Health · Apollo Beach

Apollo Beach, FL health

Apollo Beach differs from Florida on 12 of 33 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (8% vs 12.7%) and fewer uninsured adults (10.2% vs 15.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Apollo Beach
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Apollo Beach’s Health Grade: A

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Apollo Beach is healthier than 86% of U.S. towns and 88% of Florida towns.

A-Self-rated healthA-Physical distressAMental distressAObesityBDiabetesA-SmokingAExercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 86%
Less healthyHealthier
Florida towns we grade (774)Healthier than 88%
Towns with similar incomes, $96K–$160K (4,605)Healthier than 63%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Apollo Beach is healthier than 86% 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, Apollo Beach 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 Florida 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 Apollo Beach 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. Apollo Beach 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 Apollo Beach compares with Florida

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 Apollo Beach adults…

35 of every 100 Apollo Beach adults have high blood pressure
Florida: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.9–38.6%

Bars show Apollo Beach; the black tick is Florida. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Apollo Beach, betterApollo Beach, worseToo close to callFlorida
Get no exerciseshare of adults 19.1% Apollo Beach
FL 26.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.8% Apollo Beach
FL 37.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.6% Apollo Beach
FL 14.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10.4% Apollo Beach
FL 12.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Apollo Beach adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Florida.

79%
Yearly checkup
FL 78%
66%
Dentist visit
FL 57%
90%
Cholesterol check
FL 87%
69%
Colon screening
FL 66%
81%
Mammogram
FL 76%
78%
Taking BP meds
FL 78%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Apollo Beach 10.2% · Florida 1 in 6 (15.9%)
Mind & connection

How Apollo Beach adults are doing

1 in 6Apollo Beach adults have been diagnosed with depression
16.5% · Florida 17.1% · too close to call
1 in 7Apollo Beach adults are in frequent mental distress
14.4% · Florida 15.8% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

25.8%

of Apollo Beach adults live with a disability (Florida 31.3%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.6%
Thinking or memory10.8%
Hearing6.3%
Errands alone6%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3%

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

Around Apollo Beach

Apollo Beach 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 Apollo Beach.

Ruskin: 33.6% Gibsonton: 34.6% Riverview: 31.4% Sun City Center: 26.7% Progress Village: 31.4% Bloomingdale: 29.2% Fish Hawk: 28.6% Balm: 33% Brandon: 31.2% Palm River-Clair Mel: 35.2% Wimauma: 34.3% Apollo Beach: 28.8% Apollo Beach Ruskin Gibsonton Riverview Sun City Center Hca Florida South Shore Hospital · Sun City Center · 4.1 mi · 2★ MedicareH Adventhealth Riverview · Riverview · 8.2 miH Tampa General Hospital · Tampa · 11.1 mi · 3★ MedicareH Ruskin Health Center · Ruskin · 3.6 mi+ Tfhc#28 - Causeway · Tampa · 11.2 mi+
26.7%35.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first
Sun City Center26.7%
Apollo Beach28.8%
Riverview31.4%
Ruskin33.6%
Gibsonton34.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 4.1 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Apollo Beach

No hospital or community health center in Apollo Beach itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERHca Florida South Shore HospitalSun City Center · 4.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyHca Florida South Tampa Hospital★★★★★ · 13.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSuncoast Community Health CentersRuskin · 3.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.6 mi
Suncoast Community Health Centers
5 sites · nearest in Ruskin
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
4.1 mi
Hca Florida South Shore Hospital
Sun City Center · ★★★★★
ER
8.2 mi
Adventhealth Riverview
Riverview · not rated
ER
11.1 mi
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa · ★★★★★
ER
11.2 mi
Tfhc#28 - Causeway
Tampa · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
13.2 mi
Hca Florida South Tampa Hospital
Tampa · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careApollo Beach is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careApollo Beach is not a shortage area
! Mental healthApollo Beach's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Central FL Behavioral Health Network-Circuit 13 MHCA · need score 17 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Apollo Beach. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Apollo Beach
MeasureApollo BeachMarginFlorida
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.2%31.9–38.6%36.6%about the same
High cholesterol42.4%38.8–46.1%39%about the same
Obesity28.8%24.4–33.4%31.9%about the same
Arthritis25.1%22.5–27.8%26.6%about the same
Depression16.5%14.1–18.9%17.1%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)8%6.5–9.7%12.7%better
Asthma9.2%8.2–10.3%9.4%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.7%8.8–10.6%9.1%about the same
Diabetes11.3%10–12.8%13.5%better
COPD5.8%5.2–6.5%7.2%better
Heart disease6.2%5.6–6.8%7.5%better
Stroke3.1%2.8–3.3%3.8%better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes10.4%8.9–11.9%12.4%better
Binge drink16.6%14.1–19.4%14.6%about the same
Get no exercise19.1%16.3–21.9%26.3%better
Sleep under 7 hours35.8%31.4–40.2%37.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.9%75.8–81.7%78.4%about the same
Dentist visit65.5%62.4–68.3%57.4%better
Cholesterol check89.7%88.4–90.9%87%better
Colon screening69.4%65.2–73.2%65.7%about the same
Mammogram81.3%75.6–86%76.1%about the same
Taking BP meds77.8%74.8–80.4%78.4%about the same
No health insurance10.2%8.9–11.8%15.9%better
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.4%12.9–16.1%15.8%about the same
Fair or poor health15%13.3–16.9%20.3%better
Frequent physical distress12.1%10.7–13.5%14.3%better
Disability
Any disability25.8%22.8–29%31.3%
Walking or climbing stairs11.6%10.2–13.1%15.1%
Thinking or memory10.8%9.6–12.1%13.7%
Hearing6.3%5.7–7.1%7.6%
Vision4%3.7–4.4%6%
Dressing or bathing3%2.7–3.2%4.1%
Errands alone6%5.4–6.7%8%
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 Apollo Beach door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Florida figure falls inside it, we don't call Apollo Beach better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Apollo Beach directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Florida 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.

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