What share of adults smoke in Brookhaven?

An estimated 8.1% of adults in Brookhaven smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 63rd lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Brookhaven, Georgia: official figures

13.4% of residents of Brookhaven (7,756 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 114th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Georgia: 12.4%).

Residents without health insurance

13.4%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

25.3%

2023

How many children in Brookhaven are uninsured?

In Brookhaven, 12.4% of children under 19 and 14.7% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 7.7% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Brookhaven are on Medicaid?

6.5% of residents of Brookhaven under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 81st lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Georgia: 14.9%).

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How many people in Brookhaven have a disability?

6.9% of residents of Brookhaven (3,973 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 17th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Georgia: 13.1%); 3.0% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Brookhaven have a disability?

By age, 31.2% of residents of Brookhaven aged 65 and over, 4.4% of those aged 18 to 64 and 3.1% 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 Brookhaven, Georgia?

An estimated 25.3% of adults in Brookhaven had obesity in 2023, joint 114th 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 Brookhaven?

An estimated 9.0% of adults in Brookhaven had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 200th 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 Brookhaven?

An estimated 13.7% of adults in Brookhaven reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 34th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 17.6% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Brookhaven have high blood pressure?

In Brookhaven, an estimated 28.9% of adults had high blood pressure and 17.0% did no physical activity outside work, joint 87th 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 Brookhaven see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 76.5% of adults in Brookhaven had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 286th 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 Brookhaven compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Brookhaven ranks 114 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
111	Largo	13.5%
112	Enid	13.5%
113	Avondale	13.4%
114	Brookhaven	13.4%
115	Las Vegas	13.4%
116	Glendale	13.4%
117	North Las Vegas	13.3%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Brookhaven ranks 807 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
804	Allen	7.0%
805	Bentonville	7.0%
806	Eden Prairie	6.9%
807	Brookhaven	6.9%
808	Fremont	6.9%
809	Irving	6.6%
810	Irvine	6.5%

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

Brookhaven ranks 697 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
694	St. Louis Park	25.4%
695	Folsom	25.3%
696	Waltham	25.3%
697	Brookhaven	25.3%
698	New York	25.2%
699	Boston	25.1%
700	Skokie	25.1%

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

Brookhaven ranks 610 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
607	Blue Springs	9.0%
608	St. Peters	9.0%
609	Great Falls	9.0%
610	Brookhaven	9.0%
611	Collierville	9.0%
612	Washington	8.9%
613	Henderson	8.9%

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

Brookhaven ranks 747 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
744	Eastvale	8.2%
745	Torrance	8.1%
746	Sugar Land	8.1%
747	Brookhaven	8.1%
748	Bowie	8.1%
749	Cambridge	8.0%
750	Carlsbad	8.0%

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

Brookhaven ranks 776 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
773	Sandy Springs	13.7%
774	Daly City	13.7%
775	Troy	13.7%
776	Brookhaven	13.7%
777	Bowie	13.7%
778	Mount Pleasant	13.6%
779	Santa Clara	13.4%

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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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