What share of adults smoke in Delano?

An estimated 16.4% of adults in Delano smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 116th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Delano, California: official figures

9.6% of residents of Delano (4,293 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 278th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; California: 6.6%).

Residents without health insurance

9.6%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

37.1%

2023

How many children in Delano are uninsured?

In Delano, 2.5% of children under 19 and 14.4% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 2.0% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Delano are on Medicaid?

49.6% of residents of Delano under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 3rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; California: 23.9%).

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How many people in Delano have a disability?

9.9% of residents of Delano (4,417 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 181st lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; California: 11.6%); 4.8% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Delano have a disability?

By age, 28.4% of residents of Delano aged 65 and over, 8.8% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.1% 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 Delano, California?

An estimated 37.1% of adults in Delano had obesity in 2023, joint 218th 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 Delano?

An estimated 16.8% of adults in Delano had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 16th 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 Delano?

An estimated 19.2% of adults in Delano reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 130th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 19.1% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Delano have high blood pressure?

In Delano, an estimated 34.3% of adults had high blood pressure and 39.6% did no physical activity outside work, 8th 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 Delano see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 69.5% of adults in Delano had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 72nd 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 Delano compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Delano ranks 278 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
275	Greenville	9.6%
276	Terre Haute	9.6%
277	Norman	9.6%
278	Delano	9.6%
279	Vineland	9.6%
280	Inglewood	9.6%
281	Costa Mesa	9.5%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Delano ranks 643 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
640	Fort Collins	9.9%
641	Temecula	9.9%
642	Homestead	9.9%
643	Delano	9.9%
644	Ocoee	9.9%
645	Lee's Summit	9.9%
646	Davie	9.9%

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

Delano ranks 220 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
217	Ogden	37.2%
218	Sioux Falls	37.1%
219	Southaven	37.1%
220	Delano	37.1%
221	Columbia	37.1%
222	Dallas	37.0%
223	Victorville	37.0%

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

Delano ranks 17 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
14	Memphis	17.0%
15	New Brunswick	16.9%
16	Harlingen	16.8%
17	Delano	16.8%
18	Cleveland	16.7%
19	Hartford	16.4%
20	Edinburg	16.4%

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

Delano ranks 125 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
122	New Britain	16.4%
123	Oshkosh	16.4%
124	North Little Rock	16.4%
125	Delano	16.4%
126	Fort Wayne	16.3%
127	Waterbury	16.3%
128	Winter Haven	16.3%

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

Delano ranks 135 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
132	Compton	19.2%
133	Ogden	19.2%
134	Blue Springs	19.2%
135	Delano	19.2%
136	Tulsa	19.1%
137	Cincinnati	19.1%
138	Salem	19.1%

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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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