What share of adults smoke in North Las Vegas?

An estimated 16.1% of adults in North Las Vegas smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 133rd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in North Las Vegas, Nevada: official figures

13.3% of residents of North Las Vegas (36,561 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 117th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Nevada: 11.4%).

Residents without health insurance

13.3%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

33.7%

2023

How many children in North Las Vegas are uninsured?

In North Las Vegas, 7.8% of children under 19 and 18.1% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 2.1% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in North Las Vegas are on Medicaid?

18.2% of residents of North Las Vegas under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 382nd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Nevada: 17.2%).

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How many people in North Las Vegas have a disability?

13.1% of residents of North Las Vegas (35,806 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 353rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Nevada: 13.9%); 5.7% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in North Las Vegas have a disability?

By age, 38.4% of residents of North Las Vegas aged 65 and over, 11.4% 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 North Las Vegas, Nevada?

An estimated 33.7% of adults in North Las Vegas had obesity in 2023, joint 375th 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 North Las Vegas?

An estimated 12.3% of adults in North Las Vegas had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 210th 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 North Las Vegas?

An estimated 20.4% of adults in North Las Vegas reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 51st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 20.4% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in North Las Vegas have high blood pressure?

In North Las Vegas, an estimated 33.7% of adults had high blood pressure and 29.7% did no physical activity outside work, joint 167th 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 North Las Vegas see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 72.3% of adults in North Las Vegas had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 275th 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 North Las Vegas compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

North Las Vegas ranks 117 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
114	Brookhaven	13.4%
115	Las Vegas	13.4%
116	Glendale	13.4%
117	North Las Vegas	13.3%
118	Decatur	13.2%
119	Richardson	13.2%
120	Davie	13.1%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

North Las Vegas ranks 353 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
350	St. Charles	13.1%
351	Burnsville	13.1%
352	McAllen	13.1%
353	North Las Vegas	13.1%
354	San Jacinto	13.0%
355	Chesapeake	13.0%
356	Greeley	13.0%

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

North Las Vegas ranks 375 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
372	Greer	33.9%
373	Noblesville	33.8%
374	Clermont	33.8%
375	North Las Vegas	33.7%
376	Bridgeport	33.7%
377	Round Rock	33.7%
378	West Des Moines	33.7%

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

North Las Vegas ranks 212 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
209	Burlington	12.4%
210	Jacksonville	12.3%
211	Oklahoma City	12.3%
212	North Las Vegas	12.3%
213	Winston-Salem	12.3%
214	Gainesville	12.3%
215	Wichita Falls	12.3%

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

North Las Vegas ranks 133 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
130	Kenosha	16.2%
131	Troy	16.2%
132	La Crosse	16.2%
133	North Las Vegas	16.1%
134	Springdale	16.1%
135	Ocala	16.1%
136	Passaic	16.1%

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

North Las Vegas ranks 51 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
48	Pontiac	20.5%
49	Great Falls	20.5%
50	Battle Creek	20.5%
51	North Las Vegas	20.4%
52	Baton Rouge	20.4%
53	Hartford	20.4%
54	Evansville	20.4%

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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