Counties in California by diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate

Trinity County had the highest diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate of 58 counties in 2021, at 15.6%. Yolo County had the lowest, at 9.3%. The median was 11.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest15.6Trinity County
Lowest9.3Yolo County
Median11.958 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Alameda County: 10.1 %Alpine County: 11.8 %Amador County: 11.9 %Butte County: 10.7 %Calaveras County: 13.4 %Colusa County: 13.1 %Contra Costa County: 10.5 %Del Norte County: 12.9 %El Dorado County: 10.3 %Fresno County: 12.7 %Glenn County: 12.8 %Humboldt County: 11.3 %Imperial County: 15.2 %Inyo County: 11.9 %Kern County: 12.8 %Kings County: 12 %Lake County: 13.7 %Lassen County: 10.8 %Los Angeles County: 12.5 %Madera County: 13.3 %Marin County: 9.5 %Mariposa County: 12.8 %Mendocino County: 12.8 %Merced County: 12.9 %Modoc County: 14.3 %Mono County: 10.1 %Monterey County: 12 %Napa County: 10.7 %Nevada County: 11.1 %Orange County: 10.6 %Placer County: 9.4 %Plumas County: 12.7 %Riverside County: 12 %Sacramento County: 11.4 %San Benito County: 11 %San Bernardino County: 12.4 %San Diego County: 10.3 %San Francisco County: 9.8 %San Joaquin County: 12.3 %San Luis Obispo County: 10.2 %San Mateo County: 10.2 %Santa Barbara County: 10.7 %Santa Clara County: 9.6 %Santa Cruz County: 9.7 %Shasta County: 11.4 %Sierra County: 12.8 %Siskiyou County: 13.7 %Solano County: 11.5 %Sonoma County: 10.3 %Stanislaus County: 12.1 %Sutter County: 12.3 %Tehama County: 13.2 %Trinity County: 15.6 %Tulare County: 13.5 %Tuolumne County: 11.6 %Ventura County: 10.9 %Yolo County: 9.3 %Yuba County: 11.1 %
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%, 2021. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Trinity County: 15.6 %Trinity County15.6Imperial County: 15.2 %Imperial County15.2Modoc County: 14.3 %Modoc County14.3Lake County: 13.7 %Lake County13.7Siskiyou County: 13.7 %Siskiyou County13.7Tulare County: 13.5 %Tulare County13.5Calaveras County: 13.4 %Calaveras County13.4Madera County: 13.3 %Madera County13.3Tehama County: 13.2 %Tehama County13.2Colusa County: 13.1 %Colusa County13.1Del Norte County: 12.9 %Del Norte County12.9Merced County: 12.9 %Merced County12.9Glenn County: 12.8 %Glenn County12.8Kern County: 12.8 %Kern County12.8Mariposa County: 12.8 %Mariposa County12.8Mendocino County: 12.8 %Mendocino County12.8Sierra County: 12.8 %Sierra County12.8Fresno County: 12.7 %Fresno County12.7Plumas County: 12.7 %Plumas County12.7Los Angeles County: 12.5 %Los Angeles County12.5San Bernardino County: 12.4 %San Bernardino County12.4San Joaquin County: 12.3 %San Joaquin County12.3Sutter County: 12.3 %Sutter County12.3Stanislaus County: 12.1 %Stanislaus County12.1Kings County: 12 %Kings County12Monterey County: 12 %Monterey County12Riverside County: 12 %Riverside County12Amador County: 11.9 %Amador County11.9Inyo County: 11.9 %Inyo County11.9Alpine County: 11.8 %Alpine County11.8Tuolumne County: 11.6 %Tuolumne County11.6Solano County: 11.5 %Solano County11.5Sacramento County: 11.4 %Sacramento County11.4Shasta County: 11.4 %Shasta County11.4Humboldt County: 11.3 %Humboldt County11.3Nevada County: 11.1 %Nevada County11.1Yuba County: 11.1 %Yuba County11.1San Benito County: 11 %San Benito County11Ventura County: 10.9 %Ventura County10.9Lassen County: 10.8 %Lassen County10.8Butte County: 10.7 %Butte County10.7Napa County: 10.7 %Napa County10.7Santa Barbara County: 10.7 %Santa Barbara County10.7Orange County: 10.6 %Orange County10.6Contra Costa County: 10.5 %Contra Costa County10.5El Dorado County: 10.3 %El Dorado County10.3San Diego County: 10.3 %San Diego County10.3Sonoma County: 10.3 %Sonoma County10.3San Luis Obispo County: 10.2 %San Luis Obispo County10.2San Mateo County: 10.2 %San Mateo County10.2Alameda County: 10.1 %Alameda County10.1Mono County: 10.1 %Mono County10.1San Francisco County: 9.8 %San Francisco County9.8Santa Cruz County: 9.7 %Santa Cruz County9.7Santa Clara County: 9.6 %Santa Clara County9.6Marin County: 9.5 %Marin County9.5Placer County: 9.4 %Placer County9.4Yolo County: 9.3 %Yolo County9.3Trinity County: 15.6 %Trinity County15.6Imperial County: 15.2 %Imperial County15.2Modoc County: 14.3 %Modoc County14.3Lake County: 13.7 %Lake County13.7Siskiyou County: 13.7 %Siskiyou County13.7Tulare County: 13.5 %Tulare County13.5Calaveras County: 13.4 %Calaveras County13.4Madera County: 13.3 %Madera County13.3Tehama County: 13.2 %Tehama County13.2Colusa County: 13.1 %Colusa County13.1Del Norte County: 12.9 %Del Norte County12.9Merced County: 12.9 %Merced County12.9Glenn County: 12.8 %Glenn County12.8Kern County: 12.8 %Kern County12.8Mariposa County: 12.8 %Mariposa County12.8Mendocino County: 12.8 %Mendocino County12.8Sierra County: 12.8 %Sierra County12.8Fresno County: 12.7 %Fresno County12.7Plumas County: 12.7 %Plumas County12.7Los Angeles County: 12.5 %Los Angeles County12.5San Bernardino County: 12.4 %San Bernardino County12.4San Joaquin County: 12.3 %San Joaquin County12.3Sutter County: 12.3 %Sutter County12.3Stanislaus County: 12.1 %Stanislaus County12.1Kings County: 12 %Kings County12Monterey County: 12 %Monterey County12Riverside County: 12 %Riverside County12Amador County: 11.9 %Amador County11.9Inyo County: 11.9 %Inyo County11.9Alpine County: 11.8 %Alpine County11.8Tuolumne County: 11.6 %Tuolumne County11.6Solano County: 11.5 %Solano County11.5Sacramento County: 11.4 %Sacramento County11.4Shasta County: 11.4 %Shasta County11.4Humboldt County: 11.3 %Humboldt County11.3Nevada County: 11.1 %Nevada County11.1Yuba County: 11.1 %Yuba County11.1San Benito County: 11 %San Benito County11Ventura County: 10.9 %Ventura County10.9Lassen County: 10.8 %Lassen County10.8Butte County: 10.7 %Butte County10.7Napa County: 10.7 %Napa County10.7Santa Barbara County: 10.7 %Santa Barbara County10.7Orange County: 10.6 %Orange County10.6Contra Costa County: 10.5 %Contra Costa County10.5El Dorado County: 10.3 %El Dorado County10.3San Diego County: 10.3 %San Diego County10.3Sonoma County: 10.3 %Sonoma County10.3San Luis Obispo County: 10.2 %San Luis Obispo County10.2San Mateo County: 10.2 %San Mateo County10.2Alameda County: 10.1 %Alameda County10.1Mono County: 10.1 %Mono County10.1San Francisco County: 9.8 %San Francisco County9.8Santa Cruz County: 9.7 %Santa Cruz County9.7Santa Clara County: 9.6 %Santa Clara County9.6Marin County: 9.5 %Marin County9.5Placer County: 9.4 %Placer County9.4Yolo County: 9.3 %Yolo County9.3
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Percentage of adults who report being told by a doctor or other health professional that they have diabetes, other than diabetes only during pregnancy. 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), diagnosed diabetes 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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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in California by diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in California by diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-diabetes-rate-county-estimate/california-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in California by diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-diabetes-rate-county-estimate/california-counties?period=2021.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in California by diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-diabetes-rate-county-estimate/california-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate?

Trinity County, with 15.6% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate?

Yolo County, with 9.3% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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