Health · Lewiston

Lewiston, NY health

Lewiston differs from New York on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.2% vs 17.2%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.5% vs 14.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.3% vs 7.7%).

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

Report card

How Lewiston 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 Lewiston adults…

37 of every 100 Lewiston adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 32.9–41.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lewiston, betterLewiston, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22% Lewiston
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.6% Lewiston
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Lewiston
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 9.6% Lewiston
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lewiston 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 23

working-age adults has no health insurance

Lewiston 4.3% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Lewiston adults are doing

1 in 4Lewiston adults feel lonely

28% · New York 34.2% · better

1 in 5Lewiston adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.7% · New York 17.5% · too close to call

1 in 5Lewiston adults lack social or emotional support

19.9% · New York 26.4% · better

1 in 7Lewiston adults are in frequent mental distress

13.6% · 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 12

Lewiston adults worry about having enough food

8.2% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 13

Lewiston adults worry about keeping their housing

7.5% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 22

Lewiston adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.5% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 20

Lewiston adults lack reliable transportation

5.1% · NY 8.6% · better

6.8% of Lewiston adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13%

Thinking or memory10.1%

Hearing7%

Errands alone6.6%

Vision3.7%

Dressing or bathing3%

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

Around Lewiston

Lewiston 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.

34.8%44.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first

Lewiston34.8%

Lewiston37%

Care nearby

Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health CenterLewiston · 2.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Niagara Falls Memorial Medical CenterNiagara Falls · 5.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Kenmore Mercy HospitalKenmore · 15.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Upstate New York VA Healthcare System (Western Ny VA Healthcare System)Buffalo · 19 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Center of NiagaraNiagara Falls · 4.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Neighborhood Health Center NorthwestBuffalo · 17.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careLewiston is not a shortage area

! Dental careLewiston's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Niagara County · need score 15 of 25

✓ Mental healthLewiston is not a shortage area

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 Lewiston. 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 Lewiston

Measure	Lewiston	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.9%	32.9–41.2%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	37.9%	34–42.2%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	34.8%	28.6–41.9%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	30.3%	26.9–34.2%	24%	worse
Depression	19.7%	16.7–23%	17.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.6%	8.6–12.8%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.6%	9.4–12.1%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.3%	11.1–13.6%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	10.3%	8.7–12.2%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	6.6%	5.2–8.2%	6%	about the same
Heart disease	7.1%	6.1–8.4%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	2.9–4.1%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	9.6%	7.2–12.2%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	15.5%	12.9–18.6%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	22%	17.7–26.9%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.6%	28.5–39.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	84.4%	81.7–87%	80.8%	better
Dentist visit	71.8%	68.7–74.7%	63.5%	better
Cholesterol check	91.8%	90.3–93.1%	89.2%	better
Colon screening	72.6%	68.4–76.7%	66.8%	better
Mammogram	78.5%	72–84.1%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.9%	78.4–83.3%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	4.3%	3–5.8%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28%	23.5–32.8%	34.2%	better
Lack emotional support	19.9%	16.7–23.4%	26.4%	better
Frequent mental distress	13.6%	11.7–15.7%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	14.5%	11.6–17.6%	18.1%	better
Frequent physical distress	12.7%	10.6–14.9%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.2%	6.1–10.5%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	7.5%	5.9–9.3%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.5%	3.6–5.4%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	5.1%	4.2–6.1%	8.6%	better
Receive SNAP	6.8%	4.8–8.9%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	25.8%	21.6–30.4%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	13%	10.4–15.8%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	10.1%	8.2–12%	12.1%
Hearing	7%	6–8.2%	5.6%
Vision	3.7%	3–4.5%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3%	2.4–3.6%	3.8%
Errands alone	6.6%	5.3–8%	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 Lewiston 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 Lewiston better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Lewiston 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.