What share of adults smoke in Smyrna?

An estimated 16.1% of adults in Smyrna smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 133rd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Smyrna, Tennessee: official figures

13.5% of residents of Smyrna (7,624 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 110th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Tennessee: 10.0%).

Residents without health insurance

13.5%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

39.0%

2023

How many children in Smyrna are uninsured?

In Smyrna, 9.4% of children under 19 and 17.5% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.7% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Smyrna are on Medicaid?

15.2% of residents of Smyrna under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 349th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Tennessee: 16.3%).

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How many people in Smyrna have a disability?

11.5% of residents of Smyrna (6,476 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 334th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Tennessee: 14.9%); 5.0% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Smyrna have a disability?

By age, 36.6% of residents of Smyrna aged 65 and over, 10.1% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.4% 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 Smyrna, Tennessee?

An estimated 39.0% of adults in Smyrna had obesity in 2023, joint 145th 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 Smyrna?

An estimated 12.0% of adults in Smyrna 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 Smyrna?

An estimated 19.9% of adults in Smyrna 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 26.4% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Smyrna have high blood pressure?

In Smyrna, an estimated 35.7% of adults had high blood pressure and 26.0% did no physical activity outside work, joint 324th 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 Smyrna see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 76.4% of adults in Smyrna had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 291st 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 Smyrna compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Smyrna ranks 110 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
107	Ocoee	13.6%
108	Macon-Bibb County	13.6%
109	Albany	13.6%
110	Smyrna	13.5%
111	Largo	13.5%
112	Enid	13.5%
113	Avondale	13.4%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Smyrna ranks 490 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
487	Frederick	11.5%
488	Houston	11.5%
489	Los Angeles	11.5%
490	Smyrna	11.5%
491	Hollywood	11.5%
492	Boynton Beach	11.5%
493	Hendersonville	11.5%

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

Smyrna ranks 146 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
143	Warren	39.1%
144	Madera	39.1%
145	Tyler	39.0%
146	Smyrna	39.0%
147	Rochester	38.9%
148	Indio	38.9%
149	Hempstead	38.9%

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

Smyrna ranks 253 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
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%
256	Kansas City	11.9%

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

Smyrna ranks 137 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
134	Springdale	16.1%
135	Ocala	16.1%
136	Passaic	16.1%
137	Smyrna	16.1%
138	Fayetteville	16.0%
139	Bradenton	16.0%
140	Chicopee	16.0%

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

Smyrna ranks 81 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
78	Eugene	19.9%
79	Rockford	19.9%
80	Longview	19.9%
81	Smyrna	19.9%
82	Bossier City	19.9%
83	Augusta	19.8%
84	Portsmouth	19.8%

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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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