What share of adults smoke in Ocala?

An estimated 16.1% of adults in Ocala 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 Ocala, Florida: official figures

12.3% of residents of Ocala (7,833 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 152nd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Florida: 11.5%).

Residents without health insurance

12.3%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

37.6%

2023

How many children in Ocala are uninsured?

In Ocala, 9.8% of children under 19 and 17.0% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.9% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Ocala are on Medicaid?

21.2% of residents of Ocala under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 290th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Florida: 14.8%).

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How many people in Ocala have a disability?

15.5% of residents of Ocala (9,894 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 148th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Florida: 13.7%); 6.8% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Ocala have a disability?

By age, 40.6% of residents of Ocala aged 65 and over, 11.8% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.5% 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 Ocala, Florida?

An estimated 37.6% of adults in Ocala had obesity in 2023, joint 197th 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 Ocala?

An estimated 11.6% of adults in Ocala had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 291st 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 Ocala?

An estimated 19.3% of adults in Ocala reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 124th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 20.5% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Ocala have high blood pressure?

In Ocala, an estimated 32.9% of adults had high blood pressure and 24.9% did no physical activity outside work, joint 379th 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 Ocala see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 77.1% of adults in Ocala had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 241st 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 Ocala compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Ocala ranks 152 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
149	East Orange	12.3%
150	St. Joseph	12.3%
151	Salinas	12.3%
152	Ocala	12.3%
153	Kyle	12.3%
154	National City	12.2%
155	Chattanooga	12.2%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Ocala ranks 148 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
145	Bowling Green	15.6%
146	Everett	15.6%
147	Marysville	15.6%
148	Ocala	15.5%
149	Newport News	15.5%
150	Newark	15.5%
151	Albany	15.5%

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

Ocala ranks 199 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
196	Bellevue	37.7%
197	Denton	37.6%
198	Independence	37.6%
199	Ocala	37.6%
200	Normal	37.6%
201	Riverside	37.5%
202	San Bernardino	37.5%

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

Ocala ranks 303 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
300	Sioux City	11.6%
301	Bloomington	11.6%
302	Lake Elsinore	11.6%
303	Ocala	11.6%
304	St. Joseph	11.6%
305	Yuba City	11.6%
306	Southaven	11.6%

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

Ocala ranks 135 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
132	La Crosse	16.2%
133	North Las Vegas	16.1%
134	Springdale	16.1%
135	Ocala	16.1%
136	Passaic	16.1%
137	Smyrna	16.1%
138	Fayetteville	16.0%

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

Ocala ranks 125 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
122	Porterville	19.4%
123	Carson City	19.4%
124	Roanoke	19.3%
125	Ocala	19.3%
126	Schenectady	19.3%
127	Texas City	19.3%
128	Midwest City	19.3%

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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