County health data
Taylor County, FL
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 15.9% of adults in Taylor County (Florida: 12.5%). This county has 15 HRSA shortage designations (3 area or population, 12 facility), 1 hospital, and 4 health center sites.
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Health measures compared with the state
33 measures for adults in Taylor County (about 17,040 adults). 24 have a Florida figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the Florida figure: obesity 40.8% vs 30.1% (+10.7 points), current smoking 19.2% vs 10.5% (+8.7 points), and high blood pressure 44.3% vs 35.9% (+8.4 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Taylor County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 32.0% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 44.3% | 35.9% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 9.6% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 10.5% | 8.5% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 9.7% | 5.1% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 11.5% | 6.8% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 19.3% | 16.3% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 15.9% | 12.5% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 40.8% | 39.3% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 40.8% | 30.1% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 5.1% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 16.1% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Taylor County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 15.8% | 15.4% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 77.9% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 77.3% | 78.9% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 84.2% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 62.6% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 49.9% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 76.6% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Taylor County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 14.5% | 14.3% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 19.2% | 10.5% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 32.4% | 25.4% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 40.5% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Taylor County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 26.1% | 19.1% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 19.0% | 15.0% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 17.5% | 13.7% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Taylor County | Florida | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 17.7% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 39.3% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 9.5% | 7.5% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 11.3% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 20.4% | 14.5% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 5.7% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 7.5% | 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 15 designated shortage rows in Taylor County: primary care 5 (highest score 19), mental health 5 (highest score 24), and dental 5 (highest score 18). 3 cover a geographic area or population group; the other 12 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| mental health | 1 | 4 | 24 |
| dental | 1 | 4 | 18 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor County | mental health | Geographic HPSA | 20 |
| LI-Taylor County | dental | HPSA Population | 18 |
| LI - Taylor County | primary care | HPSA Population | 12 |
Facility designations (12)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| CF-Taylor Correctional Institution/Annex | mental health | Correctional Facility | 24 |
| DOCTORS MEMORIAL FAMILY PRACTICE | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 19 |
| PREMIER MEDICAL PEDIATRICS CLINIC INC | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 19 |
| LITTLE PINE PEDIATRICS PLLC | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 19 |
| LITTLE PINE PEDIATRICS PLLC | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 18 |
| LITTLE PINE PEDIATRICS PLLC | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| DOCTORS MEMORIAL FAMILY PRACTICE | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| PREMIER MEDICAL PEDIATRICS CLINIC INC | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| DOCTORS MEMORIAL FAMILY PRACTICE | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| PREMIER MEDICAL PEDIATRICS CLINIC INC | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| Taylor Correctional Institution/Annex | primary care | Correctional Facility | 12 |
| CF-Taylor Correctional Institution/Annex | dental | Correctional Facility | 3 |
In the Type column, a Geographic HPSA covers everyone in the area; and an HPSA Population designation covers one group of people in the area. In HRSA's designation names, LI means low-income residents.
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 Taylor County, 1 of them critical access. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOCTORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INCCritical access | PERRY | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 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
4 active health center sites in Taylor County, run by 1 organization.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Florida Medical - Perry | NORTH FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. | 1850 S Byron Butler Pkwy | Perry 32348 |
| Steinhatchee School | NORTH FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. | 1209 1st Ave SE | Steinhatchee 32359 |
| Taylor County Elementary School | NORTH FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. | 1600 E Green St | Perry 32347 |
| Taylor County Primary School | NORTH FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. | 1000 Howard St | Perry 32347 |
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 Taylor 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