What share of adults smoke in Rockford?

An estimated 18.7% of adults in Rockford smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 49th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Rockford, Illinois: official figures

7.2% of residents of Rockford (10,496 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 379th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Illinois: 6.9%).

Residents without health insurance

7.2%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

45.2%

2023

How many children in Rockford are uninsured?

In Rockford, 2.9% of children under 19 and 11.3% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.4% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Rockford are on Medicaid?

34.2% of residents of Rockford under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 73rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Illinois: 17.8%).

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How many people in Rockford have a disability?

17.5% of residents of Rockford (25,281 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 59th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Illinois: 12.1%); 9.0% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Rockford have a disability?

By age, 40.1% of residents of Rockford aged 65 and over, 15.8% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.3% 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 Rockford, Illinois?

An estimated 45.2% of adults in Rockford had obesity in 2023, joint 17th 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 Rockford?

An estimated 14.0% of adults in Rockford had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 93rd 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 Rockford?

An estimated 19.9% of adults in Rockford reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 77th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 23.1% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Rockford have high blood pressure?

In Rockford, an estimated 36.8% of adults had high blood pressure and 30.5% did no physical activity outside work, joint 144th 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 Rockford see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 77.1% of adults in Rockford had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 241st 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 Rockford compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Rockford ranks 445 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
442	New Haven	7.4%
443	Lancaster	7.3%
444	Goodyear	7.3%
445	Rockford	7.2%
446	Millcreek	7.2%
447	Grand Rapids	7.2%
448	Chico	7.2%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Rockford ranks 59 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
56	Birmingham	17.7%
57	Scranton	17.7%
58	Independence	17.6%
59	Rockford	17.5%
60	Columbus	17.4%
61	Port Orange	17.4%
62	Springfield	17.4%

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

Rockford ranks 17 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
14	Pharr	45.7%
15	Jackson	45.7%
16	Port Arthur	45.4%
17	Rockford	45.2%
18	Lawton	45.2%
19	Decatur	45.1%
20	Terre Haute	45.1%

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

Rockford ranks 93 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
90	Savannah	14.1%
91	Waco	14.1%
92	Baytown	14.1%
93	Rockford	14.0%
94	Syracuse	14.0%
95	Lawton	14.0%
96	Perris	14.0%

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

Rockford ranks 49 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
46	Independence	18.9%
47	Council Bluffs	18.9%
48	Taylor	18.8%
49	Rockford	18.7%
50	Jackson	18.7%
51	Lake Charles	18.7%
52	South Bend	18.6%

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

Rockford ranks 79 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
76	Valdosta	20.0%
77	Cleveland	19.9%
78	Eugene	19.9%
79	Rockford	19.9%
80	Longview	19.9%
81	Smyrna	19.9%
82	Bossier City	19.9%

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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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