What share of adults smoke in Mooresville?

An estimated 11.3% of adults in Mooresville smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 291st lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Mooresville, North Carolina: official figures

7.7% of residents of Mooresville (4,032 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 409th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; North Carolina: 9.9%).

Residents without health insurance

7.7%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

30.8%

2023

How many children in Mooresville are uninsured?

In Mooresville, 2.3% of children under 19 and 11.6% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.2% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Mooresville are on Medicaid?

11.6% of residents of Mooresville under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 215th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; North Carolina: 16.3%).

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How many people in Mooresville have a disability?

10.1% of residents of Mooresville (5,263 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 205th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; North Carolina: 13.6%); 4.2% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Mooresville have a disability?

By age, 33.0% of residents of Mooresville aged 65 and over, 8.0% of those aged 18 to 64 and 3.9% 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 Mooresville, North Carolina?

An estimated 30.8% of adults in Mooresville had obesity in 2023, joint 304th 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 common is diabetes in Mooresville?

An estimated 8.5% of adults in Mooresville had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 134th 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 is mental health in Mooresville?

An estimated 16.0% of adults in Mooresville reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 198th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 24.7% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Mooresville have high blood pressure?

In Mooresville, an estimated 31.1% of adults had high blood pressure and 18.7% did no physical activity outside work, joint 149th lowest 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 Mooresville see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 78.7% of adults in Mooresville had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 132nd 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 Mooresville compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Mooresville ranks 409 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
406	Bellevue	7.8%
407	Cincinnati	7.8%
408	Edmond	7.8%
409	Mooresville	7.7%
410	Columbia	7.7%
411	Wilmington	7.7%
412	Colorado Springs	7.7%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Mooresville ranks 619 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
616	Anaheim	10.2%
617	Palatine	10.2%
618	Buckeye	10.1%
619	Mooresville	10.1%
620	Richmond	10.1%
621	Lakewood	10.1%
622	Lauderhill	10.1%

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

Mooresville ranks 506 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
503	Everett	30.9%
504	Allen	30.8%
505	Hawthorne	30.8%
506	Mooresville	30.8%
507	Methuen	30.8%
508	Lancaster	30.7%
509	Santa Maria	30.7%

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

Mooresville ranks 676 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
673	Eagle Mountain	8.5%
674	Westfield	8.5%
675	Palatine	8.5%
676	Mooresville	8.5%
677	Burien	8.5%
678	Frisco	8.4%
679	Billings	8.4%

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

Mooresville ranks 520 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
517	Portland	11.3%
518	Beaumont	11.3%
519	Weymouth Town	11.3%
520	Mooresville	11.3%
521	Anaheim	11.2%
522	New Braunfels	11.2%
523	Quincy	11.2%

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

Mooresville ranks 613 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
610	Newport Beach	16.0%
611	Cicero	16.0%
612	Lakewood	16.0%
613	Mooresville	16.0%
614	Charlotte	15.9%
615	Minneapolis	15.9%
616	Meridian	15.9%

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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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