What share of adults smoke in Knoxville?

An estimated 19.1% of adults in Knoxville smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 40th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Knoxville, Tennessee: official figures

11.6% of residents of Knoxville (22,487 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 171st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Tennessee: 10.0%).

Residents without health insurance

11.6%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

37.5%

2023

How many children in Knoxville are uninsured?

In Knoxville, 4.6% of children under 19 and 15.9% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.5% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Knoxville are on Medicaid?

18.4% of residents of Knoxville under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 374th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Tennessee: 16.3%).

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How many people in Knoxville have a disability?

13.7% of residents of Knoxville (26,492 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 285th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Tennessee: 14.9%); 6.3% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Knoxville have a disability?

By age, 36.4% of residents of Knoxville aged 65 and over, 11.1% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.0% 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 Knoxville, Tennessee?

An estimated 37.5% of adults in Knoxville had obesity in 2023, joint 201st 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 Knoxville?

An estimated 13.2% of adults in Knoxville had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 140th 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 Knoxville?

An estimated 21.3% of adults in Knoxville reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 17th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 31.7% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Knoxville have high blood pressure?

In Knoxville, an estimated 38.2% of adults had high blood pressure and 27.7% did no physical activity outside work, joint 243rd 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 Knoxville see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 77.2% of adults in Knoxville had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 235th 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 Knoxville compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Knoxville ranks 171 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
168	Joplin	11.7%
169	Little Elm	11.6%
170	Cape Coral	11.6%
171	Knoxville	11.6%
172	St. George	11.5%
173	Allentown	11.4%
174	Rocky Mount	11.3%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Knoxville ranks 285 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
282	Kansas City	13.7%
283	Georgetown	13.7%
284	San Bernardino	13.7%
285	Knoxville	13.7%
286	Santee	13.7%
287	Kenosha	13.7%
288	Memphis	13.7%

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

Knoxville ranks 203 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
200	Normal	37.6%
201	Riverside	37.5%
202	San Bernardino	37.5%
203	Knoxville	37.5%
204	Paterson	37.5%
205	Lawrence	37.5%
206	Daytona Beach	37.5%

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

Knoxville ranks 142 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
139	National City	13.3%
140	Moreno Valley	13.2%
141	Fayetteville	13.2%
142	Knoxville	13.2%
143	Salinas	13.2%
144	Waterbury	13.2%
145	Santa Maria	13.2%

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

Knoxville ranks 40 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
37	Newark	19.3%
38	Dearborn	19.2%
39	Gulfport	19.2%
40	Knoxville	19.1%
41	Elkhart	19.1%
42	Cleveland	19.1%
43	Johnson City	19.0%

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

Knoxville ranks 17 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
14	Dayton	21.5%
15	Dearborn	21.5%
16	Dearborn Heights	21.5%
17	Knoxville	21.3%
18	Johnson City	21.3%
19	Springfield	21.3%
20	Elyria	21.3%

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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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