What share of adults smoke in Midland?

An estimated 12.5% of adults in Midland smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 395th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Midland, Texas: official figures

14.4% of residents of Midland (19,440 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 94th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Texas: 17.1%).

Residents without health insurance

14.4%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

36.1%

2023

How many children in Midland are uninsured?

In Midland, 11.6% of children under 19 and 18.1% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.8% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Midland are on Medicaid?

8.8% of residents of Midland under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 142nd lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Texas: 13.7%).

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How many people in Midland have a disability?

10.5% of residents of Midland (14,229 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 241st lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Texas: 12.3%); 4.3% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Midland have a disability?

By age, 41.3% of residents of Midland aged 65 and over, 8.9% of those aged 18 to 64 and 3.5% 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 Midland, Texas?

An estimated 36.1% of adults in Midland had obesity in 2023, joint 262nd 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 Midland?

An estimated 11.7% of adults in Midland had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 280th 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 Midland?

An estimated 17.2% of adults in Midland reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 353rd lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 21.5% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Midland have high blood pressure?

In Midland, an estimated 32.3% of adults had high blood pressure and 27.6% did no physical activity outside work, joint 251st 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 Midland see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 72.9% of adults in Midland 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 Midland compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Midland ranks 94 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
91	Kenner	14.6%
92	Grand Island	14.5%
93	Gaithersburg	14.4%
94	Midland	14.4%
95	Phoenix	14.3%
96	Waxahachie	14.3%
97	Temple	13.9%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Midland ranks 583 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
580	Oxnard	10.5%
581	Scottsdale	10.5%
582	Tempe	10.5%
583	Midland	10.5%
584	Fort Worth	10.5%
585	Durham	10.5%
586	San Diego	10.5%

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

Midland ranks 263 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
260	Great Falls	36.2%
261	Troy	36.2%
262	Lincoln	36.1%
263	Midland	36.1%
264	Sterling Heights	36.1%
265	Fayetteville	36.1%
266	Hesperia	36.1%

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

Midland ranks 283 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
280	Worcester	11.7%
281	Des Moines	11.7%
282	Tallahassee	11.7%
283	Midland	11.7%
284	Vallejo	11.7%
285	Pompano Beach	11.7%
286	Lynn	11.7%

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

Midland ranks 412 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
409	Orlando	12.5%
410	St. Petersburg	12.5%
411	Denton	12.5%
412	Midland	12.5%
413	Bismarck	12.5%
414	Marietta	12.5%
415	San Luis Obispo	12.5%

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

Midland ranks 448 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
445	Garden Grove	17.2%
446	Corona	17.2%
447	Hollywood	17.2%
448	Midland	17.2%
449	Simi Valley	17.2%
450	Concord	17.2%
451	El Monte	17.2%

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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