County health data
Lassen County, CA
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 11.5% of adults in Lassen County (California: 11.5%). This county has 16 HRSA shortage designations, 1 hospital, and 4 health center sites.
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For help with food, housing, utilities, or rides in Lassen County, call 211 or visit 211.org.
Health measures compared with the state
40 measures for adults in Lassen County (about 23,438 adults). 24 have a California figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the California figure: current smoking 15.9% vs 8.5% (+7.4 points), obesity 34.2% vs 27.7% (+6.5 points), and depression 22.9% vs 17.0% (+5.9 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Lassen County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 23.9% | 21.0% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 33.7% | 30.6% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 7.7% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 10.3% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 7.1% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 7.6% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 22.9% | 17.0% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 34.5% | 37.0% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 34.2% | 27.7% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 3.8% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 12.0% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Lassen County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 12.0% | 8.9% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 69.6% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 69.9% | 74.5% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 82.1% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 59.3% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 56.6% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 73.0% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Lassen County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 18.2% | 14.2% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 15.9% | 8.5% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 26.1% | 22.9% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 39.3% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Lassen County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 25.1% | 20.8% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 19.2% | 14.7% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 15.6% | 12.2% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Lassen County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 17.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 36.5% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 7.6% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 10.0% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 16.1% | 12.5% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 4.6% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 6.1% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 2023 |
Health-Related Social Needs
| Measure | Lassen County | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support | 28.4% | 2023 |
| Food insecurity in the past year | 19.4% | 2023 |
| Received food stamps in the past year | 18.8% | 2023 |
| Housing insecurity in the past year | 15.9% | 2023 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past year | 10.6% | 2023 |
| Loneliness | 36.2% | 2023 |
| Utility shut-off threat in the past year | 8.8% | 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
Health professional shortage areas
HRSA lists 16 designated shortage rows in Lassen County: primary care 5 (highest score 20), mental health 6 (highest score 21), and dental 5 (highest score 23). 2 cover a geographic area or population group; the other 14 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| mental health | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| dental | 1 | 4 | 23 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lassen County | mental health | High Needs Geographic HPSA | 14 |
| MSSA 73 - Bieber/Madeline/Nubieber | dental | High Needs Geographic HPSA | 12 |
Facility designations (14)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNTAIN VALLEYS HEALTH CENTERS | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 23 |
| NORTHEASTERN RURAL HEALTH CLINICS | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 23 |
| FCI - Herlong | mental health | Correctional Facility | 21 |
| MOUNTAIN VALLEYS HEALTH CENTERS | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 20 |
| NORTHEASTERN RURAL HEALTH CLINICS | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 19 |
| MOUNTAIN VALLEYS HEALTH CENTERS | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 19 |
| High Desert State Prison | mental health | Correctional Facility | 18 |
| NORTHEASTERN RURAL HEALTH CLINICS | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 18 |
| Lassen Indian Health Center | dental | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 18 |
| Lassen Indian Health Center | primary care | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 15 |
| Lassen Indian Health Center | mental health | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 13 |
| CF-High Desert State Prison | primary care | Correctional Facility | 12 |
| FCI - Herlong | primary care | Correctional Facility | 12 |
| FCI - Herlong | dental | Correctional Facility | 12 |
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
Hospitals and readmission rates
CMS Care Compare lists 1 acute care or critical access hospital in Lassen County, 1 of them critical access. None has a readmission rate CMS rates worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | City | Stars | Heart failure | Pneumonia | COPD | Heart attack | Hip or knee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANNER LASSEN MEDICAL CENTERCritical access | SUSANVILLE | 3 | 21.0% | 16.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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
4 active health center sites in Lassen County, run by 2 organizations.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIG VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER | MOUNTAIN VALLEYS HEALTH CENTERS | 554-850 Medical Center Dr | Bieber 96009 |
| MVHC Billing Office | MOUNTAIN VALLEYS HEALTH CENTERS | 100 Bridge St | Mcarthur 96056 |
| NORTHEASTERN HEALTH CENTER | NORTHEASTERN RURAL HEALTH CLINICS | 1850 Spring Ridge Dr | Susanville 96130 |
| WESTWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE | NORTHEASTERN RURAL HEALTH CLINICS | 209 Birch St | Westwood 96137 |
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
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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 access hospitals CMS lists in the county, with 30-day rates of unplanned readmission. Health centers are active HRSA-funded and look-alike sites.
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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