What share of adults smoke in Bristol?

An estimated 12.4% of adults in Bristol smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 387th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Bristol, Connecticut: official figures

4.6% of residents of Bristol (2,772 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 144th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Connecticut: 5.4%).

Residents without health insurance

4.6%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

32.0%

2023

How many children in Bristol are uninsured?

In Bristol, 0.9% of children under 19 and 6.8% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.9% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Bristol are on Medicaid?

22.7% of residents of Bristol under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 251st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Connecticut: 19.4%).

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How many people in Bristol have a disability?

16.4% of residents of Bristol (9,953 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 109th 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 Bristol have a disability?

By age, 37.8% of residents of Bristol aged 65 and over, 14.1% of those aged 18 to 64 and 7.0% 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 Bristol, Connecticut?

An estimated 32.0% of adults in Bristol had obesity in 2023, joint 353rd 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 common is diabetes in Bristol?

An estimated 9.1% of adults in Bristol had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 219th 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 is mental health in Bristol?

An estimated 18.5% of adults in Bristol reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 202nd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 24.3% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Bristol have high blood pressure?

In Bristol, an estimated 28.8% of adults had high blood pressure and 24.4% did no physical activity outside work, 396th lowest 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 Bristol see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 79.9% of adults in Bristol had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 49th 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 Bristol compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Bristol ranks 680 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
677	Murrieta	4.6%
678	Redwood City	4.6%
679	Troy	4.6%
680	Bristol	4.6%
681	Simi Valley	4.6%
682	Lancaster	4.5%
683	Beaumont	4.5%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Bristol ranks 109 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
106	Hampton	16.4%
107	Pocatello	16.4%
108	Schenectady	16.4%
109	Bristol	16.4%
110	Buffalo	16.3%
111	DeSoto	16.3%
112	Casa Grande	16.3%

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

Bristol ranks 458 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
455	Tigard	32.1%
456	Columbia	32.0%
457	Tamarac	32.0%
458	Bristol	32.0%
459	Eau Claire	31.9%
460	Shawnee	31.9%
461	Carrollton	31.8%

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

Bristol ranks 590 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
587	Everett	9.1%
588	Santa Barbara	9.1%
589	Citrus Heights	9.1%
590	Bristol	9.1%
591	Spring Hill	9.1%
592	Methuen	9.1%
593	Portland	9.0%

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

Bristol ranks 423 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
420	Westminster	12.4%
421	Pasco	12.4%
422	Bellflower	12.4%
423	Bristol	12.4%
424	Cathedral City	12.4%
425	Virginia Beach	12.3%
426	Hollywood	12.3%

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

Bristol ranks 219 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
216	Lodi	18.5%
217	Victoria	18.5%
218	Kenner	18.5%
219	Bristol	18.5%
220	Corvallis	18.5%
221	Highland	18.5%
222	Yucaipa	18.5%

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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…)
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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