What share of adults smoke in Sanford?

An estimated 14.2% of adults in Sanford smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 258th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Sanford, Florida: official figures

12.4% of residents of Sanford (7,784 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 142nd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Florida: 11.5%).

Residents without health insurance

12.4%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

33.1%

2023

How many children in Sanford are uninsured?

In Sanford, 6.0% of children under 19 and 16.9% 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 Sanford are on Medicaid?

14.7% of residents of Sanford under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 329th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Florida: 14.8%).

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How many people in Sanford have a disability?

12.6% of residents of Sanford (7,881 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 384th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Florida: 13.7%); 5.9% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Sanford have a disability?

By age, 28.9% of residents of Sanford aged 65 and over, 11.4% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.0% 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 Sanford, Florida?

An estimated 33.1% of adults in Sanford had obesity in 2023, joint 403rd 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 Sanford?

An estimated 12.3% of adults in Sanford had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 210th 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 Sanford?

An estimated 17.6% of adults in Sanford reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 361st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 16.8% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Sanford have high blood pressure?

In Sanford, an estimated 33.3% of adults had high blood pressure and 26.3% did no physical activity outside work, joint 312th 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 Sanford see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 76.9% of adults in Sanford had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 253rd 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 Sanford compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Sanford ranks 142 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
139	Daytona Beach	12.5%
140	Perris	12.5%
141	Compton	12.4%
142	Sanford	12.4%
143	Winter Haven	12.4%
144	Stonecrest	12.4%
145	Wichita	12.4%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Sanford ranks 384 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
381	Lincoln	12.7%
382	Waco	12.6%
383	Henderson	12.6%
384	Sanford	12.6%
385	Hillsboro	12.6%
386	San Leandro	12.6%
387	Anchorage	12.6%

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

Sanford ranks 406 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
403	Fontana	33.1%
404	Athens	33.1%
405	Concord	33.1%
406	Sanford	33.1%
407	Salinas	33.0%
408	Edmond	33.0%
409	Bartlett	33.0%

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

Sanford ranks 220 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
217	Carson	12.3%
218	Southfield	12.3%
219	Decatur	12.3%
220	Sanford	12.3%
221	Midwest City	12.3%
222	Gardena	12.3%
223	Highland	12.3%

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

Sanford ranks 261 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
258	Mesquite	14.2%
259	Gainesville	14.2%
260	Odessa	14.2%
261	Sanford	14.2%
262	Southaven	14.2%
263	Fresno	14.1%
264	Lubbock	14.1%

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

Sanford ranks 379 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
376	Napa	17.6%
377	Bellflower	17.6%
378	North Richland Hills	17.6%
379	Sanford	17.6%
380	Oshkosh	17.6%
381	Woodland	17.6%
382	Spring Hill	17.6%

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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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