What share of adults smoke in Birmingham?

An estimated 17.4% of adults in Birmingham smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 79th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Birmingham, Alabama: official figures

12.8% of residents of Birmingham (24,938 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 130th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Alabama: 9.2%).

Residents without health insurance

12.8%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

43.0%

2023

How many children in Birmingham are uninsured?

In Birmingham, 4.9% of children under 19 and 18.3% 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 Birmingham are on Medicaid?

25.1% of residents of Birmingham under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 195th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Alabama: 16.8%).

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How many people in Birmingham have a disability?

17.7% of residents of Birmingham (34,504 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 56th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Alabama: 16.5%); 7.9% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Birmingham have a disability?

By age, 37.6% of residents of Birmingham aged 65 and over, 15.8% of those aged 18 to 64 and 7.4% 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 Birmingham, Alabama?

An estimated 43.0% of adults in Birmingham had obesity in 2023, joint 40th 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 Birmingham?

An estimated 18.1% of adults in Birmingham had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 6th 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 Birmingham?

An estimated 18.8% of adults in Birmingham reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 167th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 22.2% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Birmingham have high blood pressure?

In Birmingham, an estimated 45.9% of adults had high blood pressure and 33.8% did no physical activity outside work, joint 64th 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 Birmingham see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 81.4% of adults in Birmingham had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 13th 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 Birmingham compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Birmingham ranks 130 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
127	Charlotte	12.8%
128	Lawton	12.8%
129	North Richland Hills	12.8%
130	Birmingham	12.8%
131	South Gate	12.8%
132	Palm Bay	12.8%
133	Nashville	12.8%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Birmingham ranks 56 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
53	Largo	17.9%
54	Jacksonville	17.9%
55	Redding	17.7%
56	Birmingham	17.7%
57	Scranton	17.7%
58	Independence	17.6%
59	Rockford	17.5%

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

Birmingham ranks 40 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
37	Edinburg	43.3%
38	Hammond	43.2%
39	Temple	43.1%
40	Birmingham	43.0%
41	Akron	43.0%
42	Davenport	43.0%
43	North Little Rock	43.0%

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

Birmingham ranks 6 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
3	Detroit	18.3%
4	Youngstown	18.3%
5	Port Arthur	18.3%
6	Birmingham	18.1%
7	Brownsville	18.1%
8	Pharr	18.1%
9	Albany	17.9%

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

Birmingham ranks 80 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
77	Schenectady	17.5%
78	Decatur	17.5%
79	Augusta	17.4%
80	Birmingham	17.4%
81	Chattanooga	17.4%
82	Rochester	17.3%
83	Racine	17.3%

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

Birmingham ranks 171 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
168	Fort Wayne	18.8%
169	Buffalo	18.8%
170	Tacoma	18.8%
171	Birmingham	18.8%
172	Hampton	18.8%
173	Conway	18.8%
174	Yuba City	18.8%

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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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