Health · Belfast

Belfast, NY health

Belfast differs from New York on 12 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (9.3% vs 6%) and more smokers (16.4% vs 11.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 14711, 14739, 14813, 14717

C+Health Grade

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Belfast’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Belfast is healthier than 38% of U.S. towns.

C+Self-rated healthCPhysical distressB-Mental distressB-ObesityB-DiabetesCSmokingC+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 38%

Less healthyHealthier

New York towns we grade (1,227)Healthier than 17%

Towns with similar incomes, $49K–$81K (9,113)Healthier than 52%

About what its income would suggest. Belfast does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Belfast could be anywhere from D to B+.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in New York ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Belfast with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Belfast’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Belfast 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 Belfast adults…

39 of every 100 Belfast adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.4–42.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Belfast, betterBelfast, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.6% Belfast
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.7% Belfast
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Belfast
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.4% Belfast
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Belfast 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Belfast 6.5% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Belfast adults are doing

1 in 3Belfast adults feel lonely

32.3% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Belfast adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.4% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4Belfast adults lack social or emotional support

23% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Belfast adults are in frequent mental distress

17.4% · 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 7

Belfast adults worry about having enough food

15.2% · NY 17.2% · about the same

1 in 8

Belfast adults worry about keeping their housing

12.5% · NY 14.5% · about the same

1 in 13

Belfast adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.9% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 12

Belfast adults lack reliable transportation

8.3% · NY 8.6% · about the same

15.1% of Belfast adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%

Thinking or memory14.5%

Hearing7.5%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Belfast

Belfast 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 Belfast.

33.8%37.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Caneadea35.2%

Angelica36.6%

New Hudson36.7%

Belfast36.8%

Friendship37.2%

Care nearby

Cuba Memorial HospitalCuba · 9.7 mi · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Jones Memorial HospitalWellsville · 15.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Olean General HospitalOlean · 20.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. James HospitalHornell · 24.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Southern Tier Community Health Center Network, Houghton SiteHoughton · 9.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Tcfm CanaseragaCanaseraga · 21.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

✓ Dental careBelfast is not a shortage area

! Mental healthBelfast'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 Belfast. 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 Belfast

Measure	Belfast	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.5%	34.4–42.9%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	40%	35.7–44.6%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	36.8%	29.6–44.7%	28.8%	worse
Arthritis	31.4%	28–34.8%	24%	worse
Depression	21.4%	18.2–24.9%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.8%	13.8–20.1%	12.8%	worse
Asthma	11.6%	10.3–13%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9.1–11.1%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	12.3%	10.7–14.1%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	9.3%	8.3–10.5%	6%	worse
Heart disease	8%	7.2–8.9%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.8–4.5%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.4%	14.1–18.9%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	16.8%	14–20.1%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.6%	23.3–32.2%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.7%	31.1–44.7%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.5%	77.3–83.7%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.9%	56.2–63.5%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.2%	86.6–89.8%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	65.7%	60.6–70.5%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	75.8%	68.1–82.4%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.5%	75.7–81.2%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6.5%	5.3–7.9%	7.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.3%	27.4–37.4%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23%	19.7–26.6%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.4%	15.4–19.4%	15%	worse
Fair or poor health	20.4%	17.8–23.4%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.7%	13.9–17.7%	12.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.2%	12.8–17.9%	17.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.5%	10.6–14.5%	14.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.9%	6.8–9.1%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.3%	7.2–9.5%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.1%	12.8–17.6%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	31.6%	27.4–35.9%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.1%	14.1–18.4%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.5%	12.8–16.4%	12.1%
Hearing	7.5%	6.7–8.4%	5.6%
Vision	5.5%	4.9–6.1%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	4.1–5.1%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.5%	8.4–10.7%	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 Belfast 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 Belfast better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Belfast by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Belfast 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.