Health · Arvin

Arvin, CA health

Arvin differs from California on 25 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (3.4% vs 6.4%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (32.2% vs 10.6%).

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

D-Health Grade

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Arvin’s Health Grade: D−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Arvin is healthier than 4% of U.S. towns.

D-Self-rated healthD-Physical distressD-Mental distressC-ObesityDDiabetesC-SmokingD-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 4%

Less healthyHealthier

California towns we grade (1,056)Healthier than 2%

Towns with similar incomes, $37K–$61K (5,107)Healthier than 9%

About what its income would suggest. Arvin does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Arvin could be anywhere from D− to D.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in California ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Arvin with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Arvin uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Arvin compares with California

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 Arvin adults…

31 of every 100 Arvin adults have high blood pressure

California: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.9–34.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Arvin, betterArvin, worseToo close to callCalifornia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 44.3% Arvin
CA 24.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.4% Arvin
CA 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.8% Arvin
CA 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.8% Arvin
CA 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

CA 72%

Dentist visit

CA 63%

Cholesterol check

CA 85%

Colon screening

CA 58%

Mammogram

CA 76%

Taking BP meds

CA 71%

1 in 3

working-age adults has no health insurance

Arvin 32.2% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)

Mind & connection

How Arvin adults are doing

1 in 2Arvin adults feel lonely

41.3% · California 37.3% · too close to call

1 in 4Arvin adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.1% · California 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 3Arvin adults lack social or emotional support

34.4% · California 28.6% · worse

1 in 4Arvin adults are in frequent mental distress

23% · California 16.4% · 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 2

Arvin adults worry about having enough food

47.4% · CA 17.9% · worse

1 in 3

Arvin adults worry about keeping their housing

36.3% · CA 14.9% · worse

1 in 5

Arvin adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

19.6% · CA 7.3% · worse

1 in 4

Arvin adults lack reliable transportation

23.2% · CA 9.3% · worse

45.3% of Arvin adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

46.8%

of Arvin adults live with a disability (California 30.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs22.3%

Thinking or memory26.5%

Hearing7%

Errands alone14.9%

Vision14.1%

Dressing or bathing8.2%

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

Around Arvin

Arvin and the towns around it

Care nearby

Kern Medical CenterBakersfield · 15 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy HospitalBakersfield · 16.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield · 16.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield · 16.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Arvin Community Health CenterArvin · 1.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lamont Community Health CenterLamont · 6.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careArvin is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careArvin is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthArvin is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Arvin. 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 Arvin

Measure	Arvin	Margin	California
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.1%	27.9–34.4%	30.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.1%	28.8–35.5%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	41.2%	35.4–47%	27.8%	worse
Arthritis	18.6%	16.4–20.8%	20.8%	about the same
Depression	23.1%	20–26.4%	20.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	23.9%	20–28.2%	10.6%	worse
Asthma	10.5%	9.3–11.7%	9.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	3.4%	3.1–3.8%	6.4%	better
Diabetes	16.2%	14.4–18.1%	11.7%	worse
COPD	6.6%	5.9–7.4%	5.1%	worse
Heart disease	6.4%	5.8–7.1%	5.6%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.4–4.1%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.8%	15.6–20.2%	10.9%	worse
Binge drink	15.8%	13.2–18.8%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	44.3%	39.7–49%	24.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	41.4%	36.2–47%	35.1%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	66.3%	62.2–70.4%	71.9%	worse
Dentist visit	39.5%	36.2–43.1%	62.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	74.2%	71.3–77%	85.4%	worse
Colon screening	41.8%	37.1–46.8%	57.5%	worse
Mammogram	67.4%	59.3–74.9%	75.7%	worse
Taking BP meds	63.5%	60.2–66.7%	71.3%	worse
No health insurance	32.2%	28.1–36.5%	10.6%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	41.3%	36.6–46.1%	37.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	34.4%	30.4–38.5%	28.6%	worse
Frequent mental distress	23%	20.7–25.4%	16.4%	worse
Fair or poor health	41.2%	37.6–45%	22.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	20.4%	18.3–22.7%	13.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	47.4%	42.7–51.6%	17.9%	worse
Housing insecurity	36.3%	32.6–40%	14.9%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	19.6%	17.3–21.9%	7.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	23.2%	20.7–25.7%	9.3%	worse
Receive SNAP	45.3%	40.9–49.3%	15.6%
Disability
Any disability	46.8%	42.6–51.3%	30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	22.3%	20.1–24.7%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	26.5%	23.9–29.2%	14.6%
Hearing	7%	6.2–7.8%	5.9%
Vision	14.1%	12.9–15.5%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	8.2%	7.4–9%	3.9%
Errands alone	14.9%	13.4–16.6%	8.1%

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 Arvin door to door.

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

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

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The California 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.