County health data
Plumas County, CA
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 13.5% of adults in Plumas County (California: 11.5%). This county has 29 HRSA shortage designations and 3 hospitals.
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Health measures compared with the state
40 measures for adults in Plumas County (about 15,898 adults). 24 have a California figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the California figure: arthritis 32.9% vs 21.0% (+11.9 points), high blood pressure 40.4% vs 30.6% (+9.8 points), and depression 23.4% vs 17.0% (+6.4 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Plumas County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 32.9% | 21.0% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 40.4% | 30.6% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 12.1% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 10.6% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 9.3% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 8.7% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 23.4% | 17.0% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 13.5% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 41.4% | 37.0% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 29.9% | 27.7% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 4.6% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 9.2% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Plumas County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 6.4% | 8.9% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 78.6% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 77.2% | 74.5% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 89.2% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 69.2% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 67.1% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 80.2% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Plumas County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 14.4% | 14.2% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 13.0% | 8.5% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 24.0% | 22.9% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 31.2% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Plumas County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 22.4% | 20.8% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 16.6% | 14.7% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 15.8% | 12.2% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Plumas County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 14.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 35.8% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 9.4% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 9.0% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 18.2% | 12.5% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 4.4% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 2023 |
Health-Related Social Needs
| Measure | Plumas County | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support | 23.1% | 2023 |
| Food insecurity in the past year | 12.1% | 2023 |
| Received food stamps in the past year | 12.5% | 2023 |
| Housing insecurity in the past year | 9.8% | 2023 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past year | 7.1% | 2023 |
| Loneliness | 32.9% | 2023 |
| Utility shut-off threat in the past year | 5.8% | 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 29 designated shortage rows in Plumas County: primary care 11 (highest score 20), mental health 9 (highest score 22), and dental 9 (highest score 15). 5 cover a geographic area or population group; the other 24 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| mental health | 1 | 8 | 22 |
| dental | 1 | 8 | 15 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumas County | mental health | High Needs Geographic HPSA | 18 |
| MSSA 123.2 & 124- Portola and Graeagle | primary care | Geographic HPSA | 15 |
| MSSA 122/125 - Greenville/Chester | primary care | Geographic HPSA | 14 |
| MSSA 123.1 - Bucks Lake/Cromberg/East Quincy/Green | primary care | HPSA Population | 12 |
| ME-MSSA 124 Portola | dental | HPSA Population | 12 |
Facility designations (24)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREENVILLE RANCHERIA TRIBAL HEALTH PROGRAM | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 22 |
| GREENVILLE RANCHERIA TRIBAL HEALTH PROGRAM | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 20 |
| GRAEAGLE MEDICAL CLINIC RHC | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 16 |
| PORTOLA MEDICAL/DENTAL CLINIC | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 16 |
| SENECA HEALTHCARE DISTRICT LAKE ALMANOR CLINIC | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 16 |
| PORTOLA MEDICAL/DENTAL CLINIC | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| SENECA HEALTHCARE DISTRICT LAKE ALMANOR CLINIC | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| GRAEAGLE MEDICAL CLINIC RHC | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| GREENVILLE RANCHERIA TRIBAL HEALTH PROGRAM | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 15 |
| INDIAN VALLEY MEDICAL CLINIC | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| PLUMAS RURAL HEALTH CENTERS | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| PORTOLA MEDICAL/DENTAL CLINIC | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| INDIAN VALLEY MEDICAL CLINIC | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 14 |
| PLUMAS RURAL HEALTH CENTERS | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 14 |
| GRAEAGLE MEDICAL CLINIC RHC | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 14 |
| Greenville Rancheria Indian Health | mental health | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 14 |
| Greenville Rancheria Indian Health | dental | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 14 |
| INDIAN VALLEY MEDICAL CLINIC | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 13 |
| PLUMAS RURAL HEALTH CENTERS | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 13 |
| SENECA HEALTHCARE DISTRICT LAKE ALMANOR CLINIC | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 13 |
| Greenville Rancheria Indian Health | primary care | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 11 |
| Greenville Rancheria Quincy Dental Clinic | primary care | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 9 |
| Greenville Rancheria Quincy Dental Clinic | mental health | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 7 |
| Greenville Rancheria Quincy Dental Clinic | dental | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 7 |
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 Plumas County, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN PLUMAS HOSPITAL - PORTOLA CAMPUSCritical access | PORTOLA | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| PLUMAS DISTRICT HOSPITALCritical access | QUINCY | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| SENECA DISTRICT HOSPITALCritical access | CHESTER | 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
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