What share of adults smoke in Akron?

An estimated 20.3% of adults in Akron smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 23rd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Akron, Ohio: official figures

8.5% of residents of Akron (15,982 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 354th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Ohio: 6.4%).

Residents without health insurance

8.5%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

43.0%

2023

How many children in Akron are uninsured?

In Akron, 3.4% of children under 19 and 12.5% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.6% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Akron are on Medicaid?

35.0% of residents of Akron under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 63rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Ohio: 19.2%).

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How many people in Akron have a disability?

17.3% of residents of Akron (32,512 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 67th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Ohio: 14.4%); 8.0% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Akron have a disability?

By age, 37.0% of residents of Akron aged 65 and over, 16.2% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.2% of children under 18 reported a disability in 2020-2024 (US: 32.9%, 10.9% and 4.9%).

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What is the obesity rate in Akron, Ohio?

An estimated 43.0% of adults in Akron had obesity in 2023, joint 40th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How common is diabetes in Akron?

An estimated 15.3% of adults in Akron had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 47th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How is mental health in Akron?

An estimated 21.1% of adults in Akron reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 29th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 27.3% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Akron have high blood pressure?

In Akron, an estimated 38.4% of adults had high blood pressure and 32.7% did no physical activity outside work, joint 91st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate for physical inactivity (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Akron see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 79.7% of adults in Akron had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 62nd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How Akron compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Akron ranks 354 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
351	Jersey City	8.5%
352	Madera	8.5%
353	College Station	8.5%
354	Akron	8.5%
355	Gardena	8.5%
356	Roswell	8.5%
357	Auburn	8.4%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Akron ranks 67 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
64	Albany	17.4%
65	Philadelphia	17.4%
66	Jackson	17.4%
67	Akron	17.3%
68	Topeka	17.3%
69	Toledo	17.3%
70	Melbourne	17.3%

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Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)

Akron ranks 41 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
38	Hammond	43.2%
39	Temple	43.1%
40	Birmingham	43.0%
41	Akron	43.0%
42	Davenport	43.0%
43	North Little Rock	43.0%
44	Lorain	42.9%

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Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)

Akron ranks 49 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
46	Lynwood	15.4%
47	Hialeah	15.3%
48	Montgomery	15.3%
49	Akron	15.3%
50	Jackson	15.3%
51	Mission	15.2%
52	Stonecrest	15.2%

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Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)

Akron ranks 23 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
20	Jackson	20.5%
21	Middletown	20.5%
22	Pontiac	20.4%
23	Akron	20.3%
24	Lorain	20.3%
25	Memphis	20.2%
26	Albany	20.2%

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Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)

Akron ranks 30 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
27	Terre Haute	21.2%
28	Cleveland	21.2%
29	Toledo	21.1%
30	Akron	21.1%
31	Shreveport	21.1%
32	Taunton	21.1%
33	Anderson	21.1%

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Sources

U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table C18108: Age by Number of Disabilities (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 8116247db31952c99ba053e6b0c767675a9674703b6b32e7705f1e4952f3b426), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b8f09efa878c…)
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B27010: Types of Health Insurance Coverage by Age (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 2ceba99dada3ec1042310e1dc1f00bcc819de765c3143028aa000df025012a69), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3db662ef4cb3…)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: PLACES: Place Data (GIS Friendly Format), 2025 release: model-based age-adjusted prevalence among adults, for every place (data.cdc.gov API, columns used), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b2174bcc660f…)

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