What share of adults smoke in Pomona?

An estimated 12.3% of adults in Pomona smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 375th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Pomona, California: official figures

11.0% of residents of Pomona (16,111 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 190th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; California: 6.6%).

Residents without health insurance

11.0%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

29.0%

2023

How many children in Pomona are uninsured?

In Pomona, 3.8% of children under 19 and 15.7% 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 Pomona are on Medicaid?

33.3% of residents of Pomona under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 82nd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; California: 23.9%).

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How many people in Pomona have a disability?

11.1% of residents of Pomona (16,321 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 307th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; California: 11.6%); 5.9% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Pomona have a disability?

By age, 35.6% of residents of Pomona aged 65 and over, 9.0% of those aged 18 to 64 and 3.4% 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 Pomona, California?

An estimated 29.0% of adults in Pomona had obesity in 2023, joint 236th 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 Pomona?

An estimated 13.3% of adults in Pomona 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 Pomona?

An estimated 17.4% of adults in Pomona reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 386th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 18.9% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Pomona have high blood pressure?

In Pomona, an estimated 29.3% of adults had high blood pressure and 30.9% did no physical activity outside work, joint 132nd 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 Pomona see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 69.5% of adults in Pomona had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 72nd 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 Pomona compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Pomona ranks 190 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
187	Columbus	11.1%
188	Montgomery	11.0%
189	Kansas City	11.0%
190	Pomona	11.0%
191	Hempstead	11.0%
192	Casper	10.9%
193	Wilmington	10.9%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Pomona ranks 517 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
514	Upland	11.2%
515	Roseville	11.2%
516	Lawrence	11.2%
517	Pomona	11.1%
518	Mableton	11.1%
519	Grand Prairie	11.1%
520	Bloomington	11.1%

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

Pomona ranks 573 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
570	Livonia	29.1%
571	Smyrna	29.1%
572	Reno	29.0%
573	Pomona	29.0%
574	Corvallis	29.0%
575	Downers Grove	29.0%
576	Aurora	28.9%

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

Pomona ranks 136 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
133	Middletown	13.4%
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%

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

Pomona ranks 427 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
424	Cathedral City	12.4%
425	Virginia Beach	12.3%
426	Hollywood	12.3%
427	Pomona	12.3%
428	Thornton	12.3%
429	Nampa	12.3%
430	Concord	12.3%

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

Pomona ranks 415 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
412	Fort Lauderdale	17.4%
413	Glendale	17.4%
414	Ontario	17.4%
415	Pomona	17.4%
416	Clovis	17.4%
417	West Palm Beach	17.4%
418	Federal Way	17.4%

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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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