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Community health centers in North Carolina

North Carolina has 351 community health center clinics in 171 cities, run by 41 health centers that served 802,852 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 North Carolina is open 40 hours a week.
Half of North Carolina health centers have 24% or more uninsured patients (U.S. median: 14%).
Most clinics in one city: Charlotte with 18.

How North Carolina health centers compare

Median across North Carolina health centers	North Carolina	U.S.
Uninsured patients	24%	14%
Patients at or below the poverty line	59%	65%
Medicaid or CHIP patients	28%	42%
Adults with blood pressure under control	70%	68%
Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer	59%	54%
Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer	49%	44%

Largest health centers in North Carolina

Health center	Based in	Patients	Uninsured	Clinics
Gaston Family Health Services, Inc.	Gastonia	107,946	15%	53
Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Inc.	Hendersonvlle	82,680	18%	41
Goshen Medical Center, Inc.	Faison	58,103	21%	41
Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc.	Asheville	48,084	8%	12
Piedmont Health Services, Inc.	Carrboro	44,352	47%	11
Greene County Health Care, Incorporated DBA Contentnea Health	Snow Hill	36,926	82%	6
Rural Health Group, Inc.	Roanoke Rapid	36,001	11%	17
Lincoln Community Health Center, Inc.	Durham	35,190	50%	7
Tri County Community Health Council, Inc.	Newton Grove	26,650	38%	15
Carolina Family Health Centers, Inc.	Wilson	23,935	44%	4
Advance Community Health	Raleigh	23,539	25%	11
Cabarrus Rowan Community Health Centers, Inc.	Concord	19,381	42%	12

Cities with the most clinics

All North Carolina cities with a community health center

All community health centers based in North Carolina

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