What share of adults smoke in Athens?

An estimated 14.5% of adults in Athens smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 228th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Athens, Georgia: official figures

11.3% of residents of Athens (14,269 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 175th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Georgia: 12.4%).

Residents without health insurance

11.3%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

33.1%

2023

How many children in Athens are uninsured?

In Athens, 8.2% of children under 19 and 14.0% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.4% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Athens are on Medicaid?

10.2% of residents of Athens under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 169th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Georgia: 14.9%).

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How many people in Athens have a disability?

11.8% of residents of Athens (14,982 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 368th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Georgia: 13.1%); 4.7% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Athens have a disability?

By age, 31.5% of residents of Athens aged 65 and over, 9.8% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.2% 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 Athens, Georgia?

An estimated 33.1% of adults in Athens had obesity in 2023, joint 403rd 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 Athens?

An estimated 12.8% of adults in Athens had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 173rd 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 Athens?

An estimated 18.2% of adults in Athens reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 253rd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 21.2% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Athens have high blood pressure?

In Athens, an estimated 35.7% of adults had high blood pressure and 27.0% did no physical activity outside work, joint 277th 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 Athens see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 77.1% of adults in Athens had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 241st 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 Athens compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Athens ranks 175 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
172	St. George	11.5%
173	Allentown	11.4%
174	Rocky Mount	11.3%
175	Athens	11.3%
176	Burlington	11.3%
177	Pensacola	11.3%
178	Yuma	11.3%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Athens ranks 456 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
453	Watsonville	11.9%
454	Paramount	11.9%
455	Edinburg	11.9%
456	Athens	11.8%
457	Sarasota	11.8%
458	Corvallis	11.8%
459	Huntington Park	11.8%

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

Athens ranks 404 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
401	Taunton	33.2%
402	Lebanon	33.2%
403	Fontana	33.1%
404	Athens	33.1%
405	Concord	33.1%
406	Sanford	33.1%
407	Salinas	33.0%

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

Athens ranks 176 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
173	Oxnard	12.8%
174	Garden Grove	12.8%
175	Palmdale	12.8%
176	Athens	12.8%
177	Hesperia	12.8%
178	DeSoto	12.8%
179	Galveston	12.8%

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

Athens ranks 231 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
228	Nashville	14.5%
229	Omaha	14.5%
230	North Charleston	14.5%
231	Athens	14.5%
232	Clearwater	14.5%
233	Largo	14.5%
234	Pawtucket	14.5%

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

Athens ranks 259 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
256	Tallahassee	18.2%
257	Grand Rapids	18.2%
258	Escondido	18.2%
259	Athens	18.2%
260	Menifee	18.2%
261	Miami Gardens	18.2%
262	Rialto	18.2%

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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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