What share of adults smoke in Paramount?

An estimated 13.2% of adults in Paramount smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 342nd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Paramount, California: official figures

15.2% of residents of Paramount (7,842 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 78th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; California: 6.6%).

Residents without health insurance

15.2%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

31.5%

2023

How many children in Paramount are uninsured?

In Paramount, 7.7% of children under 19 and 20.3% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 2.4% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Paramount are on Medicaid?

38.1% of residents of Paramount under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 43rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; California: 23.9%).

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How many people in Paramount have a disability?

11.9% of residents of Paramount (6,128 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 370th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; California: 11.6%); 5.7% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Paramount have a disability?

By age, 33.5% of residents of Paramount aged 65 and over, 10.9% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.9% 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 Paramount, California?

An estimated 31.5% of adults in Paramount had obesity in 2023, joint 336th 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 common is diabetes in Paramount?

An estimated 14.3% of adults in Paramount had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, 86th 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 Paramount?

An estimated 18.1% of adults in Paramount reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 271st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 19.1% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Paramount have high blood pressure?

In Paramount, an estimated 30.4% of adults had high blood pressure and 33.8% did no physical activity outside work, joint 64th 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 Paramount see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 69.2% of adults in Paramount had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 47th 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 Paramount compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Paramount ranks 78 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
75	Waco	15.2%
76	West Palm Beach	15.2%
77	Bradenton	15.2%
78	Paramount	15.2%
79	Clearwater	15.1%
80	Hialeah	15.1%
81	Abilene	15.0%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Paramount ranks 454 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
451	San Francisco	11.9%
452	Waxahachie	11.9%
453	Watsonville	11.9%
454	Paramount	11.9%
455	Edinburg	11.9%
456	Athens	11.8%
457	Sarasota	11.8%

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

Paramount ranks 475 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
472	Taylorsville	31.6%
473	Thornton	31.5%
474	Port Orange	31.5%
475	Paramount	31.5%
476	Raleigh	31.4%
477	Fairfield	31.4%
478	Gresham	31.4%

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

Paramount ranks 86 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
83	Springfield	14.4%
84	Cicero	14.4%
85	Plainfield	14.4%
86	Paramount	14.3%
87	Baltimore	14.2%
88	Kansas City	14.2%
89	South Gate	14.2%

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

Paramount ranks 353 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
350	Blaine	13.2%
351	Appleton	13.2%
352	Normal	13.2%
353	Paramount	13.2%
354	Waxahachie	13.2%
355	Spokane	13.1%
356	Sparks	13.1%

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

Paramount ranks 287 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
284	Moore	18.1%
285	Stonecrest	18.1%
286	La Crosse	18.1%
287	Paramount	18.1%
288	Arlington	18.0%
289	Wichita	18.0%
290	Mobile	18.0%

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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