What is the healthcare access score for Arizona?

Arizona has an average CartoChrome Healthcare Access Score of 29/100 (Limited Access), ranking #0 of 50 states. The score aggregates ZIP-level access measurements across 0 providers and 0 facilities licensed in the state.

Where is healthcare access best in Arizona?

The statewide rankings table below lists every city and county in Arizona ordered by CartoChrome Healthcare Access Score, with drive-time and specialist-density detail per ZIP.

Are there healthcare deserts in Arizona?

ZIP codes scoring below 25/100 qualify as healthcare deserts. Browse the Arizona county rankings page to see which counties contain desert ZIPs.

How many doctors are in Arizona?

CartoChrome tracks 0 active, patient-facing providers with valid NPIs in Arizona, sourced from the CMS NPPES registry. That includes primary-care physicians, specialists, dentists, and mental-health providers. Filter by specialty on the /specialty/ pages.

What data powers the Arizona score?

The score uses CMS NPPES (providers), CMS Hospital and Care Compare (facilities), HRSA HPSA designations (shortage areas), USDA RUCA codes (urbanicity), and the Census ACS (demographics, insurance, transportation). All sources are public and refreshed on the schedule documented at /methodology/.

Arizona

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#48 of 56

Arizona has an average healthcare access score of 29/100 (Limited Access) across 417 ZIP codes. That's 15 points below the national average of 44.

Provider Score

Doctors, specialists, mental health, dental access (~35%)

Hospital Score

Emergency, inpatient, and screening facility access (~25%)

People Score

Insurance, income, literacy, disability barriers (~20%)

Travel Score

Vehicle, transit, and broadband infrastructure (~20%)

Methodology →City rankings →

State Average

Limited Access

Grade: D-

Ranked #48 out of 56 states

vs. National Average

Arizona29

National Avg44

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Healthcare Access Across Arizona

Click any dot to see the ZIP code's health score. Red = healthcare desert, green = healthcare paradise.

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Top 10 ZIP Codes

ZIP 85026

Phoenix

Healthcare Paradise #2

ZIP 85709

Tucson

Healthcare Paradise #3

ZIP 85724

Tucson

Excellent Access #4

ZIP 85721

Tucson

Excellent Access #5

ZIP 85309

Luke Air Force Base

Excellent Access #6

ZIP 86443

Temple Bar Marina

Excellent Access #7

ZIP 85253

Paradise Valley

Excellent Access #8

ZIP 85028

Phoenix

Excellent Access #9

ZIP 86011

Flagstaff

Excellent Access #10

ZIP 85250

Scottsdale

Moderate Access

Bottom 10 ZIP Codes

#417

ZIP 86444

Meadview

Healthcare Desert #416

ZIP 85354

Tonopah

Healthcare Desert #415

ZIP 85333

Dateland

Healthcare Desert #414

ZIP 85337

Gila Bend

Healthcare Desert #413

ZIP 85322

Arlington

Healthcare Desert #412

ZIP 86320

Ash Fork

Healthcare Desert #411

ZIP 85347

Roll

Healthcare Desert #410

ZIP 85341

Lukeville

Healthcare Desert #409

ZIP 85320

Aguila

Healthcare Desert #408

ZIP 85357

Wenden

Healthcare Desert

Cities in Arizona

20 cities with health scores

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How Is This Score Calculated?

The Arizona average health score of 29/100 is computed by averaging the E2SFCA health access scores across all 417 ZIP codes in the state. Each ZIP score uses 8 weighted components and is adjusted by Social Determinants of Health.

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