What share of adults smoke in Laredo?

An estimated 13.4% of adults in Laredo smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 321st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Laredo, Texas: official figures

27.3% of residents of Laredo (69,976 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 6th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Texas: 17.1%).

Residents without health insurance

27.3%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

42.8%

2023

How many children in Laredo are uninsured?

In Laredo, 14.1% of children under 19 and 38.9% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 5.5% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Laredo are on Medicaid?

24.5% of residents of Laredo under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 211th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Texas: 13.7%).

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How many people in Laredo have a disability?

13.2% of residents of Laredo (33,873 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 330th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Texas: 12.3%); 6.5% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Laredo have a disability?

By age, 49.9% of residents of Laredo aged 65 and over, 10.9% 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 Laredo, Texas?

An estimated 42.8% of adults in Laredo had obesity in 2023, 47th 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 Laredo?

An estimated 17.2% of adults in Laredo had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 12th 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 Laredo?

An estimated 16.9% of adults in Laredo reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 314th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 19.0% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Laredo have high blood pressure?

In Laredo, an estimated 32.9% of adults had high blood pressure and 40.3% did no physical activity outside work, 5th 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 Laredo see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 71.7% of adults in Laredo had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 231st lowest 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 Laredo compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Laredo ranks 6 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
3	Pasadena	28.5%
4	Plainfield	28.0%
5	Baytown	27.9%
6	Laredo	27.3%
7	Mission	26.5%
8	Brownsville	26.2%
9	Garland	25.1%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Laredo ranks 330 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
327	Lakewood	13.3%
328	Federal Way	13.3%
329	Lexington	13.3%
330	Laredo	13.2%
331	New Braunfels	13.2%
332	Mount Vernon	13.2%
333	Mobile	13.2%

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

Laredo ranks 47 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
44	Lorain	42.9%
45	Bossier City	42.9%
46	Cleveland	42.9%
47	Laredo	42.8%
48	Milwaukee	42.7%
49	Rocky Mount	42.5%
50	Enid	42.5%

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

Laredo ranks 12 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
9	Albany	17.9%
10	Flint	17.6%
11	Dayton	17.3%
12	Laredo	17.2%
13	Jackson	17.2%
14	Memphis	17.0%
15	New Brunswick	16.9%

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

Laredo ranks 322 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
319	Grand Forks	13.5%
320	Kettering	13.5%
321	Reno	13.4%
322	Laredo	13.4%
323	Palm Coast	13.4%
324	Suffolk	13.4%
325	North Port	13.4%

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

Laredo ranks 486 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
483	Hempstead	17.0%
484	Boston	16.9%
485	St. Paul	16.9%
486	Laredo	16.9%
487	Roseville	16.9%
488	Nampa	16.9%
489	Temecula	16.9%

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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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