What share of adults smoke in DeSoto?

An estimated 12.0% of adults in DeSoto smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 342nd lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in DeSoto, Texas: official figures

13.1% of residents of DeSoto (7,296 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 121st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Texas: 17.1%).

Residents without health insurance

13.1%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

39.5%

2023

How many children in DeSoto are uninsured?

In DeSoto, 13.9% of children under 19 and 15.8% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.9% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in DeSoto are on Medicaid?

11.1% of residents of DeSoto under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 192nd lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Texas: 13.7%).

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How many people in DeSoto have a disability?

16.3% of residents of DeSoto (9,094 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 111th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Texas: 12.3%); 7.3% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in DeSoto have a disability?

By age, 38.9% of residents of DeSoto aged 65 and over, 14.1% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.5% 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 DeSoto, Texas?

An estimated 39.5% of adults in DeSoto had obesity in 2023, joint 136th 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 DeSoto?

An estimated 12.8% of adults in DeSoto had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 173rd 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 DeSoto?

An estimated 17.8% of adults in DeSoto reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 325th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 18.0% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in DeSoto have high blood pressure?

In DeSoto, an estimated 37.6% of adults had high blood pressure and 28.7% did no physical activity outside work, joint 209th 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 DeSoto see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 79.2% of adults in DeSoto had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 96th 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 DeSoto compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

DeSoto ranks 121 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
118	Decatur	13.2%
119	Richardson	13.2%
120	Davie	13.1%
121	DeSoto	13.1%
122	Rogers	13.0%
123	Wylie	13.0%
124	El Monte	12.9%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

DeSoto ranks 111 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
108	Schenectady	16.4%
109	Bristol	16.4%
110	Buffalo	16.3%
111	DeSoto	16.3%
112	Casa Grande	16.3%
113	Utica	16.3%
114	Grand Junction	16.2%

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

DeSoto ranks 137 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
134	Odessa	39.6%
135	Lakewood	39.6%
136	Midwest City	39.5%
137	DeSoto	39.5%
138	Pasadena	39.3%
139	San Marcos	39.3%
140	Schenectady	39.3%

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

DeSoto ranks 178 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
175	Palmdale	12.8%
176	Athens	12.8%
177	Hesperia	12.8%
178	DeSoto	12.8%
179	Galveston	12.8%
180	Clarksville	12.7%
181	Tyler	12.7%

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

DeSoto ranks 469 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
466	Bayonne	12.0%
467	Framingham	12.0%
468	Corvallis	12.0%
469	DeSoto	12.0%
470	Mesa	11.9%
471	Long Beach	11.9%
472	Vancouver	11.9%

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

DeSoto ranks 337 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
334	Pocatello	17.8%
335	Lincoln	17.8%
336	Plainfield	17.8%
337	DeSoto	17.8%
338	Cathedral City	17.8%
339	St. Petersburg	17.7%
340	Winston-Salem	17.7%

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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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