County health data
Lake County, CA
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 14.1% of adults in Lake County (California: 11.5%). This county has 40 HRSA shortage designations (5 area or population, 35 facility), 2 hospitals, and 1 health center site.
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For help with food, housing, utilities, or rides in Lake County, call 211 or visit 211.org.
Health measures compared with the state
40 measures for adults in Lake County (about 52,978 adults). 24 have a California figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the California figure: high blood pressure 39.6% vs 30.6% (+9.0 points), arthritis 29.8% vs 21.0% (+8.8 points), and depression 24.0% vs 17.0% (+7.0 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Lake County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 29.8% | 21.0% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 39.6% | 30.6% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 9.9% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 10.8% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 8.9% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 9.1% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 24.0% | 17.0% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 14.1% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 38.9% | 37.0% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 32.7% | 27.7% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 4.7% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 15.3% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Lake County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 10.1% | 8.9% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 76.1% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 74.3% | 74.5% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 86.2% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 62.6% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 61.5% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 72.7% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Lake County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 15.0% | 14.2% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 15.2% | 8.5% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 27.8% | 22.9% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 33.4% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Lake County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 26.3% | 20.8% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 18.1% | 14.7% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 17.1% | 12.2% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Lake County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 16.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 37.5% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 9.0% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 10.7% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 19.5% | 12.5% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 5.3% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 6.8% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 2023 |
Health-Related Social Needs
| Measure | Lake County | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support | 25.4% | 2023 |
| Food insecurity in the past year | 18.2% | 2023 |
| Received food stamps in the past year | 19.0% | 2023 |
| Housing insecurity in the past year | 14.4% | 2023 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past year | 9.8% | 2023 |
| Loneliness | 34.8% | 2023 |
| Utility shut-off threat in the past year | 8.3% | 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 40 designated shortage rows in Lake County: primary care 13 (highest score 18), mental health 13 (highest score 19), and dental 14 (highest score 20). 5 cover a geographic area or population group; the other 35 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| mental health | 1 | 12 | 19 |
| dental | 2 | 12 | 20 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME - MSSA 71.1/Clearlake/Clearlake Oaks | dental | HPSA Population | 20 |
| LI/MFW-Lake County | mental health | HPSA Population | 19 |
| LI-MSSA 70.1/70.2 Lakeport/Lucerne | primary care | HPSA Population | 17 |
| MSSA 71.1 Clearlake/Clearlake Oaks | primary care | High Needs Geographic HPSA | 15 |
| ME - MSSA 71.3 - Hidden Valley | dental | HPSA Population | 13 |
Facility designations (35)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County Tribal Health Consortium | dental | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 20 |
| Lake County Tribal Health Consortium | dental | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 19 |
| Lake County Tribal Health Consortium | primary care | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 18 |
| Lake County Tribal Health Consortium | primary care | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 18 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| SUTTER LAKESIDE COMMUNITY CLINIC | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| SUTTER LAKESIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEAR LAKE | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| SUTTER LAKESIDE COMMUNITY CLINIC | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| SUTTER LAKESIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEAR LAKE | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| SUTTER LAKESIDE COMMUNITY CLINIC | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| SUTTER LAKESIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 16 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 16 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 16 |
| Lake County Tribal Health Consortium | mental health | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 15 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| Lake County Tribal Health Consortium | mental health | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 14 |
In the Type column, a High Needs Geographic HPSA is a geographic designation that also meets HRSA's added tests for high need; and an HPSA Population designation covers one group of people in the area. In HRSA's designation names, LI means low-income residents, ME means people eligible for Medicaid, and MFW means migrant farmworkers.
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 Lake County, 2 of them critical access. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKECritical access | CLEARLAKE | 2 | 20.7% | 16.4% | 19.4% | n/a | n/a |
| SUTTER LAKESIDE HOSPITALCritical access | LAKEPORT | 4 | 20.9% | 16.3% | 19.7% | n/a | 6.3% |
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
1 active health center site in Lake County, run by 1 organization.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKEVIEW HEALTH CENTER | MENDOCINO COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC INC | 5335 Lakeshore Blvd | Lakeport 95453 |
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 Lake 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