What share of adults smoke in Harlingen?

An estimated 13.8% of adults in Harlingen smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 288th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Harlingen, Texas: official figures

22.6% of residents of Harlingen (16,192 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 17th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Texas: 17.1%).

Residents without health insurance

22.6%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

40.6%

2023

How many children in Harlingen are uninsured?

In Harlingen, 12.8% of children under 19 and 34.3% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 2.0% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Harlingen are on Medicaid?

25.4% of residents of Harlingen under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 191st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Texas: 13.7%).

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How many people in Harlingen have a disability?

15.4% of residents of Harlingen (10,987 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 167th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Texas: 12.3%); 7.6% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Harlingen have a disability?

By age, 41.1% of residents of Harlingen aged 65 and over, 12.6% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.3% 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 Harlingen, Texas?

An estimated 40.6% of adults in Harlingen had obesity in 2023, joint 94th 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 Harlingen?

An estimated 16.8% of adults in Harlingen had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 16th 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 Harlingen?

An estimated 17.1% of adults in Harlingen reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 335th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 19.9% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Harlingen have high blood pressure?

In Harlingen, an estimated 32.8% of adults had high blood pressure and 35.5% did no physical activity outside work, joint 40th 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 Harlingen see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 71.3% of adults in Harlingen had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 195th 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 Harlingen compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Harlingen ranks 17 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
14	Houston	23.7%
15	Dallas	22.8%
16	Passaic	22.6%
17	Harlingen	22.6%
18	New Brunswick	22.6%
19	Irving	22.3%
20	Mesquite	21.5%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Harlingen ranks 167 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
164	Vancouver	15.4%
165	Nampa	15.4%
166	Southfield	15.4%
167	Harlingen	15.4%
168	Tulsa	15.3%
169	Battle Creek	15.3%
170	Glendale	15.3%

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

Harlingen ranks 100 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
97	Jonesboro	40.6%
98	Perris	40.6%
99	Lynchburg	40.6%
100	Harlingen	40.6%
101	Columbus	40.5%
102	Portsmouth	40.5%
103	St. Cloud	40.5%

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

Harlingen ranks 16 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
13	Jackson	17.2%
14	Memphis	17.0%
15	New Brunswick	16.9%
16	Harlingen	16.8%
17	Delano	16.8%
18	Cleveland	16.7%
19	Hartford	16.4%

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

Harlingen ranks 290 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
287	Watsonville	13.9%
288	Fort Worth	13.8%
289	Corpus Christi	13.8%
290	Harlingen	13.8%
291	Lakewood	13.8%
292	Hanford	13.8%
293	West Allis	13.8%

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

Harlingen ranks 467 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
464	North Charleston	17.1%
465	Provo	17.1%
466	Rogers	17.1%
467	Harlingen	17.1%
468	Delray Beach	17.1%
469	Brentwood	17.1%
470	Apopka	17.1%

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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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