County health data
Leon County, FL
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 10.6% of adults in Leon County (Florida: 12.5%). This county has 20 HRSA shortage designations, 2 hospitals, and 12 health center sites.
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Health measures compared with the state
33 measures for adults in Leon County (about 242,508 adults). 24 have a Florida figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the Florida figure: high cholesterol, adults ever screened 34.5% vs 39.3% (-4.8 points), arthritis 21.6% vs 26.3% (-4.7 points), and no health insurance, ages 18 to 64 11.2% vs 15.4% (-4.2 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Leon County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 21.6% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 32.6% | 35.9% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 7.0% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 10.5% | 8.5% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 5.5% | 5.1% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 5.9% | 6.8% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 18.2% | 16.3% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 10.6% | 12.5% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 34.5% | 39.3% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 33.1% | 30.1% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 3.0% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 10.9% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Leon County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 11.2% | 15.4% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 74.1% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 76.0% | 78.9% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 83.6% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 68.6% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 59.2% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 77.6% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Leon County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 16.4% | 14.3% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 11.3% | 10.5% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 22.6% | 25.4% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 39.5% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Leon County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 17.7% | 19.1% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 18.2% | 15.0% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 12.1% | 13.7% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Leon County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 14.5% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 28.6% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 5.6% | 7.5% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 8.0% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 11.7% | 14.5% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 3.4% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 5.0% | 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 20 designated shortage rows in Leon County: primary care 7 (highest score 24), mental health 7 (highest score 25), and dental 6 (highest score 26). 2 cover a geographic area or population group; the other 18 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| mental health | 1 | 6 | 25 |
| dental | 0 | 6 | 26 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| LI - Leon County | mental health | HPSA Population | 18 |
| LI - Leon County | primary care | HPSA Population | 16 |
Facility designations (18)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 26 |
| NEIGHBORHOOD MEDICAL CENTER INC. | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 26 |
| NORTH FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 26 |
| FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 25 |
| BOND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 25 |
| BOND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 24 |
| NORTH FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 24 |
| BOND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 23 |
| NEIGHBORHOOD MEDICAL CENTER INC. | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 22 |
| FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 22 |
| FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 22 |
| NORTH FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 21 |
| NEIGHBORHOOD MEDICAL CENTER INC. | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 20 |
| FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 18 |
| FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 17 |
| FCI - Tallahassee | primary care | Correctional Facility | 12 |
| Federal Correctional Institution - Tallahassee | mental health | Correctional Facility | 12 |
| FCI - Tallahassee | dental | Correctional Facility | 12 |
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
Hospitals and readmission rates
CMS Care Compare lists 2 acute care or critical access hospitals in Leon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA FLORIDA CAPITAL HOSPITAL | TALLAHASSEE | 2 | 23.1% | 19.2% | 21.2% | 14.1% | 8.2% |
| TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE | TALLAHASSEE | 3 | 18.4% | 16.5% | 18.5% | 12.1% | 6.7% |
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
12 active health center sites in Leon County, run by 3 organizations.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bond Community Health Center (Main Site) | BOND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | 1720 S Gadsden St | Tallahassee 32301 |
| Bond Community Health Center (Mobile Unit) | BOND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | 1720 S Gadsden St | Tallahassee 32301 |
| Bond Community Health Center Specialty & Community Wellness Center | BOND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | 1549 S Monroe St | Tallahassee 32301 |
| Bond on Magnolia | BOND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | 2200 S Monroe St | Tallahassee 32301 |
| Neighborhood Medical Center Lincoln Center | NEIGHBORHOOD MEDICAL CENTER INC. | 438 W Brevard St | Tallahassee 32301 |
| Neighborhood Medical Center Smith Williams Center | NEIGHBORHOOD MEDICAL CENTER INC. | 2295 Pasco St | Tallahassee 32310 |
| Neighborhood Medical Center South Monroe | NEIGHBORHOOD MEDICAL CENTER INC. | 2613 S Monroe St | Tallahassee 32301 |
| Neighborhood Medical Center, Inc at the Milicent Holifield Health Academy | NEIGHBORHOOD MEDICAL CENTER INC. | 3013 Jim Lee Rd | Tallahassee 32301 |
| NMC Mobile Unit 1 | NEIGHBORHOOD MEDICAL CENTER INC. | 872 W Orange Ave | Tallahassee 32310 |
| North Florida Medical Centers, Inc. | NORTH FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. | 2804 Remington Green Cir | Tallahassee 32308 |
| North Monroe Medical Center | NORTH FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. | 3721 N Monroe St | Tallahassee 32303 |
| The Smile Connection at Sabal Palm | BOND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | 2813 Ridgeway St | Tallahassee 32310 |
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