What share of adults smoke in Pontiac?

An estimated 20.4% of adults in Pontiac smoked cigarettes in 2023, 22nd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Pontiac, Michigan: official figures

12.5% of residents of Pontiac (7,622 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 138th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Michigan: 4.9%).

Residents without health insurance

12.5%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

43.5%

2023

How many children in Pontiac are uninsured?

In Pontiac, 5.1% of children under 19 and 18.0% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.6% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Pontiac are on Medicaid?

38.3% of residents of Pontiac under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 40th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Michigan: 20.1%).

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How many people in Pontiac have a disability?

19.6% of residents of Pontiac (11,926 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 25th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Michigan: 14.3%); 9.9% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Pontiac have a disability?

By age, 41.8% of residents of Pontiac aged 65 and over, 19.5% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.7% 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 Pontiac, Michigan?

An estimated 43.5% of adults in Pontiac had obesity in 2023, 33rd 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 Pontiac?

An estimated 15.9% of adults in Pontiac had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 28th 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 Pontiac?

An estimated 20.5% of adults in Pontiac reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 45th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 21.6% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Pontiac have high blood pressure?

In Pontiac, an estimated 41.3% of adults had high blood pressure and 33.9% did no physical activity outside work, 63rd 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 Pontiac see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 79.8% of adults in Pontiac had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 55th 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 Pontiac compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Pontiac ranks 138 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
135	Kissimmee	12.7%
136	Springfield	12.6%
137	Independence	12.6%
138	Pontiac	12.5%
139	Daytona Beach	12.5%
140	Perris	12.5%
141	Compton	12.4%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Pontiac ranks 25 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
22	Terre Haute	19.9%
23	Chicopee	19.7%
24	Evansville	19.7%
25	Pontiac	19.6%
26	Augusta	19.6%
27	Owensboro	19.5%
28	Gary	19.4%

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

Pontiac ranks 33 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
30	Valdosta	43.8%
31	Dayton	43.7%
32	Middletown	43.6%
33	Pontiac	43.5%
34	Shreveport	43.4%
35	St. Joseph	43.4%
36	Winston-Salem	43.3%

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

Pontiac ranks 30 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
27	Fort Pierce	16.0%
28	Augusta	15.9%
29	Passaic	15.9%
30	Pontiac	15.9%
31	McAllen	15.7%
32	Milwaukee	15.6%
33	Shreveport	15.6%

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

Pontiac ranks 22 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
19	Toledo	20.5%
20	Jackson	20.5%
21	Middletown	20.5%
22	Pontiac	20.4%
23	Akron	20.3%
24	Lorain	20.3%
25	Memphis	20.2%

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

Pontiac ranks 48 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
45	South Bend	20.5%
46	Daytona Beach	20.5%
47	Madera	20.5%
48	Pontiac	20.5%
49	Great Falls	20.5%
50	Battle Creek	20.5%
51	North Las Vegas	20.4%

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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