2%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing4.1%3.8–4.43.7%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 Pennsylvania figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Mahoning Township

Is Mahoning Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Mahoning Township is healthier than 36% of U.S. towns: ≈ C+ for health, #811 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 48%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Mahoning Township?

CDC estimates 35.6% of adults have obesity, likely between 29.4% and 42.2%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Mahoning Township?

UPMC Jameson in New Castle, 6.6 miles in a straight line from Mahoning Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Mahoning Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.9% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.5–8.6%), against 5.8% across Pennsylvania.

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 Mahoning Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B.

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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. 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.