Circle the City
Circle the City is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in Arizona and a Health Center Program awardee, funded in part by Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. Its service delivery sites include Phoenix. In 2025 it served 8,947 patients, up 8.9% from 8,214 in 2024.
See Circle the City in the dashboard →
8,947Patients served, 2025
$4,405Total accrued cost per patient
$435Cost per visit
Circle the City compared with Arizona and the nation, 2025
| Measure | Circle the City | Arizona health centers | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | |||
| Children under 18 | 0.0% | 28.2% | 28.6% |
| Adults 65 and older | 11.9% | 14.7% | 12.8% |
| At or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline | 99.1% | 88.4% | 90.0% |
| Insurance status | |||
| Medicare | 14.8% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| Private insurance | 6.0% | 28.1% | 23.0% |
| Cost | |||
| Total accrued cost per patient | $4,405 | $1,782 | $1,672 |
| Cost per visit | $435 | $404 | $438 |
| Clinical quality | |||
| Cervical cancer screening | 18.2% | 52.7% | 57.0% |
| Colorectal cancer screening | 21.7% | 43.6% | 44.9% |
| Breast cancer screening | 19.4% | 58.8% | 56.0% |
| Controlling high blood pressure | 53.9% | 68.2% | 69.1% |
| Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (lower is better) | 39.6% | 26.9% | 26.3% |
| Depression screening and follow-up | 83.0% | 78.3% | 75.3% |
| Childhood immunization status | 0.0% | 29.3% | 29.5% |
| Tobacco screening and cessation | 81.6% | 82.8% | 84.8% |
| Statin therapy for cardiovascular disease | 70.1% | 77.0% | 79.0% |
Patients by service
| Service | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Medical | 8,900 |
| Dental | 79 |
| Mental health | 5,307 |
| Total clinic visits | 90,529 |
Trends, 2016–2025
| Year | Patients | Cost per patient | Uninsured | Medicaid/CHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,947 | $4,405 | – | – |
| 2024 | 8,214 | $3,910 | – | 66.0% |
| 2023 | 7,896 | $3,862 | – | 69.0% |
| 2022 | 7,437 | $3,855 | – | 69.2% |
| 2021 | 8,267 | $2,659 | 17.9% | 68.6% |
| 2020 | 7,699 | – | 21.4% | 65.2% |
| 2019 | 6,502 | – | 17.6% | 70.0% |
| 2018 | 6,121 | – | 29.3% | 60.2% |
| 2017 | 4,033 | – | 23.0% | 67.9% |
| 2016 | 3,051 | – | 31.3% | 59.6% |
Explore Circle the City in the dashboard. It opens with this health center already
selected, so you can chart its ten-year trends against state, national and peer-group benchmarks, and see its service
area on a map and its payer, age, diagnosis and service-line mix.
Open Circle the City in the dashboard
Open Circle the City in the dashboard