County health data
Madera County, CA
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 13.5% of adults in Madera County (California: 11.5%). This county has 15 HRSA shortage designations, 1 hospital, and 25 health center sites.
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For help with food, housing, utilities, or rides in Madera County, call 211 or visit 211.org.
Health measures compared with the state
40 measures for adults in Madera County (about 118,944 adults). 24 have a California figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the California figure: fair or poor health 30.5% vs 20.8% (+9.7 points), no health insurance, ages 18 to 64 17.9% vs 8.9% (+9.0 points), and no leisure-time physical activity 31.7% vs 22.9% (+8.8 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Madera County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 23.6% | 21.0% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 33.2% | 30.6% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 6.3% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 10.4% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 7.0% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 7.2% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 21.8% | 17.0% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 13.5% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 34.4% | 37.0% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 36.5% | 27.7% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 3.9% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 19.2% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Madera County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 17.9% | 8.9% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 70.3% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 69.8% | 74.5% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 81.9% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 57.4% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 54.6% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 73.0% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Madera County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 15.1% | 14.2% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 14.8% | 8.5% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 31.7% | 22.9% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 37.1% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Madera County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 30.5% | 20.8% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 19.8% | 14.7% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 16.9% | 12.2% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Madera County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 19.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 38.3% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 7.3% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 11.4% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 18.5% | 12.5% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 5.7% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 8.5% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 2023 |
Health-Related Social Needs
| Measure | Madera County | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support | 29.0% | 2023 |
| Food insecurity in the past year | 28.0% | 2023 |
| Received food stamps in the past year | 26.1% | 2023 |
| Housing insecurity in the past year | 22.0% | 2023 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past year | 14.0% | 2023 |
| Loneliness | 37.1% | 2023 |
| Utility shut-off threat in the past year | 11.7% | 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
Health professional shortage areas
HRSA lists 15 designated shortage rows in Madera County: primary care 4 (highest score 16), mental health 5 (highest score 21), and dental 6 (highest score 22). 2 cover a geographic area or population group; the other 13 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| mental health | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| dental | 2 | 4 | 22 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| LI-MSSA 80 - Madera | dental | HPSA Population | 20 |
| ME MSSA 79.2 - Chowchilla | dental | HPSA Population | 13 |
Facility designations (13)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Fork Indian Health Center | dental | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 22 |
| Valley State Prison | mental health | Correctional Facility | 21 |
| CAMARENA HEALTH | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 21 |
| CAMARENA HEALTH | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 19 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| CAMARENA HEALTH | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 16 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| North Fork Indian Health Center | primary care | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 14 |
| North Fork Indian Health Center | mental health | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 14 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 13 |
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 Madera County. None has a readmission rate CMS rates worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | City | Stars | Heart failure | Pneumonia | COPD | Heart attack | Hip or knee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MADERA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | MADERA | n/a | n/a | n/a | 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
25 active health center sites in Madera County, run by 2 organizations.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| A STREET | CAMARENA HEALTH | 124 S A St | Madera 93638 |
| Almond Urgent Care | CAMARENA HEALTH | 720 E Almond Ave | Madera 93637 |
| Camarena Health - Madera Ranchos | CAMARENA HEALTH | 37416 Avenue 12 | Madera 93636 |
| Camarena Health - Matilda Torres High School, School Based Health Center | CAMARENA HEALTH | 16645 Road 26 | Madera 93638 |
| Camarena Health - Oakhurst | CAMARENA HEALTH | 49169 Road 426 | Oakhurst 93644 |
| Camarena Health - 6th Street | CAMARENA HEALTH | 344 E 6th St | Madera 93638 |
| Camarena Health - Almond Ave | CAMARENA HEALTH | 505 E Almond Ave STE 101 | Madera 93637 |
| Camarena Health - Almond Campus Pediatrics | CAMARENA HEALTH | 730 E Almond Ave | Madera 93637 |
| Camarena Health - Coarsegold | CAMARENA HEALTH | 35324 Highway 41, Suite A | Coarsegold 93614 |
| Camarena Health - Tesoro Viejo | CAMARENA HEALTH | 4148 Town Center Blvd | Madera 93636 |
| Camarena Health -- County Club Drive | CAMARENA HEALTH | 1130 Country Club Dr, Suite E | Madera 93638 |
| Camarena Health Almond Campus Dental Care | CAMARENA HEALTH | 750 E Almond Ave | Madera 93637 |
| Camarena Health Almond Campus Medical Care | CAMARENA HEALTH | 740 E Almond Ave | Madera 93637 |
| Camarena Health Almond Urgent Care | CAMARENA HEALTH | 760 E Almond Ave | Madera 93637 |
| Camarena Health Country Club Urgent Care | CAMARENA HEALTH | 1159 Country Club Dr | Madera 93638 |
| Camarena Health Mobile Medical and Dental Center | CAMARENA HEALTH | 16911 Hill Dr | Madera 93638 |
| Camarena Health Oakhurst Urgent Care | CAMARENA HEALTH | 49165 Road 426 | Oakhurst 93644 |
| Camarena Health- Chowchilla North | CAMARENA HEALTH | 285 Hospital Dr | Chowchilla 93610 |
| Camarena Health--Cleveland Avenue | CAMARENA HEALTH | 2339 W Cleveland Ave, Suite 103 | Madera 93637 |
| Camarena Health--I Street | CAMARENA HEALTH | 509 S I St, Ste C | Madera 93637 |
| Camarena Health--Yosemite Avenue | CAMARENA HEALTH | 441 E Yosemite Ave | Madera 93638 |
| Chowchilla Health Center | CAMARENA HEALTH | 300 Prosperity Blvd | Chowchilla 93610 |
| Community Health Centers of America-Chowchilla | COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF AMERICA | 101 N Front St | Chowchilla 93610 |
| Madera South High School: School-Based Health Center (SBHC) | CAMARENA HEALTH | 705 W Pecan Ave | Madera 93637 |
| Oakhurst Dental | CAMARENA HEALTH | 49185 Road 426 | Oakhurst 93644 |
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