What share of adults smoke in Elyria?

An estimated 19.5% of adults in Elyria smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 33rd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Elyria, Ohio: official figures

6.7% of residents of Elyria (3,533 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 342nd lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Ohio: 6.4%).

Residents without health insurance

6.7%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

39.8%

2023

How many children in Elyria are uninsured?

In Elyria, 2.6% of children under 19 and 10.5% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.0% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Elyria are on Medicaid?

27.8% of residents of Elyria under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 149th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Ohio: 19.2%).

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How many people in Elyria have a disability?

16.9% of residents of Elyria (8,866 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 83rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Ohio: 14.4%); 7.8% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Elyria have a disability?

By age, 33.0% of residents of Elyria aged 65 and over, 14.9% of those aged 18 to 64 and 9.4% 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 Elyria, Ohio?

An estimated 39.8% of adults in Elyria had obesity in 2023, joint 123rd 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 Elyria?

An estimated 13.4% of adults in Elyria had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 129th 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 Elyria?

An estimated 21.3% of adults in Elyria reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 17th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 28.1% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Elyria have high blood pressure?

In Elyria, an estimated 36.3% of adults had high blood pressure and 32.4% did no physical activity outside work, joint 97th 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 Elyria see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 77.5% of adults in Elyria had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 211th 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 Elyria compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Elyria ranks 482 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
479	Auburn	6.8%
480	Clifton	6.8%
481	Albany	6.8%
482	Elyria	6.7%
483	San Rafael	6.7%
484	Lodi	6.7%
485	Eagle Mountain	6.7%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Elyria ranks 83 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
80	Lacey	16.9%
81	Lake Havasu City	16.9%
82	Montgomery	16.9%
83	Elyria	16.9%
84	Savannah	16.9%
85	Syracuse	16.8%
86	Deltona	16.8%

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

Elyria ranks 125 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
122	Gulfport	39.9%
123	Moreno Valley	39.8%
124	Southfield	39.8%
125	Elyria	39.8%
126	Toledo	39.7%
127	Baton Rouge	39.7%
128	Des Moines	39.7%

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

Elyria ranks 132 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
129	Westminster	13.4%
130	San Marcos	13.4%
131	Monterey Park	13.4%
132	Elyria	13.4%
133	Middletown	13.4%
134	Providence	13.3%
135	Newport News	13.3%

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

Elyria ranks 34 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
31	Hammond	19.7%
32	Utica	19.7%
33	Shreveport	19.5%
34	Elyria	19.5%
35	Evansville	19.4%
36	Waterloo	19.3%
37	Newark	19.3%

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

Elyria ranks 20 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
17	Knoxville	21.3%
18	Johnson City	21.3%
19	Springfield	21.3%
20	Elyria	21.3%
21	Springfield	21.2%
22	Independence	21.2%
23	Kalamazoo	21.2%

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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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