Health · Putnam

Putnam, NY health

Putnam differs from New York on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (10% vs 17.2%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.6% vs 14.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.8% vs 7.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 12861, 12883

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 540 people are less certain, so we show Putnam's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Putnam 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 Putnam adults…

39 of every 100 Putnam adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.9–42.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Putnam, betterPutnam, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.9% Putnam
NY 25.9%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.2% Putnam
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.8% Putnam
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Putnam 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

Putnam 4.7% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Putnam adults are doing

1 in 3Putnam adults feel lonely

29.5% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Putnam adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.6% · New York 17.5% · too close to call

1 in 5Putnam adults lack social or emotional support

21.4% · New York 26.4% · better

1 in 7Putnam adults are in frequent mental distress

14.8% · 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

Putnam adults worry about having enough food

10% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 12

Putnam adults worry about keeping their housing

8.6% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 19

Putnam adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.4% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 17

Putnam adults lack reliable transportation

5.9% · NY 8.6% · better

9% of Putnam adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.9%

Thinking or memory11.5%

Hearing7.3%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Putnam

Putnam 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.

28.9%37.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Hague29.8%

Orwell29.8%

Putnam30.5%

Dresden31.4%

Ticonderoga35%

Benson37.3%

Care nearby

Porter HospitalMiddlebury · 21.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland · 25.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Glens Falls HospitalGlens Falls · 32.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Elizabethtown Community HospitalElizabethtown · 33.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ticonderoga Health CenterTiconderoga · 7.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Chcrr Shoreham Family Health CenterShoreham · 11.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

✓ Dental carePutnam is not a shortage area

! Mental healthPutnam's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Washington/Warren Counties · 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 Putnam. 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 Putnam

Measure	Putnam	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.6%	34.9–42.2%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	43.6%	39.8–47.5%	37.7%	worse
Obesity	30.5%	25.2–36%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	33.5%	30.2–36.8%	24%	worse
Depression	19.6%	16.8–22.5%	17.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.3%	9.2–13.6%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.9%	9.7–12.2%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.8%	10.7–12.8%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	11.9%	10.2–13.7%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	8%	6.5–9.7%	6%	worse
Heart disease	8%	6.8–9.1%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.4–4.6%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.8%	10.2–15.8%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	15.2%	12.9–17.7%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.9%	20.4–29.8%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.3%	28–38.7%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.8%	81.3–86%	80.8%	better
Dentist visit	63.9%	60.5–67.1%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	91.3%	89.9–92.6%	89.2%	better
Colon screening	71.7%	67.3–75.6%	66.8%	better
Mammogram	78.1%	71.5–83.8%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.6%	79–83.9%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	4.7%	3.6–6.1%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.5%	24.8–34.7%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.4%	18–25.4%	26.4%	better
Frequent mental distress	14.8%	12.9–16.7%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.2%	14.3–20.6%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.3%	12.2–16.5%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10%	7.7–12.8%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	8.6%	6.9–10.6%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.4%	4.4–6.5%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	5.9%	4.9–7.1%	8.6%	better
Receive SNAP	9%	6.9–11.5%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	29.2%	24.9–33.8%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.9%	12.4–17.7%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11.5%	9.7–13.5%	12.1%
Hearing	7.3%	6.3–8.4%	5.6%
Vision	4.4%	3.7–5.2%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.1–4.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.4–8.8%	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 Putnam 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 Putnam better or worse.

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