Health · Cairo

Cairo, NY health

Cairo differs from New York on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (6.1% vs 7.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (11.7% vs 14.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.4% vs 6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 12413, 12470, 12473, 12405

Report card

How Cairo 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 Cairo adults…

37 of every 100 Cairo adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.4–40.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cairo, betterCairo, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.7% Cairo
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.5% Cairo
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.9% Cairo
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.7% Cairo
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Cairo 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Cairo 6.1% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Cairo adults are doing

1 in 3Cairo adults feel lonely

32% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Cairo adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.3% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4Cairo adults lack social or emotional support

22.8% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Cairo adults are in frequent mental distress

16.3% · 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

Cairo adults worry about having enough food

14% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 9

Cairo adults worry about keeping their housing

11.7% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 14

Cairo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.4% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 13

Cairo adults lack reliable transportation

7.6% · NY 8.6% · about the same

13.4% of Cairo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

30%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%

Thinking or memory13.2%

Hearing7.3%

Errands alone8.6%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Cairo

Cairo 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.

28.7%36.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#25 of 27towns on this map, healthiest first

Greenville32.4%

Jewett32.6%

Durham32.8%

Windham33.5%

Athens33.7%

Catskill34.7%

Coxsackie34.8%

Cairo35.3%

Hunter36%

Care nearby

Columbia Memorial HospitalHudson · 12.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northern Dutchess HospitalRhinebeck · 25.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue CampusKingston · 26 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Albany VA Medical CenterAlbany · 27.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Sun River Health HudsonHudson · 12.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Open Door SaugertiesSaugerties · 15.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careCairo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Greene County · need score 14 of 25

! Mental healthCairo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Greene County · need score 16 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 Cairo. 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 Cairo

Measure	Cairo	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.7%	32.4–40.5%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.8%	35.3–43.7%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	35.3%	27.9–42.1%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	30.9%	27.4–34.1%	24%	worse
Depression	21.3%	18.1–24.5%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.7%	10.4–15.4%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	11.1%	9.9–12.4%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.2%	9.2–11.2%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	12%	10.3–13.8%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	8.4%	7.1–9.9%	6%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.7–8.6%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.5–4.4%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.7%	12–17.5%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	16.9%	14–19.8%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.7%	22–31.5%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.5%	32.1–45.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.3%	78–84%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.9%	58.4–65.5%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.4%	87.7–90.8%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	68.4%	63.6–73%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	77.4%	70.2–83.7%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.1%	76.1–81.6%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6.1%	4.9–7.6%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32%	26.9–37.4%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.8%	19.2–26.7%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.3%	14.3–18.4%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.9%	16–22%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.1%	13.1–17.2%	12.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14%	11.4–17.1%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	11.7%	9.7–13.9%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.4%	6.3–8.7%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.6%	6.5–8.9%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.4%	10.8–16.3%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	30%	25.6–34.4%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.2%	12.8–17.7%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.2%	11.3–15.1%	12.1%
Hearing	7.3%	6.3–8.2%	5.6%
Vision	5.1%	4.5–5.9%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.6–4.8%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.6%	7.3–9.8%	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 Cairo 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 Cairo better or worse.

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