Health · Gorham

Gorham, NY health

Gorham differs from New York on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (12.7% vs 17.2%) and fewer uninsured adults (5.9% vs 7.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.9% vs 7.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 14561, 14424, 14544

Report card

How Gorham 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 Gorham adults…

35 of every 100 Gorham adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31–38.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gorham, betterGorham, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.8% Gorham
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.3% Gorham
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.1% Gorham
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.8% Gorham
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Gorham 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 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

Gorham 5.9% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Gorham adults are doing

1 in 3Gorham adults feel lonely

33.3% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Gorham adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.2% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4Gorham adults lack social or emotional support

22.4% · New York 26.4% · better

1 in 6Gorham adults are in frequent mental distress

16.6% · 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 8

Gorham adults worry about having enough food

12.7% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 9

Gorham adults worry about keeping their housing

11% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 15

Gorham adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.7% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 14

Gorham adults lack reliable transportation

7.2% · NY 8.6% · better

11.7% of Gorham adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing6.8%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Gorham

Gorham 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.

30.3%34.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Canandaigua30.3%

Seneca32%

Gorham32.3%

Potter34%

Middlesex34.4%

Care nearby

F F Thompson HospitalCanandaigua · 7.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of YatesPenn Yan · 11.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Clifton Springs Hospital and ClinicClifton Springs · 11.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Geneva General HospitalGeneva · 11.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mosaic Health RushvilleRushville · 3.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Jordan Health at CciaCanandaigua · 7.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careGorham is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careGorham is not a shortage area

! Mental healthGorham's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Ontario County · need score 18 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 Gorham. 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 Gorham

Measure	Gorham	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.6%	31–38.4%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.1%	33.3–41.1%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	32.3%	26.2–39%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	29.6%	26.6–32.8%	24%	worse
Depression	21.2%	18.3–24.5%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	13%	10.8–15.5%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	11.1%	9.9–12.3%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	9–10.8%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	10.9%	9.5–12.4%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	7.7%	6.8–8.8%	6%	worse
Heart disease	7.1%	6.4–7.9%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.6%	3.3–3.9%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.8%	11.9–16%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	17.1%	14.4–20.1%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.8%	20.2–27.7%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.3%	32.4–44.5%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.6%	77.5–83.5%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	65%	61.8–68.3%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.9%	87.4–90.3%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	71.9%	67.8–75.9%	66.8%	better
Mammogram	78.6%	72.1–84.3%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.8%	74.9–80.3%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	5.9%	4.9–7.1%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.3%	28.7–38.2%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.4%	19.2–25.8%	26.4%	better
Frequent mental distress	16.6%	14.8–18.4%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.4%	15.2–19.9%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14%	12.4–15.7%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.7%	10.7–14.8%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	11%	9.4–12.7%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.7%	5.8–7.6%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	7.2%	6.3–8.2%	8.6%	better
Receive SNAP	11.7%	9.9–13.6%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	28.5%	25–32.3%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.7%	11.9–15.6%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11.6–14.7%	12.1%
Hearing	6.8%	6–7.6%	5.6%
Vision	4.6%	4.2–5.2%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.4–4.3%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.1%	7.2–9.1%	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 Gorham 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 Gorham better or worse.

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