What share of adults smoke in Roanoke?

An estimated 17.0% of adults in Roanoke smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 93rd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Roanoke, Virginia: official figures

9.8% of residents of Roanoke (9,499 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 267th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Virginia: 6.9%).

Residents without health insurance

9.8%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

41.9%

2023

How many children in Roanoke are uninsured?

In Roanoke, 6.2% of children under 19 and 13.9% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.8% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Roanoke are on Medicaid?

26.3% of residents of Roanoke under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 176th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Virginia: 13.9%).

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How many people in Roanoke have a disability?

14.6% of residents of Roanoke (14,167 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 213th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Virginia: 12.5%); 6.8% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Roanoke have a disability?

By age, 34.2% of residents of Roanoke aged 65 and over, 12.1% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.8% 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 Roanoke, Virginia?

An estimated 41.9% of adults in Roanoke had obesity in 2023, joint 62nd 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 Roanoke?

An estimated 13.2% of adults in Roanoke had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 140th 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 Roanoke?

An estimated 19.3% of adults in Roanoke reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 124th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 24.4% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Roanoke have high blood pressure?

In Roanoke, an estimated 36.0% of adults had high blood pressure and 28.9% did no physical activity outside work, joint 199th 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 Roanoke see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 76.4% of adults in Roanoke had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 291st 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 Roanoke compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Roanoke ranks 267 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
264	Baldwin Park	9.8%
265	Georgetown	9.8%
266	Moore	9.8%
267	Roanoke	9.8%
268	Melbourne	9.8%
269	Delray Beach	9.8%
270	Aurora	9.8%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Roanoke ranks 213 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
210	Peoria	14.7%
211	Little Rock	14.7%
212	Bonita Springs	14.7%
213	Roanoke	14.6%
214	Twin Falls	14.6%
215	Chico	14.6%
216	Asheville	14.6%

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

Roanoke ranks 63 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
60	Kenosha	42.0%
61	Mission	42.0%
62	Suffolk	41.9%
63	Roanoke	41.9%
64	Fayetteville	41.8%
65	Salem	41.8%
66	Muncie	41.8%

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

Roanoke ranks 147 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
144	Waterbury	13.2%
145	Santa Maria	13.2%
146	Rialto	13.2%
147	Roanoke	13.2%
148	San Jacinto	13.2%
149	Colton	13.2%
150	Dallas	13.1%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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

Roanoke ranks 94 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
91	New Brunswick	17.1%
92	Florissant	17.1%
93	Hartford	17.0%
94	Roanoke	17.0%
95	Lafayette	17.0%
96	Jeffersonville	17.0%
97	Lebanon	17.0%

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

Roanoke ranks 124 of 810, highest first.

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