What share of adults smoke in Arlington?

An estimated 13.5% of adults in Arlington smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 310th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Arlington, Texas: official figures

19.0% of residents of Arlington (75,187 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 32nd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Texas: 17.1%).

Residents without health insurance

19.0%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

34.1%

2023

How many children in Arlington are uninsured?

In Arlington, 13.1% of children under 19 and 24.8% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.7% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Arlington are on Medicaid?

13.7% of residents of Arlington under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 294th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Texas: 13.7%).

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How many people in Arlington have a disability?

10.7% of residents of Arlington (42,409 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 262nd lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Texas: 12.3%); 4.2% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Arlington have a disability?

By age, 32.2% of residents of Arlington aged 65 and over, 9.1% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.6% 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 Arlington, Texas?

An estimated 34.1% of adults in Arlington had obesity in 2023, joint 352nd 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 Arlington?

An estimated 12.0% of adults in Arlington had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 244th 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 Arlington?

An estimated 18.0% of adults in Arlington reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 288th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 22.5% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Arlington have high blood pressure?

In Arlington, an estimated 32.1% of adults had high blood pressure and 29.6% did no physical activity outside work, joint 173rd 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 Arlington see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 72.8% of adults in Arlington had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 309th 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 Arlington compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Arlington ranks 32 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
29	Homestead	19.7%
30	Pompano Beach	19.7%
31	Paterson	19.5%
32	Arlington	19.0%
33	North Miami	18.7%
34	Conroe	18.7%
35	Fort Worth	18.6%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Arlington ranks 562 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
559	Huntington Beach	10.7%
560	Elk Grove	10.7%
561	Chula Vista	10.7%
562	Arlington	10.7%
563	Provo	10.7%
564	Fountain Valley	10.7%
565	Sioux Falls	10.7%

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

Arlington ranks 352 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
349	Plainfield	34.3%
350	New Orleans	34.2%
351	Madison	34.2%
352	Arlington	34.1%
353	Deltona	34.1%
354	Champaign	34.1%
355	Ankeny	34.1%

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

Arlington ranks 244 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
241	Sunrise	12.1%
242	Indio	12.1%
243	Newark	12.1%
244	Arlington	12.0%
245	Huntsville	12.0%
246	Fontana	12.0%
247	New Bedford	12.0%

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

Arlington ranks 311 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
308	Lawrence	13.6%
309	Cheyenne	13.6%
310	Bakersfield	13.5%
311	Arlington	13.5%
312	Glendale	13.5%
313	Little Rock	13.5%
314	Conroe	13.5%

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

Arlington ranks 288 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
285	Stonecrest	18.1%
286	La Crosse	18.1%
287	Paramount	18.1%
288	Arlington	18.0%
289	Wichita	18.0%
290	Mobile	18.0%
291	Montgomery	18.0%

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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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