Health · Stark

Stark, NY health

Stark differs from New York on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (6.2% vs 7.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (12.3% vs 14.5%). Where it trails the state: more smokers (15.9% vs 11.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 13361, 13339, 13407, 13475

Report card

How Stark 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 Stark adults…

35 of every 100 Stark adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32–38.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Stark, betterStark, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.4% Stark
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.2% Stark
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.3% Stark
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.9% Stark
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Stark 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

Stark 6.2% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Stark adults are doing

1 in 3Stark adults feel lonely

31.8% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Stark adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.7% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4Stark adults lack social or emotional support

23.3% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Stark adults are in frequent mental distress

17.5% · 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

Stark adults worry about having enough food

14.7% · NY 17.2% · about the same

1 in 8

Stark adults worry about keeping their housing

12.3% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 13

Stark adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.7% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 13

Stark adults lack reliable transportation

8% · NY 8.6% · about the same

14.2% of Stark adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%

Thinking or memory14%

Hearing6.8%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Stark

Stark 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.

29.4%40.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 22towns on this map, healthiest first

Springfield32.4%

Warren35.2%

Stark37.7%

Little Falls38.5%

Danube39.1%

Minden39.2%

Care nearby

Little Falls HospitalLittle Falls · 8.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bassett HealthcareCooperstown · 16.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cobleskill Regional HospitalCobleskill · 24 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Wynn HospitalUtica · 25.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mosaic Health IlionIlion · 12.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Mosaic Health UticaUtica · 24.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careStark's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Herkimer County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthStark's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Herkimer County · 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 Stark. 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 Stark

Measure	Stark	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.2%	32–38.5%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.4%	34–40.8%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	37.7%	32.4–43.2%	28.8%	worse
Arthritis	30.4%	27.7–33.3%	24%	worse
Depression	21.7%	19.1–24.6%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.5%	13.9–19.4%	12.8%	worse
Asthma	11.5%	10.3–12.7%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.6–10.2%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	11.1%	9.8–12.6%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	8.4%	7.4–9.6%	6%	worse
Heart disease	7.2%	6.4–8%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.4–4.1%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.9%	13.5–18.5%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	18.3%	15.7–21.2%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.4%	23.5–31.6%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.2%	33.4–43.4%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.4%	76.6–82.2%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.1%	58–64.3%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.2%	86.6–89.8%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	67.5%	63.6–71.3%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	77.6%	71.7–82.9%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.3%	74.7–79.7%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6.2%	5.1–7.6%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.8%	27.8–36%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.3%	20.2–26.5%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.5%	15.7–19.5%	15%	worse
Fair or poor health	18.8%	16.3–21.6%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.9%	13.3–16.8%	12.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.7%	12.2–17.4%	17.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.3%	10.4–14.2%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.7%	6.6–8.9%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8%	6.9–9.2%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.2%	11.8–16.8%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	29.4%	25.8–33.2%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.7%	12.8–16.8%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14%	12.2–15.8%	12.1%
Hearing	6.8%	6.1–7.6%	5.6%
Vision	5%	4.5–5.7%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.7–4.7%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.7–10%	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 Stark 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 Stark better or worse.

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