What share of adults smoke in Springfield?

An estimated 18.9% of adults in Springfield smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 45th 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, Missouri: official figures

12.6% of residents of Springfield (21,023 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 136th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Missouri: 8.8%).

Residents without health insurance

12.6%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

39.7%

2023

How many children in Springfield are uninsured?

In Springfield, 7.0% of children under 19 and 17.2% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.8% 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?

17.7% of residents of Springfield under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 400th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Missouri: 14.1%).

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How many people in Springfield have a disability?

17.4% of residents of Springfield (29,049 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 62nd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Missouri: 14.9%); 8.2% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Springfield have a disability?

By age, 37.8% of residents of Springfield aged 65 and over, 15.5% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.6% 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, Missouri?

An estimated 39.7% of adults in Springfield had obesity in 2023, joint 126th 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 11.2% of adults in Springfield had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 343rd 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 19.7% of adults in Springfield reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 90th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 25.6% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Springfield have high blood pressure?

In Springfield, an estimated 33.3% of adults had high blood pressure and 28.5% did no physical activity outside work, joint 218th 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 76.6% of adults in Springfield had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 279th 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 136 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
133	Nashville	12.8%
134	Fort Smith	12.7%
135	Kissimmee	12.7%
136	Springfield	12.6%
137	Independence	12.6%
138	Pontiac	12.5%
139	Daytona Beach	12.5%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Springfield ranks 62 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
59	Rockford	17.5%
60	Columbus	17.4%
61	Port Orange	17.4%
62	Springfield	17.4%
63	Reading	17.4%
64	Albany	17.4%
65	Philadelphia	17.4%

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

Springfield ranks 129 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
126	Toledo	39.7%
127	Baton Rouge	39.7%
128	Des Moines	39.7%
129	Springfield	39.7%
130	Springdale	39.7%
131	Baytown	39.7%
132	Cincinnati	39.6%

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

Springfield ranks 344 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
341	Pawtucket	11.3%
342	Lebanon	11.3%
343	Pembroke Pines	11.2%
344	Springfield	11.2%
345	Warren	11.2%
346	Lowell	11.2%
347	Fall River	11.2%

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

Springfield ranks 45 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
42	Cleveland	19.1%
43	Johnson City	19.0%
44	Battle Creek	19.0%
45	Springfield	18.9%
46	Independence	18.9%
47	Council Bluffs	18.9%
48	Taylor	18.8%

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

Springfield ranks 92 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
89	Winter Haven	19.8%
90	Vancouver	19.7%
91	Chattanooga	19.7%
92	Springfield	19.7%
93	Victorville	19.7%
94	Hesperia	19.7%
95	Dothan	19.7%

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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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