What share of adults smoke in Glendale?

An estimated 13.5% of adults in Glendale smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 310th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Glendale, Arizona: official figures

13.4% of residents of Glendale (33,362 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 116th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Arizona: 10.5%).

Residents without health insurance

13.4%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

33.2%

2023

How many children in Glendale are uninsured?

In Glendale, 9.9% of children under 19 and 17.5% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.4% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Glendale are on Medicaid?

24.9% of residents of Glendale under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 206th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Arizona: 18.4%).

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How many people in Glendale have a disability?

15.3% of residents of Glendale (38,216 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 170th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Arizona: 13.8%); 7.1% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Glendale have a disability?

By age, 40.2% of residents of Glendale aged 65 and over, 13.0% of those aged 18 to 64 and 8.0% 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 Glendale, Arizona?

An estimated 33.2% of adults in Glendale had obesity in 2023, joint 397th 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 Glendale?

An estimated 11.3% of adults in Glendale had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, 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 is mental health in Glendale?

An estimated 16.8% of adults in Glendale reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 299th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 19.4% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Glendale have high blood pressure?

In Glendale, an estimated 30.5% of adults had high blood pressure and 24.7% did no physical activity outside work, joint 396th 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 Glendale see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 71.4% of adults in Glendale had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 204th 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 Glendale compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Glendale ranks 116 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
113	Avondale	13.4%
114	Brookhaven	13.4%
115	Las Vegas	13.4%
116	Glendale	13.4%
117	North Las Vegas	13.3%
118	Decatur	13.2%
119	Richardson	13.2%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Glendale ranks 170 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
167	Harlingen	15.4%
168	Tulsa	15.3%
169	Battle Creek	15.3%
170	Glendale	15.3%
171	Moore	15.3%
172	Rocky Mount	15.3%
173	Albuquerque	15.2%

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

Glendale ranks 398 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
395	Carson City	33.3%
396	Huntington Park	33.3%
397	Albuquerque	33.2%
398	Glendale	33.2%
399	Wilmington	33.2%
400	Layton	33.2%
401	Taunton	33.2%

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

Glendale ranks 335 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
332	Troy	11.4%
333	Las Vegas	11.3%
334	Jersey City	11.3%
335	Glendale	11.3%
336	Lewisville	11.3%
337	Deltona	11.3%
338	San Leandro	11.3%

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

Glendale ranks 312 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
309	Cheyenne	13.6%
310	Bakersfield	13.5%
311	Arlington	13.5%
312	Glendale	13.5%
313	Little Rock	13.5%
314	Conroe	13.5%
315	Yakima	13.5%

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

Glendale ranks 499 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
496	Tigard	16.9%
497	Methuen	16.9%
498	Houston	16.8%
499	Glendale	16.8%
500	Brownsville	16.8%
501	Lewisville	16.8%
502	Fullerton	16.8%

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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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