Health · North Fork

North Fork, CA health

North Fork differs from California on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (5.8% vs 10.6%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.8% vs 14.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.7% vs 6.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for North Fork

BHealth Grade

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North Fork’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, North Fork is healthier than 58% of U.S. towns.

C+Self-rated healthC+Physical distressBMental distressA-ObesityC+DiabetesB+SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 58%

Less healthyHealthier

California towns we grade (1,056)Healthier than 47%

Towns with similar incomes, $54K–$90K (9,697)Healthier than 72%

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

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

39 of every 100 North Fork adults have high blood pressure

California: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 34.6–43.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

North Fork, betterNorth Fork, worseToo close to callCalifornia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.8% North Fork
CA 24.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.9% North Fork
CA 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.4% North Fork
CA 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.2% North Fork
CA 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of North Fork 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 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

North Fork 5.8% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)

Mind & connection

How North Fork adults are doing

1 in 3North Fork adults feel lonely

31.7% · California 37.3% · better

1 in 4North Fork adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.3% · California 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 4North Fork adults lack social or emotional support

23.1% · California 28.6% · better

1 in 6North Fork adults are in frequent mental distress

16.7% · 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 8

North Fork adults worry about having enough food

11.8% · CA 17.9% · better

1 in 10

North Fork adults worry about keeping their housing

9.8% · CA 14.9% · better

1 in 17

North Fork adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.8% · CA 7.3% · better

1 in 14

North Fork adults lack reliable transportation

7.2% · CA 9.3% · better

11.5% of North Fork adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.1%

Thinking or memory13.7%

Hearing8.7%

Errands alone8.6%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around North Fork

North Fork and the towns around it

Care nearby

Valley Children's HospitalMadera · 28.9 mi · ER · children's Directions Medicare profile

Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis · 29.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno · 30.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FresnoFresno · 30.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Camarena Health Oakhurst Urgent CareOakhurst · 9.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Camarena Health - OakhurstOakhurst · 9.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careNorth Fork is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careNorth Fork is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthNorth Fork 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 North Fork. 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 North Fork

Measure	North Fork	Margin	California
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.8%	34.6–43.2%	30.5%	worse
High cholesterol	39.8%	35.5–44.5%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	31.6%	25–39.1%	27.8%	about the same
Arthritis	32.1%	28.6–35.9%	20.8%	worse
Depression	22.3%	18.9–26%	20.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.1%	10.5–15.8%	10.6%	about the same
Asthma	11%	9.7–12.4%	9.3%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	11.7%	10.5–12.8%	6.4%	worse
Diabetes	12.6%	10.9–14.5%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	7.9%	6.7–9.3%	5.1%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.5–9.6%	5.6%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.8–4.8%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.2%	10–14.7%	10.9%	about the same
Binge drink	14.4%	11.8–17.3%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.8%	18–26.1%	24.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.9%	27.6–40.4%	35.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.9%	73.2–80.3%	71.9%	better
Dentist visit	62.6%	58.8–66.1%	62.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.6%	88.1–91%	85.4%	better
Colon screening	66%	60.6–70.9%	57.5%	better
Mammogram	74.7%	66.6–81.5%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.5%	74.4–80.6%	71.3%	better
No health insurance	5.8%	4.7–7%	10.6%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.7%	26.9–36.6%	37.3%	better
Lack emotional support	23.1%	19.6–26.8%	28.6%	better
Frequent mental distress	16.7%	14.6–18.9%	16.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.4%	18.3–24.7%	22.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.1%	13.1–17.1%	13.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.8%	9.8–14.1%	17.9%	better
Housing insecurity	9.8%	8.3–11.5%	14.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.8%	4.9–6.8%	7.3%	better
No reliable transportation	7.2%	6.2–8.3%	9.3%	better
Receive SNAP	11.5%	9.5–13.7%	15.6%
Disability
Any disability	33.5%	29–38.2%	30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.1%	14.6–19.7%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	13.7%	11.9–15.6%	14.6%
Hearing	8.7%	7.7–9.8%	5.9%
Vision	5.1%	4.5–5.7%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.7–4.8%	3.9%
Errands alone	8.6%	7.5–9.9%	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 North Fork door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes North Fork 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.