What share of adults smoke in Edinburg?

An estimated 12.1% of adults in Edinburg smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 351st lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Edinburg, Texas: official figures

24.0% of residents of Edinburg (24,157 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 12th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Texas: 17.1%).

Residents without health insurance

24.0%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

43.3%

2023

How many children in Edinburg are uninsured?

In Edinburg, 14.9% of children under 19 and 32.2% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 3.7% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Edinburg are on Medicaid?

20.6% of residents of Edinburg under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 310th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Texas: 13.7%).

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How many people in Edinburg have a disability?

11.9% of residents of Edinburg (11,929 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 369th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Texas: 12.3%); 5.7% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Edinburg have a disability?

By age, 45.1% of residents of Edinburg aged 65 and over, 9.2% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.3% 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 Edinburg, Texas?

An estimated 43.3% of adults in Edinburg had obesity in 2023, joint 36th 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 Edinburg?

An estimated 16.4% of adults in Edinburg had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 19th 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 Edinburg?

An estimated 17.0% of adults in Edinburg reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 328th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 19.4% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Edinburg have high blood pressure?

In Edinburg, an estimated 32.8% of adults had high blood pressure and 34.0% did no physical activity outside work, joint 59th 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 Edinburg see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 72.7% of adults in Edinburg had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 300th 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 Edinburg compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Edinburg ranks 12 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
9	Garland	25.1%
10	Elizabeth	24.2%
11	McAllen	24.1%
12	Edinburg	24.0%
13	Union City	24.0%
14	Houston	23.7%
15	Dallas	22.8%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Edinburg ranks 455 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
452	Waxahachie	11.9%
453	Watsonville	11.9%
454	Paramount	11.9%
455	Edinburg	11.9%
456	Athens	11.8%
457	Sarasota	11.8%
458	Corvallis	11.8%

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

Edinburg ranks 37 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
34	Shreveport	43.4%
35	St. Joseph	43.4%
36	Winston-Salem	43.3%
37	Edinburg	43.3%
38	Hammond	43.2%
39	Temple	43.1%
40	Birmingham	43.0%

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

Edinburg ranks 20 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
17	Delano	16.8%
18	Cleveland	16.7%
19	Hartford	16.4%
20	Edinburg	16.4%
21	Trenton	16.3%
22	Paterson	16.2%
23	Huntington Park	16.1%

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

Edinburg ranks 455 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
452	Antioch	12.1%
453	Elgin	12.1%
454	South Fulton	12.1%
455	Edinburg	12.1%
456	Bloomington	12.1%
457	Waukesha	12.1%
458	Spring Hill	12.1%

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

Edinburg ranks 478 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
475	Burien	17.1%
476	Greer	17.1%
477	Hillsboro	17.0%
478	Edinburg	17.0%
479	San Marcos	17.0%
480	Mission Viejo	17.0%
481	La Habra	17.0%

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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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