What share of adults smoke in Norman?

An estimated 14.3% of adults in Norman smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 247th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Norman, Oklahoma: official figures

9.6% of residents of Norman (12,293 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 277th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Oklahoma: 12.9%).

Residents without health insurance

9.6%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

38.0%

2023

How many children in Norman are uninsured?

In Norman, 6.0% of children under 19 and 12.8% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.7% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Norman are on Medicaid?

13.3% of residents of Norman under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 283rd lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Oklahoma: 18.8%).

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How many people in Norman have a disability?

14.8% of residents of Norman (18,906 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 205th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Oklahoma: 17.2%); 6.4% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Norman have a disability?

By age, 36.6% of residents of Norman aged 65 and over, 12.4% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.8% 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 Norman, Oklahoma?

An estimated 38.0% of adults in Norman had obesity in 2023, joint 177th 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 Norman?

An estimated 10.7% of adults in Norman had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 397th 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 Norman?

An estimated 17.9% of adults in Norman reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 307th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 26.3% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Norman have high blood pressure?

In Norman, an estimated 34.6% of adults had high blood pressure and 26.6% did no physical activity outside work, joint 292nd 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 Norman see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 77.4% of adults in Norman had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 221st 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 Norman compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Norman ranks 277 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
274	Columbia	9.7%
275	Greenville	9.6%
276	Terre Haute	9.6%
277	Norman	9.6%
278	Delano	9.6%
279	Vineland	9.6%
280	Inglewood	9.6%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Norman ranks 205 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
202	Wichita Falls	14.8%
203	Abilene	14.8%
204	Davenport	14.8%
205	Norman	14.8%
206	St. Peters	14.8%
207	Citrus Heights	14.8%
208	Lawrence	14.7%

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

Norman ranks 178 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
175	Cathedral City	38.2%
176	Yuma	38.1%
177	Fresno	38.0%
178	Norman	38.0%
179	Auburn	38.0%
180	Omaha	37.9%
181	Tulsa	37.9%

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

Norman ranks 400 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
397	San Jose	10.7%
398	Charlotte	10.7%
399	Corona	10.7%
400	Norman	10.7%
401	Greenville	10.7%
402	St. Cloud	10.7%
403	Beaumont	10.7%

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

Norman ranks 250 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
247	St. Paul	14.3%
248	Anchorage	14.3%
249	New Haven	14.3%
250	Norman	14.3%
251	Santa Maria	14.3%
252	Temple	14.3%
253	Waukegan	14.3%

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

Norman ranks 313 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
310	Lubbock	17.9%
311	Richmond	17.9%
312	Little Rock	17.9%
313	Norman	17.9%
314	Richmond	17.9%
315	Vacaville	17.9%
316	Vista	17.9%

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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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