County health data
Lee County, FL
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 14.5% of adults in Lee County (Florida: 12.5%). This county has 7 HRSA shortage designations, 4 hospitals, and 14 health center sites.
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For help with food, housing, utilities, or rides in Lee County, call 211 or visit 211.org.
Health measures compared with the state
33 measures for adults in Lee County (about 692,259 adults). 24 have a Florida figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the Florida figure: arthritis 30.7% vs 26.3% (+4.4 points), coronary heart disease 8.9% vs 5.1% (+3.8 points), and high blood pressure 39.6% vs 35.9% (+3.7 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Lee County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 30.7% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 39.6% | 35.9% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 11.6% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 9.2% | 8.5% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 8.9% | 5.1% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 8.2% | 6.8% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 16.9% | 16.3% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 14.5% | 12.5% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 41.0% | 39.3% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 30.4% | 30.1% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 4.3% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 11.0% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Lee County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 15.7% | 15.4% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 80.7% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 80.5% | 78.9% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 88.6% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 66.5% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 60.7% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 76.9% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Lee County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 13.8% | 14.3% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 11.9% | 10.5% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 26.6% | 25.4% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 33.8% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Lee County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 19.7% | 19.1% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 14.8% | 15.0% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 14.6% | 13.7% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Lee County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 13.0% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 32.3% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 9.0% | 7.5% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 8.1% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 16.1% | 14.5% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 5.8% | 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 7 designated shortage rows in Lee County: primary care 3 (highest score 19), mental health 2 (highest score 19), and dental 2 (highest score 26). 4 cover a geographic area or population group; the other 3 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| mental health | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| dental | 1 | 1 | 26 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| LI - Ft. Myers/Lehigh Acres | dental | HPSA Population | 16 |
| MHCA-LI-CentralFLBehavioralHealthNetwork-Circuit20 | mental health | HPSA Population | 15 |
| LI-Ft. Myers/Lehigh Acres | primary care | HPSA Population | 14 |
| LI-Pine Island | primary care | HPSA Population | 14 |
Facility designations (3)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 26 |
| FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 19 |
| FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 19 |
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 Lee 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 CORAL HOSPITAL | CAPE CORAL | 3 | 21.0% | 17.3% | 18.9% | n/a | 8.0% |
| GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER LEE HEALTH | FORT MYERS | 4 | 22.0% | 17.7% | 22.3% | 14.7% | 5.1% |
| HCA FLORIDA LEHIGH HOSPITAL | LEHIGH ACRES | 2 | 21.6% | 18.1% | 19.5% | n/a | n/a |
| LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | FORT MYERS | 5 | 20.4% | 16.6% | 20.1% | 14.6% | 5.9% |
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
14 active health center sites in Lee County, run by 2 organizations.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonita Springs Health Center | FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC | 11921 Saradrienne Ln | Bonita Springs 34135 |
| BROADWAY DENTAL OFFICE | FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC | 3600 Broadway | Fort Myers 33901 |
| CAPE CORAL HEALTH CENTER | FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC | 316 Del Prado Blvd S | Cape Coral 33990 |
| CAPE CORAL PEDIATRIC OFFICE | FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC | 305 SW 2nd Ter | Cape Coral 33991 |
| Colonial Administrative | FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC | 2270 Colonial Blvd | Fort Myers 33907 |
| EAST FORT MYERS MEDICAL OFFICE | FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC | 4040 Palm Beach Blvd, Suite A | Fort Myers 33916 |
| Estero Health Center | FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC | 19701 S Tamiami Trl | Fort Myers 33908 |
| FORT MYERS CENTER - DOWNTOWN | FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC | 2232 Grand Ave | Fort Myers 33901 |
| Huntingdon Health Services Suite 203 | MCR HEALTH INC | 43 Barkley Cir STE 203 | Fort Myers 33907 |
| Lehigh Acres Health Center | FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC | 3415 Lee Blvd | Lehigh Acres 33971 |
| RMCM Mobile Van | FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC | 1926 Victoria Ave | Fort Myers 33901 |
| Summerlin Health Center | FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC | 11100 Summer Ridge Ln | Fort Myers 33908 |
| The Salvation Army | FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC | 2450 Edison Ave | Fort Myers 33901 |
| VICTORIA | FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC | 1926 Victoria Ave | Fort Myers 33901 |
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.
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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