Health · San Jose

San Jose, CA health

San Jose differs from California on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults with COPD (3.8% vs 5.1%) and fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (7.9% vs 10.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for San Jose

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San Jose’s Health Grade: A−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, San Jose is healthier than 81% of U.S. towns and 71% of California towns.

BSelf-rated healthAPhysical distressA-Mental distressA+ObesityB+DiabetesASmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 81%

Less healthyHealthier

California towns we grade (1,056)Healthier than 71%

Towns with similar incomes, $110K–$183K (2,897)Healthier than 33%

Wealth explains part of the grade. San Jose is healthier than 81% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, San Jose could be anywhere from B 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 San Jose 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. San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose adults…

27 of every 100 San Jose adults have high blood pressure

California: 31 in 100 · better · margin 24.4–30%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

San Jose, betterSan Jose, worseToo close to callCalifornia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.7% San Jose
CA 24.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.6% San Jose
CA 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13% San Jose
CA 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 9.4% San Jose
CA 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of San Jose 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

San Jose 9.1% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)

Mind & connection

How San Jose adults are doing

1 in 3San Jose adults feel lonely

39.6% · California 37.3% · too close to call

1 in 5San Jose adults have been diagnosed with depression

18.4% · California 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 3San Jose adults lack social or emotional support

30% · California 28.6% · too close to call

1 in 7San Jose adults are in frequent mental distress

14.9% · 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 7

San Jose adults worry about having enough food

15.2% · CA 17.9% · better

1 in 8

San Jose adults worry about keeping their housing

12.5% · CA 14.9% · better

1 in 17

San Jose adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.9% · CA 7.3% · better

1 in 13

San Jose adults lack reliable transportation

7.9% · CA 9.3% · better

11.6% of San Jose adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.9%

Thinking or memory12.2%

Hearing4.9%

Errands alone6.3%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing2.9%

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

Around San Jose

San Jose 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 San Jose.

16.3%29.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#14 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Cupertino16.3%

Fremont17.3%

Saratoga17.6%

Milpitas17.8%

Sunnyvale19.7%

Santa Clara20.4%

Los Gatos22.8%

San Jose23.7%

Campbell24%

East Foothills24.6%

Morgan Hill26.4%

Alum Rock29.8%

Care in and near San Jose

2 hospitals and 6 community health centers in San Jose, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose · 4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose · 6.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose · 7.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraSanta Clara · 10 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley - Silver CreekSan Jose · 0.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees · 8 sites in San Jose Directions to nearest site

Aborn Rd Health ClinicSan Jose · 1.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees · 7 sites in San Jose Directions to nearest site

Valley Health Center TullySan Jose · 2.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees · 17 sites in San Jose Directions to nearest site

Show all 6 community health centers

North East Medical Services - 939 Story RoadSan Jose · 3.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees · 4 sites in San Jose Directions to nearest site

Gardner Specialty Service CenterSan Jose · 4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees · 10 sites in San Jose Directions to nearest site

Aaci Dental ClinicSan Jose · 5.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees · 3 sites in San Jose Directions to nearest site

✓ Primary careSan Jose is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSan Jose is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthSan Jose 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 San Jose. 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 San Jose

Measure	San Jose	Margin	California
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	27.1%	24.4–30%	30.5%	better
High cholesterol	33.8%	30.7–37.1%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	23.7%	20–27.6%	27.8%	better
Arthritis	16.5%	14.6–18.5%	20.8%	better
Depression	18.4%	16.1–21%	20.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.9%	6.5–9.6%	10.6%	better
Asthma	8.3%	7.3–9.3%	9.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	5.2%	4.7–5.8%	6.4%	better
Diabetes	11.1%	9.7–12.5%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	3.8%	3.4–4.2%	5.1%	better
Heart disease	4.5%	4–4.9%	5.6%	better
Stroke	2.5%	2.3–2.7%	3.1%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	9.4%	8.2–10.7%	10.9%	better
Binge drink	13%	11–15.2%	15.3%	better
Get no exercise	24.7%	21.7–27.9%	24.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.6%	28.8–36.5%	35.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	70.3%	66.8–73.5%	71.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	65%	62.1–67.8%	62.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.3%	83.6–86.8%	85.4%	about the same
Colon screening	58.2%	53.9–62.4%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	77.3%	71–82.8%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	69.6%	66.3–72.7%	71.3%	about the same
No health insurance	9.1%	8–10.2%	10.6%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	39.6%	35.5–43.8%	37.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	30%	26.6–33.4%	28.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.9%	13.3–16.5%	16.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.6%	16.7–20.6%	22.1%	better
Frequent physical distress	11.1%	9.9–12.3%	13.4%	better
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.2%	13.4–17.1%	17.9%	better
Housing insecurity	12.5%	11–14.1%	14.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.9%	5.1–6.7%	7.3%	better
No reliable transportation	7.9%	7.1–8.8%	9.3%	better
Receive SNAP	11.6%	10.2–13%	15.6%
Disability
Any disability	25.9%	23.1–28.8%	30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.9%	9.6–12.2%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	12.2%	10.9–13.5%	14.6%
Hearing	4.9%	4.4–5.5%	5.9%
Vision	4.6%	4.3–5%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	2.9%	2.7–3.2%	3.9%
Errands alone	6.3%	5.7–7%	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 San Jose door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes San Jose 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.