What share of adults smoke in Decatur?

An estimated 17.5% of adults in Decatur smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 77th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Decatur, Alabama: official figures

13.2% of residents of Decatur (7,475 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 118th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Alabama: 9.2%).

Residents without health insurance

13.2%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

40.8%

2023

How many children in Decatur are uninsured?

In Decatur, 7.0% of children under 19 and 19.9% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.8% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Decatur are on Medicaid?

17.4% of residents of Decatur under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 409th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Alabama: 16.8%).

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How many people in Decatur have a disability?

18.1% of residents of Decatur (10,207 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 49th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Alabama: 16.5%); 8.6% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Decatur have a disability?

By age, 39.2% of residents of Decatur aged 65 and over, 17.7% of those aged 18 to 64 and 3.4% 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 Decatur, Alabama?

An estimated 40.8% of adults in Decatur had obesity in 2023, joint 88th 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 Decatur?

An estimated 13.9% of adults in Decatur had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 101st 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 Decatur?

An estimated 18.4% of adults in Decatur reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 225th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 24.1% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Decatur have high blood pressure?

In Decatur, an estimated 42.0% of adults had high blood pressure and 31.8% did no physical activity outside work, joint 112th 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 Decatur see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 77.7% of adults in Decatur had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 193rd 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 Decatur compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Decatur ranks 118 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
115	Las Vegas	13.4%
116	Glendale	13.4%
117	North Las Vegas	13.3%
118	Decatur	13.2%
119	Richardson	13.2%
120	Davie	13.1%
121	DeSoto	13.1%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Decatur ranks 49 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
46	Erie	18.3%
47	Harrisburg	18.2%
48	Westland	18.2%
49	Decatur	18.1%
50	Great Falls	18.1%
51	Dayton	18.0%
52	Bradenton	18.0%

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

Decatur ranks 89 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
86	Hemet	41.0%
87	Wilmington	41.0%
88	Hampton	40.8%
89	Decatur	40.8%
90	Joplin	40.8%
91	Mobile	40.7%
92	Camden	40.7%

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

Decatur ranks 103 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
100	Hempstead	14.0%
101	Elizabeth	13.9%
102	Union City	13.9%
103	Decatur	13.9%
104	Anderson	13.9%
105	West New York	13.9%
106	Santa Ana	13.8%

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

Decatur ranks 78 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
75	Sioux City	17.6%
76	Rocky Mount	17.6%
77	Schenectady	17.5%
78	Decatur	17.5%
79	Augusta	17.4%
80	Birmingham	17.4%
81	Chattanooga	17.4%

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

Decatur ranks 235 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
232	Burlington	18.4%
233	Lacey	18.4%
234	Santee	18.4%
235	Decatur	18.4%
236	New Brunswick	18.4%
237	Bartlett	18.4%
238	Port St. Lucie	18.3%

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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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