Health · Dana Point

Dana Point, CA health

Dana Point differs from California on 21 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.8% vs 17.9%) and fewer uninsured adults (5.3% vs 10.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.4% vs 6.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Dana Point

Report card

How Dana Point 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 Dana Point adults…

32 of every 100 Dana Point adults have high blood pressure

California: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.9–34.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dana Point, betterDana Point, worseToo close to callCalifornia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 18.9% Dana Point
CA 24.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.2% Dana Point
CA 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.9% Dana Point
CA 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 8% Dana Point
CA 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dana Point 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 19

working-age adults has no health insurance

Dana Point 5.3% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)

Mind & connection

How Dana Point adults are doing

1 in 3Dana Point adults feel lonely

31.1% · California 37.3% · better

1 in 5Dana Point adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.1% · California 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Dana Point adults lack social or emotional support

22.2% · California 28.6% · better

1 in 7Dana Point adults are in frequent mental distress

15.2% · 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 11

Dana Point adults worry about having enough food

8.8% · CA 17.9% · better

1 in 12

Dana Point adults worry about keeping their housing

8.1% · CA 14.9% · better

1 in 23

Dana Point adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.4% · CA 7.3% · better

1 in 19

Dana Point adults lack reliable transportation

5.4% · CA 9.3% · better

7.6% of Dana Point adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.8%

of Dana Point adults live with a disability (California 30.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.5%

Thinking or memory11.4%

Hearing6.4%

Errands alone6.5%

Vision3.8%

Dressing or bathing3%

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

Around Dana Point

Dana Point 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.

19.3%25.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Laguna Beach23.2%

Laguna Niguel23.3%

Dana Point24.2%

San Clemente24.3%

San Juan Capistrano25.6%

Care nearby

Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo · 6.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Children's Hospital at MissionMission Viejo · 6.2 mi · ER · children's Directions Medicare profile

Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills · 9.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hoag Orthopedic InstituteIrvine · 13.7 mi Directions Medicare profile

Camino Health Center - Sjc AllcoveSan Juan Capistrano · 2.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Camino Health CenterSan Juan Capistrano · 3.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careDana Point is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careDana Point is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthDana Point 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 Dana Point. 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 Dana Point

Measure	Dana Point	Margin	California
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.7%	28.9–34.5%	30.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.7%	35.6–41.8%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	24.2%	20.8–27.8%	27.8%	about the same
Arthritis	23.9%	21.6–26.4%	20.8%	worse
Depression	21.1%	18.6–23.7%	20.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	6.6%	5.3–8.1%	10.6%	better
Asthma	9.8%	8.7–10.9%	9.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.5–11.3%	6.4%	worse
Diabetes	10.3%	9.1–11.7%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	5.1%	4.5–5.8%	5.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.3%	5.7–7%	5.6%	worse
Stroke	3.1%	2.9–3.4%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	8%	6.8–9.2%	10.9%	better
Binge drink	15.9%	13.7–18.2%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	18.9%	16.5–21.5%	24.6%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	31.2%	27.7–34.7%	35.1%	better
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.7%	74–79.3%	71.9%	better
Dentist visit	73.4%	70.8–75.8%	62.8%	better
Cholesterol check	90.5%	89.4–91.6%	85.4%	better
Colon screening	68.1%	64.2–71.8%	57.5%	better
Mammogram	80.8%	75.4–85.5%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.8%	73.8–79.5%	71.3%	better
No health insurance	5.3%	4.5–6.1%	10.6%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.1%	27.6–34.5%	37.3%	better
Lack emotional support	22.2%	19.5–25%	28.6%	better
Frequent mental distress	15.2%	13.6–16.8%	16.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.1%	15.3–19.2%	22.1%	better
Frequent physical distress	12.1%	10.9–13.6%	13.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.8%	7.6–10.2%	17.9%	better
Housing insecurity	8.1%	7–9.3%	14.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.4%	3.8–5%	7.3%	better
No reliable transportation	5.4%	4.7–6.1%	9.3%	better
Receive SNAP	7.6%	6.5–8.8%	15.6%
Disability
Any disability	26.8%	24–29.6%	30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.5%	11.1–14.2%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	11.4%	10.1–12.7%	14.6%
Hearing	6.4%	5.7–7.2%	5.9%
Vision	3.8%	3.5–4.2%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	3%	2.7–3.3%	3.9%
Errands alone	6.5%	5.8–7.3%	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 Dana Point door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Dana Point 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.