What share of adults smoke in Porterville?

An estimated 15.1% of adults in Porterville smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 186th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Porterville, California: official figures

6.5% of residents of Porterville (4,092 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 325th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; California: 6.6%).

Residents without health insurance

6.5%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

35.7%

2023

How many children in Porterville are uninsured?

In Porterville, 2.0% of children under 19 and 10.2% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.0% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Porterville are on Medicaid?

46.1% of residents of Porterville under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 9th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; California: 23.9%).

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How many people in Porterville have a disability?

11.7% of residents of Porterville (7,319 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 354th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; California: 11.6%); 6.1% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Porterville have a disability?

By age, 34.6% of residents of Porterville aged 65 and over, 10.7% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.0% 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 Porterville, California?

An estimated 35.7% of adults in Porterville had obesity in 2023, joint 286th 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 Porterville?

An estimated 13.7% of adults in Porterville had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 112th 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 Porterville?

An estimated 19.4% of adults in Porterville reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 112th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 22.4% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Porterville have high blood pressure?

In Porterville, an estimated 31.8% of adults had high blood pressure and 34.8% did no physical activity outside work, joint 52nd 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 Porterville see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 67.7% of adults in Porterville had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 11th 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 Porterville compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Porterville ranks 499 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
496	Chandler	6.6%
497	Cuyahoga Falls	6.6%
498	Bethlehem	6.6%
499	Porterville	6.5%
500	Parma	6.5%
501	El Cajon	6.5%
502	Dearborn Heights	6.5%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Porterville ranks 470 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
467	Fargo	11.8%
468	Blue Springs	11.8%
469	Marana	11.7%
470	Porterville	11.7%
471	Simi Valley	11.7%
472	Bakersfield	11.7%
473	Waukesha	11.7%

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

Porterville ranks 288 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
285	Cuyahoga Falls	35.8%
286	Elgin	35.7%
287	Tulare	35.7%
288	Porterville	35.7%
289	Grand Prairie	35.6%
290	Aurora	35.6%
291	North Charleston	35.6%

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

Porterville ranks 119 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
116	Merced	13.7%
117	Bryan	13.7%
118	New Britain	13.7%
119	Porterville	13.7%
120	Watsonville	13.7%
121	Buffalo	13.6%
122	New Haven	13.6%

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

Porterville ranks 188 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
185	Dubuque	15.2%
186	Cedar Rapids	15.1%
187	Victoria	15.1%
188	Porterville	15.1%
189	Carson City	15.1%
190	Oklahoma City	15.0%
191	Richmond	15.0%

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

Porterville ranks 122 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
119	Chico	19.4%
120	Lawton	19.4%
121	Gulfport	19.4%
122	Porterville	19.4%
123	Carson City	19.4%
124	Roanoke	19.3%
125	Ocala	19.3%

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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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