Health · Kerman

Kerman, CA health

Kerman differs from California on 21 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (4.4% vs 6.4%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (22.8% vs 10.6%).

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

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Kerman’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Kerman is healthier than 10% of U.S. towns.

D-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressDMental distressC-ObesityC-DiabetesC+SmokingD-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 10%

Less healthyHealthier

California towns we grade (1,056)Healthier than 8%

Towns with similar incomes, $45K–$75K (8,069)Healthier than 13%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Kerman 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 Kerman 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. Kerman 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 Kerman 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 Kerman adults…

31 of every 100 Kerman adults have high blood pressure

California: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.2–34.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kerman, betterKerman, worseToo close to callCalifornia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 38.1% Kerman
CA 24.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.2% Kerman
CA 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.9% Kerman
CA 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Kerman
CA 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Kerman 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 4

working-age adults has no health insurance

Kerman 22.8% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)

Mind & connection

How Kerman adults are doing

1 in 3Kerman adults feel lonely

39.5% · California 37.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Kerman adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.6% · California 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 3Kerman adults lack social or emotional support

31.2% · California 28.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Kerman adults are in frequent mental distress

20% · 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

Kerman adults worry about having enough food

36.1% · CA 17.9% · worse

1 in 4

Kerman adults worry about keeping their housing

27% · CA 14.9% · worse

1 in 7

Kerman adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

14.3% · CA 7.3% · worse

1 in 6

Kerman adults lack reliable transportation

17.1% · CA 9.3% · worse

32.9% of Kerman adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.6%

Thinking or memory21.3%

Hearing6.8%

Errands alone12.3%

Vision10.6%

Dressing or bathing6.5%

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

Around Kerman

Kerman and the towns around it

Care in and near Kerman

2 community health centers in Kerman, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Madera Community HospitalMadera · 15.3 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Regional Medical CenterFresno · 15.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Fresno VA Medical Center (VA Central California Healthcare System)Fresno · 16 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Fresno Surgical HospitalFresno · 17 mi Directions Medicare profile

United Health Centers Kerman MaderaKerman · 0.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees · 2 sites in Kerman Directions to nearest site

Kerman Dental Center/ Valley Optometric CenterKerman · 0.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees · 2 sites in Kerman Directions to nearest site

✓ Primary careKerman is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careKerman is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthKerman 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 Kerman. 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 Kerman

Measure	Kerman	Margin	California
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.3%	28.2–34.7%	30.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.6%	29.3–36.2%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	40.7%	35.3–46.8%	27.8%	worse
Arthritis	20.5%	18.2–22.9%	20.8%	about the same
Depression	21.6%	18.9–24.9%	20.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	21.2%	17.9–24.9%	10.6%	worse
Asthma	9.9%	8.8–11.2%	9.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	4.4%	4–4.9%	6.4%	better
Diabetes	14.6%	12.9–16.5%	11.7%	worse
COPD	6.4%	5.7–7.2%	5.1%	worse
Heart disease	6.4%	5.7–7.1%	5.6%	worse
Stroke	3.6%	3.3–4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.3%	13.3–17.6%	10.9%	worse
Binge drink	13.9%	11.6–16.7%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	38.1%	33.8–42.7%	24.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	37.2%	32.3–42.1%	35.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	68.4%	64.5–72.3%	71.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	44.7%	41.5–48.1%	62.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	78.5%	75.9–80.9%	85.4%	worse
Colon screening	48.4%	43.8–53.1%	57.5%	worse
Mammogram	68%	60.6–74.9%	75.7%	worse
Taking BP meds	69%	65.8–72.1%	71.3%	about the same
No health insurance	22.8%	19.6–26.1%	10.6%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	39.5%	35–44.3%	37.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	31.2%	27.5–35.1%	28.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20%	17.9–22.3%	16.4%	worse
Fair or poor health	35.1%	31.8–38.8%	22.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.5%	15.7–19.6%	13.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	36.1%	31.8–40.3%	17.9%	worse
Housing insecurity	27%	23.7–30.3%	14.9%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	14.3%	12.5–16.2%	7.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	17.1%	15–19.2%	9.3%	worse
Receive SNAP	32.9%	28.7–36.7%	15.6%
Disability
Any disability	41.8%	37.7–46.1%	30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.6%	17.5–22%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	21.3%	19.1–23.9%	14.6%
Hearing	6.8%	6.1–7.7%	5.9%
Vision	10.6%	9.7–11.8%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	6.5%	5.9–7.2%	3.9%
Errands alone	12.3%	11–13.7%	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 Kerman door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Kerman 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.