Community health centers in Kentucky
Kentucky has 233 community health center clinics in 126 cities, run by 31 health centers that served 716,425 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 Kentucky is open 44 hours a week.
- Half of Kentucky health centers have 10% or more uninsured patients (U.S. median: 14%).
- Most clinics in one city: Louisville with 15.
How Kentucky health centers compare
| Median across Kentucky health centers | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 10% | 14% |
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 50% | 65% |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 43% | 42% |
| Adults with blood pressure under control | 73% | 68% |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 56% | 54% |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 44% | 44% |
Largest health centers in Kentucky
| Health center | Based in | Patients | Uninsured | Clinics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Family Medical Center | Burkesville | 152,108 | 8% | 37 |
| Lewis County Primary Care Center | Vanceburg | 82,829 | 17% | 14 |
| Mountain Comprehensive Health Corp. | Whitesburg | 54,249 | 5% | 16 |
| Grace Community Health Center, Inc. D/B/A Grace Health | Corbin | 43,703 | 6% | 6 |
| Healthpoint Family Care | Newport | 42,548 | 16% | 7 |
| Family Health Center, Inc. | Louisville | 39,390 | 26% | 11 |
| Health Help, Inc. | McKee | 32,314 | 11% | 8 |
| Sterling Health Solutions, Inc. | Mount Sterling | 30,156 | 9% | 9 |
| Big Sandy Health Care, Inc. | Prestonsburg | 27,787 | 5% | 12 |
| Healthfirst Bluegrass Inc. | Lexington | 23,672 | 32% | 7 |
| Faith Healthcare Inc. | Monticello | 18,149 | 6% | 7 |
| Regional Health Care Affiliates, Inc. | Providence | 16,472 | 14% | 8 |
Cities with the most clinics
- Louisville (15)
- Lexington (9)
- Somerset (6)
- Hazard (5)
- Hindman (5)
- Maysville (5)
- Salyersville (5)
- Greenville (4)
- Mount Sterling (4)
- Owensboro (4)
- Owenton (4)
- Paintsville (4)
- Pikeville (4)
- Prestonsburg (4)
- Albany (3)
- Ashland (3)
- Berea (3)
- Clay City (3)
- Frankfort (3)
- London (3)
- Monticello (3)
- Whitesburg (3)
All Kentucky cities with a community health center
- Albany (3)
- Ashland (3)
- Augusta
- Auxier
- Bardwell (2)
- Barlow (2)
- Beattyville (2)
- Belfry
- Berea (3)
- Booneville
- Bowling Green
- Brownsville
- Buckhorn
- Burkesville
- Calhoun
- Campbellsville
- Campton
- Carlisle
- Carrollton
- Chavies
- Clay
- Clay City (3)
- Clinton (2)
- Columbia (2)
- Corbin (2)
- Cornettsville
- Covington
- Cumberland
- Cynthiana
- Danville (2)
- Earlington
- Edmonton (2)
- Elizabethtown (2)
- Elkhorn City (2)
- Elkton
- Eminence
- Evarts
- Fairdale
- Flemingsburg
- Florence
- Frankfort (3)
- Freeburn
- Frenchburg
- Ft Mitchell
- Fulton
- Gamaliel
- Glasgow (2)
- Grayson (2)
- Greensburg
- Greenville (4)
- Grethel (2)
- Guthrie
- Harlan (2)
- Harold
- Harrodsburg
- Hazard (5)
- Henderson
- Hindman (5)
- Hopkinsville
- Hyden
- Inez (2)
- Irvine (2)
- Jackson
- Jamestown (2)
- Jenkins
- Jeremiah
- Lancaster (2)
- Lawrenceburg
- Lebanon (2)
- Lexington (9)
- Liberty
- London (3)
- Louisa (2)
- Louisville (15)
- Manchester
- Martin
- Mayfield
- Maysville (5)
- Mc Kee
- Monticello (3)
- Morehead
- Morganfield
- Mount Olivet
- Mount Sterling (4)
- Mount Vernon (2)
- Munfordville
- Murray
- Nancy
- Newport
- Nicholasville
- Oak Grove
- Owensboro (4)
- Owenton (4)
- Owingsville
- Paducah (2)
- Paintsville (4)
- Paris
- Pikeville (4)
- Pineville (2)
- Prestonsburg (4)
- Princeton (2)
- Providence
- Richmond
- Rush
- Russell Springs
- Russellville
- Salyersville (5)
- Sandy Hook
- Science Hill
- Somerset (6)
- Sonora
- South Shore
- Stanford
- Stanton
- Taylorsville
- Tollesboro
- Tompkinsville
- Vanceburg
- Versailles
- Warsaw
- West Liberty (2)
- Whitesburg (3)
- Whitley City (2)
- Williamsburg
- Wilmore
- Winchester (2)
All community health centers based in Kentucky
- Cumberland Family Medical Center
- Lewis County Primary Care Center
- Mountain Comprehensive Health Corp.
- Grace Community Health Center, Inc. D/B/A Grace Health
- Healthpoint Family Care
- Family Health Center, Inc.
- Health Help, Inc.
- Sterling Health Solutions, Inc.
- Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
- Healthfirst Bluegrass Inc.
- Faith Healthcare Inc.
- Regional Health Care Affiliates, Inc.
- Kentucky Mountain Health Alliance, Inc.
- Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, Inc.
- Fairview Community Health Center
- Community Health Centers of Western Kentucky
- Juniper Health, Inc.
- Park Duvalle Community Health Center, Inc.
- Bluegrass Primary Health Care Center, Inc.
- Monticello Medical Associates, Inc.
- Triad Health Systems, Inc.
- University of Kentucky
- A+ Family Healthcare, LLC
- One Cross Community Inc.
- Pennyroyal Healthcare Service Inc.
- Helping Hands Health Clinic, Inc.
- Shawnee Christian Healthcare Center, Inc.
- Clover Fork Outpatient Medical Project Inc.
- Audubon Area Community Care Clinic, Inc.
- Kentucky River Foothills Development Council, Inc.
- Trinity Family Health, Inc.
- Ramey-Estep Homes Inc.
- East Kentucky Health Service Center
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