What share of adults smoke in Lubbock?

An estimated 14.1% of adults in Lubbock smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 263rd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Lubbock, Texas: official figures

13.6% of residents of Lubbock (35,679 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 105th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Texas: 17.1%).

Residents without health insurance

13.6%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

37.4%

2023

How many children in Lubbock are uninsured?

In Lubbock, 10.7% of children under 19 and 17.4% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.9% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Lubbock are on Medicaid?

12.9% of residents of Lubbock under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 260th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Texas: 13.7%).

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How many people in Lubbock have a disability?

13.3% of residents of Lubbock (34,763 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 321st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Texas: 12.3%); 5.7% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Lubbock have a disability?

By age, 39.2% of residents of Lubbock aged 65 and over, 11.2% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.8% 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 Lubbock, Texas?

An estimated 37.4% of adults in Lubbock had obesity in 2023, joint 207th 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 Lubbock?

An estimated 12.5% of adults in Lubbock 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 Lubbock?

An estimated 17.9% of adults in Lubbock reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 307th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 22.3% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Lubbock have high blood pressure?

In Lubbock, an estimated 32.3% of adults had high blood pressure and 29.5% did no physical activity outside work, joint 179th 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 Lubbock see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 72.9% of adults in Lubbock had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 314th 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 Lubbock compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Lubbock ranks 105 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
102	Aurora	13.7%
103	Ogden	13.7%
104	Fort Lauderdale	13.6%
105	Lubbock	13.6%
106	Lynwood	13.6%
107	Ocoee	13.6%
108	Macon-Bibb County	13.6%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Lubbock ranks 321 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
318	Suffolk	13.3%
319	Eau Claire	13.3%
320	Stillwater	13.3%
321	Lubbock	13.3%
322	Winter Haven	13.3%
323	Glendale	13.3%
324	Burien	13.3%

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

Lubbock ranks 208 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
205	Lawrence	37.5%
206	Daytona Beach	37.5%
207	Durham	37.4%
208	Lubbock	37.4%
209	Fort Smith	37.4%
210	Caldwell	37.4%
211	Jacksonville	37.4%

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

Lubbock ranks 197 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
194	Rock Hill	12.6%
195	Winter Haven	12.6%
196	Tampa	12.5%
197	Lubbock	12.5%
198	Garland	12.5%
199	Amarillo	12.5%
200	Lansing	12.5%

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

Lubbock ranks 264 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
261	Sanford	14.2%
262	Southaven	14.2%
263	Fresno	14.1%
264	Lubbock	14.1%
265	Sioux Falls	14.1%
266	Lancaster	14.1%
267	Medford	14.1%

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

Lubbock ranks 310 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
307	Oklahoma City	17.9%
308	Sacramento	17.9%
309	Anaheim	17.9%
310	Lubbock	17.9%
311	Richmond	17.9%
312	Little Rock	17.9%
313	Norman	17.9%

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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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