What share of adults smoke in Milwaukee?

An estimated 18.0% of adults in Milwaukee smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 64th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: official figures

9.1% of residents of Milwaukee (51,083 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 312th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Wisconsin: 5.2%).

Residents without health insurance

9.1%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

42.7%

2023

How many children in Milwaukee are uninsured?

In Milwaukee, 3.3% of children under 19 and 13.1% 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 Milwaukee are on Medicaid?

34.1% of residents of Milwaukee under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 74th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Wisconsin: 14.6%).

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How many people in Milwaukee have a disability?

13.5% of residents of Milwaukee (75,783 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 304th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Wisconsin: 12.3%); 7.0% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Milwaukee have a disability?

By age, 35.7% of residents of Milwaukee aged 65 and over, 12.8% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.9% 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 Milwaukee, Wisconsin?

An estimated 42.7% of adults in Milwaukee had obesity in 2023, 48th 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 Milwaukee?

An estimated 15.6% of adults in Milwaukee had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 32nd 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 Milwaukee?

An estimated 18.6% of adults in Milwaukee reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 188th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 23.5% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Milwaukee have high blood pressure?

In Milwaukee, an estimated 37.9% of adults had high blood pressure and 33.4% did no physical activity outside work, joint 74th 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 Milwaukee see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 78.3% of adults in Milwaukee had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, 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 Milwaukee compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Milwaukee ranks 312 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
309	Colton	9.1%
310	Mount Prospect	9.1%
311	Fontana	9.1%
312	Milwaukee	9.1%
313	Norfolk	9.1%
314	Indio	9.1%
315	Rock Hill	9.1%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Milwaukee ranks 304 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
301	Perth Amboy	13.5%
302	Yuma	13.5%
303	Florissant	13.5%
304	Milwaukee	13.5%
305	Sherman	13.5%
306	Tyler	13.5%
307	Hesperia	13.4%

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

Milwaukee ranks 48 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
45	Bossier City	42.9%
46	Cleveland	42.9%
47	Laredo	42.8%
48	Milwaukee	42.7%
49	Rocky Mount	42.5%
50	Enid	42.5%
51	Cleveland	42.4%

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

Milwaukee ranks 32 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
29	Passaic	15.9%
30	Pontiac	15.9%
31	McAllen	15.7%
32	Milwaukee	15.6%
33	Shreveport	15.6%
34	Miami Gardens	15.6%
35	Canton	15.6%

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

Milwaukee ranks 64 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
61	Newark	18.1%
62	Springfield	18.1%
63	Decatur	18.1%
64	Milwaukee	18.0%
65	Bossier City	18.0%
66	Enid	18.0%
67	Syracuse	17.9%

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

Milwaukee ranks 189 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
186	Huntington Park	18.7%
187	Troy	18.7%
188	Baltimore	18.6%
189	Milwaukee	18.6%
190	Jackson	18.6%
191	Abilene	18.6%
192	Antioch	18.6%

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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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