Health in Kokomo, Indiana: official figures

Q: What share of adults smoke in Kokomo?

An estimated 20.7% of adults in Kokomo smoked cigarettes in 2023, 18th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

6.2% of residents of Kokomo (3,595 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 296th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Indiana: 7.4%).

Residents without health insurance

6.2%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

38.2%

2023

How many children in Kokomo are uninsured?

In Kokomo, 4.0% of children under 19 and 9.3% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.0% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Kokomo are on Medicaid?

27.7% of residents of Kokomo under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 151st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Indiana: 17.9%).

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How many people in Kokomo have a disability?

20.0% of residents of Kokomo (11,632 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 19th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Indiana: 14.2%); 10.3% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Kokomo have a disability?

By age, 40.3% of residents of Kokomo aged 65 and over, 19.2% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.7% 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 Kokomo, Indiana?

An estimated 38.2% of adults in Kokomo had obesity in 2023, joint 170th 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 Kokomo?

An estimated 12.9% of adults in Kokomo had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 161st 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 Kokomo?

An estimated 20.2% of adults in Kokomo reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 63rd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 27.1% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Kokomo have high blood pressure?

In Kokomo, an estimated 36.5% of adults had high blood pressure and 28.7% did no physical activity outside work, joint 209th 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 Kokomo see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 77.6% of adults in Kokomo had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 200th 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 Kokomo compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Kokomo ranks 528 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
525	La Habra	6.2%
526	Santa Rosa	6.2%
527	Hillsboro	6.2%
528	Kokomo	6.2%
529	Bend	6.2%
530	St. Cloud	6.2%
531	Hayward	6.2%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Kokomo ranks 19 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
16	Jonesboro	20.2%
17	Cleveland	20.2%
18	Camden	20.1%
19	Kokomo	20.0%
20	North Little Rock	20.0%
21	Detroit	19.9%
22	Terre Haute	19.9%

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

Kokomo ranks 174 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
171	High Point	38.2%
172	Longview	38.2%
173	Hendersonville	38.2%
174	Kokomo	38.2%
175	Cathedral City	38.2%
176	Yuma	38.1%
177	Fresno	38.0%

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

Kokomo ranks 171 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
168	Longview	12.9%
169	Tulare	12.9%
170	Montebello	12.9%
171	Kokomo	12.9%
172	Pico Rivera	12.9%
173	Oxnard	12.8%
174	Garden Grove	12.8%

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

Kokomo ranks 18 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
15	Kingsport	20.9%
16	Fort Pierce	20.9%
17	Camden	20.8%
18	Kokomo	20.7%
19	Toledo	20.5%
20	Jackson	20.5%
21	Middletown	20.5%

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

Kokomo ranks 66 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
63	Macon-Bibb County	20.2%
64	Lake Charles	20.2%
65	New Britain	20.2%
66	Kokomo	20.2%
67	Las Vegas	20.1%
68	Clarksville	20.1%
69	Apple Valley	20.1%

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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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