Health · Bath

Bath, NY health

Bath differs from New York on 14 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (10.1% vs 6%) and more smokers (17.4% vs 11.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 14810, 14879, 14821
Report card

How Bath 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 Bath adults…

38 of every 100 Bath adults have high blood pressure
New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.4–42.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bath, betterBath, worseToo close to callNew York
Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.6% Bath
NY 25.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.6% Bath
NY 37.9%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.7% Bath
NY 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.4% Bath
NY 11.3%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%
Yearly checkup
NY 81%
55%
Dentist visit
NY 64%
88%
Cholesterol check
NY 89%
64%
Colon screening
NY 67%
75%
Mammogram
NY 79%
80%
Taking BP meds
NY 77%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Bath 6.8% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)
Mind & connection

How Bath adults are doing

1 in 3Bath adults feel lonely
31.6% · New York 34.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Bath adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.4% · New York 17.5% · worse
1 in 4Bath adults lack social or emotional support
24.2% · New York 26.4% · too close to call
1 in 6Bath adults are in frequent mental distress
17.5% · 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 6
Bath adults worry about having enough food
16.5% · NY 17.2% · about the same
1 in 8
Bath adults worry about keeping their housing
13% · NY 14.5% · about the same
1 in 12
Bath adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.5% · NY 8.2% · about the same
1 in 11
Bath adults lack reliable transportation
8.8% · NY 8.6% · about the same

16.8% of Bath adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.8%
Thinking or memory15.1%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone10%
Vision5.9%
Dressing or bathing4.9%

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

Around Bath

Bath 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.

Urbana: 35% Avoca: 35.8% Wheeler: 36.7% Bradford: 35.4% Howard: 35.8% Cameron: 37.4% Wayne: 34% Pulteney: 35.9% Prattsburgh: 37.6% Cohocton: 36.5% Orange: 31.9% Campbell: 34.1% Fremont: 35.9% Canisteo: 35.3% Hornellsville: 36.1% Thurston: 36.6% Rathbone: 37.3% Jasper: 35.6% Woodhull: 36.1% Bath: 36.8% Bath Urbana Avoca Wheeler Bradford Howard Cameron Bath VA Medical Center · Bath · 2.3 miH Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital · Bath · 4.1 miH St. James Hospital · Hornell · 17.6 mi · 3★ MedicareH Corning Hospital · Corning · 19.8 mi · 3★ MedicareH Bath Community Health · Bath · 2.3 mi+ Tcfm Cohocton · Cohocton · 15.3 mi+
31.9%37.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#17 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first
Urbana35%
Bradford35.4%
Avoca35.8%
Howard35.8%
Wheeler36.7%
Bath36.8%
Cameron37.4%

Care nearby

Bath VA Medical CenterBath · 2.3 mi · VA
Ira Davenport Memorial HospitalBath · 4.1 mi · ER
St. James HospitalHornell · 17.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Corning HospitalCorning · 19.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Bath Community HealthBath · 2.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Tcfm CohoctonCohocton · 15.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
! Primary careBath's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Steuben County · need score 13 of 25
! Dental careBath's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Steuben County · need score 18 of 25
! Mental healthBath's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Steuben 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 Bath. 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 Bath
MeasureBathMarginNew York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38.3%34.4–42.4%32.6%worse
High cholesterol40%35.8–44.4%37.7%about the same
Obesity36.8%30.1–44.3%28.8%worse
Arthritis33.5%30.1–37%24%worse
Depression22.4%19.2–26%17.5%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)17.1%14.3–19.8%12.8%worse
Asthma11.5%10.3–13%10.3%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.2%9.3–11.2%7.7%worse
Diabetes13%11.3–14.8%11.5%about the same
COPD10.1%8.9–11.2%6%worse
Heart disease8.5%7.6–9.4%6.1%worse
Stroke4.4%4–4.8%3.4%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.4%15.1–20%11.3%worse
Binge drink16.7%13.9–19.9%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise29.6%25.3–34.4%25.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours38.6%32.7–44.3%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup81%77.8–84%80.8%about the same
Dentist visit55.1%51.6–58.3%63.5%worse
Cholesterol check88.1%86.5–89.5%89.2%about the same
Colon screening63.7%58.9–68.1%66.8%about the same
Mammogram74.8%67.8–80.4%78.9%about the same
Taking BP meds79.5%76.8–82.2%77.2%about the same
No health insurance6.8%5.7–8.1%7.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.6%26.7–36.7%34.2%about the same
Lack emotional support24.2%20.7–28%26.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.5%15.6–19.6%15%worse
Fair or poor health21.2%18.6–24%18.1%worse
Frequent physical distress16.2%14.4–18.2%12.8%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity16.5%14–19.3%17.2%about the same
Housing insecurity13%11.2–15.1%14.5%about the same
Utility shut-off threat8.5%7.4–9.7%8.2%about the same
No reliable transportation8.8%7.8–10%8.6%about the same
Receive SNAP16.8%14.4–19.3%14.1%
Disability
Any disability33.6%29.5–37.9%27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs17.8%15.7–20.1%13.4%
Thinking or memory15.1%13.3–16.8%12.1%
Hearing7.9%7.1–8.9%5.6%
Vision5.9%5.4–6.5%5.2%
Dressing or bathing4.9%4.4–5.5%3.8%
Errands alone10%8.9–11.2%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 Bath 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 Bath better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Bath by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Bath 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.

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