Health · Glendale

Glendale, AZ health

Glendale differs from Arizona on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (7.1% vs 8.8%) and fewer adults with heart disease (5.7% vs 6.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing food insecurity (22.5% vs 15.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Glendale

Report card

How Glendale compares with Arizona

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Glendale adults…

31 of every 100 Glendale adults have high blood pressure

Arizona: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.9–33.2%

Bars show Glendale; the black tick is Arizona. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Glendale, betterGlendale, worseToo close to callArizona

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.6% Glendale
AZ 21.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.4% Glendale
AZ 35.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.7% Glendale
AZ 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.2% Glendale
AZ 11.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Glendale adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Arizona.

Yearly checkup

AZ 74%

Dentist visit

AZ 60%

Cholesterol check

AZ 85%

Colon screening

AZ 60%

Mammogram

AZ 73%

Taking BP meds

AZ 74%

1 in 6

working-age adults has no health insurance

Glendale 17.6% · Arizona 1 in 8 (13.2%)

Mind & connection

How Glendale adults are doing

1 in 3Glendale adults feel lonely

34.2% · Arizona 32% · too close to call

1 in 5Glendale adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.5% · Arizona 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Glendale adults lack social or emotional support

27.8% · Arizona 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 6Glendale adults are in frequent mental distress

16.7% · Arizona 15.4% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 4

Glendale adults worry about having enough food

22.5% · AZ 15.8% · worse

1 in 6

Glendale adults worry about keeping their housing

16.1% · AZ 12% · worse

1 in 11

Glendale adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.3% · AZ 7.2% · worse

1 in 9

Glendale adults lack reliable transportation

11.6% · AZ 8.7% · worse

17% of Glendale adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.1% across Arizona.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.8%

of Glendale adults live with a disability (Arizona 31.5%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.4%

Thinking or memory16.4%

Hearing7.2%

Errands alone8.7%

Vision6.8%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

Black tick: Arizona. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Glendale

Glendale and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

24.7%41.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#17 of 22towns on this map, healthiest first

Litchfield Park27.1%

Surprise29.4%

Peoria29.5%

Goodyear30.1%

Citrus Park30.4%

Phoenix32.3%

Glendale32.9%

El Mirage33.8%

Care nearby

Abrazo Central CampusPhoenix · 5.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

The Core Institute Specialty HospPhoenix · 5.2 mi Directions Medicare profile

Banner Thunderbird Medical CenterGlendale · 5.4 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Banner Estrella Medical CenterPhoenix · 5.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mountain Park Health Center - GlendaleGlendale · 1.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Maverick Health CenterGlendale · 1.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePart of Glendale is a federal shortage area.Litchfield Park/Citrus Park · need score 16 of 25

! Dental carePart of Glendale is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Glendale - Central · need score 19 of 25

! Mental healthPart of Glendale is a federal shortage area for some residents.Glendale - Central · need score 19 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Glendale. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Glendale

Measure	Glendale	Margin	Arizona
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31%	28.9–33.2%	32.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.1%	33.8–38.4%	37.3%	about the same
Obesity	32.9%	29.3–36.5%	31.3%	about the same
Arthritis	23%	21.3–24.7%	25.2%	better
Depression	19.5%	17.5–21.5%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.7%	12.6–17%	14.7%	about the same
Asthma	10.6%	9.6–11.6%	10.4%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.1%	6.6–7.7%	8.8%	better
Diabetes	11.7%	10.6–12.8%	11.3%	about the same
COPD	6.4%	5.8–7%	6.6%	about the same
Heart disease	5.7%	5.3–6.2%	6.4%	better
Stroke	3.2%	3–3.5%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.2%	11.8–14.5%	11.4%	worse
Binge drink	15.7%	13.9–17.6%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.6%	22.2–27%	21.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	37.4%	34–41%	35.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	71.7%	69.2–74.2%	73.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	54.1%	51.4–56.9%	59.9%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.4%	80.9–84%	85.1%	worse
Colon screening	56.6%	53.4–60%	60.2%	worse
Mammogram	73.4%	68.6–77.9%	72.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	71.1%	68.7–73.3%	73.9%	worse
No health insurance	17.6%	16–19.2%	13.2%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.2%	31.8–36.9%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	27.8%	25.7–30.1%	25.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.7%	15.3–18.2%	15.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.3%	20.5–24%	19.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	12.3–14.6%	13%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	22.5%	20.8–24.3%	15.8%	worse
Housing insecurity	16.1%	14.7–17.7%	12%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	9.3%	8.4–10.4%	7.2%	worse
No reliable transportation	11.6%	10.6–12.7%	8.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	17%	15.5–18.6%	11.1%
Disability
Any disability	32.8%	30.3–35.3%	31.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.4%	13.2–15.6%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	16.4%	15–17.9%	14.2%
Hearing	7.2%	6.5–7.8%	8.1%
Vision	6.8%	6.3–7.3%	5.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	4–4.7%	3.7%
Errands alone	8.7%	8–9.5%	7.6%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Glendale door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Arizona figure falls inside it, we don't call Glendale better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Glendale directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Arizona figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.