Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are community-based health centers that are funded in part by HRSA, a sector of Medicare and Medicaid, to treat underserved patients in their communities. As of 2021, California had the largest number of community health centers with 174 centers throughout the state. Delaware had the fewest number of community health centers with just 3 centers throughout the state. This statistic presents the number of Community Health Centers (CHCs) in the U.S. in 2021, by state.
Number of Community Health Centers (CHCs) in the U.S. in 2021, by state*
* For purposes of these data, Community Health Centers (CHCs) include Federally-Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), which meet federal health center requirements and receive federal grants under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. Other community health centers known as "look-alikes,” which also meet federal health center requirements but do not receive Section 330 grants, are not included. There are approximately 100 look-alikes nationwide.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (September 15, 2022). Number of Community Health Centers (CHCs) in the U.S. in 2021, by state* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/685372/number-of-federally-funded-fqhcs-by-state/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Number of Community Health Centers (CHCs) in the U.S. in 2021, by state*." Chart. September 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/685372/number-of-federally-funded-fqhcs-by-state/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2022). Number of Community Health Centers (CHCs) in the U.S. in 2021, by state*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/685372/number-of-federally-funded-fqhcs-by-state/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Number of Community Health Centers (Chcs) in The U.S. in 2021, by State*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/685372/number-of-federally-funded-fqhcs-by-state/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Number of Community Health Centers (CHCs) in the U.S. in 2021, by state* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/685372/number-of-federally-funded-fqhcs-by-state/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Number of Community Health Centers (CHCs) in the U.S. in 2021, by state* [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, September 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/685372/number-of-federally-funded-fqhcs-by-state/
