Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults

US estimate 77.7% (95% interval 77.4–78.0), age-adjusted 75.7% (75.4–76.0). Published in the 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 releases.

Population: All Adults
Case definition period: Previous year
Prevalence (crude and age-adjusted)

78.3%median county, 2025middle half 75.9%–80.1%

2,956counties with a 2025 estimaterange 63.4%–87.0%

Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults: CDC's PLACES 2025 release estimates 77.7% nationally (95% confidence interval 77.4–78.0%), or 75.7% age-adjusted, from 2023 BRFSS responses.

Across the 2,956 counties with a 2025 estimate, the median county is 78.3% and the middle half of counties fall between 75.9% and 80.1%; the full range runs from 63.4% to 87.0%. Population-weighted state figures computed by this site (no interval) range from 68.8% (Alaska) to 84.1% (Rhode Island).

CDC advises that areas may be compared on individual measures but that the estimates should not be used to rank overall health; the county lists below are ordered by point estimate and every row carries its 95% confidence interval.

CDC's definition

A multilevel regression and post-stratification approach was applied to BRFSS and ACS data to compute a detailed probability among adults who report having been to a doctor for a routine checkup (e.g., a general physical exam, not an exam for a specific injury, illness, or condition) in the previous year. The probability was then applied to the detailed population estimates at the appropriate geographic level to generate the prevalence. The 95% confidence interval was derived using Monte Carlo simulation.

CDC's notes: None

Quoted from CDC's PLACES measure definitions (cdc.gov/places/measure-definitions). BRFSS is the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the telephone survey the model is trained on.

National distribution across counties

63.4%75.2%87.0%

Crude county point estimates in the 2025 release, 24 equal bins. Deciles: 10th 72.6%, 25th 75.9%, median 78.3%, 75th 80.1%, 90th 81.6%. Counties without a 2025 estimate (Kentucky, Pennsylvania and the states without the social-needs module) are excluded here.

By state

Crude prevalence is the estimated share of all adults. Age-adjusted prevalence is standardised to the 2000 US standard population so that areas with different age structures can be compared. CDC: "Age-adjusted estimates are only available at the county and place-level."

State	State figure, crude (site aggregate)	Lowest county	Highest county	Counties
Rhode Island	84.1%	83.1%	86.1%	5
Louisiana	81.8%	78.6%	85.4%	64
Mississippi	81.5%	77.8%	84.9%	82
Maine	81.2%	79.5%	83.6%	16
West Virginia	81.0%	77.1%	82.9%	55
Delaware	80.9%	79.2%	83.7%	3
Massachusetts	80.9%	78.5%	85.3%	14
New York	80.8%	76.5%	83.8%	62
South Carolina	80.6%	77.7%	85.5%	46
Alabama	80.4%	78.2%	85.0%	67
Connecticut	80.4%	78.0%	82.8%	9
Michigan	80.3%	77.2%	84.3%	83
North Carolina	80.0%	76.5%	85.0%	100
Ohio	79.9%	75.1%	82.0%	88
Indiana	79.7%	76.2%	82.4%	92
Maryland	79.2%	76.2%	83.1%	24
Virginia	79.2%	74.0%	84.5%	133
Arkansas	79.0%	75.1%	83.4%	75
Pennsylvania (2024 release)	78.8%	76.6%	81.3%	67*
Kentucky (2024 release)	78.7%	75.7%	81.3%	120*
Florida	78.4%	74.4%	87.0%	67
Georgia	78.4%	69.4%	83.9%	159
Missouri	78.4%	74.0%	82.1%	115
Tennessee	78.1%	73.5%	81.8%	95
New Jersey	78.0%	74.9%	81.0%	21
Oklahoma	77.9%	75.0%	80.8%	77
Illinois	77.8%	75.0%	81.6%	102
New Hampshire	77.8%	74.7%	79.8%	10
Wisconsin	77.6%	73.6%	81.5%	72
Iowa	77.5%	74.6%	80.1%	99
Hawaii	77.3%	74.2%	78.5%	5
Kansas	76.6%	71.1%	80.5%	105
South Dakota	76.5%	71.0%	80.9%	66
Vermont	76.1%	73.1%	78.8%	14
Nebraska	75.9%	72.5%	79.9%	93
District of Columbia	75.8%	75.8%	75.8%	1
Minnesota	74.8%	71.9%	79.7%	87
North Dakota	74.4%	70.4%	80.0%	53
Idaho	74.3%	67.3%	78.3%	44
Arizona	73.9%	68.6%	79.1%	15
Nevada	73.9%	70.9%	78.3%	17
Texas	73.8%	67.3%	81.9%	253
Oregon	72.6%	70.3%	78.5%	36
Montana	72.4%	68.0%	76.8%	56
California	71.9%	67.8%	77.2%	58
Colorado	71.4%	66.3%	78.1%	64
Washington	70.7%	67.0%	78.7%	39
Utah	70.4%	68.4%	76.2%	29
Wyoming	69.7%	66.9%	74.3%	23
New Mexico	69.0%	65.0%	76.6%	33
Alaska	68.8%	63.4%	72.5%	30

State	State figure, age-adjusted (site aggregate)	Counties
Rhode Island	82.7%	5
Louisiana	80.4%	64
Mississippi	80.1%	82
Massachusetts	79.4%	14
New York	79.2%	62
Alabama	78.7%	67
South Carolina	78.7%	46
North Carolina	78.5%	100
Connecticut	78.4%	9
Delaware	78.4%	3
Michigan	78.4%	83
West Virginia	78.4%	55
Maine	78.3%	16
Indiana	78.2%	92
Ohio	78.0%	88
Virginia	77.7%	133
Maryland	77.5%	24
Georgia	77.4%	159
Arkansas	77.3%	75
District of Columbia	77.0%	1
Kentucky (2024 release)	77.0%	120*
Oklahoma	76.8%	77
Pennsylvania (2024 release)	76.7%	67*
Tennessee	76.6%	95
Missouri	76.5%	115
Illinois	76.1%	102
New Jersey	76.1%	21
Iowa	75.6%	99
Florida	75.5%	67
Wisconsin	75.4%	72
Kansas	75.1%	105
New Hampshire	75.0%	10
Hawaii	74.6%	5
South Dakota	74.5%	66
Nebraska	74.3%	93
North Dakota	73.3%	53
Texas	73.3%	253
Vermont	73.0%	14
Minnesota	72.8%	87
Idaho	72.6%	44
Nevada	72.1%	17
Arizona	71.8%	15
Utah	70.9%	29
California	70.6%	58
Colorado	70.5%	64
Oregon	70.4%	36
Montana	69.7%	56
Washington	69.2%	39
Alaska	68.2%	30
Wyoming	67.1%	23
New Mexico	66.3%	33

State figures are population-weighted county estimates computed by this site (PLACES publishes no state row) and carry no interval; they are listed by point estimate, which is not a ranking of states' health. Lowest and highest county columns are crude point estimates. * This measure was not published for the state in the 2025 release; its figure, county count and county range come from the release in brackets, the most recent that has them.

Highest county estimates

County	Crude	95% interval
Sumter County, FL	87.0%	84.6–89.1
Bristol County, RI	86.1%	83.2–88.8
Kent County, RI	85.6%	83.0–87.9
Washington County, RI	85.5%	82.9–87.9
McCormick County, SC	85.5%	82.8–87.9
Tensas Parish, LA	85.4%	82.5–88.0
Newport County, RI	85.4%	82.7–87.8
Barnstable County, MA	85.3%	82.6–87.5
Greene County, AL	85.0%	82.1–87.7
Northampton County, NC	85.0%	82.0–87.5
Sharkey County, MS	84.9%	82.8–86.7
Jefferson County, MS	84.8%	81.8–87.5
Jefferson Davis County, MS	84.6%	81.6–87.2
Humphreys County, MS	84.5%	81.4–87.2
Northumberland County, VA	84.5%	81.6–87.3
Ontonagon County, MI	84.3%	81.3–86.9
Brunswick County, NC	84.3%	81.3–86.9
Dallas County, AL	84.2%	81.0–86.8
Alcona County, MI	84.2%	81.2–86.9
Coahoma County, MS	84.2%	81.2–86.9

County	Age-adj.	95% interval
Bristol County, RI	84.0%	80.7–87.0
Kent County, RI	83.7%	80.7–86.3
Claiborne County, MS	83.4%	80.1–86.3
Leflore County, MS	83.2%	80.0–86.2
Washington County, RI	83.2%	80.3–85.9
Holmes County, MS	83.1%	79.9–86.1
Coahoma County, MS	83.0%	79.8–85.9
Jefferson County, MS	82.9%	79.6–85.9
Bolivar County, MS	82.8%	79.5–85.8
Tunica County, MS	82.7%	79.3–85.7
Hinds County, MS	82.6%	79.4–85.5
Humphreys County, MS	82.5%	79.1–85.5
Newport County, RI	82.5%	79.3–85.4
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	82.4%	79.3–85.3
Sumter County, AL	82.3%	78.9–85.4
Macon County, AL	82.2%	78.8–85.2
Caddo Parish, LA	82.2%	78.8–85.3
Providence County, RI	82.2%	79.5–84.8
Quitman County, MS	82.1%	78.9–85.1
Montgomery County, AL	82.0%	78.7–85.0

Lowest county estimates

County	Crude	95% interval
Aleutians West Census Area, AK	63.4%	58.4–68.4
Bethel Census Area, AK	63.6%	59.4–68.2
Dillingham Census Area, AK	63.7%	59.1–68.2
Nome Census Area, AK	64.0%	59.3–68.3
Kusilvak Census Area, AK	64.1%	59.3–69.1
Aleutians East Borough, AK	64.2%	59.2–69.1
North Slope Borough, AK	64.6%	59.8–69.1
Roosevelt County, NM	65.0%	60.1–69.6
Lea County, NM	65.0%	60.0–69.6
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	65.8%	62.0–69.3
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK	65.9%	61.6–70.0
McKinley County, NM	66.1%	61.5–70.5
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK	66.1%	61.3–70.8
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK	66.1%	62.3–69.7
Eddy County, NM	66.3%	61.6–70.8
Crowley County, CO	66.3%	61.4–70.9
Curry County, NM	66.4%	61.9–71.0
Fremont County, WY	66.9%	62.9–71.0
Whitman County, WA	67.0%	62.8–70.6
Denali Borough, AK	67.1%	62.5–71.5

County	Age-adj.	95% interval
Kalawao County, HI	60.2%	55.8–64.1
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK	62.4%	58.4–66.2
Fremont County, WY	63.1%	58.8–67.6
Dillingham Census Area, AK	63.5%	58.9–68.1
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK	64.2%	59.7–68.4
Big Horn County, WY	64.4%	59.7–68.8
Weston County, WY	64.5%	59.6–68.9
Lewis County, WA	64.6%	60.5–68.7
Guadalupe County, NM	64.6%	59.2–69.3
Aleutians East Borough, AK	64.6%	59.9–69.4
Washakie County, WY	64.7%	59.7–69.2
Bristol Bay Borough, AK	64.8%	60.1–69.3
Roosevelt County, NM	64.9%	59.9–69.6
Petersburg Borough, AK	64.9%	60.3–69.6
Bethel Census Area, AK	64.9%	60.8–69.4
Aleutians West Census Area, AK	64.9%	60.2–69.7
Union County, NM	65.0%	60.2–70.0
Yakutat City and Borough, AK	65.0%	60.1–69.8
Uinta County, WY	65.1%	60.5–69.5
Taos County, NM	65.1%	60.1–69.7

Twenty counties at each end by point estimate. Small counties have wide intervals; many of these intervals overlap one another, so the order within each list is not a meaningful ranking. CDC: "the data should not be used for ranking the overall health of any county, place, census tract, or ZCTA."

National estimate by release

Release	Crude	Age-adjusted	BRFSS year
2022 release	74.7% 74.3–75.0	73.0%	2020
2023 release	73.6% 73.3–73.9	71.8%	2021
2024 release	76.1% 75.9–76.4	74.2%	2022
2025 release	77.7% 77.4–78.0	75.7%	2023

CDC's US row from each release's county file, for reference. Survey questions and modelling details change between releases; see the release pages.

Questions and answers

How does PLACES define "visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults"?

A multilevel regression and post-stratification approach was applied to BRFSS and ACS data to compute a detailed probability among adults who report having been to a doctor for a routine checkup (e.g., a general physical exam, not an exam for a specific injury, illness, or condition) in the previous year. The probability was then applied to the detailed population estimates at the appropriate geographic level to generate the prevalence. The 95% confidence interval was derived using Monte Carlo simulation. Population: All Adults. Time period of case definition: Previous year.

What is the national estimate for annual Checkup?

77.7% (95% confidence interval 77.4–78.0%) crude and 75.7% age-adjusted in the 2025 release.

Which counties have the highest and lowest estimates?

The highest county point estimate is 87.0% (Sumter County, FL) and the lowest 63.4% (Aleutians West Census Area, AK). Because the intervals for neighbouring positions usually overlap, the lists are a reference for point estimates, not a ranking.

Is a higher figure better or worse?

This site does not grade measures. CDC groups them as health outcomes, prevention, health risk behaviors, disability, health status and health-related social needs; for prevention measures such as checkups and screening a higher share reports the service, for the others a higher share reports the condition or circumstance.

Where does this data come from?

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release (data updated 4 Dec 2025); the definition text is CDC's own from its measure definitions pages.

Provenance

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release (data updated 4 Dec 2025), with the 2022, 2023, 2024 releases for reference; US government work, public domain. Dataset on data.cdc.gov. Boundaries and ZIP-to-county relationships: US Census Bureau. Percentages are shown to one decimal as CDC publishes them; state figures are population-weighted means computed by this site. Definition text is CDC's own, from the PLACES measure definitions pages (public domain), with its burden narrative and references omitted. Processing errors are corrected at the next daily build; see corrections. Generated 30 Sep 2026.