What share of adults smoke in Buffalo?

An estimated 17.1% of adults in Buffalo smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 89th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Buffalo, New York: official figures

4.1% of residents of Buffalo (11,241 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 117th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; New York: 5.1%).

Residents without health insurance

4.1%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

39.1%

2023

How many children in Buffalo are uninsured?

In Buffalo, 1.9% of children under 19 and 5.7% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.7% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Buffalo are on Medicaid?

40.9% of residents of Buffalo under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 25th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; New York: 24.2%).

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How many people in Buffalo have a disability?

16.3% of residents of Buffalo (44,946 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 110th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; New York: 12.6%); 8.1% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Buffalo have a disability?

By age, 35.3% of residents of Buffalo aged 65 and over, 15.7% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.4% 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 Buffalo, New York?

An estimated 39.1% of adults in Buffalo had obesity in 2023, joint 142nd 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 Buffalo?

An estimated 13.6% of adults in Buffalo had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 121st 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 Buffalo?

An estimated 18.8% of adults in Buffalo 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 20.4% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Buffalo have high blood pressure?

In Buffalo, an estimated 35.4% of adults had high blood pressure and 32.7% did no physical activity outside work, joint 91st 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 Buffalo see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 82.1% of adults in Buffalo had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, 7th 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 Buffalo compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Buffalo ranks 707 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
704	Springfield	4.1%
705	South Jordan	4.1%
706	Lake Forest	4.1%
707	Buffalo	4.1%
708	Lynn	4.1%
709	Mount Pleasant	4.0%
710	San Mateo	4.0%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Buffalo ranks 110 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
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%
113	Utica	16.3%

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

Buffalo ranks 142 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
139	San Marcos	39.3%
140	Schenectady	39.3%
141	Anderson	39.3%
142	Buffalo	39.1%
143	Warren	39.1%
144	Madera	39.1%
145	Tyler	39.0%

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

Buffalo ranks 121 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
118	New Britain	13.7%
119	Porterville	13.7%
120	Watsonville	13.7%
121	Buffalo	13.6%
122	New Haven	13.6%
123	Bossier City	13.6%
124	St. Louis	13.5%

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

Buffalo ranks 90 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
87	Tuscaloosa	17.2%
88	Lansing	17.2%
89	Cincinnati	17.1%
90	Buffalo	17.1%
91	New Brunswick	17.1%
92	Florissant	17.1%
93	Hartford	17.0%

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

Buffalo ranks 169 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
166	Council Bluffs	18.9%
167	Fresno	18.8%
168	Fort Wayne	18.8%
169	Buffalo	18.8%
170	Tacoma	18.8%
171	Birmingham	18.8%
172	Hampton	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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