Health · Tulare

Tulare, CA health

Tulare differs from California on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (5.4% vs 6.4%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (18.1% vs 10.6%).

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

C-Health Grade

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Tulare’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Tulare is healthier than 24% of U.S. towns.

DSelf-rated healthC-Physical distressDMental distressBObesityC+DiabetesB-SmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 24%

Less healthyHealthier

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

Towns with similar incomes, $54K–$91K (9,792)Healthier than 21%

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

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

31 of every 100 Tulare adults have high blood pressure

California: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.1–34.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Tulare, betterTulare, worseToo close to callCalifornia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.4% Tulare
CA 24.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.9% Tulare
CA 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.6% Tulare
CA 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.7% Tulare
CA 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Tulare 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 6

working-age adults has no health insurance

Tulare 18.1% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)

Mind & connection

How Tulare adults are doing

1 in 3Tulare adults feel lonely

37.6% · California 37.3% · too close to call

1 in 4Tulare adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.3% · California 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 3Tulare adults lack social or emotional support

29.4% · California 28.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Tulare adults are in frequent mental distress

20% · 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 4

Tulare adults worry about having enough food

28.3% · CA 17.9% · worse

1 in 4

Tulare adults worry about keeping their housing

23% · CA 14.9% · worse

1 in 8

Tulare adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

12.3% · CA 7.3% · worse

1 in 7

Tulare adults lack reliable transportation

14.5% · CA 9.3% · worse

27% of Tulare adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.8%

Thinking or memory19.7%

Hearing6.4%

Errands alone11%

Vision8.4%

Dressing or bathing5.4%

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

Around Tulare

Tulare and the towns around it

Care nearby

Adventist Health TulareTulare · 2.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia · 9.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Adventist Health HanfordHanford · 17 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sierra View Medical CenterPorterville · 19.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Healthcare Network - Tulare HillmanTulare · 0.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Aria Community Health CenterTulare · 1.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePart of Tulare is a federal shortage area.MSSA 230 - Tulare · need score 10 of 25

✓ Dental careTulare is not a shortage area

! Mental healthTulare's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Tulare County · need score 17 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 Tulare. 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 Tulare

Measure	Tulare	Margin	California
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	30.7%	27.1–34.6%	30.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.2%	29.3–37.3%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.4%	28.6–42.7%	27.8%	worse
Arthritis	20.1%	17.6–22.9%	20.8%	about the same
Depression	23.3%	19.9–27.1%	20.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.3%	12.6–18.3%	10.6%	worse
Asthma	10.4%	9.2–11.8%	9.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	5.4%	4.8–5.9%	6.4%	better
Diabetes	12.6%	11–14.3%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	6.2%	5.5–6.9%	5.1%	worse
Heart disease	5.9%	5.3–6.6%	5.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3.2–3.7%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.7%	12.7–16.8%	10.9%	worse
Binge drink	16.6%	13.6–19.8%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.4%	28–37.2%	24.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	34.9%	29.3–41.2%	35.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	67.4%	63.1–71.7%	71.9%	worse
Dentist visit	54.5%	50.9–58%	62.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	80.5%	78.3–82.6%	85.4%	worse
Colon screening	52.8%	47.7–57.9%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	72.3%	64.4–79.4%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	67.6%	64.2–70.8%	71.3%	worse
No health insurance	18.1%	15.8–20.5%	10.6%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	37.6%	32.7–42.6%	37.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	29.4%	25.6–33.3%	28.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20%	17.7–22.3%	16.4%	worse
Fair or poor health	29.4%	26.4–32.6%	22.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.5%	14.7–18.5%	13.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	28.3%	25.3–31.5%	17.9%	worse
Housing insecurity	23%	20.5–25.7%	14.9%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	12.3%	10.8–13.8%	7.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	14.5%	13–16.1%	9.3%	worse
Receive SNAP	27%	24.4–30%	15.6%
Disability
Any disability	36.7%	32.4–41.2%	30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.8%	14.9–18.9%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	19.7%	17.6–21.8%	14.6%
Hearing	6.4%	5.7–7.2%	5.9%
Vision	8.4%	7.7–9.1%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	5.4%	5–5.9%	3.9%
Errands alone	11%	10–12.2%	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 Tulare door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Tulare 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.