San Joaquin Valley, Rural Counties Lag Rest of California in Primary Care

About 38% of California's residents, or roughly 15 million people, live in designated primary care shortage areas with limited access to routine care. Hover over the map to see the number and percentage of residents in each county living in a primary care shortage area.

Note: The state determined primary care shortage areas in 2020 based on the provider-to-population ratio and percentage of people in poverty in each area.
Source: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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