What share of adults smoke in Baton Rouge?

An estimated 18.2% of adults in Baton Rouge smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 59th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Baton Rouge, Louisiana: official figures

10.1% of residents of Baton Rouge (22,299 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 242nd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Louisiana: 7.8%).

Residents without health insurance

10.1%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

39.7%

2023

How many children in Baton Rouge are uninsured?

In Baton Rouge, 8.1% of children under 19 and 13.0% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.0% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Baton Rouge are on Medicaid?

28.6% of residents of Baton Rouge under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 134th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Louisiana: 28.2%).

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How many people in Baton Rouge have a disability?

16.1% of residents of Baton Rouge (35,435 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 123rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Louisiana: 16.3%); 6.9% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Baton Rouge have a disability?

By age, 39.2% of residents of Baton Rouge aged 65 and over, 14.2% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.7% 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 Baton Rouge, Louisiana?

An estimated 39.7% of adults in Baton Rouge had obesity in 2023, joint 126th 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 Baton Rouge?

An estimated 16.0% of adults in Baton Rouge had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 24th 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 Baton Rouge?

An estimated 20.4% of adults in Baton Rouge reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 51st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 26.3% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Baton Rouge have high blood pressure?

In Baton Rouge, an estimated 43.5% of adults had high blood pressure and 29.4% did no physical activity outside work, joint 183rd 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 Baton Rouge see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 81.9% of adults in Baton Rouge had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 9th 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 Baton Rouge compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Baton Rouge ranks 242 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
239	Topeka	10.2%
240	Sparks	10.2%
241	Federal Way	10.2%
242	Baton Rouge	10.1%
243	Summerville	10.1%
244	Atlanta	10.1%
245	Orem	10.1%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Baton Rouge ranks 123 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
120	Taunton	16.1%
121	Racine	16.1%
122	Elkhart	16.1%
123	Baton Rouge	16.1%
124	Kenner	16.0%
125	Meriden	16.0%
126	East Orange	16.0%

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

Baton Rouge ranks 127 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
124	Southfield	39.8%
125	Elyria	39.8%
126	Toledo	39.7%
127	Baton Rouge	39.7%
128	Des Moines	39.7%
129	Springfield	39.7%
130	Springdale	39.7%

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

Baton Rouge ranks 24 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
21	Trenton	16.3%
22	Paterson	16.2%
23	Huntington Park	16.1%
24	Baton Rouge	16.0%
25	Lorain	16.0%
26	Valdosta	16.0%
27	Fort Pierce	16.0%

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

Baton Rouge ranks 59 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
56	Columbia	18.4%
57	Kansas City	18.3%
58	Warren	18.3%
59	Baton Rouge	18.2%
60	Macon-Bibb County	18.2%
61	Newark	18.1%
62	Springfield	18.1%

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

Baton Rouge ranks 52 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
49	Great Falls	20.5%
50	Battle Creek	20.5%
51	North Las Vegas	20.4%
52	Baton Rouge	20.4%
53	Hartford	20.4%
54	Evansville	20.4%
55	El Cajon	20.4%

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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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