Louisiana has 41 community health centers that filed Uniform Data System reports for 2025: 35 Health Center Program awardees and 6 FQHC Look-Alikes. The awardees served 501,384 patients in 2025, up 2.8% from 2024.
HRSA's published figures for Section 330-funded health centers; look-alikes are not included.
Measure
Louisiana
National
Patients
Patients served
501,384
32,746,392
Children under 18
27.3%
28.6%
Adults 65 and older
10.8%
12.8%
At or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline
93.6%
90.0%
Insurance status
Uninsured
15.8%
17.2%
Medicaid / CHIP
51.4%
47.9%
Medicare
12.7%
11.6%
Private insurance
20.1%
23.0%
Cost
Total accrued cost per patient
$1,605
$1,672
Cost per visit
$456
$438
Clinical quality
Cervical cancer screening
44.3%
57.0%
Colorectal cancer screening
43.9%
44.9%
Breast cancer screening
54.3%
56.0%
Controlling high blood pressure
67.5%
69.1%
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (lower is better)
26.8%
26.3%
Depression screening and follow-up
82.2%
75.3%
Early entry into prenatal care
73.7%
73.4%
Childhood immunization status
22.1%
29.5%
Tobacco screening and cessation
83.3%
84.8%
Statin therapy for cardiovascular disease
80.0%
79.0%
Louisiana trends, 2016–2025
Year
Patients (awardees)
Uninsured
Medicaid/CHIP
2025
501,384
15.8%
51.4%
2024
487,947
15.9%
53.8%
2023
486,550
13.7%
59.5%
2022
473,702
13.8%
59.7%
2021
460,418
14.1%
58.2%
2020
440,014
15.1%
57.0%
2019
461,397
17.3%
58.6%
2018
444,282
15.7%
60.4%
2017
426,128
17.0%
59.8%
2016
384,893
22.7%
52.1%
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