Health · Corning

Corning, NY health

Corning differs from New York on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (5% vs 7.9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.5% vs 17.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with depression (21.6% vs 17.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 14830 (all of Corning)

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Corning’s Health Grade: A−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Corning is healthier than 78% of U.S. towns and 70% of New York towns.

A-Self-rated healthA-Physical distressB+Mental distressB+ObesityA-DiabetesB+SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 78%

Less healthyHealthier

New York towns we grade (1,227)Healthier than 70%

Towns with similar incomes, $66K–$111K (9,259)Healthier than 82%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Corning could be anywhere from B− to A.

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 Corning 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. Corning’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 Corning 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 Corning adults…

32 of every 100 Corning adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.3–35.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Corning, betterCorning, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.2% Corning
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.5% Corning
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.8% Corning
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.3% Corning
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Corning 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 20

working-age adults has no health insurance

Corning 5% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Corning adults are doing

1 in 3Corning adults feel lonely

30.5% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Corning adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.6% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 5Corning adults lack social or emotional support

22.2% · New York 26.4% · better

1 in 6Corning adults are in frequent mental distress

16% · 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 9

Corning adults worry about having enough food

11.5% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 10

Corning adults worry about keeping their housing

10.3% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 15

Corning adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.6% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 14

Corning adults lack reliable transportation

6.9% · NY 8.6% · better

10.7% of Corning adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

26%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%

Thinking or memory12.1%

Hearing5.8%

Errands alone7.3%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Corning

Corning 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 Corning.

28.7%36.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Big Flats29.6%

Erwin32%

Hornby32.3%

Caton32.9%

Painted Post33.1%

Corning33.2%

Care in and near Corning

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

Corning HospitalCorning · 1.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Arnot Ogden Medical CenterElmira · 10.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Schuyler HospitalMontour Falls · 16.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ira Davenport Memorial HospitalBath · 20.5 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

The Chautauqua Center - ElmiraElmira · 10.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lawrenceville Laurel Health CenterLawrenceville · 13.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careCorning's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Steuben County · need score 13 of 25

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

! Mental healthCorning'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 Corning. 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 Corning

Measure	Corning	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.8%	28.3–35.6%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.1%	32.3–40.2%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	33.2%	27–40%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	27.5%	24.5–30.5%	24%	worse
Depression	21.6%	18.4–24.8%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.3%	8.5–12.1%	12.8%	better
Asthma	10.9%	9.7–12.2%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9%	8.2–9.9%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	9.7%	8.4–11%	11.5%	better
COPD	6.5%	5.8–7.2%	6%	about the same
Heart disease	6%	5.4–6.6%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.1%	2.9–3.4%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.3%	10.7–14.1%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	18.8%	15.9–22.3%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.2%	18.7–25.9%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.5%	30.8–42%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.4%	77.3–83.5%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.2%	61.9–68.1%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.9%	87.5–90.3%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	67.2%	62.7–71.1%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	78.6%	72.4–83.7%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.8%	73.9–79.5%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	5%	4.3–5.9%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.5%	25.8–35.5%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.2%	18.9–25.7%	26.4%	better
Frequent mental distress	16%	14.1–17.8%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.1%	13.2–17.1%	18.1%	better
Frequent physical distress	12.5%	11.1–14%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.5%	9.6–13.4%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	10.3%	8.7–11.9%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.6%	5.7–7.6%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	6.9%	6–7.7%	8.6%	better
Receive SNAP	10.7%	9–12.3%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	26%	22.6–29.5%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.1%	10.6–13.7%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.1%	10.9–13.6%	12.1%
Hearing	5.8%	5.1–6.4%	5.6%
Vision	4.1%	3.7–4.5%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.3%	3–3.6%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.3%	6.5–8.1%	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 Corning 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 Corning better or worse.

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