Health in Bowling Green, Kentucky: official figures
10.1% of residents of Bowling Green (7,468 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 247th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Kentucky: 6.0%).
How many children in Bowling Green are uninsured?
In Bowling Green, 5.7% of children under 19 and 13.5% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.5% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow many people in Bowling Green are on Medicaid?
30.0% of residents of Bowling Green under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 114th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Kentucky: 25.0%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow many people in Bowling Green have a disability?
15.6% of residents of Bowling Green (11,621 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 145th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Kentucky: 17.9%); 7.0% had two or more types of disability.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow many older people in Bowling Green have a disability?
By age, 39.1% of residents of Bowling Green aged 65 and over, 14.1% of those aged 18 to 64 and 8.7% of children under 18 reported a disability in 2020-2024 (US: 32.9%, 10.9% and 4.9%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow Bowling Green compares with other cities in the United States
Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)
Bowling Green ranks 247 of 823, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 244 | Atlanta | 10.1% |
| 245 | Orem | 10.1% |
| 246 | Lakewood | 10.1% |
| 247 | Bowling Green | 10.1% |
| 248 | Maricopa | 10.0% |
| 249 | St. Petersburg | 10.0% |
| 250 | South Fulton | 10.0% |
Residents with a disability (2020-2024)
Bowling Green ranks 145 of 823, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with a disability |
|---|---|---|
| 142 | El Cajon | 15.7% |
| 143 | San Angelo | 15.6% |
| 144 | Salem | 15.6% |
| 145 | Bowling Green | 15.6% |
| 146 | Everett | 15.6% |
| 147 | Marysville | 15.6% |
| 148 | Ocala | 15.5% |
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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…)
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