What share of adults smoke in Sarasota?

An estimated 13.3% of adults in Sarasota smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 331st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Sarasota, Florida: official figures

15.6% of residents of Sarasota (8,548 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 64th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Florida: 11.5%).

Residents without health insurance

15.6%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

32.9%

2023

How many children in Sarasota are uninsured?

In Sarasota, 16.6% of children under 19 and 22.6% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.6% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Sarasota are on Medicaid?

15.8% of residents of Sarasota under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 362nd lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Florida: 14.8%).

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How many people in Sarasota have a disability?

11.8% of residents of Sarasota (6,490 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 367th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Florida: 13.7%); 5.0% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Sarasota have a disability?

By age, 24.2% of residents of Sarasota aged 65 and over, 7.6% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.8% 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 Sarasota, Florida?

An estimated 32.9% of adults in Sarasota had obesity in 2023, joint 393rd 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 Sarasota?

An estimated 9.8% of adults in Sarasota had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 314th 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 Sarasota?

An estimated 17.6% of adults in Sarasota 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 20.0% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Sarasota have high blood pressure?

In Sarasota, an estimated 31.1% of adults had high blood pressure and 23.8% did no physical activity outside work, joint 373rd 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 Sarasota see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 76.2% of adults in Sarasota had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 308th 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 Sarasota compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Sarasota ranks 64 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
61	Carrollton	15.6%
62	Fort Pierce	15.6%
63	Miami Beach	15.6%
64	Sarasota	15.6%
65	Gulfport	15.6%
66	Euless	15.5%
67	Hollywood	15.5%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Sarasota ranks 457 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
454	Paramount	11.9%
455	Edinburg	11.9%
456	Athens	11.8%
457	Sarasota	11.8%
458	Corvallis	11.8%
459	Huntington Park	11.8%
460	Dearborn	11.8%

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

Sarasota ranks 418 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
415	Mount Vernon	32.9%
416	Eagan	32.9%
417	Lynwood	32.9%
418	Sarasota	32.9%
419	Pearland	32.8%
420	Antioch	32.8%
421	Logan	32.8%

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

Sarasota ranks 495 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
492	Hillsboro	9.8%
493	Sugar Land	9.8%
494	Corvallis	9.8%
495	Sarasota	9.8%
496	Smyrna	9.8%
497	Placentia	9.8%
498	Austin	9.7%

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

Sarasota ranks 340 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
337	Meriden	13.3%
338	Margate	13.3%
339	Hempstead	13.3%
340	Sarasota	13.3%
341	Ocoee	13.3%
342	Dallas	13.2%
343	Tucson	13.2%

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

Sarasota ranks 383 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
380	Oshkosh	17.6%
381	Woodland	17.6%
382	Spring Hill	17.6%
383	Sarasota	17.6%
384	Peabody	17.6%
385	Palm Desert	17.6%
386	El Paso	17.5%

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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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