What share of adults smoke in Springfield?

An estimated 18.1% of adults in Springfield smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 61st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Springfield, Massachusetts: official figures

3.8% of residents of Springfield (5,904 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 97th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Massachusetts: 2.6%).

Residents without health insurance

3.8%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

40.2%

2023

How many children in Springfield are uninsured?

In Springfield, 2.1% of children under 19 and 5.2% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.9% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Springfield are on Medicaid?

46.2% of residents of Springfield under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 8th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Massachusetts: 18.9%).

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How many people in Springfield have a disability?

19.0% of residents of Springfield (29,242 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 33rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Massachusetts: 12.3%); 10.0% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Springfield have a disability?

By age, 41.6% of residents of Springfield aged 65 and over, 17.9% of those aged 18 to 64 and 9.7% 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 Springfield, Massachusetts?

An estimated 40.2% of adults in Springfield had obesity in 2023, joint 109th 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 Springfield?

An estimated 14.4% of adults in Springfield had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 79th 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 Springfield?

An estimated 21.2% of adults in Springfield reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 21st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 26.3% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Springfield have high blood pressure?

In Springfield, an estimated 35.1% of adults had high blood pressure and 37.8% did no physical activity outside work, 23rd 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 Springfield see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 79.0% of adults in Springfield had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 110th 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 Springfield compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Springfield ranks 727 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
724	Southfield	3.8%
725	Encinitas	3.8%
726	St. Peters	3.8%
727	Springfield	3.8%
728	Kirkland	3.8%
729	Centennial	3.8%
730	Clovis	3.8%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Springfield ranks 33 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
30	Cleveland	19.1%
31	St. Joseph	19.0%
32	Olympia	19.0%
33	Springfield	19.0%
34	Galveston	18.8%
35	Springfield	18.8%
36	Pueblo	18.8%

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

Springfield ranks 110 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
107	Clarksville	40.3%
108	Yakima	40.3%
109	Greensboro	40.2%
110	Springfield	40.2%
111	Topeka	40.2%
112	Lansing	40.2%
113	Waukegan	40.2%

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

Springfield ranks 83 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
80	Miami	14.4%
81	San Bernardino	14.4%
82	Columbus	14.4%
83	Springfield	14.4%
84	Cicero	14.4%
85	Plainfield	14.4%
86	Paramount	14.3%

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

Springfield ranks 62 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
59	Baton Rouge	18.2%
60	Macon-Bibb County	18.2%
61	Newark	18.1%
62	Springfield	18.1%
63	Decatur	18.1%
64	Milwaukee	18.0%
65	Bossier City	18.0%

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

Springfield ranks 21 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
18	Johnson City	21.3%
19	Springfield	21.3%
20	Elyria	21.3%
21	Springfield	21.2%
22	Independence	21.2%
23	Kalamazoo	21.2%
24	Jackson	21.2%

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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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