What share of adults smoke in Clarksville?

An estimated 16.8% of adults in Clarksville smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 101st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Clarksville, Tennessee: official figures

9.7% of residents of Clarksville (15,911 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 272nd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Tennessee: 10.0%).

Residents without health insurance

9.7%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

40.3%

2023

How many children in Clarksville are uninsured?

In Clarksville, 4.9% of children under 19 and 13.6% 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 Clarksville are on Medicaid?

14.0% of residents of Clarksville under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 302nd lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Tennessee: 16.3%).

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How many people in Clarksville have a disability?

15.0% of residents of Clarksville (24,594 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 186th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Tennessee: 14.9%); 6.4% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Clarksville have a disability?

By age, 38.4% of residents of Clarksville aged 65 and over, 15.4% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.0% 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 Clarksville, Tennessee?

An estimated 40.3% of adults in Clarksville had obesity in 2023, joint 107th 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 Clarksville?

An estimated 12.7% of adults in Clarksville had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 180th 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 Clarksville?

An estimated 20.1% of adults in Clarksville reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 67th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 28.5% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Clarksville have high blood pressure?

In Clarksville, an estimated 37.7% of adults had high blood pressure and 26.2% did no physical activity outside work, joint 315th 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 Clarksville see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 78.1% of adults in Clarksville had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 171st 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 Clarksville compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Clarksville ranks 272 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
269	Delray Beach	9.8%
270	Aurora	9.8%
271	Chicago	9.8%
272	Clarksville	9.7%
273	Tamarac	9.7%
274	Columbia	9.7%
275	Greenville	9.6%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Clarksville ranks 186 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
183	Las Cruces	15.1%
184	Wichita	15.1%
185	Rancho Cordova	15.0%
186	Clarksville	15.0%
187	Santa Fe	15.0%
188	Dearborn Heights	15.0%
189	South Bend	15.0%

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

Clarksville ranks 107 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
104	San Jacinto	40.5%
105	Lakeland	40.4%
106	Utica	40.4%
107	Clarksville	40.3%
108	Yakima	40.3%
109	Greensboro	40.2%
110	Springfield	40.2%

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

Clarksville ranks 180 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
177	Hesperia	12.8%
178	DeSoto	12.8%
179	Galveston	12.8%
180	Clarksville	12.7%
181	Tyler	12.7%
182	Lynchburg	12.7%
183	Bellflower	12.7%

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

Clarksville ranks 101 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
98	Portsmouth	16.9%
99	Westland	16.9%
100	Rapid City	16.9%
101	Clarksville	16.8%
102	Lafayette	16.8%
103	Dothan	16.8%
104	Gallatin	16.8%

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

Clarksville ranks 68 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
65	New Britain	20.2%
66	Kokomo	20.2%
67	Las Vegas	20.1%
68	Clarksville	20.1%
69	Apple Valley	20.1%
70	Decatur	20.1%
71	Gallatin	20.1%

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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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