North Carolina has 43 community health centers that filed Uniform Data System reports for 2025: 38 Health Center Program awardees and 5 FQHC Look-Alikes. The awardees served 732,318 patients in 2025, up 1.2% from 2024.
HRSA's published figures for Section 330-funded health centers; look-alikes are not included.
Measure
North Carolina
National
Patients
Patients served
732,318
32,746,392
Children under 18
21.5%
28.6%
Adults 65 and older
16.9%
12.8%
At or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline
90.1%
90.0%
Insurance status
Uninsured
29.5%
17.2%
Medicaid / CHIP
30.6%
47.9%
Medicare
16.1%
11.6%
Private insurance
23.8%
23.0%
Cost
Total accrued cost per patient
$1,446
$1,672
Cost per visit
$440
$438
Clinical quality
Cervical cancer screening
55.1%
57.0%
Colorectal cancer screening
49.9%
44.9%
Breast cancer screening
59.4%
56.0%
Controlling high blood pressure
70.9%
69.1%
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (lower is better)
23.1%
26.3%
Depression screening and follow-up
71.7%
75.3%
Early entry into prenatal care
73.2%
73.4%
Childhood immunization status
27.0%
29.5%
Tobacco screening and cessation
85.5%
84.8%
Statin therapy for cardiovascular disease
80.6%
79.0%
North Carolina trends, 2016–2025
Year
Patients (awardees)
Uninsured
Medicaid/CHIP
2025
732,318
29.5%
30.6%
2024
723,770
29.9%
28.8%
2023
694,057
32.9%
26.2%
2022
696,072
35.6%
22.7%
2021
721,568
36.6%
21.3%
2020
664,693
40.2%
20.4%
2019
610,469
43.4%
24.2%
2018
570,918
42.0%
24.8%
2017
546,746
42.9%
25.1%
2016
508,599
43.6%
25.3%
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