What share of adults smoke in Jackson?

An estimated 20.5% of adults in Jackson smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 19th 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, Tennessee: official figures

10.7% of residents of Jackson (7,180 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 204th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Tennessee: 10.0%).

Residents without health insurance

10.7%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

45.7%

2023

How many children in Jackson are uninsured?

In Jackson, 5.9% of children under 19 and 15.6% 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?

24.9% of residents of Jackson under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 204th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Tennessee: 16.3%).

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How many people in Jackson have a disability?

17.4% of residents of Jackson (11,620 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 66th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Tennessee: 14.9%); 8.1% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Jackson have a disability?

By age, 36.3% of residents of Jackson aged 65 and over, 16.5% of those aged 18 to 64 and 7.3% 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, Tennessee?

An estimated 45.7% of adults in Jackson had obesity in 2023, joint 13th 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 15.3% of adults in Jackson had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 47th 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 21.2% of adults in Jackson 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 27.7% 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 41.7% of adults had high blood pressure and 31.7% did no physical activity outside work, joint 115th 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 80.6% of adults in Jackson had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 27th 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 204 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
201	Greer	10.8%
202	Apopka	10.8%
203	Durham	10.7%
204	Jackson	10.7%
205	Plano	10.7%
206	High Point	10.7%
207	Tampa	10.6%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Jackson ranks 66 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
63	Reading	17.4%
64	Albany	17.4%
65	Philadelphia	17.4%
66	Jackson	17.4%
67	Akron	17.3%
68	Topeka	17.3%
69	Toledo	17.3%

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

Jackson ranks 15 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
12	Springfield	46.2%
13	Detroit	45.7%
14	Pharr	45.7%
15	Jackson	45.7%
16	Port Arthur	45.4%
17	Rockford	45.2%
18	Lawton	45.2%

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

Jackson ranks 50 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
47	Hialeah	15.3%
48	Montgomery	15.3%
49	Akron	15.3%
50	Jackson	15.3%
51	Mission	15.2%
52	Stonecrest	15.2%
53	Killeen	15.1%

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

Jackson ranks 20 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
17	Camden	20.8%
18	Kokomo	20.7%
19	Toledo	20.5%
20	Jackson	20.5%
21	Middletown	20.5%
22	Pontiac	20.4%
23	Akron	20.3%

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

Jackson ranks 24 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
21	Springfield	21.2%
22	Independence	21.2%
23	Kalamazoo	21.2%
24	Jackson	21.2%
25	Lorain	21.2%
26	Hamilton	21.2%
27	Terre Haute	21.2%

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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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