What share of adults smoke in Columbia?

An estimated 18.4% of adults in Columbia smoked cigarettes in 2023, 56th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Columbia, Tennessee: official figures

9.7% of residents of Columbia (4,308 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 274th 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)

37.1%

2023

How many children in Columbia are uninsured?

In Columbia, 4.1% of children under 19 and 14.5% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.5% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Columbia are on Medicaid?

21.8% of residents of Columbia under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 270th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Tennessee: 16.3%).

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How many people in Columbia have a disability?

11.0% of residents of Columbia (4,921 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 296th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Tennessee: 14.9%); 6.3% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Columbia have a disability?

By age, 34.0% of residents of Columbia aged 65 and over, 8.8% of those aged 18 to 64 and 2.9% 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 Columbia, Tennessee?

An estimated 37.1% of adults in Columbia had obesity in 2023, joint 218th 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 Columbia?

An estimated 12.3% of adults in Columbia had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 210th 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 Columbia?

An estimated 20.9% of adults in Columbia reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 35th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 28.6% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Columbia have high blood pressure?

In Columbia, an estimated 37.6% of adults had high blood pressure and 26.9% did no physical activity outside work, 284th 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 Columbia see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 75.4% of adults in Columbia had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 365th 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 Columbia compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Columbia ranks 274 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
271	Chicago	9.8%
272	Clarksville	9.7%
273	Tamarac	9.7%
274	Columbia	9.7%
275	Greenville	9.6%
276	Terre Haute	9.6%
277	Norman	9.6%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Columbia ranks 528 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
525	Weymouth Town	11.1%
526	South Fulton	11.1%
527	West New York	11.0%
528	Columbia	11.0%
529	Wyoming	11.0%
530	West Haven	11.0%
531	Rialto	11.0%

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

Columbia ranks 221 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
218	Sioux Falls	37.1%
219	Southaven	37.1%
220	Delano	37.1%
221	Columbia	37.1%
222	Dallas	37.0%
223	Victorville	37.0%
224	Lake Elsinore	37.0%

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

Columbia ranks 224 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
221	Midwest City	12.3%
222	Gardena	12.3%
223	Highland	12.3%
224	Columbia	12.3%
225	Tulsa	12.2%
226	Las Cruces	12.2%
227	Brockton	12.2%

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

Columbia ranks 56 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
53	Kalamazoo	18.6%
54	Valdosta	18.6%
55	Dearborn Heights	18.5%
56	Columbia	18.4%
57	Kansas City	18.3%
58	Warren	18.3%
59	Baton Rouge	18.2%

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

Columbia ranks 36 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
33	Anderson	21.1%
34	Middletown	21.1%
35	Albany	20.9%
36	Columbia	20.9%
37	Memphis	20.8%
38	Gresham	20.8%
39	Port Arthur	20.8%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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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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