County health data
Brevard County, FL
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 13.1% of adults in Brevard County (Florida: 12.5%). This county has 8 HRSA shortage designations, 6 hospitals, and 19 health center sites.
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Health measures compared with the state
33 measures for adults in Brevard County (about 528,274 adults). 24 have a Florida figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the Florida figure: obesity 34.0% vs 30.1% (+3.9 points), no health insurance, ages 18 to 64 11.6% vs 15.4% (-3.8 points), and arthritis 30.0% vs 26.3% (+3.7 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Brevard County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 30.0% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 38.8% | 35.9% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 10.6% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 9.6% | 8.5% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 7.9% | 5.1% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 7.8% | 6.8% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 18.6% | 16.3% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 13.1% | 12.5% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 40.5% | 39.3% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 34.0% | 30.1% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 10.7% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Brevard County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 11.6% | 15.4% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 79.1% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 79.7% | 78.9% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 88.2% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 71.6% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 60.5% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 78.3% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Brevard County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 14.4% | 14.3% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 12.5% | 10.5% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 23.8% | 25.4% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 33.4% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Brevard County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 18.6% | 19.1% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 15.9% | 15.0% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 14.1% | 13.7% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Brevard County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 13.0% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 31.4% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 8.1% | 7.5% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 7.7% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 15.1% | 14.5% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 5.1% | 7.3% | 5.0% | 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 8 designated shortage rows in Brevard County: primary care 3 (highest score 19), mental health 3 (highest score 22), and dental 2 (highest score 25). 2 cover a geographic area or population group; the other 6 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| mental health | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| dental | 0 | 2 | 25 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| LI-Central FL Cares - Circuits 9 and 18 MHCA | mental health | HPSA Population | 17 |
| LI – Palm Bay | primary care | HPSA Population | 14 |
Facility designations (6)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Brevard Health Alliance, Inc. | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 25 |
| The Brevard Health Alliance, Inc. | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 22 |
| SPACE COAST HEALTH CENTERS, INC. | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center Look A Like | 21 |
| The Brevard Health Alliance, Inc. | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 19 |
| SPACE COAST HEALTH CENTERS, INC. | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center Look A Like | 18 |
| SPACE COAST HEALTH CENTERS, INC. | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center Look A Like | 17 |
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
Hospitals and readmission rates
CMS Care Compare lists 6 acute care or critical access hospitals in Brevard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPE CANAVERAL HOSPITAL | COCOA BEACH | 3 | 18.1% | 15.0% | 19.5% | 13.0% | 5.9% |
| HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | MELBOURNE | 4 | 19.5% | 14.8% | 18.5% | 14.0% | 5.8% |
| ORLANDO HEALTH MELBOURNE HOSPITAL | MELBOURNE | 3 | 21.3% | 17.4% | 19.5% | 15.5% | 5.2% |
| PALM BAY HOSPITAL | PALM BAY | 3 | 21.0% | 16.2% | 18.3% | 14.4% | 6.0% |
| PARRISH MEDICAL CENTER | TITUSVILLE | 2 | 21.6% | 16.3% | 18.2% | 13.5% | n/a |
| VIERA HOSPITAL | MELBOURNE | 5 | 20.3% | 16.3% | 19.9% | 14.5% | 5.7% |
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
19 active health center sites in Brevard County, run by 2 organizations.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHA Admin Woodland | THE BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. | 4315 Woodland Park Dr | Melbourne 32904 |
| BHA Barton Commons | THE BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. | 220 Barton Blvd | Rockledge 32955 |
| BHA Barton Commons Medical Dental Mobile | THE BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. | 220 Barton Blvd | Rockledge 32955 |
| BHA Circles of Care Melbourne Clinic | THE BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. | 2000 Commerce Dr | Melbourne 32904 |
| BHA Evans Center Clinic | THE BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. | 1361 Florida Ave NE APT 2 | Palm Bay 32905 |
| BHA Firehouse Clinic | THE BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. | 114 1st St OFC 137 | Cocoa 32922 |
| BHA Heritage Park | THE BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. | 2550 Bruce D Buggs St | Melbourne 32901 |
| BHA Malabar Clinic | THE BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. | 775 Malabar Rd | Malabar 32950 |
| BHA Melbourne Clinic | THE BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. | 17 Silver Palm Ave | Melbourne 32901 |
| BHA PALM BAY CLINIC | THE BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. | 5270 Babcock St NE | Palm Bay 32905 |
| BHA Port St. John | THE BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. | 7227 N Highway 1 STE 300 | Cocoa 32927 |
| BHA Sarno Regional Clinic | THE BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. | 2120 Sarno Rd STE 2120 | Melbourne 32935 |
| BHA School Based Service Site Endeavour | THE BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. | 905 Pineda St | Cocoa 32922 |
| BHA TITUSVILLE CLINIC | THE BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. | 1537 N Singleton Ave | Titusville 32796 |
| BHA Titusville Dental Clinic | THE BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. | 611 N Singleton Ave | Titusville 32796 |
| BHA University Dental Clinic | THE BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. | 601 E University Blvd | Melbourne 32901 |
| BHA Valentine Clinic | THE BREVARD HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. | 1315 Valentine St | Melbourne 32901 |
| Space Coast Health Centers Primary Care - Port St. John | SPACE COAST HEALTH CENTERS, INC. | 5005 Port St John Pkwy | Cocoa 32927 |
| Space Coast Health Centers Titusville Main | SPACE COAST HEALTH CENTERS, INC. | 951 N Washington Ave | Titusville 32796 |
Source: HRSA health center service delivery and look-alike sites, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
Florida rural health plan
The Florida Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) modernizes, stabilizes, and sustains rural health systems across 31 counties, serving approximately 1.2 million Floridians.
Initiatives, as the state's abstract names them (page 15):
- Health and Lifestyle
- Clinical Training Investment Opportunity (CTIO)
- Integrated Medicare-Medicaid Plans Education and Outreach
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