Cities in California by depression in adults, local model estimate

Arcata, CA had the highest depression in adults, local model estimate of 376 cities in 2022, at 28.9%. Cupertino, CA had the lowest, at 13.1%. The median was 21.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest28.9Arcata, CA

Lowest13.1Cupertino, CA

Median21.1376 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Arcata, CA	28.9	+2.6 pts
2	Citrus Heights, CA	27.8	+6.4 pts
3	Anderson, CA	27.1	+3.9 pts
4	Shasta Lake, CA	26.6	+4.2 pts
5	Galt, CA	26.4	+6.1 pts
5	San Luis Obispo, CA	26.4	+4.2 pts
7	Chico, CA	26.2	+3.1 pts
7	Red Bluff, CA	26.2	+2.1 pts
9	Eureka, CA	26.1	+2.6 pts
9	Oroville, CA	26.1	+2.5 pts
11	Clearlake, CA	26	+1.8 pts
11	Mendota, CA	26	+6.2 pts
13	Rancho Cordova, CA	25.7	+5.5 pts
14	Twentynine Palms, CA	25.5	+3.4 pts
15	Chowchilla, CA	25.2	+0.7 pts
15	Fortuna, CA	25.2	+2 pts
17	Marysville, CA	25.1	+3.1 pts
17	Yucca Valley, CA	25.1	+4.1 pts
19	Barstow, CA	24.9	+4 pts
20	Redding, CA	24.8	+3.2 pts
21	Santa Cruz, CA	24.6	+3.8 pts
22	Cudahy, CA	24.5	+6.2 pts
23	Berkeley, CA	24.4	+4.5 pts
23	El Cajon, CA	24.4	+4.1 pts
23	Grass Valley, CA	24.4	+2.9 pts
23	Kerman, CA	24.4	+5.7 pts
27	Parlier, CA	24.3	+5.5 pts
28	Bell Gardens, CA	24.2	+5.6 pts
28	Madera, CA	24.2	+3.7 pts
28	Placerville, CA	24.2	+1.9 pts
28	Sacramento, CA	24.2	+5.5 pts
28	South Lake Tahoe, CA	24.2	+1.9 pts
28	Ukiah, CA	24.2	+3.6 pts
34	Apple Valley, CA	24.1	+4.3 pts
34	Oakdale, CA	24.1	+1.7 pts
36	Hesperia, CA	24	+3.6 pts
37	Truckee, CA	23.9	+3.8 pts
38	Kingsburg, CA	23.8	+6.1 pts
38	Paradise, CA	23.8	+3.1 pts
40	Coalinga, CA	23.7	+6.8 pts
40	Lompoc, CA	23.7	+3.8 pts
40	Santee, CA	23.7	+4.4 pts
43	Arvin, CA	23.6	+2.2 pts
43	Atascadero, CA	23.6	+4.2 pts
43	Santa Maria, CA	23.6	+3.6 pts
43	Victorville, CA	23.6	+4 pts
47	Yucaipa, CA	23.5	+3.9 pts
48	Adelanto, CA	23.4	+2.8 pts
48	Davis, CA	23.4	+3.2 pts
48	Exeter, CA	23.4	+1.9 pts
48	Grover Beach, CA	23.4	+3.8 pts
52	Bell, CA	23.3	+5.5 pts
52	Livermore, CA	23.3	+3.7 pts
52	Merced, CA	23.3	+3 pts
52	San Bernardino, CA	23.3	+3.6 pts
52	Selma, CA	23.3	+5.6 pts
52	West Sacramento, CA	23.3	+3.6 pts
58	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	23.2	+3.7 pts
58	Folsom, CA	23.2	+5.4 pts
58	Lancaster, CA	23.2	+4.9 pts
58	Lindsay, CA	23.2	+1.2 pts
58	McFarland, CA	23.2	+2.6 pts
58	Reedley, CA	23.2	+5.4 pts
58	Watsonville, CA	23.2	+4.3 pts
65	Auburn, CA	23.1	+3 pts
65	Clovis, CA	23.1	+5.3 pts
65	Fresno, CA	23.1	+5 pts
65	Imperial Beach, CA	23.1	+4.4 pts
65	Turlock, CA	23.1	+1.1 pts
70	Atwater, CA	23	+2.7 pts
70	Lynwood, CA	23	+5.4 pts
70	Santa Barbara, CA	23	+3.7 pts
70	West Hollywood, CA	23	+6.3 pts
74	Huntington Park, CA	22.9	+4.9 pts
74	Rohnert Park, CA	22.9	+1.3 pts
76	La Mesa, CA	22.8	+4.3 pts
76	Maywood, CA	22.8	+4.8 pts
76	Newman, CA	22.8	+1.9 pts
76	Ridgecrest, CA	22.8	+2.5 pts
80	Farmersville, CA	22.7	+1.7 pts
80	Highland, CA	22.7	+3.8 pts
80	Lemoore, CA	22.7	+2.7 pts
80	Los Banos, CA	22.7	+3.2 pts
80	Sanger, CA	22.7	+5.1 pts
80	Tulare, CA	22.7	+2 pts
80	Vista, CA	22.7	+4.2 pts
87	King City, CA	22.6	+1.8 pts
87	Modesto, CA	22.6	+1.1 pts
87	Napa, CA	22.6	+3.7 pts
87	Oakland, CA	22.6	+4.5 pts
87	Palmdale, CA	22.6	+4.7 pts
87	Porterville, CA	22.6	+1.7 pts
87	Scotts Valley, CA	22.6	+4.6 pts
87	Shafter, CA	22.6	+2.1 pts
95	Arroyo Grande, CA	22.5	+4.2 pts
95	Burbank, CA	22.5	+5.7 pts
95	Colton, CA	22.5	+4.4 pts
95	Escondido, CA	22.5	+3.9 pts
95	Glendale, CA	22.5	+5.3 pts
100	Ceres, CA	22.4	+0.8 pts
100	Hanford, CA	22.4	+2.7 pts
100	Paramount, CA	22.4	+5.4 pts
100	Port Hueneme, CA	22.4	+4.1 pts
100	Riverbank, CA	22.4	+0.8 pts
100	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	22.4	+3.8 pts
100	Woodland, CA	22.4	+3.5 pts
107	South Gate, CA	22.3	+5.2 pts
108	Compton, CA	22.2	+5.2 pts
108	Dixon, CA	22.2	+2 pts
108	Hermosa Beach, CA	22.2	+5.6 pts
108	Rialto, CA	22.2	+4 pts
112	Brawley, CA	22.1	+3.1 pts
112	Grand Terrace, CA	22.1	+4 pts
112	Morro Bay, CA	22.1	+3.7 pts
112	Oceanside, CA	22.1	+4.2 pts
112	Redlands, CA	22.1	+3.8 pts
112	Santa Monica, CA	22.1	+5.6 pts
112	Santa Paula, CA	22.1	+4 pts
119	Beverly Hills, CA	22	+5.5 pts
119	California City, CA	22	+2.8 pts
119	Dinuba, CA	22	+2.3 pts
119	Long Beach, CA	22	+5.3 pts
119	Los Angeles, CA	22	+5.5 pts
119	San Marcos, CA	22	+3.9 pts
119	Susanville, CA	22	+3.3 pts
126	Bakersfield, CA	21.9	+1.9 pts
126	El Segundo, CA	21.9	+5.5 pts
126	Fillmore, CA	21.9	+4.2 pts
126	Greenfield, CA	21.9	+1.9 pts
126	Lawndale, CA	21.9	+5.3 pts
126	Ontario, CA	21.9	+3.8 pts
126	Santa Clarita, CA	21.9	+4.9 pts
126	Santa Rosa, CA	21.9	+1.7 pts
134	Calabasas, CA	21.8	+5.2 pts
134	Carpinteria, CA	21.8	+3.3 pts
134	Elk Grove, CA	21.8	+4.6 pts
134	Monterey, CA	21.8	+2.5 pts
134	Pomona, CA	21.8	+5.2 pts
134	Windsor, CA	21.8	+1.8 pts
140	Canyon Lake, CA	21.7	+3.5 pts
140	Carlsbad, CA	21.7	+4.5 pts
140	Montclair, CA	21.7	+4.1 pts
140	Petaluma, CA	21.7	+1.9 pts
140	Ripon, CA	21.7	+3.1 pts
140	Simi Valley, CA	21.7	+3.4 pts
140	Visalia, CA	21.7	+1.9 pts
140	Yuba City, CA	21.7	+2.2 pts
148	El Centro, CA	21.6	+3.5 pts
148	Encinitas, CA	21.6	+4.1 pts
148	Goleta, CA	21.6	+3.5 pts
148	Hawthorne, CA	21.6	+5.4 pts
148	Seaside, CA	21.6	+2 pts
148	Solana Beach, CA	21.6	+4.8 pts
148	Upland, CA	21.6	+3.8 pts
148	Vacaville, CA	21.6	+2.6 pts
156	Agoura Hills, CA	21.5	+5.1 pts
156	Costa Mesa, CA	21.5	+2.4 pts
156	Fontana, CA	21.5	+3.7 pts
156	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	21.5	+4.9 pts
156	Rocklin, CA	21.5	+2.4 pts
156	San Fernando, CA	21.5	+5.5 pts
162	Claremont, CA	21.4	+5.1 pts
162	Coronado, CA	21.4	+4.7 pts
162	Desert Hot Springs, CA	21.4	+1.7 pts
162	Moorpark, CA	21.4	+3.4 pts
162	Wasco, CA	21.4	+1.8 pts
167	Albany, CA	21.3	+4.4 pts
167	Commerce, CA	21.3	+4.9 pts
167	Corcoran, CA	21.3	+3.1 pts
167	Emeryville, CA	21.3	+4.1 pts
167	Lodi, CA	21.3	+2.6 pts
167	Lomita, CA	21.3	+5.4 pts
167	Salinas, CA	21.3	+1.6 pts
167	San Jacinto, CA	21.3	+2.4 pts
175	Avenal, CA	21.2	+2.7 pts
175	Bellflower, CA	21.2	+4.9 pts
175	Healdsburg, CA	21.2	+2.3 pts
175	Hollister, CA	21.2	+2.3 pts
175	Oxnard, CA	21.2	+3.5 pts
175	Patterson, CA	21.2	+0.6 pts
175	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	21.2	+3.6 pts
175	San Clemente, CA	21.2	+2.7 pts
183	Azusa, CA	21.1	+4.3 pts
183	Benicia, CA	21.1	+2.8 pts
183	Glendora, CA	21.1	+4.6 pts
183	Hemet, CA	21.1	+2.5 pts
183	Inglewood, CA	21.1	+5.3 pts
183	Lake Elsinore, CA	21.1	+2.5 pts
183	Livingston, CA	21.1	+3.3 pts
183	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	21.1	+2.6 pts
183	Roseville, CA	21.1	+2.1 pts
183	San Diego, CA	21.1	+4 pts
183	South El Monte, CA	21.1	+4.8 pts
183	Tehachapi, CA	21.1	+3.1 pts
183	Thousand Oaks, CA	21.1	+3.7 pts
183	Wildomar, CA	21.1	+2.8 pts
197	Lemon Grove, CA	21	+3 pts
198	Calexico, CA	20.9	+3.8 pts
198	Camarillo, CA	20.9	+3.8 pts
198	Coachella, CA	20.9	+2.7 pts
198	Imperial, CA	20.9	+3.8 pts
198	Poway, CA	20.9	+3.6 pts
198	Redondo Beach, CA	20.9	+5.1 pts
198	Sonoma, CA	20.9	+1.9 pts
198	Whittier, CA	20.9	+5 pts
206	Calimesa, CA	20.8	+3.4 pts
206	Downey, CA	20.8	+5.3 pts
206	Lincoln, CA	20.8	+2.4 pts
209	Alameda, CA	20.7	+3.8 pts
209	Aliso Viejo, CA	20.7	+2.5 pts
209	Marina, CA	20.7	+2 pts
209	Riverside, CA	20.7	+3 pts
213	Hayward, CA	20.6	+3.4 pts
213	Monrovia, CA	20.6	+4.8 pts
213	Perris, CA	20.6	+2.8 pts
213	Pico Rivera, CA	20.6	+5.5 pts
213	San Dimas, CA	20.6	+4.5 pts
218	Dana Point, CA	20.5	+2.1 pts
218	Gilroy, CA	20.5	+3.1 pts
218	La Verne, CA	20.5	+4.5 pts
218	Manhattan Beach, CA	20.5	+4.9 pts
218	Santa Fe Springs, CA	20.5	+5.5 pts
218	Soledad, CA	20.5	+4.2 pts
224	Chino, CA	20.4	+3.1 pts
224	Fairfield, CA	20.4	+2.4 pts
224	Huntington Beach, CA	20.4	+2.1 pts
224	Oakley, CA	20.4	+1.3 pts
224	Orange, CA	20.4	+2.2 pts
229	Laguna Niguel, CA	20.3	+2.3 pts
229	Lakewood, CA	20.3	+4.7 pts
229	Morgan Hill, CA	20.3	+3.4 pts
229	Murrieta, CA	20.3	+2.8 pts
229	Pasadena, CA	20.3	+4.9 pts
229	Piedmont, CA	20.3	+4.2 pts
229	San Juan Capistrano, CA	20.3	+2.4 pts
229	Temecula, CA	20.3	+2.8 pts
237	Covina, CA	20.2	+4.3 pts
237	La Puente, CA	20.2	+4.5 pts
237	Laguna Beach, CA	20.2	+2.7 pts
237	Montebello, CA	20.2	+5.1 pts
237	Norwalk, CA	20.2	+4.9 pts
242	Blythe, CA	20.1	+3.9 pts
242	Culver City, CA	20.1	+5.2 pts
242	Indio, CA	20.1	+2.7 pts
242	Jurupa Valley, CA	20.1	+2.2 pts
242	Loma Linda, CA	20.1	+3.3 pts
242	Menifee, CA	20.1	+2.8 pts
242	Moreno Valley, CA	20.1	+2.8 pts
242	Novato, CA	20.1	+3.1 pts
242	Suisun City, CA	20.1	+2.4 pts

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Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had a depressive disorder. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in California by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/california-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest depression in adults, local model estimate?

Arcata, CA, with 28.9% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Cupertino, CA, with 13.1% in 2022.

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