What share of adults smoke in Kenner?

An estimated 14.5% of adults in Kenner smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 228th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Kenner, Louisiana: official figures

14.6% of residents of Kenner (9,382 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 91st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Louisiana: 7.8%).

Residents without health insurance

14.6%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

41.1%

2023

How many children in Kenner are uninsured?

In Kenner, 7.1% of children under 19 and 22.5% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.0% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Kenner are on Medicaid?

26.4% of residents of Kenner under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 174th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Louisiana: 28.2%).

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How many people in Kenner have a disability?

16.0% of residents of Kenner (10,317 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 124th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Louisiana: 16.3%); 7.6% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Kenner have a disability?

By age, 42.0% of residents of Kenner aged 65 and over, 11.9% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.0% 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 Kenner, Louisiana?

An estimated 41.1% of adults in Kenner had obesity in 2023, joint 83rd 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 Kenner?

An estimated 13.8% of adults in Kenner had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 106th 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 Kenner?

An estimated 18.5% of adults in Kenner reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 202nd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 24.3% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Kenner have high blood pressure?

In Kenner, an estimated 36.9% of adults had high blood pressure and 30.0% did no physical activity outside work, joint 158th 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 Kenner see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 80.8% of adults in Kenner had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 23rd 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 Kenner compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Kenner ranks 91 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
88	Memphis	14.7%
89	Camden	14.7%
90	Reading	14.7%
91	Kenner	14.6%
92	Grand Island	14.5%
93	Gaithersburg	14.4%
94	Midland	14.4%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Kenner ranks 124 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
121	Racine	16.1%
122	Elkhart	16.1%
123	Baton Rouge	16.1%
124	Kenner	16.0%
125	Meriden	16.0%
126	East Orange	16.0%
127	Fayetteville	16.0%

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

Kenner ranks 84 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
81	Fort Wayne	41.2%
82	Kansas City	41.2%
83	Rock Hill	41.1%
84	Kenner	41.1%
85	Burlington	41.1%
86	Hemet	41.0%
87	Wilmington	41.0%

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

Kenner ranks 111 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
108	Hampton	13.8%
109	Warner Robins	13.8%
110	East Orange	13.8%
111	Kenner	13.8%
112	Norfolk	13.7%
113	Victorville	13.7%
114	North Charleston	13.7%

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

Kenner ranks 236 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
233	Largo	14.5%
234	Pawtucket	14.5%
235	Conway	14.5%
236	Kenner	14.5%
237	Vineland	14.5%
238	Blue Springs	14.5%
239	Huntington Park	14.5%

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

Kenner ranks 218 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
215	San Marcos	18.5%
216	Lodi	18.5%
217	Victoria	18.5%
218	Kenner	18.5%
219	Bristol	18.5%
220	Corvallis	18.5%
221	Highland	18.5%

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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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