Health · Galt

Galt, CA health

On most measures Galt looks like California as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with depression (23.8% vs 20.1%).

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

BHealth Grade

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Galt’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Galt is healthier than 57% of U.S. towns.

C-Self-rated healthC+Physical distressCMental distressA-ObesityB+DiabetesB+SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 57%

Less healthyHealthier

California towns we grade (1,056)Healthier than 46%

Towns with similar incomes, $71K–$118K (8,658)Healthier than 42%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Galt is healthier than 57% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

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

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 Galt 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. Galt 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 Galt 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 Galt adults…

30 of every 100 Galt adults have high blood pressure

California: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 26.5–32.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Galt, betterGalt, worseToo close to callCalifornia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.3% Galt
CA 24.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.4% Galt
CA 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.7% Galt
CA 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12% Galt
CA 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Galt 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 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Galt 11.8% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)

Mind & connection

How Galt adults are doing

1 in 3Galt adults feel lonely

39.1% · California 37.3% · too close to call

1 in 4Galt adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.8% · California 20.1% · worse

1 in 4Galt adults lack social or emotional support

27.9% · California 28.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Galt adults are in frequent mental distress

18.2% · 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 6

Galt adults worry about having enough food

17.1% · CA 17.9% · about the same

1 in 6

Galt adults worry about keeping their housing

15.6% · CA 14.9% · about the same

1 in 13

Galt adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.8% · CA 7.3% · about the same

1 in 10

Galt adults lack reliable transportation

9.6% · CA 9.3% · about the same

15.7% of Galt adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.6%

Thinking or memory16%

Hearing6.1%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5.7%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Galt

Galt and the towns around it

Care in and near Galt

1 community health center in Galt, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Adventist Health Lodi MemorialLodi · 13.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Methodist Hospital of SacramentoSacramento · 15 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Kaiser Foundation Hosp So SacramentoSacramento · 15.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Joseph's Medical Center of StocktonStockton · 20.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Wellspace Health - Galt Community Health CenterGalt · 0.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Medical Centers, LodiLodi · 8.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careGalt is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careGalt is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthGalt 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 Galt. 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 Galt

Measure	Galt	Margin	California
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	29.5%	26.5–32.6%	30.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.3%	30–36.7%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	31.3%	26.7–36.3%	27.8%	about the same
Arthritis	23.2%	20.7–25.7%	20.8%	about the same
Depression	23.8%	20.8–26.9%	20.1%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.7%	10.2–15.3%	10.6%	about the same
Asthma	10.3%	9.2–11.6%	9.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	6.7%	6–7.4%	6.4%	about the same
Diabetes	10.8%	9.5–12.3%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	5.7%	5.1–6.4%	5.1%	about the same
Heart disease	5.6%	5.1–6.2%	5.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.1%	2.9–3.4%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12%	10.5–13.8%	10.9%	about the same
Binge drink	15.7%	13.1–18.3%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.3%	19.2–25.6%	24.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.4%	33.2–41.7%	35.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	68.7%	65–72.1%	71.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.6%	58.3–64.7%	62.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.6%	82.8–86.3%	85.4%	about the same
Colon screening	60.6%	56.2–64.8%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	72.4%	65.3–78.5%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	70.3%	66.9–73.4%	71.3%	about the same
No health insurance	11.8%	10.1–13.5%	10.6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	39.1%	34.7–43.3%	37.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	27.9%	24.5–31.3%	28.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.2%	16.3–20.2%	16.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.4%	21–26%	22.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.6%	13–16.2%	13.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.1%	14.9–19.5%	17.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	15.6%	13.5–17.6%	14.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.8%	6.8–8.9%	7.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.6%	8.5–10.8%	9.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.7%	13.8–17.9%	15.6%
Disability
Any disability	32.2%	28.8–35.8%	30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.6%	12.9–16.4%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	16%	14.4–17.8%	14.6%
Hearing	6.1%	5.4–6.8%	5.9%
Vision	5.7%	5.2–6.2%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.7–4.4%	3.9%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.9–9.7%	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 Galt door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Galt 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.