County health data
Okeechobee County, FL
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 15.6% of adults in Okeechobee County (Florida: 12.5%). This county has 6 HRSA shortage designations (3 area or population, 3 facility), 1 hospital, and 3 health center sites.
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Health measures compared with the state
33 measures for adults in Okeechobee County (about 32,401 adults). 24 have a Florida figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the Florida figure: obesity 43.9% vs 30.1% (+13.8 points), fair or poor health 27.3% vs 19.1% (+8.2 points), and current smoking 18.2% vs 10.5% (+7.7 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Okeechobee County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 29.4% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 41.4% | 35.9% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 9.5% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 9.9% | 8.5% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 9.4% | 5.1% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 10.5% | 6.8% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 19.4% | 16.3% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 15.6% | 12.5% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 41.1% | 39.3% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 43.9% | 30.1% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 4.7% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 22.6% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Okeechobee County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 21.0% | 15.4% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 78.5% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 77.6% | 78.9% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 84.1% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 59.8% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 46.3% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 76.6% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Okeechobee County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 15.0% | 14.3% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 18.2% | 10.5% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 32.0% | 25.4% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 40.7% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Okeechobee County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 27.3% | 19.1% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 18.7% | 15.0% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 18.2% | 13.7% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Okeechobee County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 17.3% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 38.2% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 9.6% | 7.5% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 10.7% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 19.6% | 14.5% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 5.5% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 7.9% | 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 6 designated shortage rows in Okeechobee County: primary care 2 (highest score 15), mental health 2 (highest score 21), and dental 2 (highest score 18). 3 cover a geographic area or population group; the other 3 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| mental health | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| dental | 1 | 1 | 18 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| LI-Okeechobee County | dental | HPSA Population | 18 |
| LI-SE FL Behavioral Health-Circuit 19-MHCA | mental health | HPSA Population | 16 |
| LI - Okeechobee County | primary care | HPSA Population | 15 |
Facility designations (3)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| CF-Okeechobee Correctional Institution | mental health | Correctional Facility | 21 |
| CF-Okeechobee Correctional Institution | primary care | Correctional Facility | 6 |
| CF-Okeechobee Correctional Institution | dental | Correctional Facility | 3 |
In the Type column, an HPSA Population designation covers one group of people in the area. In HRSA's designation names, LI means low-income residents, and MHCA means mental health catchment area.
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
Hospitals and readmission rates
CMS Care Compare lists 1 acute care or critical access hospital in Okeechobee County. The CMS file in this snapshot does not compare these rates with the national rate, so none is marked better or worse.
| Hospital | City | Stars | Heart failure | Pneumonia | COPD | Heart attack | Hip or knee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA FLORIDA RAULERSON HOSPITAL | OKEECHOBEE | 3 | 22.1% | 18.2% | 18.8% | 14.4% | n/a |
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
3 active health center sites in Okeechobee County, run by 1 organization.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Community Health Centers, Inc. - Dr. Fred Brown Children's Health Center | FLORIDA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, INC. | 2015 US Highway 441 N | Okeechobee 34972 |
| Florida Community Health Centers, Inc. - Lakeshore Annex | FLORIDA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, INC. | 103 NE 19th Dr | Okeechobee 34972 |
| Florida Community Health Centers, Inc. - Lakeshore Medical | FLORIDA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, INC. | 1100 N Parrott Ave | Okeechobee 34972 |
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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Medicare plans in Okeechobee 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