Health · Lake Davis

Lake Davis, CA health

Lake Davis differs from California on 21 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (5.2% vs 10.6%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (11.5% vs 14.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (11.3% vs 5.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Lake Davis
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CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for Lake Davis, so we show its figures without a grade.

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How Lake Davis 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 Lake Davis adults…

42 of every 100 Lake Davis adults have high blood pressure
California: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 37.5–47.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lake Davis, betterLake Davis, worseToo close to callCalifornia
Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.2% Lake Davis
CA 24.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.2% Lake Davis
CA 35.1%
Binge drinkshare of adults 12.3% Lake Davis
CA 15.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.7% Lake Davis
CA 10.9%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lake Davis adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks California.

79%
Yearly checkup
CA 72%
66%
Dentist visit
CA 63%
90%
Cholesterol check
CA 85%
67%
Colon screening
CA 58%
75%
Mammogram
CA 76%
80%
Taking BP meds
CA 71%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lake Davis 5.2% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)
Mind & connection

How Lake Davis adults are doing

1 in 3Lake Davis adults feel lonely
33.6% · California 37.3% · too close to call
1 in 4Lake Davis adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.5% · California 20.1% · worse
1 in 4Lake Davis adults lack social or emotional support
23% · California 28.6% · better
1 in 5Lake Davis adults are in frequent mental distress
19.2% · 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 6
Lake Davis adults worry about having enough food
15.8% · CA 17.9% · about the same
1 in 9
Lake Davis adults worry about keeping their housing
11.5% · CA 14.9% · better
1 in 14
Lake Davis adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.4% · CA 7.3% · about the same
1 in 12
Lake Davis adults lack reliable transportation
8.4% · CA 9.3% · about the same

18.8% of Lake Davis adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.5%
Thinking or memory16.3%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone11%
Vision6.3%
Dressing or bathing5.7%

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

Around Lake Davis

Lake Davis and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Lake Davis.

Beckwourth: 32.8% Portola: 33% Delleker: 33.3% Iron Horse: 32.8% Lake Davis: 33.4% Lake Davis Beckwourth Portola Eastern Plumas Hospital - Portola Campus · Portola · 3.3 miH
32.8%33.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 5towns on this map, healthiest first
Beckwourth32.8%
Portola33%
Lake Davis33.4%
6 places to get careNearest ER 3.3 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Lake Davis

No hospital or community health center in Lake Davis itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest EREastern Plumas Hospital - Portola CampusPortola · 3.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySaint Mary's Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 40.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careWestern Sierra Medical ClinicDownieville · 28.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.3 mi
Eastern Plumas Hospital - Portola Campus
Portola · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.3 mi
Plumas District Hospital
Quincy · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.3 mi
Western Sierra Medical Clinic
Downieville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
36 mi
Community Health Alliance
2 sites · nearest in Reno
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
38.9 mi
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
40.6 mi
Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center
Reno · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careLake Davis is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLake Davis is not a shortage area
! Mental healthLake Davis's county is a federal shortage area.Plumas County · need score 18 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Lake Davis. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Lake Davis
MeasureLake DavisMarginCalifornia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure42.2%37.5–47.1%30.5%worse
High cholesterol43.1%38.4–48%35.4%worse
Obesity33.4%25.8–42%27.8%about the same
Arthritis36.8%32.9–41.3%20.8%worse
Depression27.5%23.6–31.7%20.1%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)8.6%6.7–10.9%10.6%about the same
Asthma12.5%11–14.1%9.3%worse
Cancer (not skin)11.5%10.1–12.9%6.4%worse
Diabetes15.3%13.1–17.9%11.7%worse
COPD11.3%9.1–13.8%5.1%worse
Heart disease9.1%7.8–10.6%5.6%worse
Stroke5%4.2–5.8%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.7%12.9–20.9%10.9%worse
Binge drink12.3%10–14.9%15.3%better
Get no exercise27.2%21.5–33.5%24.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours32.2%25.9–39.4%35.1%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.8%75.3–82.2%71.9%better
Dentist visit65.9%62.4–69.6%62.8%about the same
Cholesterol check89.5%87.7–91.1%85.4%better
Colon screening66.9%61.3–72%57.5%better
Mammogram75.1%66.7–82%75.7%about the same
Taking BP meds79.7%76.2–82.9%71.3%better
No health insurance5.2%3.8–7%10.6%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely33.6%28.3–39.2%37.3%about the same
Lack emotional support23%19.1–27.2%28.6%better
Frequent mental distress19.2%16.6–21.9%16.4%worse
Fair or poor health26.1%21.5–31.3%22.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress18.6%15.8–21.8%13.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity15.8%12–20.6%17.9%about the same
Housing insecurity11.5%8.9–14.1%14.9%better
Utility shut-off threat7.4%5.9–8.9%7.3%about the same
No reliable transportation8.4%6.8–10.2%9.3%about the same
Receive SNAP18.8%14.2–24.4%15.6%
Disability
Any disability37.9%32.3–44.2%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs21.5%17.6–25.8%13.8%
Thinking or memory16.3%13.5–19.4%14.6%
Hearing8.3%7.2–9.6%5.9%
Vision6.3%5.2–7.6%5.6%
Dressing or bathing5.7%4.7–7%3.9%
Errands alone11%9.1–13.3%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 Lake Davis door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the California figure falls inside it, we don't call Lake Davis better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Lake Davis 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.

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