Health · Tucson

Tucson, AZ health

Tucson differs from Arizona on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (7.5% vs 8.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing a utility shut-off (10.5% vs 7.2%).

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

Report card

How Tucson 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 Tucson adults…

33 of every 100 Tucson adults have high blood pressure

Arizona: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.5–35.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Tucson, betterTucson, worseToo close to callArizona

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.2% Tucson
AZ 21.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.5% Tucson
AZ 35.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.6% Tucson
AZ 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.5% Tucson
AZ 11.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Tucson 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

Tucson 15.7% · Arizona 1 in 8 (13.2%)

Mind & connection

How Tucson adults are doing

1 in 3Tucson adults feel lonely

33.9% · Arizona 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Tucson adults have been diagnosed with depression

24% · Arizona 19.5% · worse

1 in 4Tucson adults lack social or emotional support

27.3% · Arizona 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Tucson adults are in frequent mental distress

18.3% · Arizona 15.4% · worse

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 5

Tucson adults worry about having enough food

20.3% · AZ 15.8% · worse

1 in 7

Tucson adults worry about keeping their housing

15% · AZ 12% · worse

1 in 10

Tucson adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.5% · AZ 7.2% · worse

1 in 9

Tucson adults lack reliable transportation

11.7% · AZ 8.7% · worse

16.2% of Tucson adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.1% across Arizona.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%

Thinking or memory17.5%

Hearing8.1%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision7.2%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Tucson

Tucson 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.

25.4%41.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Catalina Foothills25.4%

Tanque Verde27%

Tucson Mountains28.6%

Rincon Valley28.6%

Casas Adobes28.7%

Marana28.7%

Vail29.5%

Tucson33.5%

Drexel Heights34.5%

Flowing Wells36.3%

Summit38.2%

Kleindale41.6%

Care nearby

Banner-University Medical Center South CampusTucson · 4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Joseph's HospitalTucson · 5.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

VA S. Arizona Healthcare SystemTucson · 6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Tucson Medical CenterTucson · 6.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

El Rio Southeast Health CenterTucson · 3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

El Rio Health Center of OpportunityTucson · 3.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePart of Tucson is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Flowing Wells · need score 18 of 25

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

! Mental healthPart of Tucson is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Flowing Wells · need score 18 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 Tucson. 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 Tucson

Measure	Tucson	Margin	Arizona
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33%	30.5–35.4%	32.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.4%	33.7–38.9%	37.3%	about the same
Obesity	33.5%	29.5–37.3%	31.3%	about the same
Arthritis	23.9%	22–25.8%	25.2%	about the same
Depression	24%	21.5–26.5%	19.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.4%	12.2–16.8%	14.7%	about the same
Asthma	11.3%	10.2–12.4%	10.4%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.5%	6.9–8.1%	8.8%	better
Diabetes	11.5%	10.3–12.7%	11.3%	about the same
COPD	7%	6.3–7.6%	6.6%	about the same
Heart disease	6.3%	5.7–6.8%	6.4%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.3–3.8%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.5%	11.1–13.8%	11.4%	about the same
Binge drink	14.6%	12.6–16.6%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.2%	22.5–27.8%	21.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	39.5%	35.6–43.3%	35.2%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.8%	70.8–76.3%	73.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	52.5%	49.6–55.3%	59.9%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.3%	80.4–83.8%	85.1%	worse
Colon screening	57.4%	53.5–61.1%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	69.3%	63.4–74.6%	72.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	70.6%	68–72.9%	73.9%	worse
No health insurance	15.7%	14.1–17.4%	13.2%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.9%	30.9–37%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	27.3%	24.6–29.9%	25.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.3%	16.5–19.9%	15.4%	worse
Fair or poor health	23.1%	21.1–24.9%	19.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.7%	13.4–16%	13%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	20.3%	18.4–22.3%	15.8%	worse
Housing insecurity	15%	13.4–16.6%	12%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	10.5%	9.3–11.7%	7.2%	worse
No reliable transportation	11.7%	10.6–12.9%	8.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	16.2%	14.6–18%	11.1%
Disability
Any disability	35.9%	33–38.5%	31.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.1%	13.7–16.4%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	17.5%	15.9–19.1%	14.2%
Hearing	8.1%	7.3–8.8%	8.1%
Vision	7.2%	6.7–7.7%	5.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	4.2–4.9%	3.7%
Errands alone	9.1%	8.3–9.9%	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 Tucson door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Tucson 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.