Health · Corning

Corning, KS health

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%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Corning
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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.

Report card

How Corning compares with Kansas

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Corning adults…

31 of every 100 Corning adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.2–35.2%

Bars show Corning; the black tick is Kansas. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Corning, betterCorning, worseToo close to callKansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.5% Corning
KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35% Corning
KS 34.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19.3% Corning
KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.4% Corning
KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
KS 77%
62%
Dentist visit
KS 65%
82%
Cholesterol check
KS 84%
64%
Colon screening
KS 64%
76%
Mammogram
KS 75%
74%
Taking BP meds
KS 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

1 in 3Corning adults feel lonely
31.7% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call
1 in 4Corning adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.2% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Corning adults lack social or emotional support
21.1% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call
1 in 5Corning adults are in frequent mental distress
18.2% · Kansas 16% · too close to call
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
1 in 10
Corning adults worry about keeping their housing
10.4% · KS 11.2% · about the same
1 in 13
Corning adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8% · KS 8.2% · about the same
1 in 15
Corning adults lack reliable transportation
6.8% · KS 7.1% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

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%

Black tick: Kansas. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Corning

Corning and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Corning.

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% Corning Illinois Red Vermillion Community Hospital, Onaga and St. Marys Campus · Onaga · 13.6 miH
37.5%40.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first
Red Vermillion39.5%
Illinois40%
Corning40.1%
6 places to get careNearest ER 12.7 mi

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

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. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Corning
MeasureCorningMarginKansas
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%
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC 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 grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Corning better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Corning directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Kansas figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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