Health · Compton

Compton, CA health

Compton differs from California on 24 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (3.8% vs 6.4%) and fewer adults with arthritis (19.1% vs 20.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing food insecurity (36% vs 17.9%).

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

C-Health Grade

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Compton’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Compton is healthier than 20% of U.S. towns.

D-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressDMental distressB+ObesityC-DiabetesB-SmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 20%

Less healthyHealthier

California towns we grade (1,056)Healthier than 16%

Towns with similar incomes, $59K–$98K (9,853)Healthier than 11%

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

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

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 Compton 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. Compton 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 Compton 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 Compton adults…

32 of every 100 Compton adults have high blood pressure

California: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30–34%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Compton, betterCompton, worseToo close to callCalifornia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34.2% Compton
CA 24.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.2% Compton
CA 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.9% Compton
CA 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.5% Compton
CA 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Compton 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 5

working-age adults has no health insurance

Compton 20.3% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)

Mind & connection

How Compton adults are doing

1 in 2Compton adults feel lonely

45.7% · California 37.3% · worse

1 in 5Compton adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.8% · California 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 3Compton adults lack social or emotional support

37.2% · California 28.6% · worse

1 in 5Compton adults are in frequent mental distress

19.7% · 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 3

Compton adults worry about having enough food

36% · CA 17.9% · worse

1 in 3

Compton adults worry about keeping their housing

29.9% · CA 14.9% · worse

1 in 7

Compton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

13.8% · CA 7.3% · worse

1 in 6

Compton adults lack reliable transportation

17.2% · CA 9.3% · worse

33.6% of Compton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.7%

Thinking or memory21.1%

Hearing5.3%

Errands alone12.2%

Vision9.9%

Dressing or bathing6.7%

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

Around Compton

Compton and the towns around it

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

21.3%33.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#16 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Carson25.7%

Long Beach27.4%

Paramount31.4%

Lynwood32.7%

Willowbrook33.3%

East Rancho Dominguez33.3%

Compton33.7%

West Rancho Dominguez33.8%

Care in and near Compton

8 community health centers in Compton, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles · 2.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood · 2.6 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Memorial Hospital of GardenaGardena · 3.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation CtrDowney · 4.6 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Aghaby: ComptonCompton · 0.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

St. Anthony Medical Center - ComptonCompton · 1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

De Novo Health Care, Inc. - Corporate HeadquartersEast Rancho Dominguez · 1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Show all 8 community health centers

Roads Community Clinic - ComptonCompton · 1.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Benevolence Industries, Inc. - ComptonCompton · 1.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sjch Compton ClinicCompton · 1.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Watts Wic ComptonCompton · 1.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Altamed Pace - ComptonCompton · 1.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careCompton is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careCompton is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthCompton 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 Compton. 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 Compton

Measure	Compton	Margin	California
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32%	30–34%	30.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.3%	32.1–36.4%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	33.7%	30.6–36.9%	27.8%	worse
Arthritis	19.1%	17.6–20.6%	20.8%	better
Depression	19.8%	17.9–21.7%	20.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.8%	14.1–19.5%	10.6%	worse
Asthma	10.4%	9.4–11.4%	9.3%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	3.8%	3.5–4.2%	6.4%	better
Diabetes	14.7%	13.3–16%	11.7%	worse
COPD	5.5%	5–6%	5.1%	about the same
Heart disease	5.3%	4.8–5.8%	5.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.9%	3.6–4.1%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.5%	12.9–16%	10.9%	worse
Binge drink	14.9%	13.3–16.6%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	34.2%	31.4–36.9%	24.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	41.2%	38.1–44.2%	35.1%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	69.4%	66.9–71.7%	71.9%	worse
Dentist visit	49.7%	47.1–52.2%	62.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	80.5%	78.8–82.1%	85.4%	worse
Colon screening	48.8%	45.3–52%	57.5%	worse
Mammogram	74.1%	68.9–78.5%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	69.4%	67.1–71.6%	71.3%	about the same
No health insurance	20.3%	18.5–22.4%	10.6%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	45.7%	43–48.6%	37.3%	worse
Lack emotional support	37.2%	34.6–40%	28.6%	worse
Frequent mental distress	19.7%	18.1–21.4%	16.4%	worse
Fair or poor health	33.4%	31.1–35.6%	22.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.3%	15.8–18.7%	13.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	36%	33.5–38.6%	17.9%	worse
Housing insecurity	29.9%	27.6–32.4%	14.9%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	13.8%	12.5–15.5%	7.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	17.2%	15.7–18.8%	9.3%	worse
Receive SNAP	33.6%	31.1–36.3%	15.6%
Disability
Any disability	39.2%	36.5–41.7%	30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.7%	17.2–20.2%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	21.1%	19.4–22.9%	14.6%
Hearing	5.3%	4.7–5.8%	5.9%
Vision	9.9%	9.2–10.7%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	6.7%	6.2–7.2%	3.9%
Errands alone	12.2%	11.2–13.3%	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 Compton door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Compton 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.