What share of adults smoke in Memphis?

An estimated 20.2% of adults in Memphis smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 25th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Memphis, Tennessee: official figures

14.7% of residents of Memphis (89,814 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 88th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Tennessee: 10.0%).

Residents without health insurance

14.7%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

42.3%

2023

How many children in Memphis are uninsured?

In Memphis, 8.7% of children under 19 and 20.7% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.3% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Memphis are on Medicaid?

25.0% of residents of Memphis under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 199th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Tennessee: 16.3%).

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How many people in Memphis have a disability?

13.7% of residents of Memphis (83,359 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 288th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Tennessee: 14.9%); 6.2% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Memphis have a disability?

By age, 34.7% of residents of Memphis aged 65 and over, 12.5% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.6% 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 Memphis, Tennessee?

An estimated 42.3% of adults in Memphis had obesity in 2023, joint 53rd 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 Memphis?

An estimated 17.0% of adults in Memphis had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, 14th 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 Memphis?

An estimated 20.8% of adults in Memphis reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 37th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 25.2% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Memphis have high blood pressure?

In Memphis, an estimated 43.6% of adults had high blood pressure and 31.1% did no physical activity outside work, joint 127th 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 Memphis see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 80.6% of adults in Memphis had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 27th 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 Memphis compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Memphis ranks 88 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
85	Bridgeport	14.8%
86	Danbury	14.8%
87	Caldwell	14.8%
88	Memphis	14.7%
89	Camden	14.7%
90	Reading	14.7%
91	Kenner	14.6%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Memphis ranks 288 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
285	Knoxville	13.7%
286	Santee	13.7%
287	Kenosha	13.7%
288	Memphis	13.7%
289	Goose Creek	13.7%
290	Columbus	13.6%
291	Kalamazoo	13.6%

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

Memphis ranks 53 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
50	Enid	42.5%
51	Cleveland	42.4%
52	Beaumont	42.4%
53	Memphis	42.3%
54	Conway	42.3%
55	Oshkosh	42.2%
56	McAllen	42.1%

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

Memphis ranks 14 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
11	Dayton	17.3%
12	Laredo	17.2%
13	Jackson	17.2%
14	Memphis	17.0%
15	New Brunswick	16.9%
16	Harlingen	16.8%
17	Delano	16.8%

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

Memphis ranks 25 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
22	Pontiac	20.4%
23	Akron	20.3%
24	Lorain	20.3%
25	Memphis	20.2%
26	Albany	20.2%
27	Joplin	20.1%
28	Lawton	20.0%

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

Memphis ranks 37 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
34	Middletown	21.1%
35	Albany	20.9%
36	Columbia	20.9%
37	Memphis	20.8%
38	Gresham	20.8%
39	Port Arthur	20.8%
40	Westland	20.7%

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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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