County health data
Placer County, CA
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 9.8% of adults in Placer County (California: 11.5%). This county has 6 HRSA shortage designations (3 area or population, 3 facility), 3 hospitals, and 8 health center sites.
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Health measures compared with the state
40 measures for adults in Placer County (about 332,465 adults). 24 have a California figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the California figure: depression 21.3% vs 17.0% (+4.3 points), fair or poor health 16.6% vs 20.8% (-4.2 points), and arthritis 24.8% vs 21.0% (+3.8 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Placer County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 24.8% | 21.0% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 32.7% | 30.6% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 9.2% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 9.9% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 5.9% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 21.3% | 17.0% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 9.8% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 36.4% | 37.0% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 27.3% | 27.7% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 5.9% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Placer County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 5.6% | 8.9% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 73.4% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 74.6% | 74.5% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 88.5% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 63.6% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 69.9% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 80.0% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Placer County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 16.3% | 14.2% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 9.4% | 8.5% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 19.1% | 22.9% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 32.1% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Placer County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 16.6% | 20.8% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 15.3% | 14.7% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 12.4% | 12.2% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Placer County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 12.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 26.8% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 6.4% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 6.8% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 12.2% | 12.5% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 3.0% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 3.9% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 2023 |
Health-Related Social Needs
| Measure | Placer County | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support | 23.2% | 2023 |
| Food insecurity in the past year | 10.0% | 2023 |
| Received food stamps in the past year | 8.8% | 2023 |
| Housing insecurity in the past year | 8.9% | 2023 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past year | 6.0% | 2023 |
| Loneliness | 31.9% | 2023 |
| Utility shut-off threat in the past year | 4.9% | 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 6 designated shortage rows in Placer County: primary care 3 (highest score 18), mental health 2 (highest score 19), and dental 1 (highest score 21). 3 cover a geographic area or population group; the other 3 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| mental health | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| dental | 0 | 1 | 21 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSSA 117/Dollar Point | mental health | High Needs Geographic HPSA | 16 |
| MSSA 120/Foresthill | primary care | Geographic HPSA | 15 |
| MSSA 114/117-Truckee and Dollar Point | primary care | Geographic HPSA | 9 |
Facility designations (3)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapa-De Indian Health Program | dental | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 21 |
| Chapa-De Indian Health Program | mental health | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 19 |
| Chapa-De Indian Health Program | primary care | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 18 |
In the Type column, a Geographic HPSA covers everyone in the area; and a High Needs Geographic HPSA is a geographic designation that also meets HRSA's added tests for high need.
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
Hospitals and readmission rates
CMS Care Compare lists 3 acute care or critical access hospitals in Placer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ROSEVILLE | ROSEVILLE | 4 | 21.8% | 19.1% | 20.2% | 13.8% | 4.8% |
| SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL | AUBURN | 5 | 20.2% | 16.1% | 18.8% | n/a | 5.4% |
| SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER | ROSEVILLE | 5 | 20.6% | 17.1% | 18.5% | 13.9% | 5.4% |
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
8 active health center sites in Placer County, run by 2 organizations.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellspace Health - Placer Community Health Center | WELLSPACE HEALTH | 100 Stonehouse Ct | Roseville 95678 |
| WellSpace Health - Placer Dental Community Health Center | WELLSPACE HEALTH | 100 Stonehouse Ct | Roseville 95678 |
| WellSpace Health - Roseville Community Health Center | WELLSPACE HEALTH | 5 Medical Plaza Dr, Suite 170 | Roseville 95661 |
| WellSpace Health - Sierra Gardens Community Health Center | WELLSPACE HEALTH | 151 N Sunrise Ave, Ste 1309 | Roseville 95661 |
| Western Sierra Medical Clinic - Education Street | WESTERN SIERRA MEDICAL CLINIC, INC. | 11720 Education St, Suite 3 | Auburn 95602 |
| Western Sierra Medical Clinic - Greenlee Building | WESTERN SIERRA MEDICAL CLINIC, INC. | 3720 Grass Valley Hwy | Auburn 95602 |
| Western Sierra Medical Clinic - Kings Beach | WESTERN SIERRA MEDICAL CLINIC, INC. | 8665 Salmon Ave | Kings Beach 96143 |
| Western Sierra Medical Clinic - Rock Creek | WESTERN SIERRA MEDICAL CLINIC, INC. | 3257 Professional Dr STE C | Auburn 95602 |
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 Placer 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