Health · Indianola

Indianola, CA health

Indianola differs from California on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (5.3% vs 10.6%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (12% vs 17.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.6% vs 6.4%).

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

Report card

How Indianola 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 Indianola adults…

36 of every 100 Indianola adults have high blood pressure

California: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.1–40.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Indianola, betterIndianola, worseToo close to callCalifornia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.3% Indianola
CA 24.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.4% Indianola
CA 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16% Indianola
CA 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.4% Indianola
CA 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Indianola 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

Indianola 5.3% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)

Mind & connection

How Indianola adults are doing

1 in 3Indianola adults feel lonely

30% · California 37.3% · better

1 in 4Indianola adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.3% · California 20.1% · worse

1 in 5Indianola adults lack social or emotional support

22.1% · California 28.6% · better

1 in 6Indianola adults are in frequent mental distress

16.5% · 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 8

Indianola adults worry about having enough food

12% · CA 17.9% · better

1 in 10

Indianola adults worry about keeping their housing

10% · CA 14.9% · better

1 in 16

Indianola adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.3% · CA 7.3% · about the same

1 in 14

Indianola adults lack reliable transportation

7.1% · CA 9.3% · better

12.5% of Indianola adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%

Thinking or memory13.4%

Hearing7.5%

Errands alone8.5%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Indianola

Indianola 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.

28%34.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first

Indianola31.2%

Eureka32.8%

Care nearby

Providence St. Joseph HospitalEureka · 3.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mad River Community HospitalArcata · 6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Providence Redwood Memorial HospitalFortuna · 16 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Jerold Phelps Community HospitalGarberville · 51.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Corporate ServicesEureka · 2.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Eureka Community Health CenterEureka · 3.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careIndianola is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careIndianola is not a shortage area

! Mental healthIndianola's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, H/MFW-Humboldt County · need score 19 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 Indianola. 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 Indianola

Measure	Indianola	Margin	California
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.1%	32.1–40.3%	30.5%	worse
High cholesterol	39.1%	35.1–43.3%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	31.2%	25.1–37.9%	27.8%	about the same
Arthritis	29.9%	26.7–33.3%	20.8%	worse
Depression	24.3%	21–27.9%	20.1%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.5%	9.3–13.8%	10.6%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.5–12%	9.3%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	10.6%	9.7–11.6%	6.4%	worse
Diabetes	12.1%	10.4–13.9%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	7.5%	6.3–8.9%	5.1%	worse
Heart disease	7.3%	6.5–8.3%	5.6%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.5–4.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.4%	10.1–15.2%	10.9%	about the same
Binge drink	16%	13.4–18.9%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.3%	17.6–25.4%	24.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.4%	26.4–38.5%	35.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.8%	72.1–79%	71.9%	better
Dentist visit	64.4%	60.8–67.7%	62.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.3%	87.9–90.6%	85.4%	better
Colon screening	61.5%	56.2–66.4%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	76.8%	69.1–83.1%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.2%	72.8–79.2%	71.3%	better
No health insurance	5.3%	4.2–6.5%	10.6%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30%	25.7–34.8%	37.3%	better
Lack emotional support	22.1%	18.8–25.5%	28.6%	better
Frequent mental distress	16.5%	14.6–18.7%	16.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.4%	17.4–23.7%	22.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.6%	12.7–16.7%	13.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12%	9.8–14.4%	17.9%	better
Housing insecurity	10%	8.3–11.7%	14.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.3%	5.3–7.3%	7.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.1%	6.1–8.2%	9.3%	better
Receive SNAP	12.5%	10.1–15.1%	15.6%
Disability
Any disability	31.3%	27.2–35.8%	30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16%	13.6–18.6%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	13.4%	11.6–15.5%	14.6%
Hearing	7.5%	6.6–8.5%	5.9%
Vision	5.1%	4.4–5.8%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.7–5%	3.9%
Errands alone	8.5%	7.3–9.9%	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 Indianola door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Indianola 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.