What share of adults smoke in Mission?

An estimated 11.4% of adults in Mission smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 300th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Mission, Texas: official figures

26.5% of residents of Mission (22,997 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 7th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Texas: 17.1%).

Residents without health insurance

26.5%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

42.0%

2023

How many children in Mission are uninsured?

In Mission, 19.2% of children under 19 and 36.9% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 3.3% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Mission are on Medicaid?

18.3% of residents of Mission under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 381st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Texas: 13.7%).

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How many people in Mission have a disability?

13.9% of residents of Mission (12,070 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 259th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Texas: 12.3%); 7.9% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Mission have a disability?

By age, 43.5% of residents of Mission aged 65 and over, 10.5% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.8% 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 Mission, Texas?

An estimated 42.0% of adults in Mission had obesity in 2023, joint 60th 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 Mission?

An estimated 15.2% of adults in Mission had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 51st 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 Mission?

An estimated 16.6% of adults in Mission reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 266th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 19.4% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Mission have high blood pressure?

In Mission, an estimated 31.5% of adults had high blood pressure and 32.7% did no physical activity outside work, joint 91st 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 Mission see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 72.5% of adults in Mission had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 290th 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 Mission compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Mission ranks 7 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
4	Plainfield	28.0%
5	Baytown	27.9%
6	Laredo	27.3%
7	Mission	26.5%
8	Brownsville	26.2%
9	Garland	25.1%
10	Elizabeth	24.2%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Mission ranks 259 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
256	Bismarck	13.9%
257	Sioux City	13.9%
258	Fort Wayne	13.9%
259	Mission	13.9%
260	Maricopa	13.9%
261	Corpus Christi	13.9%
262	Oshkosh	13.9%

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

Mission ranks 61 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
58	Winter Haven	42.1%
59	Gallatin	42.1%
60	Kenosha	42.0%
61	Mission	42.0%
62	Suffolk	41.9%
63	Roanoke	41.9%
64	Fayetteville	41.8%

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

Mission ranks 51 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
48	Montgomery	15.3%
49	Akron	15.3%
50	Jackson	15.3%
51	Mission	15.2%
52	Stonecrest	15.2%
53	Killeen	15.1%
54	El Monte	15.1%

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

Mission ranks 508 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
505	Charlotte	11.4%
506	Fontana	11.4%
507	McAllen	11.4%
508	Mission	11.4%
509	Marysville	11.4%
510	Woodland	11.4%
511	Euless	11.4%

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

Mission ranks 534 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
531	Berkeley	16.6%
532	Burbank	16.6%
533	Asheville	16.6%
534	Mission	16.6%
535	Waukegan	16.6%
536	Auburn	16.6%
537	Buena Park	16.6%

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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