Health · Ames

Ames, NY health

Ames differs from New York on 14 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (10.5% vs 6%) and more smokers (19.1% vs 11.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Ames

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 87 people are less certain, so we show Ames's figures without a grade.

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How Ames 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 Ames adults…

39 of every 100 Ames adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.8–42.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ames, betterAmes, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30% Ames
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 43.3% Ames
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Ames
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.1% Ames
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ames 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Ames 7.6% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Ames adults are doing

1 in 3Ames adults feel lonely

33.2% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Ames adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.9% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4Ames adults lack social or emotional support

24.4% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Ames adults are in frequent mental distress

18% · New York 15% · worse

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 5

Ames adults worry about having enough food

18.8% · NY 17.2% · about the same

1 in 7

Ames adults worry about keeping their housing

14.4% · NY 14.5% · about the same

1 in 11

Ames adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.5% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 11

Ames adults lack reliable transportation

9.4% · NY 8.6% · about the same

19% of Ames adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.1%

Thinking or memory15.4%

Hearing8.4%

Errands alone10.4%

Vision6.3%

Dressing or bathing5.2%

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

Around Ames

Ames and the towns around it

Care nearby

Cobleskill Regional HospitalCobleskill · 12.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Little Falls HospitalLittle Falls · 18.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bassett HealthcareCooperstown · 19 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Nathan Littauer HospitalGloversville · 21 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hometown Health Centers at AmsterdamAmsterdam · 21.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Mosaic Health IlionIlion · 25.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careAmes's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Montgomery County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careAmes's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Montgomery County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthAmes's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Montgomery 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 Ames. 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 Ames

Measure	Ames	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.6%	34.8–42.7%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	38.3%	34.4–42.4%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	41%	34.5–48%	28.8%	worse
Arthritis	32.2%	28.8–35.6%	24%	worse
Depression	22.9%	19.8–26.4%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.9%	15.8–22.5%	12.8%	worse
Asthma	11.6%	10.3–13%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	8.8–11.1%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	12.8%	10.9–14.9%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	10.5%	8.6–12.7%	6%	worse
Heart disease	9.1%	7.8–10.5%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	3.9–5.3%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.1%	15.2–23.1%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	16.8%	14–20.1%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	30%	24.2–35.3%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	43.3%	37.4–49.4%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.5%	76–82.8%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	55.2%	51.6–58.9%	63.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	87.7%	85.3–89.9%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	63%	58.4–67.6%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	77.3%	70.2–83.3%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.5%	76.7–82.2%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7.6%	5.5–10.1%	7.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.2%	28.1–38.4%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.4%	20.5–28.7%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18%	15.5–20.5%	15%	worse
Fair or poor health	23%	18.9–27.4%	18.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.8%	14.2–19.3%	12.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.8%	14.6–23.5%	17.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.4%	11.6–17.5%	14.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.5%	7.8–11.3%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.4%	7.8–11.4%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	19%	14.6–23.8%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	32.5%	27.3–37.6%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.1%	14.2–20.3%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	15.4%	12.8–18.2%	12.1%
Hearing	8.4%	7.3–9.6%	5.6%
Vision	6.3%	5.3–7.5%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	5.2%	4.3–6.4%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.4%	8.7–12.4%	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 Ames 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 Ames better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Ames directly, so these are its own figures.

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.