What share of adults smoke in Schenectady?

An estimated 17.5% of adults in Schenectady smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 77th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Schenectady, New York: official figures

4.9% of residents of Schenectady (3,373 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 183rd lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; New York: 5.1%).

Residents without health insurance

4.9%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

39.3%

2023

How many children in Schenectady are uninsured?

In Schenectady, 2.2% of children under 19 and 7.0% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.3% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Schenectady are on Medicaid?

33.0% of residents of Schenectady under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 85th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; New York: 24.2%).

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How many people in Schenectady have a disability?

16.4% of residents of Schenectady (11,172 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 108th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; New York: 12.6%); 7.8% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Schenectady have a disability?

By age, 34.2% of residents of Schenectady aged 65 and over, 15.7% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.8% 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 Schenectady, New York?

An estimated 39.3% of adults in Schenectady had obesity in 2023, joint 138th 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 Schenectady?

An estimated 12.0% of adults in Schenectady had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 244th 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 Schenectady?

An estimated 19.3% of adults in Schenectady 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 20.6% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Schenectady have high blood pressure?

In Schenectady, an estimated 34.1% of adults had high blood pressure and 29.4% did no physical activity outside work, joint 183rd 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 Schenectady see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 78.0% of adults in Schenectady had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 177th 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 Schenectady compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Schenectady ranks 641 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
638	Rancho Cucamonga	5.0%
639	Chino Hills	5.0%
640	Grand Forks	5.0%
641	Schenectady	4.9%
642	Rancho Cordova	4.9%
643	Rochester	4.9%
644	Cary	4.9%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Schenectady ranks 108 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
105	Rapid City	16.4%
106	Hampton	16.4%
107	Pocatello	16.4%
108	Schenectady	16.4%
109	Bristol	16.4%
110	Buffalo	16.3%
111	DeSoto	16.3%

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

Schenectady ranks 140 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
137	DeSoto	39.5%
138	Pasadena	39.3%
139	San Marcos	39.3%
140	Schenectady	39.3%
141	Anderson	39.3%
142	Buffalo	39.1%
143	Warren	39.1%

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

Schenectady ranks 252 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
249	Alhambra	12.0%
250	Caldwell	12.0%
251	Jacksonville	12.0%
252	Schenectady	12.0%
253	Smyrna	12.0%
254	Cathedral City	12.0%
255	Los Angeles	11.9%

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

Schenectady ranks 77 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
74	Topeka	17.6%
75	Sioux City	17.6%
76	Rocky Mount	17.6%
77	Schenectady	17.5%
78	Decatur	17.5%
79	Augusta	17.4%
80	Birmingham	17.4%

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

Schenectady ranks 126 of 810, highest first.

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