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QuickStats: Health Center Visit Rates,* by Age and Sex — United States, 2024
Weekly / July 23, 2026 / 75(28);367
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* Based on a sample of approximately 123.8 million visits to health centers. Health centers are community-based clinics that offer primary health care to underserved communities. Visit rates (number of visits per 1,000 population), with 95% CIs indicated by error bars, are based on July 1, 2024, estimates of the U.S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population developed by the U.S. Census Bureau.
In 2024, visit rates to health centers were similar among girls (318.0 per 1,000 population) and boys (327.7) aged 0–17 years. However, visit rates were significantly higher among women aged 18–34 years (484.4) and aged 35–54 years (516.6) compared with men in the same age groups (176.5 and 271.5, respectively). The observed difference by sex was not statistically significant among adults aged ≥55 years.
Supplementary Table: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/257653#tabs-3
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey Health Center Component, 2024. National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
Reported by: Loredana Santo, MD, lsanto@cdc.gov; Zachary Peters, MPH; Jill J. Ashman, PhD.
Suggested citation for this article: QuickStats: Health Center Visit Rates, by Age and Sex — United States, 2024. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2026;75:367. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7528a3.
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