What share of adults smoke in Kalamazoo?

An estimated 18.6% of adults in Kalamazoo smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 52nd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Kalamazoo, Michigan: official figures

6.1% of residents of Kalamazoo (4,395 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 288th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Michigan: 4.9%).

Residents without health insurance

6.1%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

44.5%

2023

How many children in Kalamazoo are uninsured?

In Kalamazoo, 3.7% of children under 19 and 7.9% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.2% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Kalamazoo are on Medicaid?

24.7% of residents of Kalamazoo under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 207th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Michigan: 20.1%).

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How many people in Kalamazoo have a disability?

13.6% of residents of Kalamazoo (9,782 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 291st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Michigan: 14.3%); 5.8% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Kalamazoo have a disability?

By age, 32.9% of residents of Kalamazoo aged 65 and over, 11.7% of those aged 18 to 64 and 9.6% 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 Kalamazoo, Michigan?

An estimated 44.5% of adults in Kalamazoo had obesity in 2023, joint 22nd 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 Kalamazoo?

An estimated 12.4% of adults in Kalamazoo had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 203rd 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 Kalamazoo?

An estimated 21.2% of adults in Kalamazoo 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 30.0% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Kalamazoo have high blood pressure?

In Kalamazoo, an estimated 35.8% of adults had high blood pressure and 29.9% did no physical activity outside work, joint 161st 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 Kalamazoo see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 79.0% of adults in Kalamazoo had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 110th 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 Kalamazoo compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Kalamazoo ranks 536 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
533	Noblesville	6.1%
534	Hendersonville	6.1%
535	Missoula	6.1%
536	Kalamazoo	6.1%
537	Fresno	6.1%
538	Surprise	6.1%
539	Oak Lawn	6.1%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Kalamazoo ranks 291 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
288	Memphis	13.7%
289	Goose Creek	13.7%
290	Columbus	13.6%
291	Kalamazoo	13.6%
292	St. George	13.6%
293	Peoria	13.6%
294	Mesa	13.6%

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

Kalamazoo ranks 22 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
19	Decatur	45.1%
20	Terre Haute	45.1%
21	Macon-Bibb County	44.8%
22	Kalamazoo	44.5%
23	Jeffersonville	44.5%
24	Battle Creek	44.3%
25	Waterloo	44.2%

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

Kalamazoo ranks 208 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
205	Ontario	12.4%
206	Richmond	12.4%
207	Yuma	12.4%
208	Kalamazoo	12.4%
209	Burlington	12.4%
210	Jacksonville	12.3%
211	Oklahoma City	12.3%

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

Kalamazoo ranks 53 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
50	Jackson	18.7%
51	Lake Charles	18.7%
52	South Bend	18.6%
53	Kalamazoo	18.6%
54	Valdosta	18.6%
55	Dearborn Heights	18.5%
56	Columbia	18.4%

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

Kalamazoo ranks 23 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
20	Elyria	21.3%
21	Springfield	21.2%
22	Independence	21.2%
23	Kalamazoo	21.2%
24	Jackson	21.2%
25	Lorain	21.2%
26	Hamilton	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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