What share of adults smoke in Garland?

An estimated 13.2% of adults in Garland smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 342nd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Garland, Texas: official figures

25.1% of residents of Garland (61,837 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 9th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Texas: 17.1%).

Residents without health insurance

25.1%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

34.7%

2023

How many children in Garland are uninsured?

In Garland, 18.0% of children under 19 and 32.6% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 4.1% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Garland are on Medicaid?

16.7% of residents of Garland under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 393rd lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Texas: 13.7%).

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How many people in Garland have a disability?

9.0% of residents of Garland (22,138 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 107th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Texas: 12.3%); 3.9% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Garland have a disability?

By age, 30.6% of residents of Garland aged 65 and over, 7.1% of those aged 18 to 64 and 3.0% 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 Garland, Texas?

An estimated 34.7% of adults in Garland had obesity in 2023, joint 333rd 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 Garland?

An estimated 12.5% of adults in Garland had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 196th 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 Garland?

An estimated 17.4% of adults in Garland reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 386th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 19.3% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Garland have high blood pressure?

In Garland, an estimated 32.6% of adults had high blood pressure and 32.4% did no physical activity outside work, joint 97th 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 Garland see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 74.5% of adults in Garland had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 393rd 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 Garland compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Garland ranks 9 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
6	Laredo	27.3%
7	Mission	26.5%
8	Brownsville	26.2%
9	Garland	25.1%
10	Elizabeth	24.2%
11	McAllen	24.1%
12	Edinburg	24.0%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Garland ranks 717 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
714	North Miami	9.0%
715	Diamond Bar	9.0%
716	Rochester Hills	9.0%
717	Garland	9.0%
718	Costa Mesa	9.0%
719	Downers Grove	8.9%
720	Tustin	8.9%

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

Garland ranks 334 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
331	Idaho Falls	34.8%
332	Ames	34.8%
333	Bakersfield	34.7%
334	Garland	34.7%
335	New Braunfels	34.7%
336	St. George	34.7%
337	Dearborn	34.7%

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

Garland ranks 198 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
195	Winter Haven	12.6%
196	Tampa	12.5%
197	Lubbock	12.5%
198	Garland	12.5%
199	Amarillo	12.5%
200	Lansing	12.5%
201	Greenville	12.5%

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

Garland ranks 346 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
343	Tucson	13.2%
344	Lincoln	13.2%
345	Port St. Lucie	13.2%
346	Garland	13.2%
347	Providence	13.2%
348	Palmdale	13.2%
349	Manchester	13.2%

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

Garland ranks 409 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
406	Prescott Valley	17.5%
407	Long Beach	17.4%
408	Aurora	17.4%
409	Garland	17.4%
410	Cape Coral	17.4%
411	Huntington Beach	17.4%
412	Fort Lauderdale	17.4%

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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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