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California County Primary-Care Access & Health-Burden Scorecard
A county-level targeting index for California, fusing adult chronic-disease and social-risk prevalence (CDC PLACES) with federally designated primary-care provider shortages (HRSA). Ranks all 58 counties by combined need so a health department or rural-health office can see where high burden and thin provider supply overlap.
Pre-rendered county priority rankings for CA (58 counties). Rankings are relative within the state, not comparable across states.
Highest-priority counties
Ranked counties
| Rank | County | Priority index | Top driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imperial | 77.9 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 2 | Fresno | 70.3 | Provider shortage |
| 3 | Kern | 70.2 | Provider shortage |
| 4 | Tulare | 70.1 | Provider shortage |
| 5 | Merced | 69.5 | Provider shortage |
| 6 | Madera | 67.4 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 7 | Kings | 64.4 | Provider shortage |
| 8 | Trinity | 63.3 | Health burden |
| 9 | Modoc | 60.9 | Health burden |
| 10 | Lake | 60.7 | Health burden |
| 11 | Monterey | 58.1 | Provider shortage |
| 12 | Siskiyou | 57.9 | Provider shortage |
| 13 | Lassen | 57.6 | Provider shortage |
| 14 | Colusa | 57.5 | Health burden |
| 15 | San Bernardino | 56.9 | Provider shortage |
| 16 | Sierra | 56.7 | Health burden |
| 17 | Tehama | 56.3 | Provider shortage |
| 18 | Mendocino | 56.1 | Provider shortage |
| 19 | Del Norte | 55.7 | Provider shortage |
| 20 | Riverside | 55.4 | Provider shortage |
| 21 | Sutter | 55.0 | Provider shortage |
| 22 | Los Angeles | 54.5 | Provider shortage |
| 23 | Glenn | 54.4 | Provider shortage |
| 24 | Stanislaus | 53.6 | Provider shortage |
| 25 | Humboldt | 53.5 | Provider shortage |