Health · Mohawk

Mohawk, NY health

Mohawk differs from New York on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (5.8% vs 7.9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (13.2% vs 17.2%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (18.1% vs 12.8%).

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

Report card

How Mohawk 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 Mohawk adults…

34 of every 100 Mohawk adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.8–37.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mohawk, betterMohawk, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27% Mohawk
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.8% Mohawk
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19% Mohawk
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.5% Mohawk
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Mohawk 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

Mohawk 5.8% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Mohawk adults are doing

1 in 3Mohawk adults feel lonely

31.2% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Mohawk adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.3% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4Mohawk adults lack social or emotional support

22.6% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Mohawk adults are in frequent mental distress

17.4% · 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 8

Mohawk adults worry about having enough food

13.2% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 9

Mohawk adults worry about keeping their housing

11.6% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 14

Mohawk adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.1% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 13

Mohawk adults lack reliable transportation

7.6% · NY 8.6% · about the same

12.7% of Mohawk adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.4%

Thinking or memory13.5%

Hearing6.6%

Errands alone8.5%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Mohawk

Mohawk 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.

35.2%38.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

German Flatts36.5%

Mohawk36.9%

Herkimer36.9%

Herkimer37%

Ilion37.2%

Care nearby

Little Falls HospitalLittle Falls · 8.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Wynn HospitalUtica · 14.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Bassett HealthcareCooperstown · 22.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Rome Memorial HospitalRome · 26.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Mosaic Health IlionIlion · 1.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Mosaic Health UticaUtica · 13.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

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

! Dental careMohawk's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Herkimer County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthMohawk's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Herkimer County · need score 16 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 Mohawk. 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 Mohawk

Measure	Mohawk	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.2%	30.8–37.9%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.9%	33.2–40.7%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	36.9%	31.3–43.3%	28.8%	worse
Arthritis	30.5%	27.5–33.7%	24%	worse
Depression	21.3%	18.4–24.6%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.1%	14.8–21.7%	12.8%	worse
Asthma	11.4%	10.2–12.8%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.5%	8.6–10.6%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	10.4%	9–12.1%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	7.9%	6.6–9.3%	6%	worse
Heart disease	6.8%	6–7.8%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.1–4.1%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.5%	11.5–17.7%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	19%	16–22.2%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	27%	22.4–31.9%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.8%	30.4–41.7%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.6%	76.3–82.7%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.5%	57–64.1%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.4%	86.3–90.2%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	69%	64.5–73.2%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	76.4%	69.3–82.6%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.6%	73.7–79.3%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	5.8%	4.3–7.6%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.2%	26.8–36.2%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.6%	19.3–26.5%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.4%	15.2–19.7%	15%	worse
Fair or poor health	17.4%	14.5–20.6%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.4%	12.5–16.5%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.2%	10.4–16.3%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	11.6%	9.5–14%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.1%	5.9–8.4%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.6%	6.4–9%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.7%	10–15.9%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	28.9%	24.8–33.4%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.4%	12.1–16.8%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.5%	11.4–15.8%	12.1%
Hearing	6.6%	5.8–7.5%	5.6%
Vision	4.7%	4–5.4%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.2–4.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.5%	7.2–9.9%	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 Mohawk 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 Mohawk better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Mohawk 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.