What share of adults smoke in Dothan?

An estimated 16.8% of adults in Dothan smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 101st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Dothan, Alabama: official figures

11.1% of residents of Dothan (7,832 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 186th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Alabama: 9.2%).

Residents without health insurance

11.1%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

41.3%

2023

How many children in Dothan are uninsured?

In Dothan, 3.6% of children under 19 and 17.5% 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 Dothan are on Medicaid?

22.5% of residents of Dothan under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 256th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Alabama: 16.8%).

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How many people in Dothan have a disability?

16.6% of residents of Dothan (11,706 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 97th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Alabama: 16.5%); 8.1% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Dothan have a disability?

By age, 35.7% of residents of Dothan aged 65 and over, 14.7% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.0% 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 Dothan, Alabama?

An estimated 41.3% of adults in Dothan had obesity 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).

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How common is diabetes in Dothan?

An estimated 14.0% of adults in Dothan had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 93rd 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 Dothan?

An estimated 19.7% of adults in Dothan reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 90th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 25.4% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Dothan have high blood pressure?

In Dothan, an estimated 40.7% of adults had high blood pressure and 28.8% did no physical activity outside work, joint 203rd 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 Dothan see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 80.0% of adults in Dothan had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 42nd 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 Dothan compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Dothan ranks 186 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
183	Yakima	11.2%
184	Carson City	11.2%
185	Vista	11.1%
186	Dothan	11.1%
187	Columbus	11.1%
188	Montgomery	11.0%
189	Kansas City	11.0%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Dothan ranks 97 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
94	Lansing	16.7%
95	Canton	16.6%
96	New Bedford	16.6%
97	Dothan	16.6%
98	Baltimore	16.5%
99	Taylor	16.5%
100	Pensacola	16.5%

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

Dothan ranks 80 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
77	Brownsville	41.3%
78	Hartford	41.3%
79	Greenville	41.3%
80	Dothan	41.3%
81	Fort Wayne	41.2%
82	Kansas City	41.2%
83	Rock Hill	41.1%

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

Dothan ranks 97 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
94	Syracuse	14.0%
95	Lawton	14.0%
96	Perris	14.0%
97	Dothan	14.0%
98	Baldwin Park	14.0%
99	Victoria	14.0%
100	Hempstead	14.0%

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

Dothan ranks 103 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
100	Rapid City	16.9%
101	Clarksville	16.8%
102	Lafayette	16.8%
103	Dothan	16.8%
104	Gallatin	16.8%
105	Tulsa	16.7%
106	Wichita	16.7%

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

Dothan ranks 95 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
92	Springfield	19.7%
93	Victorville	19.7%
94	Hesperia	19.7%
95	Dothan	19.7%
96	North Little Rock	19.7%
97	Albany	19.7%
98	Worcester	19.6%

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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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