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Cities in New York by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate

Kiryas Joel, NY had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 90 cities in 2022, at 31.4%. Scarsdale, NY had the lowest, at 10.6%. The median was 16.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest31.4Kiryas Joel, NY
Lowest10.6Scarsdale, NY
Median16.890 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

Kiryas Joel, NY: 31.4 %Kiryas Joel, NY31.4New Square, NY: 30.4 %New Square, NY30.4Oneonta, NY: 21.9 %Oneonta, NY21.9Syracuse, NY: 21.5 %Syracuse, NY21.5Ithaca, NY: 21.4 %Ithaca, NY21.4Spring Valley, NY: 20.6 %Spring Valley, NY20.6Buffalo, NY: 20.4 %Buffalo, NY20.4Endicott, NY: 20.4 %Endicott, NY20.4Fulton, NY: 20.4 %Fulton, NY20.4Jamestown, NY: 20.4 %Jamestown, NY20.4Cortland, NY: 20.3 %Cortland, NY20.3Elmira, NY: 20.3 %Elmira, NY20.3Binghamton, NY: 20.1 %Binghamton, NY20.1Gloversville, NY: 20.1 %Gloversville, NY20.1Lackawanna, NY: 20.1 %Lackawanna, NY20.1Schenectady, NY: 20.1 %Schenectady, NY20.1Rochester, NY: 19.9 %Rochester, NY19.9Troy, NY: 19.9 %Troy, NY19.9Newburgh, NY: 19.8 %Newburgh, NY19.8Oswego, NY: 19.7 %Oswego, NY19.7Plattsburgh, NY: 19.7 %Plattsburgh, NY19.7Utica, NY: 19.7 %Utica, NY19.7Watervliet, NY: 19.7 %Watervliet, NY19.7Niagara Falls, NY: 19.5 %Niagara Falls, NY19.5Geneva, NY: 19.4 %Geneva, NY19.4Auburn, NY: 19.3 %Auburn, NY19.3Albany, NY: 19 %Albany, NY19Olean, NY: 19 %Olean, NY19Watertown, NY: 18.9 %Watertown, NY18.9Cohoes, NY: 18.7 %Cohoes, NY18.7Amsterdam, NY: 18.4 %Amsterdam, NY18.4Dunkirk, NY: 18.4 %Dunkirk, NY18.4Rome, NY: 18.4 %Rome, NY18.4Glens Falls, NY: 18.2 %Glens Falls, NY18.2Lockport, NY: 18.2 %Lockport, NY18.2Hempstead, NY: 18.1 %Hempstead, NY18.1Johnson City, NY: 18 %Johnson City, NY18Kingston, NY: 18 %Kingston, NY18Poughkeepsie, NY: 17.9 %Poughkeepsie, NY17.9Oneida, NY: 17.6 %Oneida, NY17.6Kiryas Joel, NY: 31.4 %Kiryas Joel, NY31.4New Square, NY: 30.4 %New Square, NY30.4Oneonta, NY: 21.9 %Oneonta, NY21.9Syracuse, NY: 21.5 %Syracuse, NY21.5Ithaca, NY: 21.4 %Ithaca, NY21.4Spring Valley, NY: 20.6 %Spring Valley, NY20.6Buffalo, NY: 20.4 %Buffalo, NY20.4Endicott, NY: 20.4 %Endicott, NY20.4Fulton, NY: 20.4 %Fulton, NY20.4Jamestown, NY: 20.4 %Jamestown, NY20.4Cortland, NY: 20.3 %Cortland, NY20.3Elmira, NY: 20.3 %Elmira, NY20.3Binghamton, NY: 20.1 %Binghamton, NY20.1Gloversville, NY: 20.1 %Gloversville, NY20.1Lackawanna, NY: 20.1 %Lackawanna, NY20.1Schenectady, NY: 20.1 %Schenectady, NY20.1Rochester, NY: 19.9 %Rochester, NY19.9Troy, NY: 19.9 %Troy, NY19.9Newburgh, NY: 19.8 %Newburgh, NY19.8Oswego, NY: 19.7 %Oswego, NY19.7Plattsburgh, NY: 19.7 %Plattsburgh, NY19.7Utica, NY: 19.7 %Utica, NY19.7Watervliet, NY: 19.7 %Watervliet, NY19.7Niagara Falls, NY: 19.5 %Niagara Falls, NY19.5Geneva, NY: 19.4 %Geneva, NY19.4Auburn, NY: 19.3 %Auburn, NY19.3Albany, NY: 19 %Albany, NY19Olean, NY: 19 %Olean, NY19Watertown, NY: 18.9 %Watertown, NY18.9Cohoes, NY: 18.7 %Cohoes, NY18.7Amsterdam, NY: 18.4 %Amsterdam, NY18.4Dunkirk, NY: 18.4 %Dunkirk, NY18.4Rome, NY: 18.4 %Rome, NY18.4Glens Falls, NY: 18.2 %Glens Falls, NY18.2Lockport, NY: 18.2 %Lockport, NY18.2Hempstead, NY: 18.1 %Hempstead, NY18.1Johnson City, NY: 18 %Johnson City, NY18Kingston, NY: 18 %Kingston, NY18Poughkeepsie, NY: 17.9 %Poughkeepsie, NY17.9Oneida, NY: 17.6 %Oneida, NY17.6
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Kiryas Joel, NY31.4+3.9 pts
2New Square, NY30.4+2.2 pts
3Oneonta, NY21.9+2.8 pts
4Syracuse, NY21.5-0.4 pts
5Ithaca, NY21.4+0.8 pts
6Spring Valley, NY20.6+2.7 pts
7Buffalo, NY20.4+0.8 pts
7Endicott, NY20.4+2.2 pts
7Fulton, NY20.4+2.2 pts
7Jamestown, NY20.4+1.5 pts
11Cortland, NY20.3-0.3 pts
11Elmira, NY20.3-0.1 pts
13Binghamton, NY20.1+0.9 pts
13Gloversville, NY20.1+0.5 pts
13Lackawanna, NY20.1+0.7 pts
13Schenectady, NY20.1+2.2 pts
17Rochester, NY19.9-0.3 pts
17Troy, NY19.9+1.3 pts
19Newburgh, NY19.8+1.3 pts
20Oswego, NY19.7+1.1 pts
20Plattsburgh, NY19.7+0.9 pts
20Utica, NY19.7+0.5 pts
20Watervliet, NY19.7+0.8 pts
24Niagara Falls, NY19.5+1.1 pts
25Geneva, NY19.4+0.9 pts
26Auburn, NY19.3+1.6 pts
27Albany, NY19-1 pts
27Olean, NY19+2.9 pts
29Watertown, NY18.9+1.5 pts
30Cohoes, NY18.7+1.1 pts
31Amsterdam, NY18.4+1.1 pts
31Dunkirk, NY18.4+0.9 pts
31Rome, NY18.4+0.9 pts
34Glens Falls, NY18.2+1.2 pts
34Lockport, NY18.2+0.6 pts
36Hempstead, NY18.1+0.9 pts
37Johnson City, NY18+0.7 pts
37Kingston, NY18+0.9 pts
39Poughkeepsie, NY17.9-0.4 pts
40Oneida, NY17.6+0.8 pts
41Tonawanda, NY17.5+1.3 pts
42Middletown, NY17.4+1.5 pts
43Batavia, NY17.3+0.9 pts
43Depew, NY17.3+1.2 pts
45Corning, NY16.8+1.1 pts
46Haverstraw, NY16.7+2.1 pts
46Patchogue, NY16.7+1.6 pts
48Lindenhurst, NY16.6+1.8 pts
49North Tonawanda, NY16.5+0.8 pts
50Airmont, NY16.4+4.1 pts
51Canandaigua, NY16.3+1.4 pts
51Mount Vernon, NY16.3+1.4 pts
53West Haverstraw, NY16.2+1.3 pts
54Kenmore, NY16.1+1 pts
55New York, NY16+0.5 pts
56Chestnut Ridge, NY15.8+3.3 pts
56Freeport, NY15.8+1.2 pts
58Port Chester, NY15.5+1.1 pts
58Yonkers, NY15.5+1.1 pts
60Sleepy Hollow, NY15.4+1.6 pts
61Beacon, NY15.2-0.2 pts
62Glen Cove, NY15.1+1 pts
62Lake Grove, NY15.1+1.8 pts
62Peekskill, NY15.1+0.4 pts
62Woodbury, NY15.1+1.7 pts
66Babylon, NY14.9+2.3 pts
67New Rochelle, NY14.5+1.2 pts
67Saratoga Springs, NY14.5+1 pts
69Lynbrook, NY14.4+1.7 pts
69Ossining, NY14.4+0.3 pts
71Harrison, NY14.1+0.6 pts
71Long Beach, NY14.1+1 pts
71Valley Stream, NY14.1+1.2 pts
74Great Neck, NY13.8+1.4 pts
74Massapequa Park, NY13.8+1.2 pts
74Suffern, NY13.8+1.7 pts
77East Rockaway, NY13.7+0.8 pts
78Mineola, NY13.6+0.7 pts
79Mamaroneck, NY13.5+1.4 pts
79Mount Kisco, NY13.5+0.7 pts
79Westbury, NY13.5-0.4 pts
82White Plains, NY13.3+0.5 pts
83Rockville Centre, NY13.1+1.6 pts
84Tarrytown, NY12.6+0.7 pts
85Dobbs Ferry, NY12.5+1.3 pts
86Garden City, NY12.2+1.1 pts
87Floral Park, NY11.9-0.2 pts
88New Hyde Park, NY11.7+0.2 pts
89Rye, NY10.8+0.6 pts
90Scarsdale, NY10.6+1.6 pts

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Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in New York by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in New York by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/new-york-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in New York by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/new-york-cities?period=2022.

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Which city has the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Kiryas Joel, NY, with 31.4% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Scarsdale, NY, with 10.6% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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