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Health in South Fulton, Georgia: official figures

10.0% of residents of South Fulton (11,012 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 250th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Georgia: 12.4%).

Residents without health insurance
10.0%
2020-2024
Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)
34.5%
2023

How many children in South Fulton are uninsured?

In South Fulton, 4.3% of children under 19 and 14.4% 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%).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

How many people in South Fulton are on Medicaid?

17.4% of residents of South Fulton under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 411th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Georgia: 14.9%).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

How many people in South Fulton have a disability?

11.1% of residents of South Fulton (12,171 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 298th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Georgia: 13.1%); 4.3% had two or more types of disability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

How many older people in South Fulton have a disability?

By age, 30.9% of residents of South Fulton aged 65 and over, 10.2% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.7% of children under 18 reported a disability in 2020-2024 (US: 32.9%, 10.9% and 4.9%).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

What is the obesity rate in South Fulton, Georgia?

An estimated 34.5% of adults in South Fulton had obesity in 2023, joint 341st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

How common is diabetes in South Fulton?

An estimated 13.5% of adults in South Fulton had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 124th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

What share of adults smoke in South Fulton?

An estimated 12.1% of adults in South Fulton smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 351st lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

How is mental health in South Fulton?

An estimated 17.3% of adults in South Fulton reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 370th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 15.5% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

How many adults in South Fulton have high blood pressure?

In South Fulton, an estimated 39.9% of adults had high blood pressure and 24.6% did no physical activity outside work, joint 402nd 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 South Fulton see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 80.7% of adults in South Fulton had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 25th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

How South Fulton compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

South Fulton ranks 250 of 823, highest first.

RankCityResidents without health insurance
247Bowling Green10.1%
248Maricopa10.0%
249St. Petersburg10.0%
250South Fulton10.0%
251Jupiter10.0%
252Moreno Valley10.0%
253Santa Fe10.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

South Fulton ranks 526 of 823, highest first.

RankCityResidents with a disability
523Riverside11.1%
524Beaumont11.1%
525Weymouth Town11.1%
526South Fulton11.1%
527West New York11.0%
528Columbia11.0%
529Wyoming11.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

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

South Fulton ranks 344 of 810, highest first.

RankCityAdults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
341Tucson34.5%
342Orlando34.5%
343Elizabeth34.5%
344South Fulton34.5%
345Apple Valley34.5%
346El Paso34.3%
347Billings34.3%
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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

South Fulton ranks 125 of 810, highest first.

RankCityAdults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
122New Haven13.6%
123Bossier City13.6%
124St. Louis13.5%
125South Fulton13.5%
126Hawthorne13.5%
127Hamilton13.5%
128Texas City13.5%
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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

South Fulton ranks 454 of 810, highest first.

RankCityAdults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
451Visalia12.1%
452Antioch12.1%
453Elgin12.1%
454South Fulton12.1%
455Edinburg12.1%
456Bloomington12.1%
457Waukesha12.1%
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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

South Fulton ranks 433 of 810, highest first.

RankCityAdults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
430Fort Collins17.3%
431Orange17.3%
432Murrieta17.3%
433South Fulton17.3%
434St. George17.3%
435Green Bay17.3%
436Maricopa17.3%
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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