What share of adults smoke in Fontana?

An estimated 11.4% of adults in Fontana smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 300th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Fontana, California: official figures

9.1% of residents of Fontana (19,405 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 311th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; California: 6.6%).

Residents without health insurance

9.1%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

33.1%

2023

How many children in Fontana are uninsured?

In Fontana, 4.1% of children under 19 and 12.5% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 2.1% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Fontana are on Medicaid?

27.1% of residents of Fontana under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 159th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; California: 23.9%).

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How many people in Fontana have a disability?

9.1% of residents of Fontana (19,467 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 116th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; California: 11.6%); 4.6% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Fontana have a disability?

By age, 38.1% of residents of Fontana aged 65 and over, 7.2% of those aged 18 to 64 and 3.2% 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 Fontana, California?

An estimated 33.1% of adults in Fontana had obesity in 2023, joint 403rd 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 Fontana?

An estimated 12.0% of adults in Fontana had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 244th 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 Fontana?

An estimated 17.1% of adults in Fontana reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 335th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 18.3% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Fontana have high blood pressure?

In Fontana, an estimated 30.7% of adults had high blood pressure and 27.3% did no physical activity outside work, joint 266th 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 Fontana see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 69.2% of adults in Fontana had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 47th 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 Fontana compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Fontana ranks 311 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
308	Cathedral City	9.1%
309	Colton	9.1%
310	Mount Prospect	9.1%
311	Fontana	9.1%
312	Milwaukee	9.1%
313	Norfolk	9.1%
314	Indio	9.1%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Fontana ranks 708 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
705	Ames	9.1%
706	Evanston	9.1%
707	Centennial	9.1%
708	Fontana	9.1%
709	Santa Monica	9.1%
710	Novi	9.1%
711	Burleson	9.1%

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

Fontana ranks 403 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
400	Layton	33.2%
401	Taunton	33.2%
402	Lebanon	33.2%
403	Fontana	33.1%
404	Athens	33.1%
405	Concord	33.1%
406	Sanford	33.1%

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

Fontana ranks 246 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
243	Newark	12.1%
244	Arlington	12.0%
245	Huntsville	12.0%
246	Fontana	12.0%
247	New Bedford	12.0%
248	Yakima	12.0%
249	Alhambra	12.0%

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

Fontana ranks 506 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
503	Bolingbrook	11.5%
504	Bonita Springs	11.5%
505	Charlotte	11.4%
506	Fontana	11.4%
507	McAllen	11.4%
508	Mission	11.4%
509	Marysville	11.4%

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

Fontana ranks 460 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
457	Perth Amboy	17.2%
458	Lawrence	17.2%
459	Virginia Beach	17.1%
460	Fontana	17.1%
461	Salt Lake City	17.1%
462	Kent	17.1%
463	Columbia	17.1%

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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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