What share of adults smoke in Galveston?

An estimated 14.6% of adults in Galveston smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 223rd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Galveston, Texas: official figures

16.5% of residents of Galveston (8,485 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 55th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Texas: 17.1%).

Residents without health insurance

16.5%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

36.6%

2023

How many children in Galveston are uninsured?

In Galveston, 11.2% of children under 19 and 23.1% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.5% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Galveston are on Medicaid?

14.4% of residents of Galveston under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 317th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Texas: 13.7%).

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How many people in Galveston have a disability?

18.8% of residents of Galveston (9,683 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 34th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Texas: 12.3%); 7.8% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Galveston have a disability?

By age, 39.3% of residents of Galveston aged 65 and over, 15.3% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.5% 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 Galveston, Texas?

An estimated 36.6% of adults in Galveston had obesity in 2023, joint 239th 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 Galveston?

An estimated 12.8% of adults in Galveston had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 173rd 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 Galveston?

An estimated 18.5% of adults in Galveston reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 202nd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 22.7% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Galveston have high blood pressure?

In Galveston, an estimated 35.5% of adults had high blood pressure and 28.8% did no physical activity outside work, joint 203rd 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 Galveston see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 73.2% of adults in Galveston had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, 329th 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 Galveston compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Galveston ranks 55 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
52	Wichita Falls	16.8%
53	Mableton	16.8%
54	Texas City	16.7%
55	Galveston	16.5%
56	San Marcos	16.4%
57	Miami	16.3%
58	Longview	16.3%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Galveston ranks 34 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
31	St. Joseph	19.0%
32	Olympia	19.0%
33	Springfield	19.0%
34	Galveston	18.8%
35	Springfield	18.8%
36	Pueblo	18.8%
37	Middletown	18.6%

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

Galveston ranks 240 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
237	Duluth	36.7%
238	Casper	36.7%
239	Meriden	36.6%
240	Galveston	36.6%
241	Virginia Beach	36.5%
242	Worcester	36.5%
243	Palm Bay	36.5%

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

Galveston ranks 179 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
176	Athens	12.8%
177	Hesperia	12.8%
178	DeSoto	12.8%
179	Galveston	12.8%
180	Clarksville	12.7%
181	Tyler	12.7%
182	Lynchburg	12.7%

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

Galveston ranks 227 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
224	Lowell	14.6%
225	Yuba City	14.6%
226	Moore	14.6%
227	Galveston	14.6%
228	Nashville	14.5%
229	Omaha	14.5%
230	North Charleston	14.5%

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

Galveston ranks 224 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
221	Highland	18.5%
222	Yucaipa	18.5%
223	Jeffersonville	18.5%
224	Galveston	18.5%
225	Fayetteville	18.4%
226	Rochester	18.4%
227	Palmdale	18.4%

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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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