What share of adults smoke in Lansing?

An estimated 17.2% of adults in Lansing smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 86th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Lansing, Michigan: official figures

6.1% of residents of Lansing (6,833 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 282nd 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)

40.2%

2023

How many children in Lansing are uninsured?

In Lansing, 2.1% of children under 19 and 8.7% 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 Lansing are on Medicaid?

27.0% of residents of Lansing under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 162nd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Michigan: 20.1%).

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How many people in Lansing have a disability?

16.7% of residents of Lansing (18,795 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 94th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Michigan: 14.3%); 7.6% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Lansing have a disability?

By age, 34.8% of residents of Lansing aged 65 and over, 17.0% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.4% 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 Lansing, Michigan?

An estimated 40.2% of adults in Lansing had obesity in 2023, joint 109th 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 Lansing?

An estimated 12.5% of adults in Lansing had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 196th 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 Lansing?

An estimated 19.4% of adults in Lansing reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 112th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 26.9% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Lansing have high blood pressure?

In Lansing, an estimated 36.4% of adults had high blood pressure and 27.1% did no physical activity outside work, joint 273rd 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 Lansing see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 78.8% of adults in Lansing had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 126th 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 Lansing compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Lansing ranks 542 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
539	Oak Lawn	6.1%
540	Warren	6.1%
541	Gilroy	6.1%
542	Lansing	6.1%
543	Beaverton	6.0%
544	Visalia	6.0%
545	Owensboro	6.0%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Lansing ranks 94 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
91	Palm Desert	16.7%
92	Prescott Valley	16.7%
93	Vineland	16.7%
94	Lansing	16.7%
95	Canton	16.6%
96	New Bedford	16.6%
97	Dothan	16.6%

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

Lansing ranks 112 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
109	Greensboro	40.2%
110	Springfield	40.2%
111	Topeka	40.2%
112	Lansing	40.2%
113	Waukegan	40.2%
114	Sioux City	40.2%
115	Casa Grande	40.2%

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

Lansing ranks 200 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
197	Lubbock	12.5%
198	Garland	12.5%
199	Amarillo	12.5%
200	Lansing	12.5%
201	Greenville	12.5%
202	Cleveland	12.5%
203	Chicago	12.4%

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

Lansing ranks 88 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
85	Mishawaka	17.3%
86	St. Louis	17.2%
87	Tuscaloosa	17.2%
88	Lansing	17.2%
89	Cincinnati	17.1%
90	Buffalo	17.1%
91	New Brunswick	17.1%

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

Lansing ranks 118 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
115	San Bernardino	19.4%
116	Murfreesboro	19.4%
117	Lakeland	19.4%
118	Lansing	19.4%
119	Chico	19.4%
120	Lawton	19.4%
121	Gulfport	19.4%

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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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