What share of adults smoke in Pawtucket?

An estimated 14.5% of adults in Pawtucket smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 228th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Pawtucket, Rhode Island: official figures

4.7% of residents of Pawtucket (3,578 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 159th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Rhode Island: 4.4%).

Residents without health insurance

4.7%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

35.3%

2023

How many children in Pawtucket are uninsured?

In Pawtucket, 1.5% of children under 19 and 6.6% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.8% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Pawtucket are on Medicaid?

27.8% of residents of Pawtucket under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 148th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Rhode Island: 18.6%).

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How many people in Pawtucket have a disability?

14.0% of residents of Pawtucket (10,587 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 251st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Rhode Island: 13.8%); 6.8% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Pawtucket have a disability?

By age, 33.5% of residents of Pawtucket aged 65 and over, 12.4% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.2% 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 Pawtucket, Rhode Island?

An estimated 35.3% of adults in Pawtucket had obesity in 2023, joint 303rd 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 Pawtucket?

An estimated 11.3% of adults in Pawtucket had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 333rd 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 Pawtucket?

An estimated 20.3% of adults in Pawtucket reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 59th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 24.5% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Pawtucket have high blood pressure?

In Pawtucket, an estimated 32.1% of adults had high blood pressure and 30.7% did no physical activity outside work, joint 135th 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 Pawtucket see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 81.9% of adults in Pawtucket had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 9th 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 Pawtucket compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Pawtucket ranks 665 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
662	Apple Valley	4.8%
663	Cedar Rapids	4.8%
664	Turlock	4.7%
665	Pawtucket	4.7%
666	Wake Forest	4.7%
667	Decatur	4.7%
668	Modesto	4.7%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Pawtucket ranks 251 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
248	Idaho Falls	14.1%
249	Bellingham	14.1%
250	Bellevue	14.1%
251	Pawtucket	14.0%
252	Port St. Lucie	14.0%
253	Menifee	14.0%
254	Bartlett	14.0%

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

Pawtucket ranks 305 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
302	Colton	35.4%
303	Eugene	35.3%
304	O'Fallon	35.3%
305	Pawtucket	35.3%
306	Summerville	35.3%
307	San Antonio	35.2%
308	Lafayette	35.2%

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

Pawtucket ranks 341 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
338	San Leandro	11.3%
339	Boynton Beach	11.3%
340	Doral	11.3%
341	Pawtucket	11.3%
342	Lebanon	11.3%
343	Pembroke Pines	11.2%
344	Springfield	11.2%

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

Pawtucket ranks 234 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
231	Athens	14.5%
232	Clearwater	14.5%
233	Largo	14.5%
234	Pawtucket	14.5%
235	Conway	14.5%
236	Kenner	14.5%
237	Vineland	14.5%

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

Pawtucket ranks 60 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
57	Medford	20.4%
58	Camden	20.4%
59	Fort Smith	20.3%
60	Pawtucket	20.3%
61	Elkhart	20.3%
62	Mishawaka	20.3%
63	Macon-Bibb County	20.2%

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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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