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National Health Center Program Uniform Data System (UDS) Look-Alike Data

Explore national Health Center Program look-alike data on patient characteristics, services provided, clinical processes and health outcomes, patients' use of services, staffing, costs, and revenues by viewing expanded summaries of UDS tables and a summary of key UDS data measures over the last five years. Also see national Health Center Program awardee UDS data.

Total Number of Reporting Look-Alikes: 117

Reporting Period: 2022

Total Patients Served: 1,039,048

Reporting Source: Uniform Data System (UDS) Report

Community Health Center Quality Recognition (CHQR) Badges

The CHQR badges recognize Health Center Program awardees and LALs that have made notable quality improvement achievements in the areas of access, quality, health equity, and health information technology for the most recent UDS reporting period. Additionally, COVID-19 badges were introduced to recognize health centers’ contributions to the public health emergency response in the areas of data collection, testing, and vaccinations. Learn more.

National Quality Leader
2.56 %
Health Center Quality Leader - Gold
4.27 %
Health Center Quality Leader - Silver
5.98 %
Health Center Quality Leader - Bronze
3.42 %
Access Enhancer
19.66 %
Health Disparities Reducer
16.24 %
Advancing Health Information Technology (HIT) for Quality
38.46 %
COVID-19 Public Health Champion Badge
15.38 %
Social Risk Factors
11.97 %

Note that percentages represent the number of look-alikes that met the criteria for each CHQR badge from a denominator of look-alikes that reported UDS data.

Expanded Summaries for 2022 UDS Data Tables

The UDS includes tables that provide consistent demographic, clinical, operational, and financial data. View national aggregated summaries of UDS health center look-alike data. For more detailed descriptions of UDS tables, visit the UDS Resources page to access UDS manuals and other reporting documentation.


Go to the HRSA Electronic Reading Room to download publicly available UDS data. Visit the Data Downloads page to download a list of federally-funded Health Center Service Delivery and Look–Alike Sites that provide health services.

UDS Data Five-Year Summary

Select five-year national summaries of look-alike data: Age and Race/Ethnicity, Patient Characteristics, Services, Clinical, and Cost.

Age and Race / Ethnicity 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Patients 885,031 595,030 679,010 955,065 1,039,048
Age (% of total patients)
% Children (< 18 years) 30.91 % 28.63 % 27.32 % 29.56 % 28.80 %
Children (< 18 years) 273,580 170,354 185,522 282,334 299,297
% Adults (18 – 64 years) 59.18 % 60.57 % 61.54 % 59.21 % 59.25 %
Adults (18 – 64 years) 523,768 360,415 417,896 565,477 615,678
% Older Adults (Age 65 and over) 9.91 % 10.80 % 11.13 % 11.23 % 11.94 %
Older Adults (Age 65 and over) 87,683 64,261 75,592 107,254 124,073
Patients By Race & Ethnicity (% known)
% Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 71.16 % 63.82 % 61.94 % 62.09 % 60.23 %
Number of Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients 554,292 342,016 378,956 536,009 567,294
% Hispanic/Latino Patients 41.35 % 30.54 % 31.12 % 33.73 % 33.26 %
Number of Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity Patients 337,349 171,417 199,907 302,931 323,148
% Non-Hispanic White Patients 34.02 % 40.71 % 43.43 % 43.38 % 45.14 %
Number of Non-Hispanic White Patients 224,597 193,852 232,831 327,314 374,564
% Asian Patients * 8.30 % 9.49 % 8.33 % 7.69 % 7.83 %
Number of Asian Patients * 54,794 45,174 44,636 58,001 64,990
% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 0.61 % 0.61 % 0.47 % 0.65 % 0.63 %
Number of Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Patients * 4,058 2,916 2,526 4,883 5,231
% Black/African American Patients * 23.71 % 24.71 % 23.76 % 22.39 % 20.72 %
Number of Black/African American * 156,562 117,645 127,371 168,927 171,940
% American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 0.76 % 0.90 % 0.96 % 0.95 % 0.93 %
Number of American Indian/Alaska Native Patients * 5,022 4,278 5,143 7,192 7,741
% More than one race Patients * 2.22 % 3.08 % 2.94 % 3.09 % 3.12 %
Number of Patients with More than one race * 14,628 14,649 15,755 23,320 25,916
Total Patients with Known Race Ethnicity (Denominator) 660,268 476,140 536,106 754,593 829,835
Total Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Patients (Denominator) 778,889 535,868 611,787 863,323 941,858
Total Hispanic/Latino & Non-Hispanic Latino Patients (Denominator for Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity) 815,829 561,330 642,454 898,142 971,696
Language (% known)
% Best Served in a Language other than English 33.57 % 21.87 % 23.02 % 23.24 % 22.86 %
Number of Patients Best Served in a Language Other than English 297,149 130,115 156,330 221,936 237,545
Patient Characteristics 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Income Status (% of patients with known income)
Total Patients with Known Income (Denominator) 587,233 380,226 411,795 553,034 611,363
% Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 91.58 % 89.25 % 88.02 % 86.88 % 87.88 %
Patients at or Below 200% of Federal Poverty Guideline 537,803 339,335 362,482 480,453 537,258
% Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 72.59 % 64.89 % 63.15 % 61.27 % 60.96 %
Patients at or Below 100% of Federal Poverty Guideline (included in above) 426,279 246,718 260,046 338,846 372,682
Insurance Status (% of total patients)
% None/Uninsured Patients 16.16 % 14.12 % 12.22 % 10.22 % 9.17 %
None/Uninsured Patients 143,011 84,028 83,001 97,625 95,239
% None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 7.00 % 7.73 % 6.52 % 5.36 % 5.80 %
None/Uninsured Children (<18 years) 19,144 13,176 12,092 15,136 17,371
% Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 57.84 % 54.76 % 53.21 % 53.37 % 53.85 %
Medicaid/CHIP Patients * 511,870 325,843 361,335 509,711 559,513
% Medicare Patients 10.64 % 12.50 % 12.51 % 12.37 % 12.46 %
Medicare Patients 94,128 74,353 84,923 118,114 129,482
% Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 4.89 % 4.85 % 4.64 % 4.89 % 5.09 %
Dually Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) 43,310 28,857 31,530 46,736 52,899
% Other Third-Party Patients 15.37 % 18.62 % 22.05 % 24.04 % 24.52 %
Other Third-Party Patients 136,022 110,806 149,751 229,615 254,814
Total Patients 885,031 595,030 679,010 955,065 1,039,048
Children (< 18 years) 273,580 170,354 185,522 282,334 299,297
Special Populations
% Homeless Patients 1.31 % 1.67 % 1.27 % 1.37 % 1.81 %
Total Homeless Patients 11,595 9,941 8,594 13,068 18,853
% Total Agricultural Workers or Dependents 1.91 % 1.90 % 1.72 % 1.17 % 1.40 %
Total Agricultural Workers or Dependents 16,889 11,293 11,654 11,174 14,507
% Public Housing Patients 27.00 % 6.88 % 7.90 % 8.19 % 8.73 %
Total Patients Served at a Health Center Located In or Immediately Accessible to a Public Housing Site 238,929 40,946 53,658 78,239 90,723
% School-Based Service Site Patients 0.95 % 0.92 % 0.80 % 0.81 % 0.84 %
School-Based Service Site Patients 8,410 5,476 5,433 7,740 8,698
% Veterans Patients 0.94 % 1.32 % 1.34 % 0.97 % 1.01 %
Veterans Patients 8,360 7,853 9,074 9,302 10,453
Number of Female Patients (ages 15-44) 225,814 147,539 171,440 232,651 260,687
% Patients Under 15 Who are Female 21.92 % 20.41 % 19.51 % 21.28 % 20.17 %
Number of Patients Under 15 Who are Female 113,638 69,900 75,741 114,763 119,540
Patients 15-64 Who are Female 67.86 % 68.47 % 69.01 % 67.09 % 67.50 %
Number of Patients 15-64 Who are Female 351,828 234,497 267,916 361,894 400,056
Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 10.23 % 11.12 % 11.48 % 11.64 % 12.33 %
Number of Patients 65 and Over Who are Female 53,029 38,094 44,566 62,766 73,078
Total Female Patients (Denominator) 518,495 342,491 388,223 539,423 592,674
Patients by Sexual Orientation
% Lesbian or Gay (% of known) 2.28 % 2.90 % 4.33 % 3.88 % 4.00 %
% Heterosexual or straight (% of known) 95.98 % 95.14 % 91.29 % 92.97 % 92.32 %
% Bisexual (% of known) 1.05 % 1.32 % 1.71 % 2.03 % 2.44 %
% Other (% of known) 0.69 % 0.65 % 2.66 % 1.12 % 1.24 %
% Dont know (% of total) 49.73 % 37.42 % 2.90 % 3.38 % 3.47 %
% Chose not to disclose (% of total) - Patients by Sexual Orientation 5.09 % 4.87 % 4.90 % 6.48 % 7.62 %
% Unknown sexual orientation (% of total patients) 32.80 % 32.99 % 29.29 %
Patients by Gender Identity
% Male (% of known) 25.43 % 30.58 % 40.15 % 41.14 % 41.66 %
% Female (% of known) 37.06 % 44.25 % 55.92 % 57.03 % 57.38 %
% Transgender Man/Transgender Male/Transmasculine (% of known) 0.12 % 0.21 % 0.52 % 0.50 % 0.50 %
% Transgender Woman/Transgender Female/Transfeminine (% of known) 0.12 % 0.23 % 0.46 % 0.45 % 0.46 %
% Other (% of total) 35.91 % 23.39 % 2.21 % 0.61 % 0.74 %
% Chose not to disclose (% of total) - Patients by Gender Identity 3.65 % 5.40 % 1.79 % 2.01 % 2.38 %
% Unknown gender identity (% of total patients) 23.35 % 27.39 % 23.09 %
Services (% of patients) 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
% Medical Patients 91.16 % 91.76 % 90.53 % 90.59 % 88.88 %
Medical Patients 806,826 546,017 614,738 865,207 923,491
% Dental Patients 9.13 % 9.58 % 8.30 % 8.58 % 9.52 %
Dental Patients 80,786 56,978 56,367 81,925 98,926
% Mental Health Patients 5.11 % 9.06 % 8.70 % 8.52 % 9.04 %
Mental Health Patients 45,265 53,909 59,101 81,414 93,945
% Substance Use Disorder Patients 0.12 % 0.47 % 0.70 % 0.95 % 0.67 %
Substance Use Disorder Patients 1,021 2,781 4,780 9,039 6,934
% Vision Patients 2.79 % 1.17 % 0.89 % 1.16 % 1.22 %
Vision Patients 24,686 6,970 6,026 11,101 12,626
% Enabling Services Patients 4.11 % 5.44 % 4.37 % 6.05 % 7.01 %
Enabling Services Patients 36,360 32,374 29,642 57,739 72,813
Total Patients 885,031 595,030 679,010 955,065 1,039,048
Clinical Data 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Patients
Medical Conditions (% of Patients with Medical Conditions)
% Hypertension Patients * 27.07 % 27.18 % 28.01 % 28.05 % 25.90 %
Number of Hypertension Patients * 149,028 104,648 123,598 168,801 167,981
% Diabetes Patients * 15.28 % 14.60 % 14.12 % 13.81 % 14.42 %
Number of Diabetes Patients * 81,000 54,031 59,782 79,714 89,430
% Asthma 5.81 % 5.34 % 5.45 % 5.09 % 5.13 %
Number of Asthma Patients 46,868 29,160 33,510 44,069 47,407
% Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1.53 % 1.49 % 1.70 % 1.52 % 1.60 %
Number of Symptomatic/Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 12,356 8,148 10,444 13,144 14,793
Prenatal
Number of Prenatal Care Patients 23,158 12,602 14,117 16,114 19,845
Number of Prenatal Care Patients who Delivered 13,199 7,144 8,119 8,994 10,911
Quality of Care Measures
Perinatal Health
Early Entry into Prenatal Care (first visit in first trimester) 72.23 % 76.46 % 76.57 % 72.80 % 74.86 %
Number of Access to Prenatal Care (First Prenatal Visit in 1st Trimester) 16,727 9,635 10,810 11,731 14,855
% Low and Very Low Birth Weight 7.34 % 7.55 % 7.22 % 7.77 % 8.36 %
Number of Newborns with Low Birth Weight 971 542 587 711 784
Preventive Health Screening & Services
Cervical Cancer Screening * 53.99 % 51.44 % 46.29 % 45.37 % 47.93 %
Number of Cervical Cancer Screening Patients * 134,854 83,791 82,314 109,356 125,958
Breast Cancer Screening 47.74 % 44.58 % 49.25 %
Number of Female Patients Aged 51 through 73 who had a mammogram to screen for breast cancer 35,784 49,204 59,169
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents * 68.76 % 64.67 % 59.66 % 59.31 % 60.84 %
Number of Children Age 3-16 with Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity * 124,220 71,574 69,234 113,962 124,516
Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan * 55.88 % 56.40 % 52.00 % 47.43 % 48.33 %
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 18 and Older with Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up * 282,769 200,739 201,969 254,138 283,889
Percent Adults Screened for Tobacco Use and Receiving Cessation Intervention * 81.25 % 79.61 % 77.76 % 74.76 % 76.53 %
Number of Adult Medical Patients Age 18 and Older Screened for Tobacco Use and Received Cessation Counseling * 335,740 222,995 231,562 317,844 368,563
Colorectal Cancer Screening * 47.39 % 42.61 % 39.01 % 37.68 % 40.77 %
Number of Patients Screened for Colorectal Cancer * 92,351 59,696 60,025 78,851 92,930
Childhood Immunization Status * 47.24 % 42.73 % 40.77 % 37.94 % 31.93 %
Number of Children Under Age 3 Who Received Appropriate Childhood Immunizations * 6,586 3,475 3,371 5,004 4,432
Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan * 64.47 % 57.24 % 53.60 % 53.92 % 57.14 %
Number of Patients Screened for Clinical Depression and if Positive had a Follow-Up Plan Documented * 337,995 205,723 213,188 288,377 323,843
Depression Remission at Twelve Months 14.46 % 15.21 % 16.45 %
Number of Patients 12 years of age and older with major depression or dysthymia who reached remission 12 months (+/- 60 days) after an index event 1,824 1,981 2,219
Dental Sealants for Children between 6-9 Years 49.44 % 53.93 % 55.40 % 39.79 % 49.25 %
Number of Children Age 6-9 Who Received Dental Sealants 1,001 1,089 610 1,202 1,454
HIV Screening 25.56 % 30.02 % 35.91 %
Number of Patients 15 through 65 years of age who were tested for HIV when within age range 81,579 150,987 201,250
Chronic Disease Management
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease * 70.86 % 70.27 % 69.25 % 73.50 %
Number of Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events who were Prescribed or were on Statin Therapy * 37,463 43,904 66,786 94,236
Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antiplatelet * 76.66 % 72.24 % 72.54 % 72.35 % 70.15 %
Number of Patients Age 18 and Older Diagnosed with Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic * 14,888 10,523 11,501 15,488 17,782
Controlling High Blood Pressure * 61.95 % 62.98 % 55.71 % 57.03 % 59.97 %
Number of Patients with Hypertension (HTN) Whose Blood Pressure (BP) was Controlled (< 140/90 mmHg) * 92,328 65,903 68,852 96,269 100,745
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control * 33.45 % 33.50 % 36.70 % 33.28 % 29.65 %
Number of Diabetic Patients with Poorly Controlled Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c > 9%) or No Test During Year * 27,095 18,099 21,940 26,529 26,513
% of Patients seen for follow-up within 30 days of first ever HIV diagnosis 72.93 % 88.84 % 80.37 % 87.89 % 85.29 %
Number of HIV Patients Who were Newly Diagnosed HIV and Received Follow-up Treatment 167 207 172 370 435
Cost Data 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Cost $917,891,445 $656,615,219 $811,926,343 $1,155,901,732 $1,402,681,015
Total Accrued Cost per Patient $1,037.13 $1,103.50 $1,195.75 $1,210.29 $1,349.97

Footnotes

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