What share of adults smoke in Quincy?

An estimated 11.2% of adults in Quincy smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 285th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Quincy, Massachusetts: official figures

3.5% of residents of Quincy (3,574 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 76th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Massachusetts: 2.6%).

Residents without health insurance

3.5%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

22.8%

2023

How many children in Quincy are uninsured?

In Quincy, 3.0% of children under 19 and 4.3% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.9% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Quincy are on Medicaid?

16.7% of residents of Quincy under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 392nd lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Massachusetts: 18.9%).

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How many people in Quincy have a disability?

11.4% of residents of Quincy (11,524 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 321st lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Massachusetts: 12.3%); 4.7% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Quincy have a disability?

By age, 30.5% of residents of Quincy aged 65 and over, 8.0% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.2% 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 Quincy, Massachusetts?

An estimated 22.8% of adults in Quincy had obesity in 2023, 42nd 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 Quincy?

An estimated 9.4% of adults in Quincy had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 262nd 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 is mental health in Quincy?

An estimated 15.9% of adults in Quincy reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 181st lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 21.5% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Quincy have high blood pressure?

In Quincy, an estimated 27.7% of adults had high blood pressure and 20.3% did no physical activity outside work, joint 219th lowest 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 Quincy see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 79.6% of adults in Quincy had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 67th 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 Quincy compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Quincy ranks 748 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
745	Urban Honolulu	3.6%
746	San Clemente	3.6%
747	Santa Monica	3.5%
748	Quincy	3.5%
749	Arcadia	3.5%
750	Lenexa	3.5%
751	Apex	3.5%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Quincy ranks 503 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
500	Gainesville	11.4%
501	Greenville	11.4%
502	Orland Park	11.4%
503	Quincy	11.4%
504	Atlanta	11.3%
505	Miami	11.3%
506	Long Beach	11.3%

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

Quincy ranks 769 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
766	Encinitas	23.0%
767	San Mateo	22.9%
768	Shoreline	22.9%
769	Quincy	22.8%
770	Santa Monica	22.7%
771	Centennial	22.6%
772	Seattle	22.5%

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

Quincy ranks 536 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
533	Burleson	9.5%
534	San Diego	9.4%
535	Broken Arrow	9.4%
536	Quincy	9.4%
537	Beaverton	9.4%
538	Orem	9.4%
539	Santa Fe	9.4%

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

Quincy ranks 523 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
520	Mooresville	11.3%
521	Anaheim	11.2%
522	New Braunfels	11.2%
523	Quincy	11.2%
524	Tracy	11.2%
525	Napa	11.2%
526	Santee	11.2%

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

Quincy ranks 621 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
618	Arvada	15.9%
619	Carlsbad	15.9%
620	Boulder	15.9%
621	Quincy	15.9%
622	Orem	15.9%
623	Franklin	15.9%
624	Bolingbrook	15.9%

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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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