County health data
Monterey County, CA
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 12.5% of adults in Monterey County (California: 11.5%). This county has 30 HRSA shortage designations (10 area or population, 20 facility), 4 hospitals, and 31 health center sites.
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Health measures compared with the state
40 measures for adults in Monterey County (about 321,055 adults). 24 have a California figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the California figure: no health insurance, ages 18 to 64 15.9% vs 8.9% (+7.0 points), fair or poor health 25.8% vs 20.8% (+5.0 points), and no leisure-time physical activity 27.0% vs 22.9% (+4.1 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Monterey County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 21.2% | 21.0% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 32.0% | 30.6% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 6.3% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 9.6% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 6.2% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 5.7% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 19.2% | 17.0% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 12.5% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 35.2% | 37.0% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 31.1% | 27.7% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 11.0% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Monterey County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 15.9% | 8.9% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 70.5% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 71.6% | 74.5% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 83.6% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 57.7% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 57.8% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 72.6% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Monterey County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 16.4% | 14.2% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 11.9% | 8.5% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 27.0% | 22.9% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 33.9% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Monterey County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 25.8% | 20.8% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 16.7% | 14.7% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 14.7% | 12.2% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Monterey County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 16.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 32.1% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 6.6% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 9.1% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 15.5% | 12.5% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 4.6% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 7.0% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 2023 |
Health-Related Social Needs
| Measure | Monterey County | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support | 27.8% | 2023 |
| Food insecurity in the past year | 21.9% | 2023 |
| Received food stamps in the past year | 18.8% | 2023 |
| Housing insecurity in the past year | 18.0% | 2023 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past year | 11.2% | 2023 |
| Loneliness | 35.4% | 2023 |
| Utility shut-off threat in the past year | 8.9% | 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 30 designated shortage rows in Monterey County: primary care 10 (highest score 20), mental health 10 (highest score 20), and dental 10 (highest score 21). 10 cover a geographic area or population group; the other 20 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| mental health | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| dental | 4 | 6 | 21 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| HN - MSSA 105/106 - King City/San Ardo | mental health | High Needs Geographic HPSA | 20 |
| LI - MSSAs 109.1 & 109.2 - Prunedale/Salinas | mental health | HPSA Population | 18 |
| LI MSSA 105-King City | dental | HPSA Population | 18 |
| ME - MSSA109.2/Salinas | primary care | HPSA Population | 16 |
| MSSA 104-Big Sur | primary care | High Needs Geographic HPSA | 16 |
| LI MSSA 109.2 - Salinas | dental | HPSA Population | 16 |
| ME - MSSA 109.1/Prunedale | dental | HPSA Population | 16 |
| ME - MSSA 107/Soledad | primary care | HPSA Population | 14 |
| LI-MSSA 105-King City/San Lucas | primary care | HPSA Population | 12 |
| ME-MSSA 106 Bradley/San Ardo | dental | HPSA Population | 10 |
Facility designations (20)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 21 |
| COUNTY OF MONTEREY | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 21 |
| COUNTY OF MONTEREY | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 20 |
| CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 18 |
| CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 17 |
| COUNTY OF MONTEREY | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 17 |
| MEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL CLINIC | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| BIG SUR HEALTH CENTER | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 16 |
| MEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL CLINIC | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 16 |
| BIG SUR HEALTH CENTER | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| MEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL CLINIC | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| TAYLOR FARMS FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| MEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL CLINIC | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 13 |
| TAYLOR FARMS FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 13 |
| TAYLOR FARMS FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 13 |
| MEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL CLINIC | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 12 |
| MEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL CLINIC | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 11 |
| BIG SUR HEALTH CENTER | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 9 |
| CF-Correctional Training Facility | mental health | Correctional Facility | 6 |
| CF-Salinas Valley State Prison | mental health | Correctional Facility | 3 |
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, 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 4 acute care or critical access hospitals in Monterey County, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF THE MONTEREY PENINSULA | MONTEREY | 4 | 20.6% | 18.5% | 19.3% | 13.7% | 5.7% |
| NATIVIDAD MEDICAL CENTER | SALINAS | 3 | 20.9% | 18.1% | 19.3% | n/a | n/a |
| SALINAS VALLEY HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER | SALINAS | 4 | 22.2% | 18.1% | 20.3% | 14.5% | n/a |
| SOUTHERN MONTEREY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITALCritical access | KING CITY | 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
31 active health center sites in Monterey County, run by 3 organizations.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alisal Health Center | COUNTY OF MONTEREY | 559 E Alisal St, Suite 201 | Salinas 93905 |
| Alisal Integrated Health Center | COUNTY OF MONTEREY | 331 N Sanborn Rd | Salinas 93905 |
| Bienestar | COUNTY OF MONTEREY | 1441 Constitution Blvd, Suite 201 | Salinas 93906 |
| Clinic Services Administration | COUNTY OF MONTEREY | 1615 Bunker Hill Way STE 140 | Salinas 93906 |
| Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas - Administration | CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS | 430 Airport Blvd | Salinas 93905 |
| Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas - Administration | CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS | 55 Plaza Cir, Suite A | Salinas 93901 |
| County of Monterey - Clinic Services Finance / Billing | COUNTY OF MONTEREY | 1441 Schilling Pl | Salinas 93901 |
| County of Monterey - Laurel Family Practice | COUNTY OF MONTEREY | 1441 Constitution Blvd, Suite 300 | Salinas 93906 |
| County of Monterey - Laurel Internal Medicine Clinic | COUNTY OF MONTEREY | 1441 Constitution Blvd, Suite 151 | Salinas 93906 |
| County of Monterey - Laurel Pediatric Clinic | COUNTY OF MONTEREY | 1441 Constitution Blvd | Salinas 93906 |
| County of Monterey - Laurel Vista | COUNTY OF MONTEREY | 1441 Constitution Blvd STE 301 | Salinas 93906 |
| County of Monterey - NIDO | COUNTY OF MONTEREY | 1441 Constitution Blvd BLDG 760 | Salinas 93906 |
| County of Monterey - Seaside Family Health Center | COUNTY OF MONTEREY | 1156 Fremont Blvd | Seaside 93955 |
| County of Monterey Integrated Health Clinic | COUNTY OF MONTEREY | 299 12th St | Marina 93933 |
| County of Monterey Mobile Clinic 1 | COUNTY OF MONTEREY | 855 E Laurel Dr | Salinas 93905 |
| CSVS - ALVIN CLINIC | CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS | 620 E Alvin Dr STE G | Salinas 93906 |
| CSVS - BLANCO OPTOMETRY | CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS | 955 Blanco Cir, Ste B | Salinas 93901 |
| CSVS - CASTROVILLE CLINIC | CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS | 10561 Merritt St | Castroville 95012 |
| CSVS - CIRCLE CLINIC | CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS | 950 Circle Dr | Salinas 93905 |
| CSVS - GONZALES CLINIC | CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS | 126 5th St | Gonzales 93926 |
| CSVS - GREENFIELD CLINIC | CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS | 808 Oak Ave | Greenfield 93927 |
| CSVS - KINGCITY CLINIC | CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS | 122 San Antonio Dr | King City 93930 |
| CSVS - MOBILE1 | CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS | 950 Circle Dr | Salinas 93905 |
| CSVS - NORTHMAIN CLINIC | CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS | 2180 N Main St | Salinas 93906 |
| CSVS - PAJARO CLINIC | CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS | 29 Bishop St, Suite A | Royal Oaks 95076 |
| CSVS - PLAZA CLINIC | CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS | 55 Plaza Cir, Suite C | Salinas 93901 |
| CSVS - SANBORN CLINIC | CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS | 219 N Sanborn Rd | Salinas 93905 |
| CSVS - SEASIDE CLINIC | CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS | 1156 Fremont Blvd STE 101 | Seaside 93955 |
| CSVS - SOLEDAD CLINIC | CLINICA DE SALUD DEL VALLE DE SALINAS | 799 Front St | Soledad 93960 |
| Monterey County Clinic at Marina | COUNTY OF MONTEREY | 3155 De Forest Rd | Marina 93933 |
| Pajaro Resource Center | SALUD PARA LA GENTE | 250 Salinas Rd STE 4A | Royal Oaks 95076 |
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 Monterey 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