Alabama community health centers (FQHCs)
Alabama has 19 community health centers that filed Uniform Data System reports for 2025: 17 Health Center Program awardees and 2 FQHC Look-Alikes. The awardees served 316,993 patients in 2025, down 0.8% from 2024.
19Health centers filing
316,993Patients served by awardees, 2025
24.3%of patients uninsured
31.0%of patients on Medicaid/CHIP
All 19 health centers in Alabama
| Health center | Program | Patients, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Cahaba Medical Care Foundation | Awardee | 46,695 |
| Franklin Primary Health Center, Inc. | Awardee | 39,095 |
| Health Services, Inc. | Awardee | 36,186 |
| Southeast Alabama Rural Health Associates | Awardee | 32,345 |
| Mobile County Health Department | Awardee | 25,450 |
| Christ Health Center, Inc. | Awardee | 21,299 |
| Altapointe Health Systems, Inc. | Awardee | 20,170 |
| Quality of Life Health Services, Inc. | Awardee | 19,565 |
| Whatley Health Services, Inc. | Awardee | 15,743 |
| Central North Alabama Health | Awardee | 13,801 |
| Physicians Care of Clarke | Look-Alike | 13,120 |
| Happi Health | Look-Alike | 12,245 |
| Bayou la Batre Area Health Development Board, Inc. | Awardee | 10,632 |
| Capstone Health | Awardee | 8,623 |
| Northeast Alabama Health Services, Inc. | Awardee | 8,162 |
| Rural Health Medical Program, Inc. | Awardee | 8,012 |
| AIDS Action Coalition of Huntsville | Awardee | 5,541 |
| Alabama Regional Medical Services | Awardee | 4,771 |
| Alletheia House, Inc. | Awardee | 903 |
Alabama compared with the nation, 2025
| Measure | Alabama | National |
|---|---|---|
| Patients | ||
| Patients served | 316,993 | 32,746,392 |
| Children under 18 | 24.4% | 28.6% |
| Adults 65 and older | 13.5% | 12.8% |
| At or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline | 95.5% | 90.0% |
| Insurance status | ||
| Uninsured | 24.3% | 17.2% |
| Medicaid / CHIP | 31.0% | 47.9% |
| Medicare | 14.3% | 11.6% |
| Private insurance | 30.4% | 23.0% |
| Cost | ||
| Total accrued cost per patient | $1,319 | $1,672 |
| Cost per visit | $422 | $438 |
| Clinical quality | ||
| Cervical cancer screening | 46.9% | 57.0% |
| Colorectal cancer screening | 38.6% | 44.9% |
| Breast cancer screening | 48.4% | 56.0% |
| Controlling high blood pressure | 62.0% | 69.1% |
| Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (lower is better) | 28.4% | 26.3% |
| Depression screening and follow-up | 82.4% | 75.3% |
| Early entry into prenatal care | 69.2% | 73.4% |
| Childhood immunization status | 19.5% | 29.5% |
| Tobacco screening and cessation | 91.2% | 84.8% |
| Statin therapy for cardiovascular disease | 82.6% | 79.0% |
Alabama trends, 2016–2025
| Year | Patients (awardees) | Uninsured | Medicaid/CHIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 316,993 | 24.3% | 31.0% |
| 2024 | 319,642 | 26.0% | 31.9% |
| 2023 | 313,412 | 28.4% | 34.6% |
| 2022 | 305,912 | 29.7% | 34.1% |
| 2021 | 312,405 | 36.2% | 31.2% |
| 2020 | 299,255 | 38.4% | 29.3% |
| 2019 | 353,441 | 45.3% | 27.8% |
| 2018 | 340,243 | 45.2% | 28.4% |
| 2017 | 319,327 | 45.8% | 28.6% |
| 2016 | 347,694 | 43.5% | 26.3% |
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