What share of adults smoke in Gulfport?

An estimated 19.2% of adults in Gulfport smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 38th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Gulfport, Mississippi: official figures

15.6% of residents of Gulfport (10,987 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 65th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Mississippi: 11.0%).

Residents without health insurance

15.6%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

39.9%

2023

How many children in Gulfport are uninsured?

In Gulfport, 8.0% of children under 19 and 22.8% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.6% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Gulfport are on Medicaid?

22.5% of residents of Gulfport under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 255th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Mississippi: 20.0%).

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How many people in Gulfport have a disability?

22.7% of residents of Gulfport (16,043 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 3rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Mississippi: 17.8%); 10.7% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Gulfport have a disability?

By age, 47.2% of residents of Gulfport aged 65 and over, 20.7% of those aged 18 to 64 and 10.9% 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 Gulfport, Mississippi?

An estimated 39.9% of adults in Gulfport had obesity in 2023, joint 120th 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 Gulfport?

An estimated 14.5% of adults in Gulfport had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 74th 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 Gulfport?

An estimated 19.4% of adults in Gulfport reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 112th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 21.4% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Gulfport have high blood pressure?

In Gulfport, an estimated 42.3% of adults had high blood pressure and 38.3% did no physical activity outside work, 18th 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 Gulfport see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 80.5% of adults in Gulfport had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 29th 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 Gulfport compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Gulfport ranks 65 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
62	Fort Pierce	15.6%
63	Miami Beach	15.6%
64	Sarasota	15.6%
65	Gulfport	15.6%
66	Euless	15.5%
67	Hollywood	15.5%
68	Denton	15.5%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Gulfport ranks 3 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
1	Anderson	25.4%
2	Flint	23.9%
3	Gulfport	22.7%
4	Fort Smith	22.7%
5	Lawton	22.5%
6	Youngstown	22.5%
7	Muncie	21.1%

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

Gulfport ranks 122 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
119	Corpus Christi	40.0%
120	Wichita	39.9%
121	New Haven	39.9%
122	Gulfport	39.9%
123	Moreno Valley	39.8%
124	Southfield	39.8%
125	Elyria	39.8%

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

Gulfport ranks 76 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
73	Elkhart	14.6%
74	Pasadena	14.5%
75	Columbia	14.5%
76	Gulfport	14.5%
77	Terre Haute	14.5%
78	Rocky Mount	14.5%
79	Houston	14.4%

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

Gulfport ranks 39 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
36	Waterloo	19.3%
37	Newark	19.3%
38	Dearborn	19.2%
39	Gulfport	19.2%
40	Knoxville	19.1%
41	Elkhart	19.1%
42	Cleveland	19.1%

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

Gulfport ranks 121 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
118	Lansing	19.4%
119	Chico	19.4%
120	Lawton	19.4%
121	Gulfport	19.4%
122	Porterville	19.4%
123	Carson City	19.4%
124	Roanoke	19.3%

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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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