Health · Panama

Panama, NY health

Panama differs from New York on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (11.5% vs 14.5%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.7% vs 8.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8% vs 6%).

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

Report card

How Panama 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 Panama adults…

34 of every 100 Panama adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.3–38.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Panama, betterPanama, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.6% Panama
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.1% Panama
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.3% Panama
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.6% Panama
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Panama 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Panama 6.6% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Panama adults are doing

1 in 3Panama adults feel lonely

33.2% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Panama adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.2% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4Panama adults lack social or emotional support

24.2% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Panama 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 7

Panama adults worry about having enough food

13.8% · NY 17.2% · about the same

1 in 9

Panama adults worry about keeping their housing

11.5% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 15

Panama adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.7% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 13

Panama adults lack reliable transportation

7.9% · NY 8.6% · about the same

11.9% of Panama adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.4%

Thinking or memory14.4%

Hearing7.4%

Errands alone9%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Panama

Panama 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.

33%36.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first

Panama33%

Harmony34.2%

North Harmony34.2%

Care nearby

Westfield Memorial HospitalWestfield · 8.2 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lecom Health Corry Memorial HospitalCorry · 11.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

UPMC Chautauqua at WcaJamestown · 13.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

The Chautauqua Center - Jamestown OtJamestown · 12.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

The Chautauqua Center - JamestownJamestown · 13 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePanama's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Chautauqua County · need score 17 of 25

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

! Mental healthPanama's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Chautauqua 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 Panama. 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 Panama

Measure	Panama	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.4%	30.3–38.4%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.9%	32.7–41.2%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	33%	26.3–39.7%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	28.6%	25.2–31.9%	24%	worse
Depression	21.2%	17.9–24.7%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.4%	11.9–17.2%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	11.5%	10–12.9%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	8.9–11.1%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	10.7%	9–12.4%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	8%	6.5–9.6%	6%	worse
Heart disease	7.4%	6.3–8.5%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.2–4.4%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.6%	11–16.4%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	17.3%	14.2–20.6%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.6%	20.9–30.9%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	39.1%	33.1–45.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.5%	76.8–83.5%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.2%	55.6–62.8%	63.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	87.4%	84.9–89.5%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	68.8%	64.1–73.5%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	77.2%	70.3–83.2%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.9%	75.2–80.3%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6.6%	4.9–8.7%	7.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.2%	27.9–38.6%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.2%	20.2–28.5%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.4%	15.2–19.9%	15%	worse
Fair or poor health	18.4%	15.1–22%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.4%	12.3–16.6%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.8%	10.5–17.4%	17.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.5%	9.2–14%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.7%	5.5–8%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	7.9%	6.5–9.5%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.9%	9.1–15.1%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	30.5%	25.8–35.5%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.4%	11.7–17.2%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.4%	12.1–17.2%	12.1%
Hearing	7.4%	6.3–8.5%	5.6%
Vision	4.9%	4.1–5.8%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.2–4.6%	3.8%
Errands alone	9%	7.4–10.7%	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 Panama 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 Panama better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Panama 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.