What share of adults smoke in Flagstaff?

An estimated 11.0% of adults in Flagstaff smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 270th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Flagstaff, Arizona: official figures

10.5% of residents of Flagstaff (7,963 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 221st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Arizona: 10.5%).

Residents without health insurance

10.5%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

24.4%

2023

How many children in Flagstaff are uninsured?

In Flagstaff, 7.5% of children under 19 and 12.9% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.1% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Flagstaff are on Medicaid?

12.9% of residents of Flagstaff under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 262nd lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Arizona: 18.4%).

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How many people in Flagstaff have a disability?

11.0% of residents of Flagstaff (8,351 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 292nd lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Arizona: 13.8%); 3.6% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Flagstaff have a disability?

By age, 24.6% of residents of Flagstaff aged 65 and over, 11.1% of those aged 18 to 64 and 3.6% 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 Flagstaff, Arizona?

An estimated 24.4% of adults in Flagstaff had obesity in 2023, joint 84th 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 common is diabetes in Flagstaff?

An estimated 8.8% of adults in Flagstaff had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 169th 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 is mental health in Flagstaff?

An estimated 17.3% of adults in Flagstaff reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 370th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 22.1% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Flagstaff have high blood pressure?

In Flagstaff, an estimated 27.2% of adults had high blood pressure and 15.8% did no physical activity outside work, joint 58th lowest 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 Flagstaff see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 69.4% of adults in Flagstaff had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 67th 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 Flagstaff compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Flagstaff ranks 221 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
218	Tucson	10.6%
219	Reno	10.6%
220	Nampa	10.6%
221	Flagstaff	10.5%
222	North Little Rock	10.5%
223	Harrisonburg	10.5%
224	Salt Lake City	10.4%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Flagstaff ranks 532 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
529	Wyoming	11.0%
530	West Haven	11.0%
531	Rialto	11.0%
532	Flagstaff	11.0%
533	Nashville	11.0%
534	Kent	11.0%
535	Murrieta	11.0%

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

Flagstaff ranks 722 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
719	Santa Clarita	24.4%
720	Fullerton	24.4%
721	Redwood City	24.4%
722	Flagstaff	24.4%
723	Schaumburg	24.4%
724	Rockville	24.4%
725	Bozeman	24.4%

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

Flagstaff ranks 639 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
636	Edmond	8.8%
637	North Port	8.8%
638	Leander	8.8%
639	Flagstaff	8.8%
640	Weston	8.8%
641	Rockville	8.8%
642	La Mesa	8.8%

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

Flagstaff ranks 539 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
536	Nashua	11.0%
537	San Leandro	11.0%
538	Cranston	11.0%
539	Flagstaff	11.0%
540	Noblesville	11.0%
541	Berwyn	11.0%
542	Boise City	10.9%

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

Flagstaff ranks 437 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
434	St. George	17.3%
435	Green Bay	17.3%
436	Maricopa	17.3%
437	Flagstaff	17.3%
438	Eau Claire	17.3%
439	Commerce City	17.3%
440	Herriman	17.3%

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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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