What share of adults smoke in Columbus?

An estimated 15.8% of adults in Columbus smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 145th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Columbus, Ohio: official figures

10.3% of residents of Columbus (93,771 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 230th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Ohio: 6.4%).

Residents without health insurance

10.3%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

35.5%

2023

How many children in Columbus are uninsured?

In Columbus, 6.7% of children under 19 and 13.1% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.5% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Columbus are on Medicaid?

23.9% of residents of Columbus under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 229th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Ohio: 19.2%).

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How many people in Columbus have a disability?

12.4% of residents of Columbus (112,933 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 396th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Ohio: 14.4%); 5.3% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Columbus have a disability?

By age, 33.5% of residents of Columbus aged 65 and over, 11.3% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.2% 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 Columbus, Ohio?

An estimated 35.5% of adults in Columbus had obesity in 2023, joint 297th 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 Columbus?

An estimated 13.1% of adults in Columbus had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 150th 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 Columbus?

An estimated 18.9% of adults in Columbus reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 153rd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 25.8% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Columbus have high blood pressure?

In Columbus, an estimated 34.7% of adults had high blood pressure and 26.5% did no physical activity outside work, joint 299th 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 Columbus see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 79.9% of adults in Columbus had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 49th 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 Columbus compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Columbus ranks 230 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
227	Burien	10.4%
228	Port St. Lucie	10.3%
229	Norwalk	10.3%
230	Columbus	10.3%
231	Tulare	10.3%
232	Miramar	10.3%
233	Hammond	10.3%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Columbus ranks 396 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
393	Conway	12.4%
394	St. Paul	12.4%
395	Boston	12.4%
396	Columbus	12.4%
397	West Covina	12.4%
398	New York	12.4%
399	Oceanside	12.4%

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

Columbus ranks 297 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
294	Waukesha	35.6%
295	West Allis	35.6%
296	Bradenton	35.6%
297	Columbus	35.5%
298	East Orange	35.5%
299	Kyle	35.5%
300	Spokane Valley	35.4%

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

Columbus ranks 151 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
148	San Jacinto	13.2%
149	Colton	13.2%
150	Dallas	13.1%
151	Columbus	13.1%
152	Stockton	13.1%
153	Hemet	13.1%
154	North Little Rock	13.1%

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

Columbus ranks 145 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
142	Harrisonburg	16.0%
143	Wichita Falls	15.9%
144	Parma	15.9%
145	Columbus	15.8%
146	Kansas City	15.8%
147	Savannah	15.8%
148	Sterling Heights	15.8%

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

Columbus ranks 153 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
150	Port Orange	19.0%
151	Sherman	19.0%
152	Pinellas Park	19.0%
153	Columbus	18.9%
154	Nashville	18.9%
155	Henderson	18.9%
156	West Valley City	18.9%

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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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