What share of adults smoke in Elizabeth?

An estimated 14.8% of adults in Elizabeth smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 207th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Elizabeth, New Jersey: official figures

24.2% of residents of Elizabeth (32,986 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 10th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; New Jersey: 7.5%).

Residents without health insurance

24.2%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

34.5%

2023

How many children in Elizabeth are uninsured?

In Elizabeth, 13.0% of children under 19 and 32.5% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 6.8% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Elizabeth are on Medicaid?

30.9% of residents of Elizabeth under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 103rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; New Jersey: 16.1%).

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How many people in Elizabeth have a disability?

10.7% of residents of Elizabeth (14,641 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 267th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; New Jersey: 10.8%); 4.9% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Elizabeth have a disability?

By age, 31.6% of residents of Elizabeth aged 65 and over, 9.6% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.0% 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 Elizabeth, New Jersey?

An estimated 34.5% of adults in Elizabeth had obesity in 2023, joint 341st 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 Elizabeth?

An estimated 13.9% of adults in Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth?

An estimated 17.6% of adults in Elizabeth reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 361st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 14.6% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Elizabeth have high blood pressure?

In Elizabeth, an estimated 33.6% of adults had high blood pressure and 35.5% did no physical activity outside work, joint 40th 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 Elizabeth see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 73.6% of adults in Elizabeth had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 342nd 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 Elizabeth compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Elizabeth ranks 10 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
7	Mission	26.5%
8	Brownsville	26.2%
9	Garland	25.1%
10	Elizabeth	24.2%
11	McAllen	24.1%
12	Edinburg	24.0%
13	Union City	24.0%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Elizabeth ranks 557 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
554	Hayward	10.8%
555	Pasadena	10.7%
556	Waltham	10.7%
557	Elizabeth	10.7%
558	Brownsville	10.7%
559	Huntington Beach	10.7%
560	Elk Grove	10.7%

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

Elizabeth ranks 343 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
340	Merced	34.6%
341	Tucson	34.5%
342	Orlando	34.5%
343	Elizabeth	34.5%
344	South Fulton	34.5%
345	Apple Valley	34.5%
346	El Paso	34.3%

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

Elizabeth ranks 101 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
98	Baldwin Park	14.0%
99	Victoria	14.0%
100	Hempstead	14.0%
101	Elizabeth	13.9%
102	Union City	13.9%
103	Decatur	13.9%
104	Anderson	13.9%

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

Elizabeth ranks 211 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
208	Pasadena	14.8%
209	Palm Bay	14.8%
210	Columbia	14.8%
211	Elizabeth	14.8%
212	Abilene	14.8%
213	Greenville	14.8%
214	Coon Rapids	14.8%

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

Elizabeth ranks 367 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
364	Joliet	17.6%
365	Pasadena	17.6%
366	Columbia	17.6%
367	Elizabeth	17.6%
368	Broken Arrow	17.6%
369	Costa Mesa	17.6%
370	Manteca	17.6%

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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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