41% Of California Adults Live With One Or More Chronic Conditions

An estimated 11.4 million adults in California (41%) have one or more of five chronic health conditions, and 59% have no chronic conditions. Of the 11.4 million with chronic health conditions, 8.2 million (30% of all adults in the state) have just one condition, 2.6 million (9%) have two, and 0.6 million (2%) have three to five chronic conditions.

These findings were reported in “Californians with the Top Chronic Conditions: 11 Million and Counting" by the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF). The report presents the incidence of asthma, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and . . .