What share of adults smoke in Albany?

An estimated 13.7% of adults in Albany smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 296th 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, New York: official figures

5.2% of residents of Albany (5,127 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 202nd lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; New York: 5.1%).

Residents without health insurance

5.2%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

35.1%

2023

How many children in Albany are uninsured?

In Albany, 4.7% of children under 19 and 6.1% 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 Albany are on Medicaid?

24.5% of residents of Albany under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 210th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; New York: 24.2%).

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How many people in Albany have a disability?

15.5% of residents of Albany (15,355 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 151st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; New York: 12.6%); 6.9% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Albany have a disability?

By age, 34.6% of residents of Albany aged 65 and over, 13.6% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.7% 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, New York?

An estimated 35.1% of adults in Albany had obesity in 2023, joint 313th 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 11.0% of adults in Albany had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 365th 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 16.9% of adults in Albany reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 314th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 20.9% 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 34.1% of adults had high blood pressure and 25.9% did no physical activity outside work, joint 330th 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 79.3% of adults in Albany had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 93rd 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 622 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
619	Schaumburg	5.2%
620	Bismarck	5.2%
621	San Buenaventura (Ventura)	5.2%
622	Albany	5.2%
623	Redlands	5.2%
624	Eugene	5.2%
625	Oshkosh	5.1%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Albany ranks 151 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
148	Ocala	15.5%
149	Newport News	15.5%
150	Newark	15.5%
151	Albany	15.5%
152	Jeffersonville	15.5%
153	Lake Charles	15.5%
154	Worcester	15.5%

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

Albany ranks 316 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
313	Anchorage	35.1%
314	Gainesville	35.1%
315	Nampa	35.1%
316	Albany	35.1%
317	Melbourne	35.1%
318	Apple Valley	35.1%
319	Blaine	35.0%

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

Albany ranks 371 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
368	Independence	11.0%
369	Greeley	11.0%
370	Springfield	11.0%
371	Albany	11.0%
372	Kyle	11.0%
373	Logan	11.0%
374	Tucson	10.9%

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

Albany ranks 298 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
295	Summerville	13.8%
296	Houston	13.7%
297	Brownsville	13.7%
298	Albany	13.7%
299	Deltona	13.7%
300	Boynton Beach	13.7%
301	Highland	13.7%

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

Albany ranks 490 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
487	Roseville	16.9%
488	Nampa	16.9%
489	Temecula	16.9%
490	Albany	16.9%
491	Sandy	16.9%
492	Mount Vernon	16.9%
493	Cheyenne	16.9%

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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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