Health · Macomb

Macomb, NY health

Macomb differs from New York on 20 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (10.8% vs 6%) and more smokers (18.9% vs 11.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 13642, 13646, 13654, 13633

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 752 people are less certain, so we show Macomb's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Macomb 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 Macomb adults…

40 of every 100 Macomb adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 36.5–43.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Macomb, betterMacomb, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.9% Macomb
NY 25.9%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.5% Macomb
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.9% Macomb
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Macomb 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Macomb 7.7% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Macomb adults are doing

1 in 3Macomb adults feel lonely

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

1 in 4Macomb adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.4% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4Macomb adults lack social or emotional support

24.7% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Macomb adults are in frequent mental distress

19% · 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 5

Macomb adults worry about having enough food

18.9% · NY 17.2% · about the same

1 in 7

Macomb adults worry about keeping their housing

14.8% · NY 14.5% · about the same

1 in 10

Macomb adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.8% · NY 8.2% · worse

1 in 10

Macomb adults lack reliable transportation

10.2% · NY 8.6% · worse

21.1% of Macomb adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

35%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.4%

Thinking or memory16.4%

Hearing7.9%

Errands alone10.9%

Vision6.6%

Dressing or bathing5.3%

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

Around Macomb

Macomb 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 Macomb.

37.9%46.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Rossie42.2%

De Peyster42.7%

De Kalb43.7%

Macomb44.8%

Gouverneur45.4%

Morristown46%

Hammond46.2%

Care nearby

Gouverneur HospitalGouverneur · 8.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Carthage Area HospitalOgdensburg · 17.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

River Hospital ClinicsAlexandria Bay · 18.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Carthage Area HospitalCarthage · 31.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Center of the North CountryGouverneur · 8.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

North Country Family Health Center - Evans MillsEvans Mills · 29.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthMacomb'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 Macomb. 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 Macomb

Measure	Macomb	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.9%	36.5–43.3%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	38.4%	34.9–41.8%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	44.8%	39.5–50%	28.8%	worse
Arthritis	32.1%	29.1–35%	24%	worse
Depression	24.4%	21.4–27.7%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.4%	15.5–21.7%	12.8%	worse
Asthma	12.3%	11–13.8%	10.3%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.6–10.4%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	13.8%	12.1–15.7%	11.5%	worse
COPD	10.8%	9.4–12.4%	6%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.5–9.5%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4–4.9%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.9%	16–21.8%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	17.5%	14.9–20.3%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.9%	27.6–36.4%	25.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	37.3%	32.9–42%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.5%	78.6–84.1%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	55%	51.8–58.2%	63.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.6%	84.8–88.4%	89.2%	worse
Colon screening	63.8%	59.4–68.1%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	76.8%	70.8–82.2%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78%	75.2–80.4%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7.7%	6.2–9.4%	7.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.2%	29.8–38.7%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.7%	21.3–28.2%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19%	16.9–21.2%	15%	worse
Fair or poor health	23%	19.9–26.2%	18.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.9%	14.9–19%	12.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.9%	15.7–22.2%	17.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.8%	12.5–17.2%	14.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.8%	8.4–11.3%	8.2%	worse
No reliable transportation	10.2%	8.8–11.7%	8.6%	worse
Receive SNAP	21.1%	17.8–24.5%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	35%	31–39.2%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.4%	15–19.8%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	16.4%	14.3–18.7%	12.1%
Hearing	7.9%	7–9%	5.6%
Vision	6.6%	5.8–7.4%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	5.3%	4.7–6.1%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.9%	9.5–12.4%	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 Macomb 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 Macomb better or worse.

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