What share of adults smoke in Shreveport?

An estimated 19.5% of adults in Shreveport smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 33rd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Shreveport, Louisiana: official figures

8.0% of residents of Shreveport (14,071 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 393rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Louisiana: 7.8%).

Residents without health insurance

8.0%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

43.4%

2023

How many children in Shreveport are uninsured?

In Shreveport, 4.6% of children under 19 and 11.9% 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 Shreveport are on Medicaid?

36.0% of residents of Shreveport under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 58th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Louisiana: 28.2%).

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How many people in Shreveport have a disability?

18.4% of residents of Shreveport (32,388 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 43rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Louisiana: 16.3%); 8.6% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Shreveport have a disability?

By age, 41.0% of residents of Shreveport aged 65 and over, 17.2% 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 Shreveport, Louisiana?

An estimated 43.4% of adults in Shreveport had obesity in 2023, joint 34th 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 Shreveport?

An estimated 15.6% of adults in Shreveport had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 32nd 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 Shreveport?

An estimated 21.1% of adults in Shreveport reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 29th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 27.2% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Shreveport have high blood pressure?

In Shreveport, an estimated 43.5% of adults had high blood pressure and 33.3% did no physical activity outside work, joint 77th 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 Shreveport see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 82.6% of adults in Shreveport had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, 4th 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 Shreveport compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Shreveport ranks 393 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
390	Gresham	8.0%
391	Jeffersonville	8.0%
392	Burnsville	8.0%
393	Shreveport	8.0%
394	Muncie	8.0%
395	Nashua	8.0%
396	West Jordan	8.0%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Shreveport ranks 43 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
40	Waterbury	18.5%
41	Pinellas Park	18.5%
42	Troy	18.5%
43	Shreveport	18.4%
44	Spokane Valley	18.4%
45	Albany	18.3%
46	Erie	18.3%

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

Shreveport ranks 34 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
31	Dayton	43.7%
32	Middletown	43.6%
33	Pontiac	43.5%
34	Shreveport	43.4%
35	St. Joseph	43.4%
36	Winston-Salem	43.3%
37	Edinburg	43.3%

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

Shreveport ranks 33 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
30	Pontiac	15.9%
31	McAllen	15.7%
32	Milwaukee	15.6%
33	Shreveport	15.6%
34	Miami Gardens	15.6%
35	Canton	15.6%
36	North Miami	15.6%

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

Shreveport ranks 33 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
30	Port Arthur	19.9%
31	Hammond	19.7%
32	Utica	19.7%
33	Shreveport	19.5%
34	Elyria	19.5%
35	Evansville	19.4%
36	Waterloo	19.3%

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

Shreveport ranks 31 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
28	Cleveland	21.2%
29	Toledo	21.1%
30	Akron	21.1%
31	Shreveport	21.1%
32	Taunton	21.1%
33	Anderson	21.1%
34	Middletown	21.1%

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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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