Health · Poughkeepsie

Poughkeepsie, NY health

On most measures Poughkeepsie looks like New York as a whole. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (14.9% vs 17.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 12603, 12601, 12590

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Poughkeepsie’s Health Grade: A−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Poughkeepsie is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns and 75% of New York towns.

A-Self-rated healthA-Physical distressB+Mental distressAObesityA-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 75%

Towns with similar incomes, $73K–$122K (8,337)Healthier than 80%

About what its income would suggest. Poughkeepsie does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Poughkeepsie 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 Poughkeepsie 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. Poughkeepsie’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 Poughkeepsie 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 Poughkeepsie adults…

33 of every 100 Poughkeepsie adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30–36.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Poughkeepsie, betterPoughkeepsie, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.6% Poughkeepsie
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.2% Poughkeepsie
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.9% Poughkeepsie
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.4% Poughkeepsie
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Poughkeepsie 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Poughkeepsie 7% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Poughkeepsie adults are doing

1 in 3Poughkeepsie adults feel lonely

33.7% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Poughkeepsie adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.1% · New York 17.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Poughkeepsie adults lack social or emotional support

24.6% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Poughkeepsie adults are in frequent mental distress

15.6% · 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 7

Poughkeepsie adults worry about having enough food

14.9% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 7

Poughkeepsie adults worry about keeping their housing

13.4% · NY 14.5% · about the same

1 in 12

Poughkeepsie adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.1% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 12

Poughkeepsie adults lack reliable transportation

8.3% · NY 8.6% · about the same

13.1% of Poughkeepsie adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.3%

of Poughkeepsie adults live with a disability (New York 27.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%

Thinking or memory12.5%

Hearing5.4%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Poughkeepsie

Poughkeepsie 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.

25.8%38.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 24towns on this map, healthiest first

Pleasant Valley27.1%

LaGrange27.4%

Wappinger27.8%

Hyde Park27.8%

Lloyd28.9%

Poughkeepsie29%

Marlborough29.6%

Newburgh33.7%

Poughkeepsie34.6%

Care nearby

Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie · 2.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Montefiore St. Luke's CornwallNewburgh · 12.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue CampusKingston · 18.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northern Dutchess HospitalRhinebeck · 18.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sun River Health Poughkeepsie Manchester RdPoughkeepsie · 2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Hudson Valley Regional Community Health Centers - DutchessPoughkeepsie · 2.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePoughkeepsie is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePoughkeepsie is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthPoughkeepsie is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Poughkeepsie. 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 Poughkeepsie

Measure	Poughkeepsie	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.3%	30–36.8%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.1%	31.7–38.9%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	29%	24.3–34.5%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	25.2%	22.5–28%	24%	about the same
Depression	19.1%	16.5–22.1%	17.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.8%	9.6–14%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.6–12%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.2%	7.5–9%	7.7%	about the same
Diabetes	10.1%	8.9–11.6%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	5.8%	5.3–6.5%	6%	about the same
Heart disease	5.8%	5.2–6.4%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	3–3.5%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.4%	9.9–13.1%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	14.9%	12.5–17.6%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.6%	19.4–26.2%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.2%	32.1–42.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.9%	77–82.8%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.9%	61.7–67.9%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.1%	87.8–90.4%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	71.1%	66.7–74.9%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	80.1%	74.1–85.1%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.9%	74.3–79.5%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7%	6.1–8%	7.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.7%	28.9–38.6%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.6%	21.2–28.3%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.6%	13.9–17.4%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16%	14.2–18.1%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.2%	10.8–13.7%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.9%	12.9–17%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	13.4%	11.6–15.2%	14.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.1%	7.1–9.3%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.3%	7.4–9.4%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.1%	11.5–14.9%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	26.3%	23.1–29.8%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.1%	10.7–13.8%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.5%	11.1–13.9%	12.1%
Hearing	5.4%	4.8–6%	5.6%
Vision	4.8%	4.4–5.2%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.3–3.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.8–8.4%	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 Poughkeepsie 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 Poughkeepsie better or worse.

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