Health · Pitcairn

Pitcairn, NY health

Pitcairn differs from New York on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (6.2% vs 7.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (11.6% vs 14.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9.4% vs 6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 13648, 13642, 13670

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How Pitcairn 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 Pitcairn adults…

39 of every 100 Pitcairn adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 36–42.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pitcairn, betterPitcairn, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.9% Pitcairn
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.1% Pitcairn
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17% Pitcairn
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Pitcairn
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pitcairn 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Pitcairn 6.2% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Pitcairn adults are doing

1 in 3Pitcairn adults feel lonely

32.5% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Pitcairn adults have been diagnosed with depression

22% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4Pitcairn adults lack social or emotional support

23.5% · New York 26.4% · better

1 in 6Pitcairn adults are in frequent mental distress

17.1% · 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

Pitcairn adults worry about having enough food

14.1% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 9

Pitcairn adults worry about keeping their housing

11.6% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 14

Pitcairn adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.3% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 13

Pitcairn adults lack reliable transportation

7.7% · NY 8.6% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

31.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%

Thinking or memory13.9%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Pitcairn

Pitcairn 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.

36.7%45.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Diana41.6%

Pitcairn42.1%

Edwards42.4%

Fine43.3%

Fowler45.4%

Care nearby

Clifton-Fine HospitalStar Lake · 11.3 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Gouverneur HospitalGouverneur · 12.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Carthage Area HospitalCarthage · 22.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lewis County General HospitalLowville · 31.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Center of the North CountryGouverneur · 12.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Center of the North CountryCanton · 25.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthPitcairn'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 Pitcairn. 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 Pitcairn

Measure	Pitcairn	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.8%	36–42.1%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	40.1%	37.2–43.5%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	42.1%	37.4–47.6%	28.8%	worse
Arthritis	32.8%	30.4–35.5%	24%	worse
Depression	22%	19.7–24.7%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.9%	13–17.1%	12.8%	worse
Asthma	11.5%	10.5–12.6%	10.3%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	10.5%	9.7–11.4%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	12.9%	11.5–14.4%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	9.4%	8.3–10.7%	6%	worse
Heart disease	8.1%	7.4–9.1%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.8–4.5%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16%	14–18.4%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	17%	15–19.4%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.9%	25.5–32.9%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.1%	32.1–40.2%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.1%	79.9–84.3%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	62%	59.4–64.7%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89%	87.7–90.1%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	67.6%	64.4–70.7%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	77%	71.9–81.7%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.7%	77.6–81.8%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	6.2%	5.2–7.4%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.5%	28.8–36.1%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.5%	20.7–26.3%	26.4%	better
Frequent mental distress	17.1%	15.5–18.9%	15%	worse
Fair or poor health	19.9%	17.6–22.6%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.8%	14.1–17.5%	12.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.1%	11.9–16.3%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	11.6%	10–13.1%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.3%	6.4–8.2%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.7%	6.8–8.6%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.1%	11.9–16.2%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	31.5%	28.3–35.2%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.1%	14.2–18%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.9%	12.5–15.6%	12.1%
Hearing	7.6%	6.9–8.4%	5.6%
Vision	5.3%	4.7–5.9%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.9–5%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.1%	8.1–10.3%	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 Pitcairn 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 Pitcairn better or worse.

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