Health · Hermon

Hermon, NY health

Hermon differs from New York on 17 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (9.6% vs 6%) and more smokers (17.4% vs 11.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 13652, 13681, 13642, 13630

Report card

How Hermon 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 Hermon adults…

39 of every 100 Hermon adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.6–42.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hermon, betterHermon, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.8% Hermon
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.3% Hermon
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.1% Hermon
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.4% Hermon
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hermon 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Hermon 7.1% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Hermon adults are doing

1 in 3Hermon adults feel lonely

33.6% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Hermon adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.7% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4Hermon adults lack social or emotional support

24.5% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Hermon adults are in frequent mental distress

18.2% · 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

Hermon adults worry about having enough food

16.2% · NY 17.2% · about the same

1 in 7

Hermon adults worry about keeping their housing

13.4% · NY 14.5% · about the same

1 in 12

Hermon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.6% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 11

Hermon adults lack reliable transportation

9% · NY 8.6% · about the same

17.4% of Hermon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%

Thinking or memory15.2%

Hearing7.5%

Errands alone9.7%

Vision5.7%

Dressing or bathing4.7%

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

Around Hermon

Hermon 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.

37.9%45.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#14 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Edwards42.4%

Russell42.6%

De Kalb43.7%

Hermon43.8%

Fowler45.4%

Gouverneur45.4%

Care nearby

Gouverneur HospitalGouverneur · 10 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Clifton-Fine HospitalStar Lake · 19.9 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Carthage Area HospitalOgdensburg · 22.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Canton-Potsdam HospitalPotsdam · 24.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Center of the North CountryGouverneur · 10 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Center of the North CountryCanton · 14.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthHermon'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 Hermon. 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 Hermon

Measure	Hermon	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39%	35.6–42.4%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	38.1%	34.7–41.6%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	43.8%	38.4–49%	28.8%	worse
Arthritis	31.1%	28.1–34%	24%	worse
Depression	23.7%	20.6–26.8%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.8%	14.1–19.9%	12.8%	worse
Asthma	11.9%	10.7–13.3%	10.3%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.5–10.4%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	13%	11.4–14.8%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	9.6%	8.5–11%	6%	worse
Heart disease	7.9%	7.1–8.9%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.8–4.6%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.4%	15–20.2%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	18.1%	15.3–21%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.8%	26–34%	25.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	37.3%	32.7–42%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.5%	78.6–84.1%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	57.7%	54.4–61.1%	63.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	87.4%	85.8–89%	89.2%	worse
Colon screening	64.4%	60.1–68.5%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	75.8%	69.7–81.3%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.9%	75.1–80.4%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7.1%	5.7–8.5%	7.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.6%	29.3–38.1%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.5%	21.3–28%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.2%	16.2–20.3%	15%	worse
Fair or poor health	21%	18.3–23.8%	18.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.8%	14–17.8%	12.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.2%	13.5–19.1%	17.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.4%	11.3–15.5%	14.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.6%	7.4–9.9%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9%	7.7–10.3%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	17.4%	14.6–20.2%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	32.9%	29.2–36.8%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.8%	13.8–18%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	15.2%	13.4–17.2%	12.1%
Hearing	7.5%	6.7–8.4%	5.6%
Vision	5.7%	5.1–6.4%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.7%	4.2–5.3%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.7%	8.6–10.9%	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 Hermon 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 Hermon better or worse.

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