What share of adults smoke in Mesquite?

An estimated 14.2% of adults in Mesquite smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 258th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Mesquite, Texas: official figures

21.5% of residents of Mesquite (31,967 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 20th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Texas: 17.1%).

Residents without health insurance

21.5%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

37.9%

2023

How many children in Mesquite are uninsured?

In Mesquite, 13.8% of children under 19 and 29.0% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 2.1% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Mesquite are on Medicaid?

21.0% of residents of Mesquite under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 298th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Texas: 13.7%).

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How many people in Mesquite have a disability?

11.6% of residents of Mesquite (17,268 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 344th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Texas: 12.3%); 5.0% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Mesquite have a disability?

By age, 34.1% of residents of Mesquite aged 65 and over, 9.8% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.7% 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 Mesquite, Texas?

An estimated 37.9% of adults in Mesquite had obesity in 2023, joint 180th 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 Mesquite?

An estimated 12.9% of adults in Mesquite had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 161st 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 Mesquite?

An estimated 18.5% of adults in Mesquite reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 202nd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 20.2% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Mesquite have high blood pressure?

In Mesquite, an estimated 34.3% of adults had high blood pressure and 33.5% did no physical activity outside work, joint 71st 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 Mesquite see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 75.1% of adults in Mesquite had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 381st 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 Mesquite compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Mesquite ranks 20 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
17	Harlingen	22.6%
18	New Brunswick	22.6%
19	Irving	22.3%
20	Mesquite	21.5%
21	West New York	21.4%
22	Springdale	20.9%
23	El Paso	20.6%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Mesquite ranks 480 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
477	Beaverton	11.6%
478	Renton	11.6%
479	Westminster	11.6%
480	Mesquite	11.6%
481	Clermont	11.6%
482	Aurora	11.6%
483	Garden Grove	11.6%

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

Mesquite ranks 183 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
180	Omaha	37.9%
181	Tulsa	37.9%
182	Grand Rapids	37.9%
183	Mesquite	37.9%
184	Kennewick	37.9%
185	St. Cloud	37.9%
186	Bolingbrook	37.9%

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

Mesquite ranks 165 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
162	Grand Prairie	12.9%
163	Chattanooga	12.9%
164	Bridgeport	12.9%
165	Mesquite	12.9%
166	Lafayette	12.9%
167	Daytona Beach	12.9%
168	Longview	12.9%

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

Mesquite ranks 258 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
255	San Marcos	14.3%
256	St. Clair Shores	14.3%
257	Bartlett	14.3%
258	Mesquite	14.2%
259	Gainesville	14.2%
260	Odessa	14.2%
261	Sanford	14.2%

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

Mesquite ranks 207 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
204	Norfolk	18.5%
205	Moreno Valley	18.5%
206	Providence	18.5%
207	Mesquite	18.5%
208	Gainesville	18.5%
209	Sterling Heights	18.5%
210	Greeley	18.5%

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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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