Health · Carthage

Carthage, NY health

Carthage differs from New York on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults with high cholesterol (32.7% vs 37.7%). Where it trails the state: more smokers (16.1% vs 11.3%).

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

C+Health Grade

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Carthage’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Carthage is healthier than 42% of U.S. towns, and than 68% of towns with similar incomes.

B-Self-rated healthB-Physical distressC-Mental distressC+ObesityB+DiabetesCSmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 42%

Less healthyHealthier

New York towns we grade (1,227)Healthier than 22%

Towns with similar incomes, $44K–$73K (7,801)Healthier than 68%

Better than its income would suggest. Carthage is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C+.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Carthage could be anywhere from C− 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 Carthage 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. Carthage uses CDC’s own estimate for it. 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 Carthage 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 Carthage adults…

32 of every 100 Carthage adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.5–34.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Carthage, betterCarthage, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.1% Carthage
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.8% Carthage
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.5% Carthage
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.1% Carthage
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Carthage 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

Carthage 7.6% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Carthage adults are doing

1 in 3Carthage adults feel lonely

33.8% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Carthage adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.9% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4Carthage adults lack social or emotional support

25% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Carthage adults are in frequent mental distress

18.9% · 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

Carthage adults worry about having enough food

16.5% · NY 17.2% · about the same

1 in 7

Carthage adults worry about keeping their housing

14.1% · NY 14.5% · about the same

1 in 12

Carthage adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.5% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 11

Carthage adults lack reliable transportation

9.2% · NY 8.6% · about the same

16.3% of Carthage adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.2%

of Carthage adults live with a disability (New York 27.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%

Thinking or memory15.5%

Hearing6.4%

Errands alone9.4%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Carthage

Carthage 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 Carthage.

35.5%41.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

West Carthage38.1%

Carthage38.3%

Champion39.2%

Denmark40.4%

Care in and near Carthage

1 hospital in Carthage, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Carthage Area HospitalCarthage · 0.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lewis County General HospitalLowville · 13.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Samaritan Medical CenterWatertown · 15.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Gouverneur HospitalGouverneur · 25.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

North Country Family Health Center - Evans MillsEvans Mills · 12.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Center of the North CountryGouverneur · 25.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careCarthage's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Jefferson County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthCarthage's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Jefferson 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 Carthage. 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 Carthage

Measure	Carthage	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.5%	28.5–34.7%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.7%	29.5–36%	37.7%	better
Obesity	38.3%	33.3–43.6%	28.8%	worse
Arthritis	26.9%	24.4–29.5%	24%	worse
Depression	21.9%	19–24.8%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.1%	13.6–19%	12.8%	worse
Asthma	12%	10.7–13.4%	10.3%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	8%	7.3–8.8%	7.7%	about the same
Diabetes	10.5%	9.2–12%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	7.9%	7–8.9%	6%	worse
Heart disease	6.4%	5.7–7.1%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3.1–3.8%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.1%	13.8–18.5%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	19.5%	16.7–22.7%	16.3%	worse
Get no exercise	28.1%	24.4–32.3%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	40.8%	36.4–45.5%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79%	75.9–81.9%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.4%	58.3–64.5%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.8%	82.8–86.8%	89.2%	worse
Colon screening	67%	62.9–71%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	75.7%	69.2–81.5%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74.2%	71.5–76.8%	77.2%	worse
No health insurance	7.6%	6.3–9.2%	7.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.8%	29.5–38.6%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25%	21.6–28.7%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.9%	17–21.2%	15%	worse
Fair or poor health	19%	16.7–21.6%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.1%	12.5–15.9%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.5%	14–19.3%	17.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.1%	12.2–16.3%	14.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.5%	7.4–9.8%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.2%	8–10.4%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	16.3%	13.9–18.9%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	31.2%	27.8–35.1%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.8%	12.1–15.7%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	15.5%	13.7–17.4%	12.1%
Hearing	6.4%	5.7–7.2%	5.6%
Vision	5.2%	4.7–5.8%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.5–4.4%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.4%	8.3–10.5%	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 Carthage 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 Carthage better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Carthage 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.