What share of adults smoke in Odessa?

An estimated 14.2% of adults in Odessa smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 258th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Odessa, Texas: official figures

18.3% of residents of Odessa (20,803 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 37th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Texas: 17.1%).

Residents without health insurance

18.3%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

39.6%

2023

How many children in Odessa are uninsured?

In Odessa, 15.4% of children under 19 and 22.6% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.2% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Odessa are on Medicaid?

12.1% of residents of Odessa under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 237th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Texas: 13.7%).

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How many people in Odessa have a disability?

10.6% of residents of Odessa (12,063 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 254th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Texas: 12.3%); 4.0% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Odessa have a disability?

By age, 42.0% of residents of Odessa aged 65 and over, 8.1% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.2% 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 Odessa, Texas?

An estimated 39.6% of adults in Odessa had obesity in 2023, joint 132nd 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 Odessa?

An estimated 13.3% of adults in Odessa had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 134th 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 Odessa?

An estimated 17.7% of adults in Odessa reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 339th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 21.3% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Odessa have high blood pressure?

In Odessa, an estimated 32.2% of adults had high blood pressure and 31.5% did no physical activity outside work, joint 121st 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 Odessa see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 70.6% of adults in Odessa had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 140th 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 Odessa compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Odessa ranks 37 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
34	Conroe	18.7%
35	Fort Worth	18.6%
36	Grand Prairie	18.5%
37	Odessa	18.3%
38	Tyler	18.0%
39	Huntington Park	17.9%
40	Marietta	17.9%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Odessa ranks 570 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
567	Mission Viejo	10.6%
568	Alameda	10.6%
569	Bowie	10.6%
570	Odessa	10.6%
571	Rocklin	10.6%
572	Bloomington	10.6%
573	Thornton	10.6%

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

Odessa ranks 134 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
131	Baytown	39.7%
132	Cincinnati	39.6%
133	Chesapeake	39.6%
134	Odessa	39.6%
135	Lakewood	39.6%
136	Midwest City	39.5%
137	DeSoto	39.5%

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

Odessa ranks 137 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
134	Providence	13.3%
135	Newport News	13.3%
136	Pomona	13.3%
137	Odessa	13.3%
138	Utica	13.3%
139	National City	13.3%
140	Moreno Valley	13.2%

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

Odessa ranks 260 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
257	Bartlett	14.3%
258	Mesquite	14.2%
259	Gainesville	14.2%
260	Odessa	14.2%
261	Sanford	14.2%
262	Southaven	14.2%
263	Fresno	14.1%

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

Odessa ranks 347 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
344	Wilmington	17.7%
345	Topeka	17.7%
346	Vallejo	17.7%
347	Odessa	17.7%
348	High Point	17.7%
349	Conroe	17.7%
350	Lee's Summit	17.7%

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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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