What share of adults smoke in Madera?

An estimated 16.5% of adults in Madera smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 112th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Madera, California: official figures

8.5% of residents of Madera (5,719 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 352nd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; California: 6.6%).

Residents without health insurance

8.5%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

39.1%

2023

How many children in Madera are uninsured?

In Madera, 2.5% of children under 19 and 13.3% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.3% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Madera are on Medicaid?

37.9% of residents of Madera under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 46th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; California: 23.9%).

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How many people in Madera have a disability?

13.5% of residents of Madera (9,069 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 298th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; California: 11.6%); 6.5% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Madera have a disability?

By age, 49.6% of residents of Madera aged 65 and over, 12.0% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.5% 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 Madera, California?

An estimated 39.1% of adults in Madera had obesity in 2023, joint 142nd 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 Madera?

An estimated 15.4% of adults in Madera had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 41st 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 Madera?

An estimated 20.5% of adults in Madera reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 45th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 20.9% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Madera have high blood pressure?

In Madera, an estimated 33.4% of adults had high blood pressure and 37.9% did no physical activity outside work, joint 21st 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 Madera see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 68.0% of adults in Madera had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 14th 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 Madera compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Madera ranks 352 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
349	Hamilton	8.6%
350	Albuquerque	8.6%
351	Jersey City	8.5%
352	Madera	8.5%
353	College Station	8.5%
354	Akron	8.5%
355	Gardena	8.5%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Madera ranks 298 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
295	Palm Beach Gardens	13.6%
296	Loveland	13.6%
297	Cuyahoga Falls	13.5%
298	Madera	13.5%
299	Stonecrest	13.5%
300	Lynn	13.5%
301	Perth Amboy	13.5%

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

Madera ranks 144 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
141	Anderson	39.3%
142	Buffalo	39.1%
143	Warren	39.1%
144	Madera	39.1%
145	Tyler	39.0%
146	Smyrna	39.0%
147	Rochester	38.9%

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

Madera ranks 45 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
42	Mobile	15.4%
43	Compton	15.4%
44	Lauderhill	15.4%
45	Madera	15.4%
46	Lynwood	15.4%
47	Hialeah	15.3%
48	Montgomery	15.3%

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

Madera ranks 114 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
111	Stillwater	16.6%
112	Duluth	16.5%
113	Wilmington	16.5%
114	Madera	16.5%
115	North Miami	16.5%
116	Columbus	16.4%
117	Paterson	16.4%

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

Madera ranks 47 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
44	Joplin	20.6%
45	South Bend	20.5%
46	Daytona Beach	20.5%
47	Madera	20.5%
48	Pontiac	20.5%
49	Great Falls	20.5%
50	Battle Creek	20.5%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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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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