What share of adults smoke in Danbury?

An estimated 11.3% of adults in Danbury smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 291st lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Danbury, Connecticut: official figures

14.8% of residents of Danbury (12,720 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 86th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Connecticut: 5.4%).

Residents without health insurance

14.8%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

27.1%

2023

How many children in Danbury are uninsured?

In Danbury, 11.3% of children under 19 and 19.7% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.7% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Danbury are on Medicaid?

23.1% of residents of Danbury under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 242nd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Connecticut: 19.4%).

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How many people in Danbury have a disability?

12.7% of residents of Danbury (10,919 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 373rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Connecticut: 12.2%); 5.3% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Danbury have a disability?

By age, 30.9% of residents of Danbury aged 65 and over, 9.9% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.2% 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 Danbury, Connecticut?

An estimated 27.1% of adults in Danbury had obesity in 2023, joint 165th lowest 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 Danbury?

An estimated 8.9% of adults in Danbury had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 182nd lowest 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 Danbury?

An estimated 16.4% of adults in Danbury reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 245th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 18.3% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Danbury have high blood pressure?

In Danbury, an estimated 27.2% of adults had high blood pressure and 27.6% did no physical activity outside work, joint 251st 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 Danbury see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 75.1% of adults in Danbury had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 381st 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 Danbury compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Danbury ranks 86 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
83	Lauderhill	14.9%
84	Jackson	14.9%
85	Bridgeport	14.8%
86	Danbury	14.8%
87	Caldwell	14.8%
88	Memphis	14.7%
89	Camden	14.7%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Danbury ranks 373 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
370	Reno	12.8%
371	Greenville	12.7%
372	Napa	12.7%
373	Danbury	12.7%
374	Kannapolis	12.7%
375	Coconut Creek	12.7%
376	Appleton	12.7%

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

Danbury ranks 644 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
641	Missoula	27.2%
642	Federal Way	27.1%
643	Norwalk	27.1%
644	Danbury	27.1%
645	New Rochelle	27.1%
646	Orland Park	27.1%
647	Anaheim	27.0%

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

Danbury ranks 621 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
618	Temecula	8.9%
619	Burbank	8.9%
620	O'Fallon	8.9%
621	Danbury	8.9%
622	Lake Forest	8.9%
623	Noblesville	8.9%
624	Brentwood	8.9%

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

Danbury ranks 516 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
513	Oakland	11.3%
514	Lewisville	11.3%
515	Chino	11.3%
516	Danbury	11.3%
517	Portland	11.3%
518	Beaumont	11.3%
519	Weymouth Town	11.3%

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

Danbury ranks 558 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
555	Davie	16.4%
556	Chino	16.4%
557	O'Fallon	16.4%
558	Danbury	16.4%
559	South Jordan	16.4%
560	Bloomington	16.4%
561	Tustin	16.4%

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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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