Health Departments in California

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There are 179 Health Departments in California, serving a population of 38,982,847 people in an area of 155,747 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 217,781 people, and 1 Health Department per 870 square miles.

The state of California is ranked 52nd in Health Departments per capita, and 37th in Health Departments per square mile.

California Health Statistics

Find California Population of People With Disabilities, Population by Disability Type, Public Health Insurance Coverage, and Private Health Insurance Coverage. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

California Population of People With Disabilities

	California	United States
People With Disabilities	4,089,685 (10.6%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	2,129,848 (10.9%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	1,959,837 (10.3%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

California Population by Disability Type

	California	United States
Hearing Difficulty	1,140,654 (3.0%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	772,344 (2.0%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	1,565,088 (4.3%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	2,127,363 (5.9%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	951,653 (2.6%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	1,621,861 (5.5%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

California Public Health Insurance Coverage

	California	United States
Public Health Insurance	14,387,695 (37.2%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	5,682,731 (14.7%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	9,916,261 (25.7%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	599,483 (1.6%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

California Private Health Insurance Coverage

	California	United States
Private Health Insurance	24,501,734 (63.4%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	19,997,795 (51.7%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	4,851,201 (12.6%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	690,192 (1.8%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)