What share of adults smoke in Anderson?

An estimated 22.1% of adults in Anderson smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 7th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Anderson, Indiana: official figures

9.2% of residents of Anderson (4,991 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 306th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Indiana: 7.4%).

Residents without health insurance

9.2%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

39.3%

2023

How many children in Anderson are uninsured?

In Anderson, 4.4% of children under 19 and 13.8% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.5% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Anderson are on Medicaid?

35.0% of residents of Anderson under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 64th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Indiana: 17.9%).

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How many people in Anderson have a disability?

25.4% of residents of Anderson (13,803 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, the highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Indiana: 14.2%); 13.6% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Anderson have a disability?

By age, 45.9% of residents of Anderson aged 65 and over, 23.6% of those aged 18 to 64 and 12.0% 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 Anderson, Indiana?

An estimated 39.3% of adults in Anderson had obesity in 2023, joint 138th 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 Anderson?

An estimated 13.9% of adults in Anderson had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 101st 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 Anderson?

An estimated 21.1% of adults in Anderson 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 28.6% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Anderson have high blood pressure?

In Anderson, an estimated 39.1% of adults had high blood pressure and 32.4% did no physical activity outside work, joint 97th 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 Anderson see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 78.4% of adults in Anderson had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 152nd 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 Anderson compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Anderson ranks 306 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
303	Watsonville	9.2%
304	Leander	9.2%
305	Ontario	9.2%
306	Anderson	9.2%
307	Pembroke Pines	9.1%
308	Cathedral City	9.1%
309	Colton	9.1%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Anderson ranks 1 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
1	Anderson	25.4%
2	Flint	23.9%
3	Gulfport	22.7%
4	Fort Smith	22.7%
5	Lawton	22.5%
6	Youngstown	22.5%
7	Muncie	21.1%

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

Anderson ranks 141 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
138	Pasadena	39.3%
139	San Marcos	39.3%
140	Schenectady	39.3%
141	Anderson	39.3%
142	Buffalo	39.1%
143	Warren	39.1%
144	Madera	39.1%

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

Anderson ranks 104 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
101	Elizabeth	13.9%
102	Union City	13.9%
103	Decatur	13.9%
104	Anderson	13.9%
105	West New York	13.9%
106	Santa Ana	13.8%
107	Richmond	13.8%

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

Anderson ranks 8 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
5	Muncie	22.5%
6	Springfield	22.5%
7	Detroit	22.1%
8	Anderson	22.1%
9	Terre Haute	22.0%
10	Cleveland	21.9%
11	New Bedford	21.7%

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

Anderson ranks 33 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
30	Akron	21.1%
31	Shreveport	21.1%
32	Taunton	21.1%
33	Anderson	21.1%
34	Middletown	21.1%
35	Albany	20.9%
36	Columbia	20.9%

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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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