Health · Clare

Clare, NY health

Clare differs from New York on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (6.1% vs 7.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (11.5% vs 14.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9.5% vs 6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 13684 (all of Clare)

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 80 people are less certain, so we show Clare's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Clare 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 Clare adults…

40 of every 100 Clare adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 36.9–44%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Clare, betterClare, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.8% Clare
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.1% Clare
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.7% Clare
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.5% Clare
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Clare 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

Clare 6.1% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Clare adults are doing

1 in 3Clare adults feel lonely

32.5% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Clare adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.8% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4Clare adults lack social or emotional support

23.9% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Clare adults are in frequent mental distress

17.1% · 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

Clare adults worry about having enough food

13.7% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 9

Clare adults worry about keeping their housing

11.5% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 14

Clare adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.3% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 13

Clare adults lack reliable transportation

7.7% · NY 8.6% · about the same

14.3% of Clare adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%

Thinking or memory14%

Hearing7.9%

Errands alone9%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Clare

Clare 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.

29.6%44.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Pierrepont38.7%

Colton39.8%

Russell42.6%

Clare43%

Clifton44.4%

Care nearby

Clifton-Fine HospitalStar Lake · 13.5 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Canton-Potsdam HospitalPotsdam · 22.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Gouverneur HospitalGouverneur · 22.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Carthage Area HospitalOgdensburg · 33.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Center of the North CountryCanton · 18.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Center of the North CountryGouverneur · 22.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthClare's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - St. Lawrence 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 Clare. 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 Clare

Measure	Clare	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.3%	36.9–44%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	39.6%	36–43.2%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	43%	37.9–48.3%	28.8%	worse
Arthritis	32.7%	29.6–35.8%	24%	worse
Depression	22.8%	19.8–25.7%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.1%	13.2–19.4%	12.8%	worse
Asthma	11.6%	10.3–13%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.4–11.4%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	13.2%	11.4–15.1%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	9.5%	8–11.1%	6%	worse
Heart disease	8.3%	7.3–9.5%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.7–4.8%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.5%	13.4–19.6%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	17.7%	15–20.4%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.8%	24.3–33.3%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.1%	32.6–41.9%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.5%	79.6–85%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.4%	57.1–63.8%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.1%	87.3–90.7%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	68.3%	64.2–72.5%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	77.8%	71.9–83%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.4%	76.5–82%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6.1%	4.7–7.8%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.5%	28.2–37.1%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.9%	20.3–27.6%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.1%	15.1–19.2%	15%	worse
Fair or poor health	19.8%	16.8–23.1%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.6%	13.5–17.7%	12.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.7%	10.9–17%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	11.5%	9.5–13.7%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.3%	6.1–8.6%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.7%	6.5–9%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.3%	11.4–17.5%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	32.2%	28.1–36.3%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.7%	13.3–18.3%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14%	12–16%	12.1%
Hearing	7.9%	6.9–8.9%	5.6%
Vision	5.3%	4.5–6%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	3.8–5.1%	3.8%
Errands alone	9%	7.7–10.4%	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 Clare 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 Clare better or worse.

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