What share of adults smoke in Bridgeport?

An estimated 14.4% of adults in Bridgeport smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 240th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Bridgeport, Connecticut: official figures

14.8% of residents of Bridgeport (21,945 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 85th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Connecticut: 5.4%).

Residents without health insurance

14.8%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

33.7%

2023

How many children in Bridgeport are uninsured?

In Bridgeport, 5.3% of children under 19 and 20.8% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 3.1% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Bridgeport are on Medicaid?

36.3% of residents of Bridgeport under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 57th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Connecticut: 19.4%).

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How many people in Bridgeport have a disability?

16.2% of residents of Bridgeport (23,945 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 117th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Connecticut: 12.2%); 7.7% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Bridgeport have a disability?

By age, 37.9% of residents of Bridgeport aged 65 and over, 14.2% of those aged 18 to 64 and 8.3% 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 Bridgeport, Connecticut?

An estimated 33.7% of adults in Bridgeport had obesity in 2023, joint 375th 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 Bridgeport?

An estimated 12.9% of adults in Bridgeport had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 161st 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 Bridgeport?

An estimated 18.1% of adults in Bridgeport reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 271st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 17.5% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Bridgeport have high blood pressure?

In Bridgeport, an estimated 33.3% of adults had high blood pressure and 36.6% did no physical activity outside work, 32nd 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 Bridgeport see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 76.6% of adults in Bridgeport had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 279th 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 Bridgeport compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Bridgeport ranks 85 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
82	Santa Maria	14.9%
83	Lauderhill	14.9%
84	Jackson	14.9%
85	Bridgeport	14.8%
86	Danbury	14.8%
87	Caldwell	14.8%
88	Memphis	14.7%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Bridgeport ranks 117 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
114	Grand Junction	16.2%
115	Allentown	16.2%
116	Peabody	16.2%
117	Bridgeport	16.2%
118	Casper	16.2%
119	Macon-Bibb County	16.1%
120	Taunton	16.1%

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

Bridgeport ranks 376 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
373	Noblesville	33.8%
374	Clermont	33.8%
375	North Las Vegas	33.7%
376	Bridgeport	33.7%
377	Round Rock	33.7%
378	West Des Moines	33.7%
379	North Miami	33.7%

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

Bridgeport ranks 164 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
161	Fresno	12.9%
162	Grand Prairie	12.9%
163	Chattanooga	12.9%
164	Bridgeport	12.9%
165	Mesquite	12.9%
166	Lafayette	12.9%
167	Daytona Beach	12.9%

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

Bridgeport ranks 241 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
238	Blue Springs	14.5%
239	Huntington Park	14.5%
240	Greensboro	14.4%
241	Bridgeport	14.4%
242	Tyler	14.4%
243	Redding	14.4%
244	Melbourne	14.4%

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

Bridgeport ranks 276 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
273	Stockton	18.1%
274	Riverside	18.1%
275	Denton	18.1%
276	Bridgeport	18.1%
277	Savannah	18.1%
278	Lowell	18.1%
279	Jurupa Valley	18.1%

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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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