What share of adults smoke in Jackson?

An estimated 18.7% of adults in Jackson smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 49th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Jackson, Mississippi: official figures

14.9% of residents of Jackson (21,602 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 84th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Mississippi: 11.0%).

Residents without health insurance

14.9%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

46.5%

2023

How many children in Jackson are uninsured?

In Jackson, 6.3% of children under 19 and 22.1% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.8% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Jackson are on Medicaid?

27.4% of residents of Jackson under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 156th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Mississippi: 20.0%).

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How many people in Jackson have a disability?

15.8% of residents of Jackson (22,958 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 136th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Mississippi: 17.8%); 7.8% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Jackson have a disability?

By age, 38.8% of residents of Jackson aged 65 and over, 14.9% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.3% 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 Jackson, Mississippi?

An estimated 46.5% of adults in Jackson had obesity in 2023, 8th 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 Jackson?

An estimated 17.2% of adults in Jackson had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 12th 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 Jackson?

An estimated 18.6% of adults in Jackson reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 188th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 17.6% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Jackson have high blood pressure?

In Jackson, an estimated 47.7% of adults had high blood pressure and 37.3% did no physical activity outside work, joint 28th 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 Jackson see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 82.8% of adults in Jackson had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, 2nd 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 Jackson compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Jackson ranks 84 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
81	Abilene	15.0%
82	Santa Maria	14.9%
83	Lauderhill	14.9%
84	Jackson	14.9%
85	Bridgeport	14.8%
86	Danbury	14.8%
87	Caldwell	14.8%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Jackson ranks 136 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
133	Palm Coast	15.9%
134	Victoria	15.9%
135	Beaumont	15.8%
136	Jackson	15.8%
137	Tacoma	15.8%
138	Kissimmee	15.8%
139	West Allis	15.8%

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

Jackson ranks 8 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
5	Canton	47.2%
6	Montgomery	46.7%
7	Tuscaloosa	46.6%
8	Jackson	46.5%
9	Killeen	46.2%
10	Lake Charles	46.2%
11	Racine	46.2%

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

Jackson ranks 13 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
10	Flint	17.6%
11	Dayton	17.3%
12	Laredo	17.2%
13	Jackson	17.2%
14	Memphis	17.0%
15	New Brunswick	16.9%
16	Harlingen	16.8%

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

Jackson ranks 50 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
47	Council Bluffs	18.9%
48	Taylor	18.8%
49	Rockford	18.7%
50	Jackson	18.7%
51	Lake Charles	18.7%
52	South Bend	18.6%
53	Kalamazoo	18.6%

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

Jackson ranks 190 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
187	Troy	18.7%
188	Baltimore	18.6%
189	Milwaukee	18.6%
190	Jackson	18.6%
191	Abilene	18.6%
192	Antioch	18.6%
193	Clearwater	18.6%

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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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