What share of adults smoke in Baytown?

An estimated 15.3% of adults in Baytown smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 172nd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Baytown, Texas: official figures

27.9% of residents of Baytown (23,586 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 5th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Texas: 17.1%).

Residents without health insurance

27.9%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

39.7%

2023

How many children in Baytown are uninsured?

In Baytown, 22.7% of children under 19 and 35.3% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 2.2% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Baytown are on Medicaid?

19.3% of residents of Baytown under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 342nd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Texas: 13.7%).

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How many people in Baytown have a disability?

13.4% of residents of Baytown (11,348 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 309th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Texas: 12.3%); 6.3% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Baytown have a disability?

By age, 43.3% of residents of Baytown aged 65 and over, 11.3% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.9% 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 Baytown, Texas?

An estimated 39.7% of adults in Baytown 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 Baytown?

An estimated 14.1% of adults in Baytown had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 90th 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 Baytown?

An estimated 18.3% of adults in Baytown reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 238th 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 Baytown have high blood pressure?

In Baytown, an estimated 34.1% of adults had high blood pressure and 30.7% did no physical activity outside work, joint 135th 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 Baytown see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 72.2% of adults in Baytown had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 269th 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 Baytown compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Baytown ranks 5 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
2	Pharr	29.2%
3	Pasadena	28.5%
4	Plainfield	28.0%
5	Baytown	27.9%
6	Laredo	27.3%
7	Mission	26.5%
8	Brownsville	26.2%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Baytown ranks 309 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
306	Tyler	13.5%
307	Hesperia	13.4%
308	Kansas City	13.4%
309	Baytown	13.4%
310	Modesto	13.4%
311	Barnstable Town	13.4%
312	Pittsburg	13.4%

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

Baytown ranks 131 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
128	Des Moines	39.7%
129	Springfield	39.7%
130	Springdale	39.7%
131	Baytown	39.7%
132	Cincinnati	39.6%
133	Chesapeake	39.6%
134	Odessa	39.6%

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

Baytown ranks 92 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
89	South Gate	14.2%
90	Savannah	14.1%
91	Waco	14.1%
92	Baytown	14.1%
93	Rockford	14.0%
94	Syracuse	14.0%
95	Lawton	14.0%

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

Baytown ranks 176 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
173	Lakeland	15.3%
174	Hesperia	15.3%
175	Fort Myers	15.3%
176	Baytown	15.3%
177	Texas City	15.3%
178	Amarillo	15.2%
179	Springfield	15.2%

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

Baytown ranks 246 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
243	Deltona	18.3%
244	North Port	18.3%
245	Warner Robins	18.3%
246	Baytown	18.3%
247	Pharr	18.3%
248	Kannapolis	18.3%
249	North Miami	18.3%

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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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