What share of adults smoke in Kingsport?

An estimated 20.9% of adults in Kingsport smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 14th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Kingsport, Tennessee: official figures

8.8% of residents of Kingsport (4,920 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 331st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Tennessee: 10.0%).

Residents without health insurance

8.8%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

38.9%

2023

How many children in Kingsport are uninsured?

In Kingsport, 2.9% of children under 19 and 14.6% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.7% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Kingsport are on Medicaid?

21.7% of residents of Kingsport under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 277th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Tennessee: 16.3%).

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How many people in Kingsport have a disability?

20.8% of residents of Kingsport (11,549 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 11th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Tennessee: 14.9%); 9.9% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Kingsport have a disability?

By age, 40.6% of residents of Kingsport aged 65 and over, 18.1% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.1% 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 Kingsport, Tennessee?

An estimated 38.9% of adults in Kingsport had obesity in 2023, joint 147th 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 Kingsport?

An estimated 12.7% of adults in Kingsport had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 180th 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 Kingsport?

An estimated 22.0% of adults in Kingsport reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 10th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 32.9% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Kingsport have high blood pressure?

In Kingsport, an estimated 36.5% of adults had high blood pressure and 28.8% did no physical activity outside work, joint 203rd 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 Kingsport see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 76.5% of adults in Kingsport had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 286th 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 Kingsport compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Kingsport ranks 331 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
328	Bellflower	8.9%
329	Pico Rivera	8.9%
330	Lawrence	8.9%
331	Kingsport	8.8%
332	South Bend	8.8%
333	Indianapolis	8.8%
334	Kent	8.8%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Kingsport ranks 11 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
8	Lorain	21.1%
9	Enid	20.9%
10	Hemet	20.9%
11	Kingsport	20.8%
12	Fall River	20.7%
13	Lakewood	20.6%
14	Joplin	20.6%

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

Kingsport ranks 150 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
147	Rochester	38.9%
148	Indio	38.9%
149	Hempstead	38.9%
150	Kingsport	38.9%
151	Vineland	38.8%
152	Kansas City	38.7%
153	Amarillo	38.7%

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

Kingsport ranks 184 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
181	Tyler	12.7%
182	Lynchburg	12.7%
183	Bellflower	12.7%
184	Kingsport	12.7%
185	Battle Creek	12.7%
186	Fort Worth	12.6%
187	Bakersfield	12.6%

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

Kingsport ranks 15 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
12	Fall River	21.6%
13	Dayton	21.3%
14	Hamilton	20.9%
15	Kingsport	20.9%
16	Fort Pierce	20.9%
17	Camden	20.8%
18	Kokomo	20.7%

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

Kingsport ranks 11 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
8	Springfield	22.2%
9	Muncie	22.1%
10	Brockton	22.0%
11	Kingsport	22.0%
12	Taylor	21.8%
13	Fort Pierce	21.7%
14	Dayton	21.5%

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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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