Health · Sanger

Sanger, CA health

Sanger differs from California on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (4.7% vs 6.4%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (20.2% vs 10.6%).

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

C-Health Grade

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Sanger’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Sanger is healthier than 23% of U.S. towns.

DSelf-rated healthCPhysical distressCMental distressC-ObesityCDiabetesB+SmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 23%

Less healthyHealthier

California towns we grade (1,056)Healthier than 19%

Towns with similar incomes, $58K–$97K (9,836)Healthier than 16%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Sanger could be anywhere from D to B−.

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 Sanger 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. Sanger 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 Sanger 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 Sanger adults…

30 of every 100 Sanger adults have high blood pressure

California: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 26.9–33.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sanger, betterSanger, worseToo close to callCalifornia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34.1% Sanger
CA 24.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.9% Sanger
CA 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.9% Sanger
CA 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.5% Sanger
CA 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sanger 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 5

working-age adults has no health insurance

Sanger 20.2% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)

Mind & connection

How Sanger adults are doing

1 in 3Sanger adults feel lonely

38.3% · California 37.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Sanger adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.7% · California 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 3Sanger adults lack social or emotional support

29.9% · California 28.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Sanger adults are in frequent mental distress

18.6% · 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

Sanger adults worry about having enough food

29.4% · CA 17.9% · worse

1 in 4

Sanger adults worry about keeping their housing

23.6% · CA 14.9% · worse

1 in 8

Sanger adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.8% · CA 7.3% · worse

1 in 7

Sanger adults lack reliable transportation

14% · CA 9.3% · worse

24.8% of Sanger adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.3%

Thinking or memory18.9%

Hearing6.4%

Errands alone10.2%

Vision8.8%

Dressing or bathing5.3%

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

Around Sanger

Sanger and the towns around it

Care in and near Sanger

1 community health center in Sanger, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Adventist Health ReedleyReedley · 8.7 mi Directions Medicare profile

Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis · 10.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Regional Medical CenterFresno · 12.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Fresno VA Medical Center (VA Central California Healthcare System)Fresno · 13.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

United Health Centers Sanger 7th StreetSanger · 0.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees · 2 sites in Sanger Directions to nearest site

Aria Community Health CenterFowler · 8.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSanger is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSanger is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthSanger 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 Sanger. 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 Sanger

Measure	Sanger	Margin	California
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	30%	26.9–33.4%	30.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	31.9%	28.6–35.4%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.8%	34.3–45.9%	27.8%	worse
Arthritis	19.9%	17.7–22.3%	20.8%	about the same
Depression	20.7%	17.9–23.8%	20.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.3%	11–16.1%	10.6%	worse
Asthma	9.5%	8.5–10.7%	9.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	4.7%	4.3–5.3%	6.4%	better
Diabetes	13.2%	11.6–15%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	5.1%	4.5–5.7%	5.1%	about the same
Heart disease	5.8%	5.2–6.4%	5.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	3–3.5%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.5%	10.8–14.4%	10.9%	about the same
Binge drink	14.9%	12.4–17.9%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	34.1%	29.9–38.5%	24.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	35.9%	31.1–40.7%	35.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	69%	65.3–72.9%	71.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	54.2%	50.8–57.6%	62.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	81.1%	78.9–83.2%	85.4%	worse
Colon screening	54.8%	50.2–59.3%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	72.1%	65.2–78.3%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	69.3%	66.2–72.4%	71.3%	about the same
No health insurance	20.2%	17.6–23.5%	10.6%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	38.3%	33.9–43%	37.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	29.9%	26.4–33.9%	28.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.6%	16.6–20.8%	16.4%	worse
Fair or poor health	30.6%	27.5–33.9%	22.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.8%	14.1–17.7%	13.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	29.4%	26–33.1%	17.9%	worse
Housing insecurity	23.6%	21–26.6%	14.9%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	11.8%	10.3–13.4%	7.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	14%	12.4–15.7%	9.3%	worse
Receive SNAP	24.8%	22–28%	15.6%
Disability
Any disability	38.3%	34.4–42.5%	30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.3%	15.4–19.4%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	18.9%	16.8–21.1%	14.6%
Hearing	6.4%	5.7–7.2%	5.9%
Vision	8.8%	8–9.6%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	5.3%	4.8–5.8%	3.9%
Errands alone	10.2%	9.1–11.4%	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 Sanger door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Sanger 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.