Health · Alma

Alma, NY health

Alma differs from New York on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (5.9% vs 7.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (11.5% vs 14.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.9% vs 6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 14895, 14708, 14715, 14707

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 644 people are less certain, so we show Alma's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Alma compares with New York

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 Alma adults…

39 of every 100 Alma adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.9–43.3%

Bars show Alma; the black tick is New York. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Alma, betterAlma, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.7% Alma
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.1% Alma
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.5% Alma
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.2% Alma
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Alma adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New York.

Yearly checkup

NY 81%

Dentist visit

NY 64%

Cholesterol check

NY 89%

Colon screening

NY 67%

Mammogram

NY 79%

Taking BP meds

NY 77%

1 in 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

Alma 5.9% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Alma adults are doing

1 in 3Alma adults feel lonely

31.5% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Alma adults have been diagnosed with depression

21% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 5Alma adults lack social or emotional support

22.2% · New York 26.4% · better

1 in 6Alma adults are in frequent mental distress

16.7% · New York 15% · 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 7

Alma adults worry about having enough food

13.8% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 9

Alma adults worry about keeping their housing

11.5% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 14

Alma adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.4% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 13

Alma adults lack reliable transportation

7.7% · NY 8.6% · about the same

13.7% of Alma adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.8%

of Alma adults live with a disability (New York 27.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%

Thinking or memory13.6%

Hearing7.7%

Errands alone9%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

Black tick: New York. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Alma

Alma and the towns around it

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

35.9%37.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Willing35.9%

Wellsville35.9%

Alma36.3%

Scio36.8%

Bolivar37.8%

Care nearby

Jones Memorial HospitalWellsville · 7.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cuba Memorial HospitalCuba · 17.6 mi · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

UPMC ColeCoudersport · 19 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Olean General HospitalOlean · 20.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Southern Tier Community Health Center Network, Cuba SiteCuba · 17.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Southern Tier Community Health Center Network, Olean SiteOlean · 20.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careAlma's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Allegany County · need score 16 of 25

✓ Dental careAlma is not a shortage area

! Mental healthAlma's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Allegany County · need score 17 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Alma. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Alma

Measure	Alma	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39%	34.9–43.3%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	40.2%	35.9–44.8%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	36.3%	29.1–44.4%	28.8%	worse
Arthritis	31.8%	28.4–35.4%	24%	worse
Depression	21%	17.8–24.4%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	17%	14–20.3%	12.8%	worse
Asthma	11.4%	10.1–12.7%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.5%	9.5–11.5%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	12.4%	10.7–14.2%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	8.9%	7.9–10.1%	6%	worse
Heart disease	8.1%	7.3–9.1%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.8–4.5%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.2%	12.9–17.6%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	16.5%	13.6–19.8%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.7%	22.5–31.3%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.1%	30.6–44.1%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.4%	78.1–84.2%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.2%	58.5–65.7%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.1%	87.6–90.5%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	68.2%	63.2–72.9%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	75.7%	67.8–82.4%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.4%	76.6–81.9%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	5.9%	4.9–7.1%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.5%	26.6–36.7%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.2%	18.9–25.8%	26.4%	better
Frequent mental distress	16.7%	14.9–18.7%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.4%	16.8–22.1%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.2%	13.5–17.1%	12.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.8%	11.7–16.4%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	11.5%	9.9–13.5%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.4%	6.4–8.5%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.7%	6.8–8.8%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.7%	11.7–16%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	30.8%	26.9–35.2%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.8%	13.9–18%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.6%	12–15.3%	12.1%
Hearing	7.7%	6.9–8.6%	5.6%
Vision	5.2%	4.7–5.8%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	3.9–4.8%	3.8%
Errands alone	9%	8–10.1%	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 Alma door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the New York figure falls inside it, we don't call Alma better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Alma by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Alma by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New York 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.