Health in Joplin, Missouri: official figures

Q: What share of adults smoke in Joplin?

An estimated 20.1% of adults in Joplin smoked cigarettes in 2023, 27th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

11.7% of residents of Joplin (6,084 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 168th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Missouri: 8.8%).

Residents without health insurance

11.7%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

40.8%

2023

How many children in Joplin are uninsured?

In Joplin, 4.1% of children under 19 and 18.2% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.4% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Joplin are on Medicaid?

21.7% of residents of Joplin under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 280th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Missouri: 14.1%).

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How many people in Joplin have a disability?

20.6% of residents of Joplin (10,690 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 14th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Missouri: 14.9%); 10.1% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Joplin have a disability?

By age, 40.5% of residents of Joplin aged 65 and over, 19.1% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.9% 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 Joplin, Missouri?

An estimated 40.8% of adults in Joplin had obesity in 2023, joint 88th 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 Joplin?

An estimated 11.9% of adults in Joplin 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 Joplin?

An estimated 20.6% of adults in Joplin reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 42nd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 26.9% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Joplin have high blood pressure?

In Joplin, an estimated 35.5% of adults had high blood pressure and 32.3% did no physical activity outside work, joint 100th 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 Joplin see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 76.0% of adults in Joplin had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 326th 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 Joplin compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Joplin ranks 168 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
165	Jurupa Valley	11.8%
166	Missouri City	11.8%
167	Asheville	11.8%
168	Joplin	11.7%
169	Little Elm	11.6%
170	Cape Coral	11.6%
171	Knoxville	11.6%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Joplin ranks 14 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
11	Kingsport	20.8%
12	Fall River	20.7%
13	Lakewood	20.6%
14	Joplin	20.6%
15	Newark	20.3%
16	Jonesboro	20.2%
17	Cleveland	20.2%

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

Joplin ranks 90 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
87	Wilmington	41.0%
88	Hampton	40.8%
89	Decatur	40.8%
90	Joplin	40.8%
91	Mobile	40.7%
92	Camden	40.7%
93	Perth Amboy	40.7%

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

Joplin ranks 263 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
260	Gastonia	11.9%
261	Jonesboro	11.9%
262	Lakewood	11.9%
263	Joplin	11.9%
264	Mishawaka	11.9%
265	Lawrence	11.9%
266	Nashville	11.8%

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

Joplin ranks 27 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
24	Lorain	20.3%
25	Memphis	20.2%
26	Albany	20.2%
27	Joplin	20.1%
28	Lawton	20.0%
29	St. Joseph	20.0%
30	Port Arthur	19.9%

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

Joplin ranks 44 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
41	Lauderhill	20.7%
42	Redding	20.6%
43	Chicopee	20.6%
44	Joplin	20.6%
45	South Bend	20.5%
46	Daytona Beach	20.5%
47	Madera	20.5%

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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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