What share of adults smoke in Cleveland?

An estimated 19.1% of adults in Cleveland smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 40th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Cleveland, Tennessee: official figures

10.2% of residents of Cleveland (4,898 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 237th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Tennessee: 10.0%).

Residents without health insurance

10.2%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

42.9%

2023

How many children in Cleveland are uninsured?

In Cleveland, 7.9% of children under 19 and 14.3% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.3% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Cleveland are on Medicaid?

21.7% of residents of Cleveland under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 279th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Tennessee: 16.3%).

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How many people in Cleveland have a disability?

19.1% of residents of Cleveland (9,138 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 30th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Tennessee: 14.9%); 8.7% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Cleveland have a disability?

By age, 42.0% of residents of Cleveland aged 65 and over, 15.9% of those aged 18 to 64 and 8.1% 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 Cleveland, Tennessee?

An estimated 42.9% of adults in Cleveland had obesity in 2023, joint 44th 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 Cleveland?

An estimated 12.5% of adults in Cleveland had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 196th 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 Cleveland?

An estimated 21.2% of adults in Cleveland reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 21st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 29.6% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Cleveland have high blood pressure?

In Cleveland, an estimated 38.3% of adults had high blood pressure and 27.0% did no physical activity outside work, joint 277th 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 Cleveland see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 75.8% of adults in Cleveland had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 341st 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 Cleveland compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Cleveland ranks 237 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
234	San Bernardino	10.3%
235	Greeley	10.3%
236	Lafayette	10.3%
237	Cleveland	10.2%
238	Berwyn	10.2%
239	Topeka	10.2%
240	Sparks	10.2%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Cleveland ranks 30 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
27	Owensboro	19.5%
28	Gary	19.4%
29	Rochester	19.1%
30	Cleveland	19.1%
31	St. Joseph	19.0%
32	Olympia	19.0%
33	Springfield	19.0%

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

Cleveland ranks 46 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
43	North Little Rock	43.0%
44	Lorain	42.9%
45	Bossier City	42.9%
46	Cleveland	42.9%
47	Laredo	42.8%
48	Milwaukee	42.7%
49	Rocky Mount	42.5%

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

Cleveland ranks 202 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
199	Amarillo	12.5%
200	Lansing	12.5%
201	Greenville	12.5%
202	Cleveland	12.5%
203	Chicago	12.4%
204	Atlanta	12.4%
205	Ontario	12.4%

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

Cleveland ranks 42 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
39	Gulfport	19.2%
40	Knoxville	19.1%
41	Elkhart	19.1%
42	Cleveland	19.1%
43	Johnson City	19.0%
44	Battle Creek	19.0%
45	Springfield	18.9%

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

Cleveland ranks 28 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
25	Lorain	21.2%
26	Hamilton	21.2%
27	Terre Haute	21.2%
28	Cleveland	21.2%
29	Toledo	21.1%
30	Akron	21.1%
31	Shreveport	21.1%

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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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