What share of adults smoke in Hamilton?

An estimated 20.9% of adults in Hamilton smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 14th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Hamilton, Ohio: official figures

8.6% of residents of Hamilton (5,330 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 349th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Ohio: 6.4%).

Residents without health insurance

8.6%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

44.1%

2023

How many children in Hamilton are uninsured?

In Hamilton, 5.6% of children under 19 and 11.7% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.5% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Hamilton are on Medicaid?

28.7% of residents of Hamilton under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 132nd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Ohio: 19.2%).

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How many people in Hamilton have a disability?

16.8% of residents of Hamilton (10,429 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 87th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Ohio: 14.4%); 7.7% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Hamilton have a disability?

By age, 39.5% of residents of Hamilton aged 65 and over, 15.4% of those aged 18 to 64 and 7.1% 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 Hamilton, Ohio?

An estimated 44.1% of adults in Hamilton had obesity in 2023, joint 26th 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 Hamilton?

An estimated 13.5% of adults in Hamilton had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 124th 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 Hamilton?

An estimated 21.2% of adults in Hamilton reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 21st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 28.2% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Hamilton have high blood pressure?

In Hamilton, an estimated 36.6% of adults had high blood pressure and 34.3% did no physical activity outside work, 58th 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 Hamilton see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 78.4% of adults in Hamilton had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 152nd 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 Hamilton compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Hamilton ranks 349 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
346	Sandy Springs	8.6%
347	Gallatin	8.6%
348	Lake Havasu City	8.6%
349	Hamilton	8.6%
350	Albuquerque	8.6%
351	Jersey City	8.5%
352	Madera	8.5%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Hamilton ranks 87 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
84	Savannah	16.9%
85	Syracuse	16.8%
86	Deltona	16.8%
87	Hamilton	16.8%
88	St. Louis	16.8%
89	Decatur	16.7%
90	New Britain	16.7%

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

Hamilton ranks 27 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
24	Battle Creek	44.3%
25	Waterloo	44.2%
26	Green Bay	44.1%
27	Hamilton	44.1%
28	Syracuse	43.9%
29	Albany	43.8%
30	Valdosta	43.8%

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

Hamilton ranks 127 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
124	St. Louis	13.5%
125	South Fulton	13.5%
126	Hawthorne	13.5%
127	Hamilton	13.5%
128	Texas City	13.5%
129	Westminster	13.4%
130	San Marcos	13.4%

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

Hamilton ranks 14 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
11	New Bedford	21.7%
12	Fall River	21.6%
13	Dayton	21.3%
14	Hamilton	20.9%
15	Kingsport	20.9%
16	Fort Pierce	20.9%
17	Camden	20.8%

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

Hamilton ranks 26 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
23	Kalamazoo	21.2%
24	Jackson	21.2%
25	Lorain	21.2%
26	Hamilton	21.2%
27	Terre Haute	21.2%
28	Cleveland	21.2%
29	Toledo	21.1%

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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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