County health data
Tulare County, CA
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 13.1% of adults in Tulare County (California: 11.5%). This county has 59 HRSA shortage designations, 4 hospitals, and 74 health center sites.
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For help with food, housing, utilities, or rides in Tulare County, call 211 or visit 211.org.
Health measures compared with the state
40 measures for adults in Tulare County (about 338,551 adults). 24 have a California figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the California figure: no leisure-time physical activity 32.6% vs 22.9% (+9.7 points), no health insurance, ages 18 to 64 18.2% vs 8.9% (+9.3 points), and fair or poor health 29.4% vs 20.8% (+8.6 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Tulare County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 20.3% | 21.0% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 31.2% | 30.6% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 5.5% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 10.0% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 6.2% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 6.1% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 22.3% | 17.0% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 13.1% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 34.0% | 37.0% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 35.0% | 27.7% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 15.2% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Tulare County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 18.2% | 8.9% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 68.6% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 67.9% | 74.5% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 81.2% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 49.6% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 52.7% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 73.7% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Tulare County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 16.1% | 14.2% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 14.0% | 8.5% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 32.6% | 22.9% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 34.9% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Tulare County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 29.4% | 20.8% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 19.0% | 14.7% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 16.4% | 12.2% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Tulare County | California | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 18.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 36.4% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 6.6% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 10.5% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 17.0% | 12.5% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 5.3% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 8.2% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 2023 |
Health-Related Social Needs
| Measure | Tulare County | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support | 28.9% | 2023 |
| Food insecurity in the past year | 27.4% | 2023 |
| Received food stamps in the past year | 25.4% | 2023 |
| Housing insecurity in the past year | 22.1% | 2023 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past year | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Loneliness | 36.8% | 2023 |
| Utility shut-off threat in the past year | 11.4% | 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 59 designated shortage rows in Tulare County: primary care 21 (highest score 21), mental health 18 (highest score 24), and dental 20 (highest score 26). 9 cover a geographic area or population group; the other 50 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| mental health | 1 | 17 | 24 |
| dental | 3 | 17 | 26 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME - MSSA 231-Alpaugh/Earlimart/Pixley/Porterville/Rich Grove | dental | HPSA Population | 18 |
| LI - Tulare County | mental health | HPSA Population | 17 |
| LI-MSSA 233/Visalia | primary care | HPSA Population | 16 |
| MSSA 229 - Three Rivers | primary care | Geographic HPSA | 16 |
| LI - MSSA 227.2 /Cutler-Orosi | dental | HPSA Population | 16 |
| MSSA 231/Porterville/Alpaugh | primary care | Geographic HPSA | 14 |
| ME - MSSA 233-Farmersville/Goshen/Visalia | dental | HPSA Population | 14 |
| LI/MFW - MSSA 228.2/Exeter | primary care | HPSA Population | 13 |
| MSSA 230 - Tulare | primary care | Geographic HPSA | 10 |
Facility designations (50)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALTURA CENTERS FOR HEALTH | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 26 |
| SEQUOIA FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 24 |
| SEQUOIA FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 23 |
| TULARE, COUNTY OF | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center Look A Like | 22 |
| SEQUOIA FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 22 |
| ALTURA CENTERS FOR HEALTH | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 21 |
| FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 21 |
| ALTURA CENTERS FOR HEALTH | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 21 |
| FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 21 |
| SEQUOIA FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 21 |
| TULARE, COUNTY OF | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center Look A Like | 21 |
| FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 20 |
| SEQUOIA FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 20 |
| Tule River Indian Health Center, Inc | dental | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 20 |
| SEQUOIA FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 19 |
| SEQUOIA FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 19 |
| TULARE, COUNTY OF | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center Look A Like | 19 |
| SEQUOIA FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 19 |
| Tule River Indian Health Center, Inc | primary care | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 18 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL OFFICE TULARE | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH-REEDLEY | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| CLINICA AGUA VIVA | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| CLINICA AGUA VIVA - WOODLAKE | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| NARAYAN MEDICAL CLINIC | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| NARAYAN MEDICAL CLINIC | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL OFFICE TULARE | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH-REEDLEY | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| CLINICA AGUA VIVA | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| CLINICA AGUA VIVA - WOODLAKE | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| NARAYAN MEDICAL CLINIC | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
| Tule River Indian Health Center, Inc | mental health | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 15 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 13 |
| NARAYAN MEDICAL CLINIC | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 13 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL OFFICE TULARE | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 13 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 13 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 13 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 13 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 13 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH-REEDLEY | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 13 |
| CLINICA AGUA VIVA - WOODLAKE | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 13 |
| NARAYAN MEDICAL CLINIC | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 13 |
| NARAYAN MEDICAL CLINIC | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 13 |
| CLINICA AGUA VIVA | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 11 |
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 Tulare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE | TULARE | 3 | 21.2% | 18.3% | 19.6% | n/a | n/a |
| KAWEAH HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER | VISALIA | 3 | 22.2% | 16.4% | 20.2% | 13.9% | 5.4% |
| PORTERVILLE DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER | PORTERVILLE | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| SIERRA VIEW MEDICAL CENTER | PORTERVILLE | 3 | 21.4% | 17.8% | 19.6% | 14.9% | 6.3% |
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
74 active health center sites in Tulare County, run by 8 organizations.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altura Centers for Health Cartmill Campus | ALTURA CENTERS FOR HEALTH | 1134 E Cartmill Ave | Tulare 93274 |
| Altura Centers for Health Dental Mobile Clinic 1 | ALTURA CENTERS FOR HEALTH | 1101 N Cherry St | Tulare 93274 |
| Altura Centers for Health Main Clinic | ALTURA CENTERS FOR HEALTH | 1101 N Cherry St | Tulare 93274 |
| Altura Centers for Health Multi Services | ALTURA CENTERS FOR HEALTH | 1203 N Cherry St | Tulare 93274 |
| Altura Centers for Health South Tulare | ALTURA CENTERS FOR HEALTH | 3035 E Bardsley Ave | Tulare 93274 |
| Altura Centers for Health West Tulare | ALTURA CENTERS FOR HEALTH | 1500 W Tulare Dr | Tulare 93274 |
| Altura Centers for Health Woodville | ALTURA CENTERS FOR HEALTH | 16686 Road 168 | Porterville 93257 |
| Altura Centers Health Mobile Clinic 1 | ALTURA CENTERS FOR HEALTH | 1134 E Cartmill Ave | Tulare 93274 |
| Altura Centers Health Mobile Clinic 2 | ALTURA CENTERS FOR HEALTH | 1134 E Cartmill Ave | Tulare 93274 |
| Aria Community Health Center | Aria Community Health Center | 1050 N Cherry St | Tulare 93274 |
| Aria Community Health Center | Aria Community Health Center | 174 N Villa St | Porterville 93257 |
| Aria Community Health Center | Aria Community Health Center | 229 W Cherry Ave | Porterville 93257 |
| Aria Community Health Center | Aria Community Health Center | 271 N L St | Dinuba 93618 |
| Aria Community Health Center | Aria Community Health Center | 569 W Putnam Ave | Porterville 93257 |
| Aria Community Health Center | Aria Community Health Center | 575 W Putnam Ave | Porterville 93257 |
| Aria Community Health Center | Aria Community Health Center | 581 W Putnam Ave | Porterville 93257 |
| Aria Community Health Center | Aria Community Health Center | 591 W Putnam Ave | Porterville 93257 |
| Aria Community Health Center | Aria Community Health Center | 755 Sequoia Ave | Lindsay 93247 |
| Aria Community Health Center | Aria Community Health Center | 781 Sequoia Ave STE 1 | Lindsay 93247 |
| Aria Community Health Center | Aria Community Health Center | 781 Sequoia Ave, Ste 2 | Lindsay 93247 |
| Aria Community Health Center | Aria Community Health Center | 781 Sequoia Ave, Ste 3 | Lindsay 93247 |
| Aria Community Health Center | Aria Community Health Center | 781 Sequoia Ave, Ste 4 | Lindsay 93247 |
| Aria Community Health Center | Aria Community Health Center | 858 N Cherry St, Suite F | Tulare 93274 |
| Aria Community Health Center | Aria Community Health Center | 973 Sequoia Ave | Lindsay 93247 |
| Aria Community Health Center Administration | Aria Community Health Center | 781 Sequoia Ave, #5 | Lindsay 93247 |
| Complete Care Community Health Center Inc--Porterville | COMPLETE CARE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | 365 Pearson Dr, #5 | Porterville 93257 |
| Complete Care Community Health Center-Visalia | COMPLETE CARE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | 220 S Akers St STE D | Visalia 93291 |
| Dinuba Community Health Center - Building 2 | VALLEY HEALTH TEAM, INC. | 920 N Alta Ave | Dinuba 93618 |
| Dinuba Community Health Center - Building 1 | VALLEY HEALTH TEAM, INC. | 888 N Alta Ave | Dinuba 93618 |
| Dinuba Unified School District Behavioral Health Center | VALLEY HEALTH TEAM, INC. | 490 W Kamm Ave | Dinuba 93618 |
| Famersville Health Care Center | TULARE, COUNTY OF | 660 E Visalia Rd | Farmersville 93223 |
| Family HealthCare Network - D Street | FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | 112 N D St | Porterville 93257 |
| Family HealthCare Network - Springville Health Center | FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | 31954 Country Club Dr | Porterville 93257 |
| Family HealthCare Network - Tulare Cherry Street Health Center #2 | FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | 858 N Cherry St, Suite D | Tulare 93274 |
| Family HealthCare Network - Visalia Court Street | FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | 1922 S Court St | Visalia 93277 |
| Family HealthCare Network - Annex | FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | 1137 W Poplar Ave | Porterville 93257 |
| Family HealthCare Network - Community Resource Building | FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | 323 W Putnam Ave | Porterville 93257 |
| Family HealthCare Network - Corporate | FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | 305 E Center Ave | Visalia 93291 |
| Family HealthCare Network - Cutler / Orosi Health Center | FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | 12586 Avenue 408 | Orosi 93647 |
| Family HealthCare Network - Dinuba Health Center | FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | 324 N Vermont Ave | Dinuba 93618 |
| Family HealthCare Network - Exeter | FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | 330 E Pine St | Exeter 93221 |
| Family HealthCare Network - Farmersville East | FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | 682 E Visalia Rd | Farmersville 93223 |
| Family HealthCare Network - Farmersville Health Center | FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | 730 N Farmersville Blvd | Farmersville 93223 |
| Family HealthCare Network - Goshen Health Center | FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | 31180 Road 72 | Visalia 93291 |
| Family HealthCare Network - Main Street | FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | 114 W Main St | Visalia 93291 |
| Family HealthCare Network - Mobile Van #1 | FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | 31180 Road 72 | Visalia 93291 |
| Family HealthCare Network - Mobile Van #2 | FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | 31180 Road 72 | Visalia 93291 |
| Family HealthCare Network - Pixley Health Center | FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | 927 S Center St | Pixley 93256 |
| Family HealthCare Network - Porterville Dental Center | FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | 1133 W Poplar Ave | Porterville 93257 |
| Family HealthCare Network - Porterville Downtown | FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK | 65 N Hockett St | Porterville 93257 |
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.
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