County health data
Imperial County, CA
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 15.0% of adults in Imperial County (California: 11.5%). This county has 21 HRSA shortage designations (5 area or population, 16 facility), 2 hospitals, and 9 health center sites.
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For help with food, housing, utilities, or rides in Imperial County, call 211 or visit 211.org.
Health measures compared with the state
40 measures for adults in Imperial County (about 128,709 adults). 24 have a California figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the California figure: no health insurance, ages 18 to 64 22.1% vs 8.9% (+13.2 points), no leisure-time physical activity 35.2% vs 22.9% (+12.3 points), and fair or poor health 32.6% vs 20.8% (+11.8 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Imperial County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 20.7% | 21.0% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 33.2% | 30.6% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 5.0% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 9.2% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 6.7% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 5.7% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 19.9% | 17.0% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 15.0% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 35.0% | 37.0% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 34.7% | 27.7% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 3.7% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 20.3% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Imperial County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 22.1% | 8.9% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 69.9% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 68.9% | 74.5% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 81.1% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 49.3% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 50.5% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 71.8% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Imperial County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 15.9% | 14.2% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 12.9% | 8.5% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 35.2% | 22.9% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 41.0% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Imperial County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 32.6% | 20.8% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 18.0% | 14.7% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 17.1% | 12.2% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Imperial County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 19.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 39.1% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 7.3% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 11.0% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 19.1% | 12.5% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 6.1% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 10.0% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 2023 |
Health-Related Social Needs
| Measure | Imperial County | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support | 31.0% | 2023 |
| Food insecurity in the past year | 30.9% | 2023 |
| Received food stamps in the past year | 28.2% | 2023 |
| Housing insecurity in the past year | 24.7% | 2023 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past year | 15.3% | 2023 |
| Loneliness | 38.2% | 2023 |
| Utility shut-off threat in the past year | 12.7% | 2023 |
Source: CDC PLACES county data, as of December 4, 2025. Publisher page
Source: CDC BRFSS prevalence data, as of September 15, 2026. Publisher page
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Health professional shortage areas
HRSA, the federal Health Resources and Services Administration, designates Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs): places, population groups, or facilities with too few primary care, mental health, or dental providers. An area designation covers a geographic area or a population group, such as low-income residents. A facility designation covers one site, such as a health center or clinic. Each has a score from 0 to 25 (0 to 26 for dental); a higher score means greater need.
HRSA lists 21 designated shortage rows in Imperial County: primary care 9 (highest score 20), mental health 7 (highest score 22), and dental 5 (highest score 25). 5 cover a geographic area or population group; the other 16 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| mental health | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| dental | 1 | 4 | 25 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME - MSSA 47/Calipatria | dental | HPSA Population | 21 |
| LI - Imperial County | mental health | HPSA Population | 17 |
| MSSA 49/Calexico | primary care | Geographic HPSA | 15 |
| MSSA 48 El Centro | primary care | Geographic HPSA | 14 |
| MSSA 46, 47, 50/East Imperial | primary care | Geographic HPSA | 13 |
Facility designations (16)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLINICAS DE SALUD DEL PUEBLO, INC | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 25 |
| CLINICAS DE SALUD DEL PUEBLO, INC | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 22 |
| FORT YUMA HEALTH CENTER | dental | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 22 |
| CLINICAS DE SALUD DEL PUEBLO, INC | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 20 |
| FORT YUMA HEALTH CENTER | primary care | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 18 |
| FORT YUMA HEALTH CENTER | mental health | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 17 |
| CALEXICO HEALTH CENTER | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| PIONEERS HEALTH CENTER | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| Centinela State Prison | mental health | Correctional Facility | 15 |
| PIONEERS HEALTH CENTER | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| CALEXICO HEALTH CENTER | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 14 |
| PIONEERS HEALTH CENTER | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 14 |
| CALEXICO HEALTH CENTER | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 14 |
| Calipatria State Prison | primary care | Correctional Facility | 12 |
| Calipatria State Prison | mental health | Correctional Facility | 12 |
| Centinela State Prison - Imperial | primary care | Correctional Facility | 9 |
In the Type column, a Geographic HPSA covers everyone in the area; and an HPSA Population designation covers one group of people in the area. In HRSA's designation names, LI means low-income residents, and ME means people eligible for Medicaid.
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
Hospitals and readmission rates
CMS Care Compare lists 2 acute care or critical access hospitals in Imperial County. The CMS file in this snapshot does not compare these rates with the national rate, so none is marked better or worse.
| Hospital | City | Stars | Heart failure | Pneumonia | COPD | Heart attack | Hip or knee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EL CENTRO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | EL CENTRO | 1 | 21.0% | 18.2% | 20.0% | n/a | n/a |
| PIONEERS MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE DISTRICT | BRAWLEY | 3 | 22.2% | 16.3% | 20.0% | n/a | 5.8% |
Each rate is the share of patients readmitted within 30 days of discharge, July 2023 to June 2025. "n/a" means CMS did not publish a rate for that hospital.
Source: CMS Care Compare hospital general information, as of August 13, 2026. Publisher page
Source: CMS Care Compare unplanned hospital visits, as of September 30, 2026. Publisher page
Health centers
9 active health center sites in Imperial County, run by 1 organization.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innercare Brawley | CLINICAS DE SALUD DEL PUEBLO, INC | 900 Main St | Brawley 92227 |
| Innercare Brawley Dental | CLINICAS DE SALUD DEL PUEBLO, INC | 283 Main St | Brawley 92227 |
| Innercare Calexico | CLINICAS DE SALUD DEL PUEBLO, INC | 223 W Cole Blvd | Calexico 92231 |
| Innercare El Centro | CLINICAS DE SALUD DEL PUEBLO, INC | 852 E Danenberg Dr | El Centro 92243 |
| Innercare Imperial and PACE | CLINICAS DE SALUD DEL PUEBLO, INC | 1600 N Imperial Ave | El Centro 92243 |
| Innercare K Street | CLINICAS DE SALUD DEL PUEBLO, INC | 1166 K St | Brawley 92227 |
| Innercare Niland | CLINICAS DE SALUD DEL PUEBLO, INC | 8027 US Highway 111 | Niland 92257 |
| Innercare West Shores | CLINICAS DE SALUD DEL PUEBLO, INC | 1289 S Marina Dr | Salton City 92275 |
| Innercare Winterhaven | CLINICAS DE SALUD DEL PUEBLO, INC | 2133 Winterhaven Dr | Winterhaven 92283 |
Source: HRSA health center service delivery and look-alike sites, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
California rural health plan
The California Rural Health Transformation Program will provide novel and innovative strategies to bring rural and frontier communities the resources and quality health care services that they need.
Initiatives, as the state's abstract names them (page 9):
- Rural Health Transformative Care Model
- Rural Health Workforce Development
- Rural Health Technology and Tools
CMS says the abstract budgets are illustrative and are not award amounts, so none are shown.
Source: CMS Rural Health Transformation Program state project abstracts, as of December 2025. Publisher page
Neighboring counties
Medicare plans in Imperial County, CA
About this data
County rates are CDC PLACES model-based estimates of adults, built from the CDC BRFSS survey and Census population data. State and US figures are BRFSS survey results for the same year. They are not averages of counties, and small differences may not be meaningful.
Shortage rows are HRSA designations with status Designated. Scores run from 0 to 25 (0 to 26 for dental); a higher score means greater need. Hospitals are acute care and critical accesshospitals CMS lists in the county, with 30-day rates of unplanned readmission. Health centers are active HRSA-funded and look-alike sites.
Rural health plan initiatives are copied as the state wrote them. Nothing here is medical advice.
Source: CDC PLACES county data, as of December 4, 2025. Publisher page
Source: CDC BRFSS prevalence data, as of September 15, 2026. Publisher page
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page