What share of adults smoke in Baltimore?

An estimated 16.6% of adults in Baltimore smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 110th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Baltimore, Maryland: official figures

5.9% of residents of Baltimore (33,620 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 271st lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Maryland: 6.3%).

Residents without health insurance

5.9%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

38.6%

2023

How many children in Baltimore are uninsured?

In Baltimore, 4.6% of children under 19 and 7.7% 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 Baltimore are on Medicaid?

27.6% of residents of Baltimore under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 153rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Maryland: 16.8%).

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How many people in Baltimore have a disability?

16.5% of residents of Baltimore (93,534 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 98th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Maryland: 11.6%); 7.3% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Baltimore have a disability?

By age, 39.4% of residents of Baltimore aged 65 and over, 14.6% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.0% 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 Baltimore, Maryland?

An estimated 38.6% of adults in Baltimore had obesity in 2023, joint 155th 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 Baltimore?

An estimated 14.2% of adults in Baltimore had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 87th 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 Baltimore?

An estimated 18.6% of adults in Baltimore reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 188th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 23.5% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Baltimore have high blood pressure?

In Baltimore, an estimated 39.6% of adults had high blood pressure and 27.7% did no physical activity outside work, joint 243rd 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 Baltimore see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 79.9% of adults in Baltimore had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 49th 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 Baltimore compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Baltimore ranks 553 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
550	Collierville	6.0%
551	Orange	6.0%
552	Charleston	6.0%
553	Baltimore	5.9%
554	Yuba City	5.9%
555	Wyoming	5.9%
556	White Plains	5.9%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Baltimore ranks 98 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
95	Canton	16.6%
96	New Bedford	16.6%
97	Dothan	16.6%
98	Baltimore	16.5%
99	Taylor	16.5%
100	Pensacola	16.5%
101	Apple Valley	16.5%

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

Baltimore ranks 155 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
152	Kansas City	38.7%
153	Amarillo	38.7%
154	Waco	38.7%
155	Baltimore	38.6%
156	Greenwood	38.6%
157	Jurupa Valley	38.5%
158	Victoria	38.5%

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

Baltimore ranks 87 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
84	Cicero	14.4%
85	Plainfield	14.4%
86	Paramount	14.3%
87	Baltimore	14.2%
88	Kansas City	14.2%
89	South Gate	14.2%
90	Savannah	14.1%

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

Baltimore ranks 110 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
107	Des Moines	16.7%
108	Davenport	16.7%
109	Jonesboro	16.7%
110	Baltimore	16.6%
111	Stillwater	16.6%
112	Duluth	16.5%
113	Wilmington	16.5%

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

Baltimore ranks 188 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
185	Lynwood	18.7%
186	Huntington Park	18.7%
187	Troy	18.7%
188	Baltimore	18.6%
189	Milwaukee	18.6%
190	Jackson	18.6%
191	Abilene	18.6%

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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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