Health · Olive

Olive, NY health

Olive differs from New York on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (9.6% vs 17.2%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.8% vs 14.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.4% vs 7.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 12494, 12461, 12481, 12412

A-Health Grade

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Olive’s Health Grade: A−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Olive is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns and 76% of New York towns.

A-Self-rated healthB+Physical distressAMental distressAObesityB+DiabetesA-SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 82%

Less healthyHealthier

New York towns we grade (1,227)Healthier than 76%

Towns with similar incomes, $86K–$143K (6,196)Healthier than 67%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Olive is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Olive could be anywhere from B− to A+.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in New York ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Olive with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Olive’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Olive 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 Olive adults…

39 of every 100 Olive adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.7–42.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Olive, betterOlive, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22% Olive
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.3% Olive
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.4% Olive
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10.8% Olive
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Olive 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 21

working-age adults has no health insurance

Olive 4.8% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Olive adults are doing

1 in 4Olive adults feel lonely

28.3% · New York 34.2% · better

1 in 5Olive adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.2% · New York 17.5% · too close to call

1 in 5Olive adults lack social or emotional support

20.8% · New York 26.4% · better

1 in 7Olive adults are in frequent mental distress

13.9% · 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 10

Olive adults worry about having enough food

9.6% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 11

Olive adults worry about keeping their housing

8.8% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 19

Olive adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.2% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 17

Olive adults lack reliable transportation

5.8% · NY 8.6% · better

8.4% of Olive adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%

Thinking or memory10.6%

Hearing6.6%

Errands alone6.9%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Olive

Olive 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.

28.7%36%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Woodstock28.7%

Olive28.9%

Hurley29.4%

Marbletown29.8%

Denning29.8%

Rochester30.8%

Shandaken31%

Care nearby

Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue CampusKingston · 13.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ellenville Regional HospitalEllenville · 15.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northern Dutchess HospitalRhinebeck · 18.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Margaretville Memorial HospitalMargaretville · 23.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Kingston Family Health CenterKingston · 13 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Pine Street Family Health CenterKingston · 13 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careOlive's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Ulster County · need score 14 of 25

✓ Dental careOlive is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthOlive 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 Olive. 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 Olive

Measure	Olive	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.6%	34.7–42.7%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	40.2%	36.2–44.3%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	28.9%	23.6–34.5%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	30.7%	27.3–34.2%	24%	worse
Depression	19.2%	16.3–22.2%	17.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.6%	7.7–11.6%	12.8%	better
Asthma	10.5%	9.2–11.8%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.4%	10.2–12.6%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	11%	9.2–12.9%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	7.1%	5.5–8.8%	6%	about the same
Heart disease	7.1%	6.1–8.2%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.6%	3.1–4.2%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	10.8%	8.2–13.8%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	14.4%	12.1–17%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	22%	17.7–27%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.3%	28.1–38.5%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.2%	80.5–85.7%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	72.5%	69.5–75.3%	63.5%	better
Cholesterol check	91.7%	90.1–93.1%	89.2%	better
Colon screening	73.4%	69.1–77.2%	66.8%	better
Mammogram	79%	72.5–84.4%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.3%	77.5–82.9%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	4.8%	3.5–6.4%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.3%	23.9–33.2%	34.2%	better
Lack emotional support	20.8%	17.4–24.6%	26.4%	better
Frequent mental distress	13.9%	12–16.1%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.3%	12.4–18.9%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11–15.5%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.6%	7.2–12.3%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	8.8%	6.9–10.8%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.2%	4.2–6.2%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	5.8%	4.7–7%	8.6%	better
Receive SNAP	8.4%	6.2–10.9%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	25.5%	21.2–30.2%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.1%	10.6–15.9%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	10.6%	8.7–12.7%	12.1%
Hearing	6.6%	5.7–7.7%	5.6%
Vision	4.1%	3.4–4.9%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	2.8–4.1%	3.8%
Errands alone	6.9%	5.6–8.3%	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 Olive 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 Olive better or worse.

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