What share of adults smoke in Fort Pierce?

An estimated 20.9% of adults in Fort Pierce smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 14th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Fort Pierce, Florida: official figures

15.6% of residents of Fort Pierce (7,603 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 62nd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Florida: 11.5%).

Residents without health insurance

15.6%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

38.5%

2023

How many children in Fort Pierce are uninsured?

In Fort Pierce, 8.9% of children under 19 and 24.6% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.2% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Fort Pierce are on Medicaid?

33.0% of residents of Fort Pierce under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 87th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Florida: 14.8%).

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How many people in Fort Pierce have a disability?

13.8% of residents of Fort Pierce (6,712 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 273rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Florida: 13.7%); 5.7% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Fort Pierce have a disability?

By age, 28.9% of residents of Fort Pierce aged 65 and over, 12.4% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.6% 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 Fort Pierce, Florida?

An estimated 38.5% of adults in Fort Pierce had obesity in 2023, joint 157th 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 Fort Pierce?

An estimated 16.0% of adults in Fort Pierce had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 24th 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 Fort Pierce?

An estimated 21.7% of adults in Fort Pierce reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, 13th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 19.1% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Fort Pierce have high blood pressure?

In Fort Pierce, an estimated 39.4% of adults had high blood pressure and 35.3% did no physical activity outside work, joint 43rd 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 Fort Pierce see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 74.6% of adults in Fort Pierce had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 397th 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 Fort Pierce compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Fort Pierce ranks 62 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
59	Tulsa	16.1%
60	Waukegan	16.0%
61	Carrollton	15.6%
62	Fort Pierce	15.6%
63	Miami Beach	15.6%
64	Sarasota	15.6%
65	Gulfport	15.6%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Fort Pierce ranks 273 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
270	Jacksonville	13.9%
271	Turlock	13.8%
272	Pittsburgh	13.8%
273	Fort Pierce	13.8%
274	Lynchburg	13.8%
275	Portland	13.8%
276	St. Cloud	13.8%

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

Fort Pierce ranks 161 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
158	Victoria	38.5%
159	Grand Forks	38.5%
160	Columbus	38.5%
161	Fort Pierce	38.5%
162	Indianapolis	38.4%
163	Oklahoma City	38.4%
164	New Britain	38.4%

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

Fort Pierce ranks 27 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
24	Baton Rouge	16.0%
25	Lorain	16.0%
26	Valdosta	16.0%
27	Fort Pierce	16.0%
28	Augusta	15.9%
29	Passaic	15.9%
30	Pontiac	15.9%

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

Fort Pierce ranks 16 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
13	Dayton	21.3%
14	Hamilton	20.9%
15	Kingsport	20.9%
16	Fort Pierce	20.9%
17	Camden	20.8%
18	Kokomo	20.7%
19	Toledo	20.5%

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

Fort Pierce ranks 13 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
10	Brockton	22.0%
11	Kingsport	22.0%
12	Taylor	21.8%
13	Fort Pierce	21.7%
14	Dayton	21.5%
15	Dearborn	21.5%
16	Dearborn Heights	21.5%

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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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