What share of adults smoke in Anaheim?

An estimated 11.2% of adults in Anaheim smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 285th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Anaheim, California: official figures

9.9% of residents of Anaheim (34,091 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 254th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; California: 6.6%).

Residents without health insurance

9.9%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

27.0%

2023

How many children in Anaheim are uninsured?

In Anaheim, 3.5% of children under 19 and 14.0% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.5% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Anaheim are on Medicaid?

28.0% of residents of Anaheim under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 147th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; California: 23.9%).

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How many people in Anaheim have a disability?

10.2% of residents of Anaheim (34,828 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 208th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; California: 11.6%); 5.0% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Anaheim have a disability?

By age, 34.6% of residents of Anaheim aged 65 and over, 7.4% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.1% 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 Anaheim, California?

An estimated 27.0% of adults in Anaheim had obesity in 2023, joint 163rd lowest 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 Anaheim?

An estimated 12.1% of adults in Anaheim had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 235th 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 Anaheim?

An estimated 17.9% of adults in Anaheim reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 307th 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 Anaheim have high blood pressure?

In Anaheim, an estimated 28.1% of adults had high blood pressure and 29.2% did no physical activity outside work, joint 191st 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 Anaheim see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 70.8% of adults in Anaheim had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 156th lowest 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 Anaheim compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Anaheim ranks 254 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
251	Jupiter	10.0%
252	Moreno Valley	10.0%
253	Santa Fe	10.0%
254	Anaheim	9.9%
255	Jacksonville	9.9%
256	Thornton	9.9%
257	Tempe	9.9%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Anaheim ranks 616 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
613	Sandy	10.2%
614	Whittier	10.2%
615	Meridian	10.2%
616	Anaheim	10.2%
617	Palatine	10.2%
618	Buckeye	10.1%
619	Mooresville	10.1%

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

Anaheim ranks 647 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
644	Danbury	27.1%
645	New Rochelle	27.1%
646	Orland Park	27.1%
647	Anaheim	27.0%
648	Roseville	27.0%
649	Santa Rosa	26.7%
650	Gaithersburg	26.7%

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

Anaheim ranks 235 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
232	Mount Vernon	12.2%
233	Lafayette	12.2%
234	Waterloo	12.2%
235	Anaheim	12.1%
236	Orlando	12.1%
237	Greensboro	12.1%
238	Little Rock	12.1%

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

Anaheim ranks 521 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
518	Beaumont	11.3%
519	Weymouth Town	11.3%
520	Mooresville	11.3%
521	Anaheim	11.2%
522	New Braunfels	11.2%
523	Quincy	11.2%
524	Tracy	11.2%

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

Anaheim ranks 309 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
306	Stillwater	18.0%
307	Oklahoma City	17.9%
308	Sacramento	17.9%
309	Anaheim	17.9%
310	Lubbock	17.9%
311	Richmond	17.9%
312	Little Rock	17.9%

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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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