What share of adults smoke in Charlotte?

An estimated 11.4% of adults in Charlotte smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 300th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Charlotte, North Carolina: official figures

12.8% of residents of Charlotte (115,438 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 127th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; North Carolina: 9.9%).

Residents without health insurance

12.8%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

30.1%

2023

How many children in Charlotte are uninsured?

In Charlotte, 8.7% of children under 19 and 16.3% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.6% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Charlotte are on Medicaid?

14.6% of residents of Charlotte under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 325th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; North Carolina: 16.3%).

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How many people in Charlotte have a disability?

9.1% of residents of Charlotte (81,411 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 112th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; North Carolina: 13.6%); 3.7% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Charlotte have a disability?

By age, 29.4% of residents of Charlotte aged 65 and over, 7.6% of those aged 18 to 64 and 3.5% 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 Charlotte, North Carolina?

An estimated 30.1% of adults in Charlotte had obesity in 2023, joint 274th 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 Charlotte?

An estimated 10.7% of adults in Charlotte had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 397th 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 Charlotte?

An estimated 15.9% of adults in Charlotte reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 181st lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 22.3% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Charlotte have high blood pressure?

In Charlotte, an estimated 31.9% of adults had high blood pressure and 22.3% did no physical activity outside work, joint 301st 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 Charlotte see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 78.8% of adults in Charlotte had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 126th 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 Charlotte compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Charlotte ranks 127 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
124	El Monte	12.9%
125	Gastonia	12.9%
126	Grapevine	12.9%
127	Charlotte	12.8%
128	Lawton	12.8%
129	North Richland Hills	12.8%
130	Birmingham	12.8%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Charlotte ranks 712 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
709	Santa Monica	9.1%
710	Novi	9.1%
711	Burleson	9.1%
712	Charlotte	9.1%
713	Overland Park	9.1%
714	North Miami	9.0%
715	Diamond Bar	9.0%

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

Charlotte ranks 533 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
530	Oak Lawn	30.3%
531	Chico	30.2%
532	Upland	30.2%
533	Charlotte	30.1%
534	Sacramento	30.1%
535	Carmel	30.1%
536	El Cajon	30.1%

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

Charlotte ranks 398 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
395	Miami Beach	10.8%
396	Grand Island	10.8%
397	San Jose	10.7%
398	Charlotte	10.7%
399	Corona	10.7%
400	Norman	10.7%
401	Greenville	10.7%

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

Charlotte ranks 505 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
502	Maricopa	11.5%
503	Bolingbrook	11.5%
504	Bonita Springs	11.5%
505	Charlotte	11.4%
506	Fontana	11.4%
507	McAllen	11.4%
508	Mission	11.4%

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

Charlotte ranks 614 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
611	Cicero	16.0%
612	Lakewood	16.0%
613	Mooresville	16.0%
614	Charlotte	15.9%
615	Minneapolis	15.9%
616	Meridian	15.9%
617	Miramar	15.9%

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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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