Federally supported community health clinics served more than 32.7 million patients in 2025, which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says is the highest number of patients served since the program’s inception.
HHS Administrator Tom Engels said in a statement the centers are “on the front lines of preventing chronic disease and restoring the health of the American people," referring to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-funded health centers. HRSA sits within HHS.
“Under the leadership of President Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., this Administration is empowering health centers to expand access to high-quality primary care and deliver better health outcomes for the American people,” Engels said. “As a result, health centers are serving more Americans than ever before while expanding access to preventive care and improving chronic disease outcomes.”
There are nearly 1,400 HRSA-funded health centers across the U.S., according to its website. These centers run more than 16,600 service sites. The HRSA-funded centers serve one in eight children, one in five rural residents and one in 15 adults age 65 and older, according to the Aug. 3 announcement.
Aside from general patient care records, the agency pulled out several standalone stats surrounding chronic disease management and prevention, including:
- More than 126,00 additional patients achieved controlled diabetes
- More than 163,000 additional patients achieved controlled hypertension
- More than 10.5 million patients completed colorectal, breast and cervical cancer screenings
The agency also said behavioral health and oral health services increased in 2025, serving 1.1 million patients and more than 7 million patients, respectively.
“America's health centers are proving that prevention works,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, in a statement. “They’re helping deliver President Trump’s vision to Make America Healthy Again by preventing chronic disease before it starts, expanding access to high-quality primary care, and putting patients—not bureaucracy—at the center of our health system. This record shows that when we invest in prevention and address the root causes of disease, we build a healthier, stronger America.”