What share of adults smoke in Dallas?

An estimated 13.2% of adults in Dallas smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 342nd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Dallas, Texas: official figures

22.8% of residents of Dallas (295,436 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 15th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Texas: 17.1%).

Residents without health insurance

22.8%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

37.0%

2023

How many children in Dallas are uninsured?

In Dallas, 16.3% of children under 19 and 29.2% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 2.3% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Dallas are on Medicaid?

16.6% of residents of Dallas under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 388th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Texas: 13.7%).

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How many people in Dallas have a disability?

12.0% of residents of Dallas (155,482 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 381st lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Texas: 12.3%); 5.0% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Dallas have a disability?

By age, 35.0% of residents of Dallas aged 65 and over, 10.3% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.3% 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 Dallas, Texas?

An estimated 37.0% of adults in Dallas had obesity in 2023, joint 222nd 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 Dallas?

An estimated 13.1% of adults in Dallas 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 Dallas?

An estimated 17.3% of adults in Dallas reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 370th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 19.6% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Dallas have high blood pressure?

In Dallas, an estimated 34.0% of adults had high blood pressure and 31.7% did no physical activity outside work, joint 115th 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 Dallas see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 75.2% of adults in Dallas had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 373rd 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 Dallas compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Dallas ranks 15 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
12	Edinburg	24.0%
13	Union City	24.0%
14	Houston	23.7%
15	Dallas	22.8%
16	Passaic	22.6%
17	Harlingen	22.6%
18	New Brunswick	22.6%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Dallas ranks 443 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
440	Cathedral City	12.0%
441	Cranston	12.0%
442	Downey	12.0%
443	Dallas	12.0%
444	Avondale	12.0%
445	Clifton	12.0%
446	Minneapolis	12.0%

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

Dallas ranks 222 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
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%
225	Chattanooga	36.9%

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

Dallas ranks 150 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
147	Roanoke	13.2%
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%

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

Dallas ranks 342 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
339	Hempstead	13.3%
340	Sarasota	13.3%
341	Ocoee	13.3%
342	Dallas	13.2%
343	Tucson	13.2%
344	Lincoln	13.2%
345	Port St. Lucie	13.2%

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

Dallas ranks 427 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
424	Murray	17.4%
425	Ocoee	17.4%
426	Los Angeles	17.3%
427	Dallas	17.3%
428	Chesapeake	17.3%
429	Grand Prairie	17.3%
430	Fort Collins	17.3%

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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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