Health · Holtville

Holtville, CA health

Holtville differs from California on 15 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more uninsured adults (21.1% vs 10.6%) and more adults facing food insecurity (29.2% vs 17.9%).

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

C-Health Grade

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Holtville’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Holtville is healthier than 25% of U.S. towns.

D-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressC+Mental distressBObesityDDiabetesB+SmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 25%

Less healthyHealthier

California towns we grade (1,056)Healthier than 20%

Towns with similar incomes, $49K–$81K (9,113)Healthier than 31%

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

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

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 Holtville 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. Holtville 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 Holtville 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 Holtville adults…

35 of every 100 Holtville adults have high blood pressure

California: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 30.6–38.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Holtville, betterHoltville, worseToo close to callCalifornia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.4% Holtville
CA 24.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.9% Holtville
CA 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.1% Holtville
CA 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.8% Holtville
CA 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Holtville 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

Holtville 21.1% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)

Mind & connection

How Holtville adults are doing

1 in 3Holtville adults feel lonely

37.9% · California 37.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Holtville adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.4% · California 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 3Holtville adults lack social or emotional support

30.4% · California 28.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Holtville adults are in frequent mental distress

17.7% · 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 3

Holtville adults worry about having enough food

29.2% · CA 17.9% · worse

1 in 4

Holtville adults worry about keeping their housing

23.3% · CA 14.9% · worse

1 in 9

Holtville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.7% · CA 7.3% · worse

1 in 7

Holtville adults lack reliable transportation

14.3% · CA 9.3% · worse

26.3% of Holtville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.5%

Thinking or memory19.2%

Hearing7.7%

Errands alone11.1%

Vision10%

Dressing or bathing6.3%

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

Around Holtville

Holtville and the towns around it

Care nearby

El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro · 11.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley · 14.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Yuma Regional Medical CenterYuma · 44.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Exceptional Community Hospital YumaYuma · 50.6 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Innercare El CentroEl Centro · 9.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sunset Community Health Center- San LuisSan Luis · 41.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePart of Holtville is a federal shortage area.MSSA 48 El Centro · need score 14 of 25

✓ Dental careHoltville is not a shortage area

! Mental healthHoltville's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Imperial County · need score 17 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Holtville. 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 Holtville

Measure	Holtville	Margin	California
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.7%	30.6–38.7%	30.5%	worse
High cholesterol	36.8%	32.7–41.2%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.4%	27.3–42.2%	27.8%	about the same
Arthritis	23%	20–25.9%	20.8%	about the same
Depression	20.4%	17.2–23.8%	20.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.6%	13.6–19.7%	10.6%	worse
Asthma	9.5%	8.3–10.7%	9.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	5.8%	5.2–6.5%	6.4%	about the same
Diabetes	15.8%	13.6–17.9%	11.7%	worse
COPD	6.2%	5.2–7.2%	5.1%	worse
Heart disease	7.3%	6.3–8.2%	5.6%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.5–4.5%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.8%	10.3–15.3%	10.9%	about the same
Binge drink	15.1%	12.4–18.2%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	35.4%	29.7–41.2%	24.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	40.9%	34.4–47.7%	35.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	70.4%	66.2–74.8%	71.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	47.2%	43.4–51.1%	62.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.9%	80.2–85.5%	85.4%	about the same
Colon screening	54.3%	48.6–60%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	70.9%	61.8–78.8%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	72.5%	69–75.7%	71.3%	about the same
No health insurance	21.1%	16.1–26.4%	10.6%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	37.9%	32.4–43.8%	37.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	30.4%	26–35.3%	28.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.7%	15.5–20.1%	16.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	32.8%	28–37.4%	22.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.8%	15.4–20.2%	13.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	29.2%	23.8–34.9%	17.9%	worse
Housing insecurity	23.3%	19.5–27.4%	14.9%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	11.7%	9.9–13.7%	7.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	14.3%	12–16.9%	9.3%	worse
Receive SNAP	26.3%	21.6–31.5%	15.6%
Disability
Any disability	39.8%	34.5–45.1%	30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.5%	17.3–23.5%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	19.2%	16.3–22%	14.6%
Hearing	7.7%	6.8–8.7%	5.9%
Vision	10%	8.5–11.4%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	6.3%	5.3–7.3%	3.9%
Errands alone	11.1%	9.3–12.7%	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 Holtville door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Holtville 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.