Health in Dayton, Ohio: official figures

Q: What share of adults smoke in Dayton?

An estimated 21.3% of adults in Dayton smoked cigarettes in 2023, 13th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

8.2% of residents of Dayton (10,928 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 379th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Ohio: 6.4%).

Residents without health insurance

8.2%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

43.7%

2023

How many children in Dayton are uninsured?

In Dayton, 5.8% of children under 19 and 10.9% 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 Dayton are on Medicaid?

33.3% of residents of Dayton under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 81st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Ohio: 19.2%).

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How many people in Dayton have a disability?

18.0% of residents of Dayton (24,100 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 51st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Ohio: 14.4%); 7.7% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Dayton have a disability?

By age, 37.8% of residents of Dayton aged 65 and over, 17.7% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.1% 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 Dayton, Ohio?

An estimated 43.7% of adults in Dayton had obesity in 2023, 31st 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 Dayton?

An estimated 17.3% of adults in Dayton had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, 11th 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 Dayton?

An estimated 21.5% of adults in Dayton reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 14th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 27.0% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Dayton have high blood pressure?

In Dayton, an estimated 39.7% of adults had high blood pressure and 36.8% did no physical activity outside work, joint 30th 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 Dayton see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 79.8% of adults in Dayton had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 55th 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 Dayton compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Dayton ranks 379 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
376	McKinney	8.2%
377	San Jacinto	8.2%
378	Lorain	8.2%
379	Dayton	8.2%
380	Evansville	8.2%
381	Palmdale	8.2%
382	Gary	8.1%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Dayton ranks 51 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
48	Westland	18.2%
49	Decatur	18.1%
50	Great Falls	18.1%
51	Dayton	18.0%
52	Bradenton	18.0%
53	Largo	17.9%
54	Jacksonville	17.9%

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

Dayton ranks 31 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
28	Syracuse	43.9%
29	Albany	43.8%
30	Valdosta	43.8%
31	Dayton	43.7%
32	Middletown	43.6%
33	Pontiac	43.5%
34	Shreveport	43.4%

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

Dayton ranks 11 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
8	Pharr	18.1%
9	Albany	17.9%
10	Flint	17.6%
11	Dayton	17.3%
12	Laredo	17.2%
13	Jackson	17.2%
14	Memphis	17.0%

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

Dayton ranks 13 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
10	Cleveland	21.9%
11	New Bedford	21.7%
12	Fall River	21.6%
13	Dayton	21.3%
14	Hamilton	20.9%
15	Kingsport	20.9%
16	Fort Pierce	20.9%

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

Dayton ranks 14 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
11	Kingsport	22.0%
12	Taylor	21.8%
13	Fort Pierce	21.7%
14	Dayton	21.5%
15	Dearborn	21.5%
16	Dearborn Heights	21.5%
17	Knoxville	21.3%

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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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