What share of adults smoke in Gaithersburg?

An estimated 8.2% of adults in Gaithersburg smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 67th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Gaithersburg, Maryland: official figures

14.4% of residents of Gaithersburg (9,951 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 93rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Maryland: 6.3%).

Residents without health insurance

14.4%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

26.7%

2023

How many children in Gaithersburg are uninsured?

In Gaithersburg, 9.6% of children under 19 and 18.4% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 4.4% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Gaithersburg are on Medicaid?

16.8% of residents of Gaithersburg under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 399th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Maryland: 16.8%).

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How many people in Gaithersburg have a disability?

10.3% of residents of Gaithersburg (7,163 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 227th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Maryland: 11.6%); 4.3% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Gaithersburg have a disability?

By age, 32.4% of residents of Gaithersburg aged 65 and over, 7.3% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.3% 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 Gaithersburg, Maryland?

An estimated 26.7% of adults in Gaithersburg had obesity in 2023, joint 158th 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 Gaithersburg?

An estimated 10.1% of adults in Gaithersburg had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 340th 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 Gaithersburg?

An estimated 13.4% of adults in Gaithersburg reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 27th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 17.7% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Gaithersburg have high blood pressure?

In Gaithersburg, an estimated 29.5% of adults had high blood pressure and 21.3% did no physical activity outside work, joint 265th 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 Gaithersburg see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 74.8% of adults in Gaithersburg had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 402nd 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 Gaithersburg compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Gaithersburg ranks 93 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
90	Reading	14.7%
91	Kenner	14.6%
92	Grand Island	14.5%
93	Gaithersburg	14.4%
94	Midland	14.4%
95	Phoenix	14.3%
96	Waxahachie	14.3%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Gaithersburg ranks 597 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
594	Little Elm	10.4%
595	Elgin	10.4%
596	Greer	10.3%
597	Gaithersburg	10.3%
598	Chandler	10.3%
599	Orlando	10.3%
600	Bend	10.3%

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

Gaithersburg ranks 650 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
647	Anaheim	27.0%
648	Roseville	27.0%
649	Santa Rosa	26.7%
650	Gaithersburg	26.7%
651	Palatine	26.7%
652	Santa Cruz	26.7%
653	Des Plaines	26.7%

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

Gaithersburg ranks 465 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
462	Wilmington	10.1%
463	Concord	10.1%
464	Vista	10.1%
465	Gaithersburg	10.1%
466	Janesville	10.1%
467	Bellevue	10.1%
468	Springfield	10.1%

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

Gaithersburg ranks 743 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
740	Parker	8.3%
741	San Mateo	8.2%
742	Alameda	8.2%
743	Gaithersburg	8.2%
744	Eastvale	8.2%
745	Torrance	8.1%
746	Sugar Land	8.1%

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

Gaithersburg ranks 782 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
779	Santa Clara	13.4%
780	Plymouth	13.4%
781	Dublin	13.4%
782	Gaithersburg	13.4%
783	Eden Prairie	13.4%
784	Oak Park	13.4%
785	Overland Park	13.3%

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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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