What share of adults smoke in Clearwater?

An estimated 14.5% of adults in Clearwater smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 228th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Clearwater, Florida: official figures

15.1% of residents of Clearwater (17,432 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 79th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Florida: 11.5%).

Residents without health insurance

15.1%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

33.5%

2023

How many children in Clearwater are uninsured?

In Clearwater, 11.4% of children under 19 and 21.7% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.2% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Clearwater are on Medicaid?

14.7% of residents of Clearwater under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 328th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Florida: 14.8%).

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How many people in Clearwater have a disability?

14.5% of residents of Clearwater (16,822 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 218th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Florida: 13.7%); 7.3% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Clearwater have a disability?

By age, 30.8% of residents of Clearwater aged 65 and over, 10.6% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.9% 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 Clearwater, Florida?

An estimated 33.5% of adults in Clearwater had obesity in 2023, joint 385th 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 Clearwater?

An estimated 10.8% of adults in Clearwater had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 387th 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 Clearwater?

An estimated 18.6% of adults in Clearwater reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 188th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 21.1% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Clearwater have high blood pressure?

In Clearwater, an estimated 30.7% of adults had high blood pressure and 24.7% did no physical activity outside work, joint 396th 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 Clearwater see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 74.9% of adults in Clearwater had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 396th 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 Clearwater compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Clearwater ranks 79 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
76	West Palm Beach	15.2%
77	Bradenton	15.2%
78	Paramount	15.2%
79	Clearwater	15.1%
80	Hialeah	15.1%
81	Abilene	15.0%
82	Santa Maria	14.9%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Clearwater ranks 218 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
215	Chico	14.6%
216	Asheville	14.6%
217	Green Bay	14.6%
218	Clearwater	14.5%
219	Cheyenne	14.5%
220	Duluth	14.5%
221	New Orleans	14.4%

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

Clearwater ranks 388 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
385	St. Paul	33.5%
386	Ontario	33.5%
387	Conroe	33.5%
388	Clearwater	33.5%
389	Murrieta	33.5%
390	Georgetown	33.5%
391	Avondale	33.4%

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

Clearwater ranks 391 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
388	Chula Vista	10.8%
389	Fort Lauderdale	10.8%
390	Visalia	10.8%
391	Clearwater	10.8%
392	Champaign	10.8%
393	Melbourne	10.8%
394	Whittier	10.8%

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

Clearwater ranks 232 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
229	Omaha	14.5%
230	North Charleston	14.5%
231	Athens	14.5%
232	Clearwater	14.5%
233	Largo	14.5%
234	Pawtucket	14.5%
235	Conway	14.5%

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

Clearwater ranks 193 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
190	Jackson	18.6%
191	Abilene	18.6%
192	Antioch	18.6%
193	Clearwater	18.6%
194	Sparks	18.6%
195	Yakima	18.6%
196	Melbourne	18.6%

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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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