Health · Butte Meadows

Butte Meadows, CA health

Butte Meadows differs from California on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (5% vs 10.6%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.1% vs 17.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10% vs 6.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Butte Meadows
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How Butte Meadows 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 Butte Meadows adults…

32 of every 100 Butte Meadows adults have high blood pressure
California: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.9–35.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Butte Meadows, betterButte Meadows, worseToo close to callCalifornia
Get no exerciseshare of adults 19.5% Butte Meadows
CA 24.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.2% Butte Meadows
CA 35.1%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.3% Butte Meadows
CA 15.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10.1% Butte Meadows
CA 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

73%
Yearly checkup
CA 72%
67%
Dentist visit
CA 63%
86%
Cholesterol check
CA 85%
72%
Colon screening
CA 58%
75%
Mammogram
CA 76%
73%
Taking BP meds
CA 71%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Butte Meadows 8.3% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)
Mind & connection

How Butte Meadows adults are doing

1 in 3Butte Meadows adults feel lonely
35.2% · California 37.3% · too close to call
1 in 4Butte Meadows adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.1% · California 20.1% · too close to call
1 in 4Butte Meadows adults lack social or emotional support
24.8% · California 28.6% · too close to call
1 in 6Butte Meadows adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · California 16.4% · 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 9
Butte Meadows adults worry about having enough food
11.1% · CA 17.9% · better
1 in 10
Butte Meadows adults worry about keeping their housing
9.8% · CA 14.9% · better
1 in 21
Butte Meadows adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.7% · CA 7.3% · better
1 in 14
Butte Meadows adults lack reliable transportation
6.9% · CA 9.3% · better

9.3% of Butte Meadows adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

31%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing7.7%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Butte Meadows

No hospital or community health center in Butte Meadows itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERSeneca District HospitalChester · 22.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Elizabeth Community Hospital★★★★★ · 36 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAmpla HealthMagalia · 18.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.6 mi
Ampla Health
6 sites · nearest in Magalia
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.3 mi
Seneca District Hospital
Chester · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.4 mi
Peach Tree - Chico Vision Center
Chico · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
28.7 mi
Enloe Health
Chico · ★★★★★
ER
32.4 mi
Plumas District Hospital
Quincy · not rated
ERRural critical access
36 mi
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff · ★★★★★
✓ Primary careButte Meadows is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careButte Meadows is not a shortage area
! Mental healthButte Meadows's county is a federal shortage area.Butte County · need score 15 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Butte Meadows. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Butte Meadows
MeasureButte MeadowsMarginCalifornia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure31.6%27.9–35.4%30.5%about the same
High cholesterol34.3%30.6–38.3%35.4%about the same
Obesity24.6%19.3–30.7%27.8%about the same
Arthritis23.8%20.8–26.8%20.8%about the same
Depression23.1%19.6–26.7%20.1%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)5%4–6.1%10.6%better
Asthma9.7%8.5–11%9.3%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10%8.9–11.1%6.4%worse
Diabetes8.9%7.4–10.7%11.7%better
COPD5.8%4.3–7.5%5.1%about the same
Heart disease6.9%5.7–8.2%5.6%worse
Stroke3.4%2.8–4.1%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes10.1%7.3–12.8%10.9%about the same
Binge drink18.3%15.3–21.7%15.3%about the same
Get no exercise19.5%15.3–24.2%24.6%better
Sleep under 7 hours29.2%23.8–34.9%35.1%better
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup72.7%68.8–76.7%71.9%about the same
Dentist visit67.3%63.9–70.5%62.8%better
Cholesterol check85.7%82.9–88.3%85.4%about the same
Colon screening71.8%66.9–76%57.5%better
Mammogram75.4%67.8–81.9%75.7%about the same
Taking BP meds73.4%70.2–76.4%71.3%about the same
No health insurance8.3%5.6–11.6%10.6%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely35.2%30–40.8%37.3%about the same
Lack emotional support24.8%20.7–29.3%28.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.7%14.2–19.2%16.4%about the same
Fair or poor health18.2%14.4–22.4%22.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.5%10.3–14.9%13.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.1%8.1–14.6%17.9%better
Housing insecurity9.8%7.6–12.4%14.9%better
Utility shut-off threat4.7%3.7–5.9%7.3%better
No reliable transportation6.9%5.5–8.6%9.3%better
Receive SNAP9.3%6.7–12.3%15.6%
Disability
Any disability31%25.7–36.6%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs13.1%10.2–16.3%13.8%
Thinking or memory14.2%11.5–17.1%14.6%
Hearing7.7%6.6–9.1%5.9%
Vision4.3%3.5–5.3%5.6%
Dressing or bathing3.1%2.4–3.9%3.9%
Errands alone7.7%6.1–9.5%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 Butte Meadows door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the California figure falls inside it, we don't call Butte Meadows better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Butte Meadows 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.

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