Community health centers in Alabama
Alabama has 169 community health center clinics in 101 cities, run by 19 health centers that served 342,358 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.
- The median clinic in Alabama is open 40 hours a week.
- Half of Alabama health centers have 24% or more uninsured patients (U.S. median: 14%).
- Most clinics in one city: Mobile with 15.
How Alabama health centers compare
| Median across Alabama health centers | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 24% | 14% |
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 83% | 65% |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 26% | 42% |
| Adults with blood pressure under control | 63% | 68% |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 46% | 54% |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 36% | 44% |
Largest health centers in Alabama
| Health center | Based in | Patients | Uninsured | Clinics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahaba Medical Care Foundation | Centreville | 46,695 | 20% | 19 |
| Franklin Primary Health Center, Inc. | Mobile | 39,095 | 39% | 17 |
| Health Services, Inc. | Montgomery | 36,186 | 16% | 12 |
| Southeast Alabama Rural Health Associates | Troy | 32,345 | 8% | 11 |
| Mobile County Health Department | Mobile | 25,450 | 27% | 8 |
| Christ Health Center, Inc. | Birmingham | 21,299 | 24% | 5 |
| Altapointe Health Systems, Inc. | Mobile | 20,170 | 4% | 10 |
| Quality of Life Health Services, Inc. | Gadsden | 19,565 | 35% | 23 |
| Whatley Health Services, Inc. | Tuscaloosa | 15,743 | 28% | 9 |
| Central North Alabama Health | Huntsville | 13,801 | 51% | 4 |
| Physicians Care of Clarke | Camden | 13,120 | 4% | 6 |
| Happi Health | Huntsville | 12,245 | 18% | 4 |
Cities with the most clinics
- Mobile (15)
- Birmingham (14)
- Huntsville (9)
- Gadsden (6)
- Montgomery (6)
- Camden (3)
- Centreville (3)
- Citronelle (3)
- Thomasville (3)
All Alabama cities with a community health center
- Abbeville
- Alabaster
- Albertville
- Aliceville
- Andalusia
- Anniston (2)
- Ashland
- Athens
- Autaugaville
- Bay Minette (2)
- Bayou la Batre (2)
- Bessemer (2)
- Birmingham (14)
- Boaz
- Brent
- Brewton (2)
- Bryant
- Butler
- Camden (3)
- Carrollton
- Center Point
- Centre
- Centreville (3)
- Citronelle (3)
- Clanton
- Clayton
- Cullman
- Decatur (2)
- Demopolis
- Dothan
- Double Springs
- Dozier
- Eclectic
- Enterprise
- Eufaula
- Eutaw
- Evergreen (2)
- Fairfield (2)
- Foley (2)
- Fort Payne
- Frisco City
- Fyffe
- Gadsden (6)
- Geneva
- Geraldine
- Gilbertown
- Gordo
- Greensboro
- Grove Hill
- Hayneville
- Heflin
- Horton
- Huntsville (9)
- Irondale
- Irvington
- Jasper
- Lanett
- Livingston
- Loxley
- Maplesville
- Marion (2)
- Mc Intosh
- Mobile (15)
- Monroeville
- Montevallo
- Montgomery (6)
- Muscle Shoals
- Nauvoo
- New Market
- Newton
- Oneonta (2)
- Parrish
- Phenix City
- Pine Apple
- Prichard (2)
- Ramer
- Rockford
- Russellville
- Saraland
- Scottsboro (2)
- Section
- Selma (3)
- Semmes
- Sipsey
- Slocomb
- Sweet Water
- Talladega
- Thomaston
- Thomasville (3)
- Toney
- Town Creek
- Troy
- Tuscaloosa
- Tuskegee
- Uniontown
- Vernon
- Wadley
- Walnut Grove
- West Blocton
- Woodstock
- Woodville
All community health centers based in Alabama
- Cahaba Medical Care Foundation
- Franklin Primary Health Center, Inc.
- Health Services, Inc.
- Southeast Alabama Rural Health Associates
- Mobile County Health Department
- Christ Health Center, Inc.
- Altapointe Health Systems, Inc.
- Quality of Life Health Services, Inc.
- Whatley Health Services, Inc.
- Central North Alabama Health
- Physicians Care of Clarke
- Happi Health
- Bayou la Batre Area Health Development Board, Inc.
- Capstone Health
- Northeast Alabama Health Services, Inc.
- Rural Health Medical Program, Inc.
- AIDS Action Coalition of Huntsville
- Alabama Regional Medical Services
- Alletheia House, Inc.
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