County health data
Dixie County, FL
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 16.1% of adults in Dixie County (Florida: 12.5%). This county has 9 HRSA shortage designations (3 area or population, 6 facility).
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Health measures compared with the state
33 measures for adults in Dixie County (about 14,301 adults). 24 have a Florida figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the Florida figure: current smoking 20.0% vs 10.5% (+9.5 points), arthritis 34.7% vs 26.3% (+8.4 points), and fair or poor health 26.5% vs 19.1% (+7.4 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Dixie County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 34.7% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 43.3% | 35.9% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 10.6% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 10.3% | 8.5% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 10.6% | 5.1% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 12.2% | 6.8% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 20.0% | 16.3% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 16.1% | 12.5% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 40.7% | 39.3% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 34.7% | 30.1% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 5.3% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 24.0% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Dixie County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 16.2% | 15.4% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 79.7% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 77.0% | 78.9% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 84.0% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 61.3% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 45.9% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 71.5% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Dixie County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 14.0% | 14.3% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 20.0% | 10.5% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 32.4% | 25.4% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 40.2% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Dixie County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 26.5% | 19.1% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 19.2% | 15.0% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 18.5% | 13.7% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Dixie County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 18.0% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 41.2% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 10.5% | 7.5% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 11.1% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 21.0% | 14.5% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 5.7% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 7.6% | 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
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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 9 designated shortage rows in Dixie County: primary care 3 (highest score 18), mental health 3 (highest score 21), and dental 3 (highest score 16). 3 cover a geographic area or population group; the other 6 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| mental health | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| dental | 1 | 2 | 16 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie County | primary care | Geographic HPSA | 18 |
| Lutheran Service MHCA - Circuit 3 | mental health | High Needs Geographic HPSA | 17 |
| Dixie County | dental | High Needs Geographic HPSA | 16 |
Facility designations (6)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| CF-Cross City Correctional Institution/East Unit | mental health | Correctional Facility | 21 |
| NORTH FLORIDA PEDIATRICS PA | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 18 |
| NORTH FLORIDA PEDIATRICS PA | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 16 |
| NORTH FLORIDA PEDIATRICS PA | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 16 |
| CF-Cross City Correctional Institution/East Unit | primary care | Correctional Facility | 15 |
| CF-Cross City Correctional Institution/East Unit | dental | Correctional Facility | 15 |
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. In HRSA's designation names, MHCA means mental health catchment area.
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, 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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Medicare plans in Dixie County, FL
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