What share of adults smoke in Albany?

An estimated 20.2% of adults in Albany smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 25th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Albany, Georgia: official figures

13.6% of residents of Albany (8,914 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 109th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Georgia: 12.4%).

Residents without health insurance

13.6%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

43.8%

2023

How many children in Albany are uninsured?

In Albany, 5.0% of children under 19 and 21.2% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.7% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Albany are on Medicaid?

31.5% of residents of Albany under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 99th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Georgia: 14.9%).

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How many people in Albany have a disability?

18.3% of residents of Albany (12,028 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 45th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Georgia: 13.1%); 10.1% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Albany have a disability?

By age, 41.6% of residents of Albany aged 65 and over, 17.5% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.5% 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 Albany, Georgia?

An estimated 43.8% of adults in Albany had obesity in 2023, joint 29th 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 Albany?

An estimated 17.9% of adults in Albany had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, 9th 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 Albany?

An estimated 20.9% of adults in Albany reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 35th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 19.4% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Albany have high blood pressure?

In Albany, an estimated 45.6% of adults had high blood pressure and 35.3% did no physical activity outside work, joint 43rd 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 Albany see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 80.9% of adults in Albany had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 20th 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 Albany compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Albany ranks 109 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
106	Lynwood	13.6%
107	Ocoee	13.6%
108	Macon-Bibb County	13.6%
109	Albany	13.6%
110	Smyrna	13.5%
111	Largo	13.5%
112	Enid	13.5%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Albany ranks 45 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
42	Troy	18.5%
43	Shreveport	18.4%
44	Spokane Valley	18.4%
45	Albany	18.3%
46	Erie	18.3%
47	Harrisburg	18.2%
48	Westland	18.2%

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

Albany ranks 29 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
26	Green Bay	44.1%
27	Hamilton	44.1%
28	Syracuse	43.9%
29	Albany	43.8%
30	Valdosta	43.8%
31	Dayton	43.7%
32	Middletown	43.6%

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

Albany ranks 9 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
6	Birmingham	18.1%
7	Brownsville	18.1%
8	Pharr	18.1%
9	Albany	17.9%
10	Flint	17.6%
11	Dayton	17.3%
12	Laredo	17.2%

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

Albany ranks 26 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
23	Akron	20.3%
24	Lorain	20.3%
25	Memphis	20.2%
26	Albany	20.2%
27	Joplin	20.1%
28	Lawton	20.0%
29	St. Joseph	20.0%

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

Albany ranks 35 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
32	Taunton	21.1%
33	Anderson	21.1%
34	Middletown	21.1%
35	Albany	20.9%
36	Columbia	20.9%
37	Memphis	20.8%
38	Gresham	20.8%

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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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