What share of adults smoke in Jonesboro?

An estimated 16.7% of adults in Jonesboro smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 105th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Jonesboro, Arkansas: official figures

8.9% of residents of Jonesboro (7,050 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 326th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Arkansas: 9.0%).

Residents without health insurance

8.9%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

40.6%

2023

How many children in Jonesboro are uninsured?

In Jonesboro, 4.8% of children under 19 and 12.6% 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 Jonesboro are on Medicaid?

29.2% of residents of Jonesboro under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 122nd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Arkansas: 24.1%).

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How many people in Jonesboro have a disability?

20.2% of residents of Jonesboro (16,009 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 16th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Arkansas: 18.0%); 10.1% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Jonesboro have a disability?

By age, 43.2% of residents of Jonesboro aged 65 and over, 18.3% of those aged 18 to 64 and 12.1% 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 Jonesboro, Arkansas?

An estimated 40.6% of adults in Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro?

An estimated 11.9% of adults in Jonesboro had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 255th 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 Jonesboro?

An estimated 20.0% of adults in Jonesboro reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 74th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 26.4% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Jonesboro have high blood pressure?

In Jonesboro, an estimated 39.5% of adults had high blood pressure and 32.2% did no physical activity outside work, 104th 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 Jonesboro see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 77.7% of adults in Jonesboro had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 193rd 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 Jonesboro compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Jonesboro ranks 326 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
323	Kannapolis	8.9%
324	Twin Falls	8.9%
325	Riverside	8.9%
326	Jonesboro	8.9%
327	St. Cloud	8.9%
328	Bellflower	8.9%
329	Pico Rivera	8.9%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Jonesboro ranks 16 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
13	Lakewood	20.6%
14	Joplin	20.6%
15	Newark	20.3%
16	Jonesboro	20.2%
17	Cleveland	20.2%
18	Camden	20.1%
19	Kokomo	20.0%

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

Jonesboro ranks 97 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
94	Little Rock	40.6%
95	Evansville	40.6%
96	Waterbury	40.6%
97	Jonesboro	40.6%
98	Perris	40.6%
99	Lynchburg	40.6%
100	Harlingen	40.6%

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

Jonesboro ranks 261 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
258	Abilene	11.9%
259	High Point	11.9%
260	Gastonia	11.9%
261	Jonesboro	11.9%
262	Lakewood	11.9%
263	Joplin	11.9%
264	Mishawaka	11.9%

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

Jonesboro ranks 109 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
106	Wichita	16.7%
107	Des Moines	16.7%
108	Davenport	16.7%
109	Jonesboro	16.7%
110	Baltimore	16.6%
111	Stillwater	16.6%
112	Duluth	16.5%

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

Jonesboro ranks 75 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
72	Lebanon	20.1%
73	Newark	20.1%
74	Syracuse	20.0%
75	Jonesboro	20.0%
76	Valdosta	20.0%
77	Cleveland	19.9%
78	Eugene	19.9%

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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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