Health · Tracy

Tracy, CA health

On most measures Tracy looks like California as a whole. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (5.3% vs 6.4%) and fewer adults with heart disease (4.7% vs 5.6%).

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

B+Health Grade

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B⁺

Tracy’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Tracy is healthier than 69% of U.S. towns and 59% of California towns.

C+Self-rated healthB+Physical distressBMental distressAObesityB+DiabetesA-SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 69%

Less healthyHealthier

California towns we grade (1,056)Healthier than 59%

Towns with similar incomes, $91K–$151K (5,303)Healthier than 34%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Tracy is healthier than 69% 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, Tracy 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 Tracy 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. Tracy 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 Tracy 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 Tracy adults…

28 of every 100 Tracy adults have high blood pressure

California: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 24.7–31%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Tracy, betterTracy, worseToo close to callCalifornia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23% Tracy
CA 24.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.4% Tracy
CA 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15% Tracy
CA 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.4% Tracy
CA 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Tracy 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Tracy 10.9% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)

Mind & connection

How Tracy adults are doing

1 in 3Tracy adults feel lonely

35.9% · California 37.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Tracy adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.5% · California 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 3Tracy adults lack social or emotional support

29.3% · California 28.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Tracy adults are in frequent mental distress

16.8% · 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 6

Tracy adults worry about having enough food

17.9% · CA 17.9% · about the same

1 in 7

Tracy adults worry about keeping their housing

15.1% · CA 14.9% · about the same

1 in 13

Tracy adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.5% · CA 7.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Tracy adults lack reliable transportation

9.4% · CA 9.3% · about the same

14.4% of Tracy adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.8%

Thinking or memory14.8%

Hearing5.1%

Errands alone7.8%

Vision5.4%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Tracy

Tracy and the towns around it

Care nearby

Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy · 1.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Kaiser Foundation Hospital MantecaManteca · 12.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

San Joaquin General HospitalFrench Camp · 14.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Doctors Hospital of MantecaManteca · 14.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Medical Centers, TracyTracy · 1.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Medical Centers, Tracy DentalTracy · 1.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careTracy is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careTracy is not a shortage area

! Mental healthTracy's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MFW - San Joaquin County · need score 16 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Tracy. 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 Tracy

Measure	Tracy	Margin	California
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	27.8%	24.7–31%	30.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.6%	29.1–36.2%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	29%	24–34.2%	27.8%	about the same
Arthritis	18.6%	16.4–20.9%	20.8%	about the same
Depression	19.5%	16.8–22.3%	20.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.2%	8.9–13.5%	10.6%	about the same
Asthma	9.4%	8.3–10.5%	9.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	5.3%	4.8–5.8%	6.4%	better
Diabetes	10.9%	9.5–12.3%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	4.6%	4.2–5.1%	5.1%	about the same
Heart disease	4.7%	4.3–5.2%	5.6%	better
Stroke	2.8%	2.6–3%	3.1%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.4%	9.9–12.9%	10.9%	about the same
Binge drink	15%	12.5–17.7%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	23%	19.7–26.3%	24.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.4%	33.1–43.5%	35.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	70.4%	66.5–74%	71.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.7%	56.9–63.9%	62.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.6%	82.9–86.3%	85.4%	about the same
Colon screening	55.4%	50.1–60%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	75.4%	67.5–81.4%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	69.3%	65.8–72.5%	71.3%	about the same
No health insurance	10.9%	9.5–12.3%	10.6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.9%	31.4–40.5%	37.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	29.3%	25.7–33.1%	28.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.8%	15–18.6%	16.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.3%	19–23.6%	22.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.8%	11.4–14.2%	13.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.9%	15.7–20.2%	17.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	15.1%	13.3–17.1%	14.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.5%	6.5–8.5%	7.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.4%	8.4–10.5%	9.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.4%	12.8–16.3%	15.6%
Disability
Any disability	29.7%	26.2–33%	30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.8%	11.3–14.3%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	14.8%	13.2–16.3%	14.6%
Hearing	5.1%	4.5–5.6%	5.9%
Vision	5.4%	4.9–5.8%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.3–3.9%	3.9%
Errands alone	7.8%	7–8.5%	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 Tracy door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Tracy 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.