What share of adults smoke in Greenville?

An estimated 14.8% of adults in Greenville smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 207th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Greenville, North Carolina: official figures

9.5% of residents of Greenville (8,700 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 287th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; North Carolina: 9.9%).

Residents without health insurance

9.5%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

41.3%

2023

How many children in Greenville are uninsured?

In Greenville, 4.0% of children under 19 and 12.6% 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 Greenville are on Medicaid?

18.4% of residents of Greenville under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 376th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; North Carolina: 16.3%).

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How many people in Greenville have a disability?

12.7% of residents of Greenville (11,700 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 371st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; North Carolina: 13.6%); 5.1% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Greenville have a disability?

By age, 32.6% of residents of Greenville aged 65 and over, 11.4% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.4% 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 Greenville, North Carolina?

An estimated 41.3% of adults in Greenville had obesity in 2023, joint 77th 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 Greenville?

An estimated 12.5% of adults in Greenville 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 Greenville?

An estimated 18.0% of adults in Greenville reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 288th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 24.8% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Greenville have high blood pressure?

In Greenville, an estimated 36.1% of adults had high blood pressure and 26.0% did no physical activity outside work, joint 324th 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 Greenville see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 80.1% of adults in Greenville had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 38th 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 Greenville compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Greenville ranks 287 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
284	Prescott Valley	9.5%
285	Hesperia	9.5%
286	Plantation	9.5%
287	Greenville	9.5%
288	Cheyenne	9.5%
289	Los Angeles	9.5%
290	Pflugerville	9.5%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Greenville ranks 371 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
368	Walnut Creek	12.8%
369	Winston-Salem	12.8%
370	Reno	12.8%
371	Greenville	12.7%
372	Napa	12.7%
373	Danbury	12.7%
374	Kannapolis	12.7%

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

Greenville ranks 79 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
76	La Crosse	41.4%
77	Brownsville	41.3%
78	Hartford	41.3%
79	Greenville	41.3%
80	Dothan	41.3%
81	Fort Wayne	41.2%
82	Kansas City	41.2%

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

Greenville ranks 201 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
198	Garland	12.5%
199	Amarillo	12.5%
200	Lansing	12.5%
201	Greenville	12.5%
202	Cleveland	12.5%
203	Chicago	12.4%
204	Atlanta	12.4%

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

Greenville ranks 213 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
210	Columbia	14.8%
211	Elizabeth	14.8%
212	Abilene	14.8%
213	Greenville	14.8%
214	Coon Rapids	14.8%
215	Columbus	14.8%
216	Billings	14.7%

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

Greenville ranks 294 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
291	Montgomery	18.0%
292	Visalia	18.0%
293	New Haven	18.0%
294	Greenville	18.0%
295	Tamarac	18.0%
296	St. Cloud	18.0%
297	Casa Grande	18.0%

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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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