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Health in Corning · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Corning?

On most measures Corning looks like Kansas as a whole. It has fewer adults with diabetes (9.2% vs 11.4%) and fewer adults who have had cancer (7.1% vs 8.1%). Where it trails the state: fewer adults treating high blood pressure (74.1% vs 77.6%).

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Corning adults…

Corning runs below KS on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Corning adults have diabetes
Kansas: 11 in 100 · better · likely 7.7–10.8%
Better than KSWorseAbout the sameKansas
Getting care

Care in and near Corning

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

HNearest ERNemaha Valley Community HospitalSeneca · 12.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKonza Prairie Community Health CenterManhattan · 43.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.7 mi
Nemaha Valley Community Hospital
Seneca · not rated
ERRural critical access
13.6 mi
Community Hospital, Onaga and St. Marys Campus
Onaga · not rated
ERRural critical access
19 mi
Holton Community Hospital
Holton · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.4 mi
Great Plains of Sabetha
Sabetha · not rated
ERRural critical access
43.6 mi
Konza Prairie Community Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Manhattan
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
45.9 mi
Gracemed Capitol Family Clinic
Topeka · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careCorning is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCorning is not a shortage area
! Mental healthCorning’s county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 14 · need score 16 of 25

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 Corning; ≈ 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 Kansas

Share of adults, with the Kansas figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.5%KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 35%KS 34.3%
Binge drink 19.3%KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.4%KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Corning, betterCorning, worseAbout the sameKansas
Where Corning gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74% Yearly checkupKS 77%
62% Dentist visitKS 65%
82% Cholesterol checkKS 84%
64% Colon screeningKS 64%
76% MammogramKS 75%
74% Taking BP medsKS 78%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Corning 8% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Corning adults are doing

About the same as Kansas on each measure.

1 in 3Corning adults feel lonely
31.7% · KS 30.9% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Corning adults lack social or emotional support
21.1% · KS 21.1% · About the same as KS
1 in 4Corning adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.2% · KS 20.8% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Corning adults are in frequent mental distress
18.2% · KS 16% · About the same as KS
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Corning adults feel lonely. 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.

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 8
Corning adults worry about having enough food
11.8% · KS 13%
About the same as KS
1 in 10
Corning adults worry about keeping their housing
10.4% · KS 11.2%
About the same as KS
1 in 13
Corning adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8% · KS 8.2%
About the same as KS
1 in 15
Corning adults lack reliable transportation
6.8% · KS 7.1%
About the same as KS

7.3% of Corning adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Around town

Corning and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Illinois: 40% Red Vermillion: 39.5% Harrison: 39.9% Mitchell: 38.7% Home: 39% Neuchatel: 37.9% Grant: 37.5% Reilly: 39.4% Corning: 40.1% CorningIllinoisRed Vermillion Community Hospital, Onaga and St. Marys Campus · Onaga · 13.6 miH
Healthier than KSNear KSLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
Red Vermillion39.5%
Illinois40%
Corning40.1%
KS36.5%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29.6%

of Corning adults live with a disability (Kansas 30.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.4%
Thinking or memory15.6%
Hearing6.8%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
Kansas
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 187 people are less certain, so we show Corning's figures without a grade.

All 40 CDC measures for Corning
MeasureCorningLikely rangeKansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure31.2%27.2–35.2%34.4%about the same
High cholesterol33.6%29.5–37.9%36.7%about the same
Obesity40.1%31.9–48.6%36.5%about the same
Arthritis23.4%20.4–26.4%25.5%about the same
Depression23.2%19.6–26.8%20.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11%8.9–13.5%11.3%about the same
Asthma10.3%9–11.7%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)7.1%6.4–7.9%8.1%better
Diabetes9.2%7.7–10.8%11.4%better
COPD6.5%5.3–7.9%6.7%about the same
Heart disease5.7%4.8–6.5%6.4%about the same
Stroke2.7%2.3–3.2%3.2%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.4%12.8–20.3%14%about the same
Binge drink19.3%16–23%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise24.5%19.3–29.8%25.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours35%28.8–41.6%34.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup73.6%69.5–77.7%76.6%about the same
Dentist visit62.1%58.2–65.6%64.9%about the same
Cholesterol check81.9%78.7–85%84.1%about the same
Colon screening63.9%58.6–68.9%63.5%about the same
Mammogram76.2%68.7–82.5%74.6%about the same
Taking BP meds74.1%71.2–77.1%77.6%worse
No health insurance8%5.9–10.8%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.7%26.3–37.2%30.9%about the same
Lack emotional support21.1%17.2–25.2%21.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress18.2%15.5–20.8%16%about the same
Fair or poor health16.7%13.4–20.3%18%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.1%10.1–14.1%12.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.8%8.6–15.4%13%about the same
Housing insecurity10.4%8–13.1%11.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat8%6.4–9.7%8.2%about the same
No reliable transportation6.8%5.5–8.4%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP7.3%5.1–9.7%7.4%
Disability
Any disability29.6%24.5–34.6%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs11.4%9.3–13.7%13.4%
Thinking or memory15.6%12.8–18.5%14.4%
Hearing6.8%5.9–7.7%7.4%
Vision3.8%3.2–4.5%4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.1%2.5–3.7%3.5%
Errands alone7.7%6.2–9.2%7.7%

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Corning door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don’t call Corning better or worse.

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes Corning directly, so these are its own figures.

Neighbors talk health

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

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