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Cities in California by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate

Mendota, CA had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 376 cities in 2022, at 24.6%. Laguna Woods, CA had the lowest, at 8.1%. The median was 16.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest24.6Mendota, CA
Lowest8.1Laguna Woods, CA
Median16.4376 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

Mendota, CA: 24.6 %Mendota, CA24.6Cudahy, CA: 22.9 %Cudahy, CA22.9Arvin, CA: 22.7 %Arvin, CA22.7Arcata, CA: 22.5 %Arcata, CA22.5McFarland, CA: 22.4 %McFarland, CA22.4Bell Gardens, CA: 22.3 %Bell Gardens, CA22.3Lindsay, CA: 22.3 %Lindsay, CA22.3Twentynine Palms, CA: 22.2 %Twentynine Palms, CA22.2King City, CA: 21.6 %King City, CA21.6Parlier, CA: 21.6 %Parlier, CA21.6Corcoran, CA: 21.5 %Corcoran, CA21.5Clearlake, CA: 21.4 %Clearlake, CA21.4Madera, CA: 21.3 %Madera, CA21.3Adelanto, CA: 21.2 %Adelanto, CA21.2Barstow, CA: 21.2 %Barstow, CA21.2Farmersville, CA: 21.1 %Farmersville, CA21.1Kerman, CA: 21.1 %Kerman, CA21.1Bell, CA: 21 %Bell, CA21Red Bluff, CA: 21 %Red Bluff, CA21Anderson, CA: 20.9 %Anderson, CA20.9Chowchilla, CA: 20.8 %Chowchilla, CA20.8Compton, CA: 20.8 %Compton, CA20.8Greenfield, CA: 20.7 %Greenfield, CA20.7Lynwood, CA: 20.7 %Lynwood, CA20.7Marysville, CA: 20.7 %Marysville, CA20.7Oroville, CA: 20.7 %Oroville, CA20.7Maywood, CA: 20.6 %Maywood, CA20.6San Luis Obispo, CA: 20.6 %San Luis Obispo, CA20.6Shafter, CA: 20.6 %Shafter, CA20.6Coachella, CA: 20.5 %Coachella, CA20.5Huntington Park, CA: 20.5 %Huntington Park, CA20.5Avenal, CA: 20.4 %Avenal, CA20.4Coalinga, CA: 20.4 %Coalinga, CA20.4San Bernardino, CA: 20.3 %San Bernardino, CA20.3Victorville, CA: 20.3 %Victorville, CA20.3Wasco, CA: 20.3 %Wasco, CA20.3Dinuba, CA: 20.2 %Dinuba, CA20.2Soledad, CA: 20.2 %Soledad, CA20.2Merced, CA: 20.1 %Merced, CA20.1Ceres, CA: 20 %Ceres, CA20Mendota, CA: 24.6 %Mendota, CA24.6Cudahy, CA: 22.9 %Cudahy, CA22.9Arvin, CA: 22.7 %Arvin, CA22.7Arcata, CA: 22.5 %Arcata, CA22.5McFarland, CA: 22.4 %McFarland, CA22.4Bell Gardens, CA: 22.3 %Bell Gardens, CA22.3Lindsay, CA: 22.3 %Lindsay, CA22.3Twentynine Palms, CA: 22.2 %Twentynine Palms, CA22.2King City, CA: 21.6 %King City, CA21.6Parlier, CA: 21.6 %Parlier, CA21.6Corcoran, CA: 21.5 %Corcoran, CA21.5Clearlake, CA: 21.4 %Clearlake, CA21.4Madera, CA: 21.3 %Madera, CA21.3Adelanto, CA: 21.2 %Adelanto, CA21.2Barstow, CA: 21.2 %Barstow, CA21.2Farmersville, CA: 21.1 %Farmersville, CA21.1Kerman, CA: 21.1 %Kerman, CA21.1Bell, CA: 21 %Bell, CA21Red Bluff, CA: 21 %Red Bluff, CA21Anderson, CA: 20.9 %Anderson, CA20.9Chowchilla, CA: 20.8 %Chowchilla, CA20.8Compton, CA: 20.8 %Compton, CA20.8Greenfield, CA: 20.7 %Greenfield, CA20.7Lynwood, CA: 20.7 %Lynwood, CA20.7Marysville, CA: 20.7 %Marysville, CA20.7Oroville, CA: 20.7 %Oroville, CA20.7Maywood, CA: 20.6 %Maywood, CA20.6San Luis Obispo, CA: 20.6 %San Luis Obispo, CA20.6Shafter, CA: 20.6 %Shafter, CA20.6Coachella, CA: 20.5 %Coachella, CA20.5Huntington Park, CA: 20.5 %Huntington Park, CA20.5Avenal, CA: 20.4 %Avenal, CA20.4Coalinga, CA: 20.4 %Coalinga, CA20.4San Bernardino, CA: 20.3 %San Bernardino, CA20.3Victorville, CA: 20.3 %Victorville, CA20.3Wasco, CA: 20.3 %Wasco, CA20.3Dinuba, CA: 20.2 %Dinuba, CA20.2Soledad, CA: 20.2 %Soledad, CA20.2Merced, CA: 20.1 %Merced, CA20.1Ceres, CA: 20 %Ceres, CA20
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Mendota, CA24.6+1.3 pts
2Cudahy, CA22.9+2.8 pts
3Arvin, CA22.7+0.3 pts
4Arcata, CA22.50 pts
5McFarland, CA22.4+0.3 pts
6Bell Gardens, CA22.3+1.7 pts
6Lindsay, CA22.3-0.5 pts
8Twentynine Palms, CA22.2+0.3 pts
9King City, CA21.6+1.2 pts
9Parlier, CA21.6+0.4 pts
11Corcoran, CA21.5+1.6 pts
12Clearlake, CA21.4+0.3 pts
13Madera, CA21.3+1.1 pts
14Adelanto, CA21.2-0.5 pts
14Barstow, CA21.2+0.6 pts
16Farmersville, CA21.1+0.2 pts
16Kerman, CA21.1+1.3 pts
18Bell, CA21+1.9 pts
18Red Bluff, CA21+0.5 pts
20Anderson, CA20.9+1.2 pts
21Chowchilla, CA20.8-1.6 pts
21Compton, CA20.8+1.2 pts
23Greenfield, CA20.7+1.4 pts
23Lynwood, CA20.7+1.4 pts
23Marysville, CA20.7+1.4 pts
23Oroville, CA20.7-0.4 pts
27Maywood, CA20.6+0.8 pts
27San Luis Obispo, CA20.6+0.7 pts
27Shafter, CA20.6+0.4 pts
30Coachella, CA20.5+0.9 pts
30Huntington Park, CA20.5+0.9 pts
32Avenal, CA20.4+0.3 pts
32Coalinga, CA20.4+2.5 pts
34San Bernardino, CA20.3+0.2 pts
34Victorville, CA20.3+1 pts
34Wasco, CA20.3-0.5 pts
37Dinuba, CA20.2+0.7 pts
37Soledad, CA20.2+4.4 pts
39Merced, CA20.1+0.6 pts
40Ceres, CA20+1.4 pts
40Shasta Lake, CA20+1.3 pts
42California City, CA19.9+1.7 pts
42Lancaster, CA19.9+1.2 pts
42Paramount, CA19.9+1.6 pts
42Porterville, CA19.9+0.2 pts
42Susanville, CA19.9+1.6 pts
47Chico, CA19.8-0.1 pts
47Santa Maria, CA19.8+1.7 pts
47Tulare, CA19.8+0.8 pts
50Blythe, CA19.7+2.6 pts
50Perris, CA19.7+1.1 pts
52Newman, CA19.6+2.1 pts
52Selma, CA19.6+1 pts
52South El Monte, CA19.6+1.7 pts
55Delano, CA19.5+0.4 pts
55El Cajon, CA19.5+0.4 pts
55Salinas, CA19.5+1 pts
58Brawley, CA19.4+0.3 pts
58Desert Hot Springs, CA19.4-0.2 pts
58Hesperia, CA19.4+0.3 pts
58South Gate, CA19.4+1.4 pts
58Watsonville, CA19.4+1 pts
63Eureka, CA19.3+0.5 pts
63Exeter, CA19.3+0.5 pts
63Los Banos, CA19.3+1.3 pts
63Palmdale, CA19.3+1 pts
63San Jacinto, CA19.3+1.1 pts
68Hawaiian Gardens, CA19.2+1.3 pts
69Fresno, CA19.1+0.5 pts
69Hawthorne, CA19.1+1.6 pts
69Lompoc, CA19.1+1.7 pts
69Pomona, CA19.1+1.6 pts
73Atwater, CA19+0.5 pts
73Colton, CA19+1.2 pts
73Imperial Beach, CA19+0.8 pts
73Lemoore, CA19+1 pts
73Livingston, CA19+1.3 pts
73Reedley, CA19+0.7 pts
79Inglewood, CA18.9+1.4 pts
79Lawndale, CA18.9+1.8 pts
81Moreno Valley, CA18.8+1.2 pts
81Rialto, CA18.8+0.6 pts
83El Centro, CA18.7+0.9 pts
83Turlock, CA18.7+1 pts
85Apple Valley, CA18.6+1.2 pts
85San Fernando, CA18.6+2.2 pts
85Sanger, CA18.6+0.4 pts
85Yucca Valley, CA18.6+0.6 pts
89Bakersfield, CA18.5+0.2 pts
89Hemet, CA18.5+1.5 pts
89Highland, CA18.5+0.6 pts
89Lake Elsinore, CA18.5+0.7 pts
89Modesto, CA18.5+1 pts
89Riverbank, CA18.5+0.7 pts
89Santa Paula, CA18.5+1.9 pts
96Hanford, CA18.4+0.9 pts
96Oakdale, CA18.4+1.4 pts
96Patterson, CA18.4+0.6 pts
96Santa Cruz, CA18.4+0.2 pts
96Seaside, CA18.4+0.9 pts
96Ukiah, CA18.4+0.7 pts
102Bellflower, CA18.3+1.6 pts
102Calexico, CA18.3+1.3 pts
102Citrus Heights, CA18.3+0.7 pts
102Commerce, CA18.3+1.2 pts
102Montclair, CA18.3+1 pts
102Riverside, CA18.3+1.2 pts
108East Palo Alto, CA18.2+0.9 pts
108Jurupa Valley, CA18.2+0.8 pts
108Oxnard, CA18.2+1.4 pts
108Port Hueneme, CA18.2+1.8 pts
112Escondido, CA18.1+0.5 pts
112Redding, CA18.1+0.5 pts
112Stockton, CA18.1+0.9 pts
112Yuba City, CA18.1+0.4 pts
116Davis, CA18-0.1 pts
116Galt, CA18+0.7 pts
116Long Beach, CA18+1.3 pts
116Ontario, CA18+0.6 pts
116Rancho Cordova, CA18+0.3 pts
116San Pablo, CA18+0.6 pts
116Vista, CA18+0.5 pts
116West Sacramento, CA18+0.9 pts
124Fillmore, CA17.9+2.3 pts
124Los Angeles, CA17.9+1.5 pts
124South Lake Tahoe, CA17.9+0.6 pts
127El Monte, CA17.8+0.7 pts
127Fontana, CA17.8+0.5 pts
127Fortuna, CA17.8-0.4 pts
127Hollister, CA17.8+1.1 pts
127Santa Ana, CA17.8+0.1 pts
132Antioch, CA17.7+0.8 pts
132La Puente, CA17.7+1.2 pts
132Lodi, CA17.7+0.7 pts
132National City, CA17.7+0.1 pts
136Indio, CA17.6+1 pts
136Sacramento, CA17.6+0.4 pts
136Tehachapi, CA17.6+0.7 pts
136Visalia, CA17.6+0.5 pts
140Azusa, CA17.5+0.5 pts
140Baldwin Park, CA17.5+1.3 pts
140Berkeley, CA17.5+0.3 pts
140Kingsburg, CA17.5+1.6 pts
140Marina, CA17.5+1.1 pts
140Oakley, CA17.5+1 pts
140Rohnert Park, CA17.5+0.3 pts
147Pico Rivera, CA17.4+2.3 pts
148Imperial, CA17.3+1.8 pts
148Wildomar, CA17.3+0.9 pts
150Pittsburg, CA17.2+0.7 pts
150Richmond, CA17.2+1 pts
150Ridgecrest, CA17.2+0.5 pts
150Santee, CA17.2+0.8 pts
154Woodland, CA17.1+0.9 pts
155Downey, CA17+1.9 pts
155Lemon Grove, CA17-0.4 pts
155Norwalk, CA17+1.4 pts
155Suisun City, CA17+0.6 pts
159Banning, CA16.9+0.8 pts
159Dixon, CA16.9-0.3 pts
159Fairfield, CA16.9+0.8 pts
159Manteca, CA16.9+0.1 pts
159Montebello, CA16.9+1.5 pts
164El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA16.8+0.7 pts
164Grand Terrace, CA16.8+1.1 pts
164Grass Valley, CA16.8-0.2 pts
164La Mesa, CA16.8+0.5 pts
164Monterey, CA16.8+2.1 pts
164Santa Fe Springs, CA16.8+2 pts
170Corona, CA16.7+1 pts
170Oceanside, CA16.7+0.4 pts
170Ripon, CA16.7+1 pts
170Tracy, CA16.7+1.2 pts
170Vacaville, CA16.7+0.5 pts
175Anaheim, CA16.6+0.5 pts
175Auburn, CA16.6+1 pts
175Cathedral City, CA16.6+0.6 pts
175Clovis, CA16.6+0.7 pts
175San Marcos, CA16.6+0.3 pts
175Yucaipa, CA16.6+0.3 pts
181Grover Beach, CA16.5+0.5 pts
181Norco, CA16.5+1.3 pts
181Oakland, CA16.5+0.1 pts
181Placerville, CA16.5+0.4 pts
181Santa Rosa, CA16.5+0.6 pts
186Lathrop, CA16.4+0.4 pts
186Murrieta, CA16.4+1.2 pts
186Vallejo, CA16.4+0.8 pts
189Beaumont, CA16.3+0.5 pts
189Glendale, CA16.3+1.1 pts
189Lomita, CA16.3+2 pts
189Menifee, CA16.3+1.3 pts
189Napa, CA16.3+1 pts
189San Diego, CA16.3+0.4 pts
195Atascadero, CA16.2+0.9 pts
195Burbank, CA16.2+1.6 pts
195Canyon Lake, CA16.2+1.5 pts
195Costa Mesa, CA16.2+0.2 pts
195Gardena, CA16.2+1.5 pts
195San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA16.2+1.4 pts
195Santa Clarita, CA16.2+1.2 pts
195Stanton, CA16.2-0.2 pts
195Whittier, CA16.2+1.4 pts
204Chino, CA16.1+0.1 pts
204Chula Vista, CA16.1+0.6 pts
204Covina, CA16.1+0.9 pts
204Paradise, CA16.1+0.3 pts
204Santa Barbara, CA16.1+1.2 pts
209Claremont, CA16+1.7 pts
209Gilroy, CA16+0.8 pts
209Redlands, CA16+0.6 pts
209Upland, CA16+0.6 pts
213Hayward, CA15.9+0.1 pts
214Calimesa, CA15.8+1.6 pts
214Concord, CA15.8+0.9 pts
214Orange, CA15.8+0.5 pts
214Temecula, CA15.8+0.8 pts
214West Hollywood, CA15.8+2.1 pts
214Windsor, CA15.8+0.5 pts
220Lakewood, CA15.7+1.3 pts
220Signal Hill, CA15.7+1 pts
222La Habra, CA15.6+0.4 pts
222Rancho Cucamonga, CA15.6+0.3 pts
222Simi Valley, CA15.6+1.1 pts
225Carson, CA15.5+1.5 pts
225Loma Linda, CA15.50 pts
227Glendora, CA15.4+1.2 pts
227Monrovia, CA15.4+1.3 pts
229Brentwood, CA15.3+0.6 pts
229Garden Grove, CA15.3+0.2 pts
229Moorpark, CA15.3+1.1 pts
229Truckee, CA15.3+0.4 pts
233Arroyo Grande, CA15.2+1.3 pts
233Elk Grove, CA15.2+0.2 pts
233Fullerton, CA15.2+0.4 pts
233Goleta, CA15.2+1.2 pts
233Pasadena, CA15.2+1 pts
233Petaluma, CA15.2+0.6 pts
233Rocklin, CA15.2+0.4 pts
233Rosemead, CA15.2+1.1 pts
233Roseville, CA15.2+0.3 pts
242Martinez, CA15+0.8 pts
243American Canyon, CA14.9+0.7 pts
243Buena Park, CA14.90 pts
243Healdsburg, CA14.9+1.2 pts
243Lincoln, CA14.9+0.8 pts
243San Dimas, CA14.9+0.9 pts
243San Rafael, CA14.9+0.9 pts
243Tustin, CA14.9+0.4 pts
243West Covina, CA14.9+1.1 pts

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Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. 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), frequent mental distress 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in California by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in California by frequent mental distress 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-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/california-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Mendota, CA, with 24.6% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Laguna Woods, CA, with 8.1% in 2022.

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