What share of adults smoke in Newark?

An estimated 18.1% of adults in Newark smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 61st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Newark, New Jersey: official figures

19.7% of residents of Newark (59,709 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 28th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; New Jersey: 7.5%).

Residents without health insurance

19.7%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

35.9%

2023

How many children in Newark are uninsured?

In Newark, 11.3% of children under 19 and 26.1% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 3.4% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Newark are on Medicaid?

33.7% of residents of Newark under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 78th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; New Jersey: 16.1%).

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How many people in Newark have a disability?

15.5% of residents of Newark (46,885 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 150th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; New Jersey: 10.8%); 7.2% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Newark have a disability?

By age, 44.1% of residents of Newark aged 65 and over, 14.8% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.1% 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 Newark, New Jersey?

An estimated 35.9% of adults in Newark had obesity in 2023, joint 274th 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 Newark?

An estimated 15.5% of adults in Newark had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 37th 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 Newark?

An estimated 19.4% of adults in Newark reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 112th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 16.2% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Newark have high blood pressure?

In Newark, an estimated 35.4% of adults had high blood pressure and 39.1% did no physical activity outside work, 12th 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 Newark see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 75.7% of adults in Newark had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 347th 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 Newark compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Newark ranks 28 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
25	Cicero	20.0%
26	Perth Amboy	20.0%
27	Miami Gardens	19.8%
28	Newark	19.7%
29	Homestead	19.7%
30	Pompano Beach	19.7%
31	Paterson	19.5%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Newark ranks 150 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
147	Marysville	15.6%
148	Ocala	15.5%
149	Newport News	15.5%
150	Newark	15.5%
151	Albany	15.5%
152	Jeffersonville	15.5%
153	Lake Charles	15.5%

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

Newark ranks 274 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
271	Kannapolis	36.0%
272	St. Peters	36.0%
273	Plainfield	36.0%
274	Newark	35.9%
275	Lewisville	35.9%
276	Brockton	35.9%
277	Trenton	35.9%

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

Newark ranks 37 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
34	Miami Gardens	15.6%
35	Canton	15.6%
36	North Miami	15.6%
37	Newark	15.5%
38	Macon-Bibb County	15.5%
39	Hammond	15.5%
40	Perth Amboy	15.5%

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

Newark ranks 61 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
58	Warren	18.3%
59	Baton Rouge	18.2%
60	Macon-Bibb County	18.2%
61	Newark	18.1%
62	Springfield	18.1%
63	Decatur	18.1%
64	Milwaukee	18.0%

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

Newark ranks 114 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
111	Florissant	19.5%
112	Bakersfield	19.4%
113	New Orleans	19.4%
114	Newark	19.4%
115	San Bernardino	19.4%
116	Murfreesboro	19.4%
117	Lakeland	19.4%

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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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