New CDC data shows young Americans still make up most urgent care visits. Doctors say forgoing primary care could be risky

Younger American adults are still turning to urgent care centers more than their older counterparts, newly released federal data shows.

Nearly a third of Americans visited an urgent center at least once in 2024, the majority of whom were under the age of 64. That’s a trend also seen in 2021 data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.