What share of adults smoke in Newark?

An estimated 19.3% of adults in Newark smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 36th 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, Ohio: official figures

6.9% of residents of Newark (3,462 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 350th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Ohio: 6.4%).

Residents without health insurance

6.9%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

40.2%

2023

How many children in Newark are uninsured?

In Newark, 1.4% of children under 19 and 11.0% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.4% 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?

25.5% of residents of Newark under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 188th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Ohio: 19.2%).

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How many people in Newark have a disability?

20.3% of residents of Newark (10,151 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 15th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Ohio: 14.4%); 11.1% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Newark have a disability?

By age, 38.4% of residents of Newark aged 65 and over, 19.0% of those aged 18 to 64 and 10.1% 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, Ohio?

An estimated 40.2% of adults in Newark had obesity in 2023, joint 109th 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 12.1% of adults in Newark had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 235th 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 20.1% of adults in Newark reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 67th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 28.7% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Newark have high blood pressure?

In Newark, an estimated 33.6% of adults had high blood pressure and 26.5% did no physical activity outside work, joint 299th 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 76.8% of adults in Newark had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 263rd 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 474 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
471	Youngstown	6.9%
472	Pocatello	6.9%
473	Stockton	6.9%
474	Newark	6.9%
475	Everett	6.9%
476	Meridian	6.9%
477	West Allis	6.9%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Newark ranks 15 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
12	Fall River	20.7%
13	Lakewood	20.6%
14	Joplin	20.6%
15	Newark	20.3%
16	Jonesboro	20.2%
17	Cleveland	20.2%
18	Camden	20.1%

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

Newark ranks 117 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
114	Sioux City	40.2%
115	Casa Grande	40.2%
116	Council Bluffs	40.2%
117	Newark	40.2%
118	South Bend	40.1%
119	Corpus Christi	40.0%
120	Wichita	39.9%

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

Newark ranks 243 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
240	Suffolk	12.1%
241	Sunrise	12.1%
242	Indio	12.1%
243	Newark	12.1%
244	Arlington	12.0%
245	Huntsville	12.0%
246	Fontana	12.0%

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

Newark ranks 37 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
34	Elyria	19.5%
35	Evansville	19.4%
36	Waterloo	19.3%
37	Newark	19.3%
38	Dearborn	19.2%
39	Gulfport	19.2%
40	Knoxville	19.1%

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

Newark ranks 73 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
70	Decatur	20.1%
71	Gallatin	20.1%
72	Lebanon	20.1%
73	Newark	20.1%
74	Syracuse	20.0%
75	Jonesboro	20.0%
76	Valdosta	20.0%

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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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