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Health in Youngstown · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Youngstown residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Youngstown

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Youngstown adults…

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

10 of every 100 Youngstown adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.4–11.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Youngstown

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

HNearest ERExcela Health Latrobe HospitalLatrobe · 1.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyExcela Health Latrobe Hospital★★★★★ · 1.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkLatrobe · 2.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.4 mi
Excela Health Latrobe Hospital
Latrobe · ★★★★★
ER
2.4 mi
Primary Health Network
3 sites · nearest in Latrobe
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.4 mi
Community Health Clinic
Greensburg · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
10.1 mi
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Greensburg · ★★★★★
ER
12.5 mi
Ahn Emerus Westmoreland
Greensburg · not rated
ER
13.3 mi
Excela Health - Frick Hospital
Mount Pleasant · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careYoungstown is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careYoungstown is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthYoungstown 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 Youngstown; ≈ 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 23.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Youngstown, betterYoungstown, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Youngstown gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Youngstown 6.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Youngstown adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Youngstown adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Youngstown adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · 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

Youngstown 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.

30.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Youngstown

Why doesn’t Youngstown have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Youngstown?

Excela Health Latrobe Hospital in Latrobe, 1.4 miles in a straight line from Youngstown’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Youngstown?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Latrobe Health Center in Latrobe, 2.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.