What share of adults smoke in St. Cloud?

An estimated 17.3% of adults in St. Cloud smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 82nd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in St. Cloud, Minnesota: official figures

6.2% of residents of St. Cloud (4,245 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 294th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Minnesota: 4.7%).

Residents without health insurance

6.2%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

40.5%

2023

How many children in St. Cloud are uninsured?

In St. Cloud, 1.7% of children under 19 and 9.0% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.5% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

How many people in St. Cloud are on Medicaid?

28.3% of residents of St. Cloud under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 143rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Minnesota: 16.2%).

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How many people in St. Cloud have a disability?

13.8% of residents of St. Cloud (9,483 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 276th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Minnesota: 11.6%); 6.4% had two or more types of disability.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

How many older people in St. Cloud have a disability?

By age, 31.5% of residents of St. Cloud aged 65 and over, 13.1% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.8% 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 St. Cloud, Minnesota?

An estimated 40.5% of adults in St. Cloud had obesity in 2023, joint 101st 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 St. Cloud?

An estimated 10.7% of adults in St. Cloud had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 397th 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 St. Cloud?

An estimated 18.0% of adults in St. Cloud reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 288th 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 St. Cloud have high blood pressure?

In St. Cloud, an estimated 31.1% of adults had high blood pressure and 26.4% did no physical activity outside work, joint 307th 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 St. Cloud see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 73.8% of adults in St. Cloud had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 354th lowest 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 St. Cloud compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

St. Cloud ranks 530 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
527	Hillsboro	6.2%
528	Kokomo	6.2%
529	Bend	6.2%
530	St. Cloud	6.2%
531	Hayward	6.2%
532	Concord	6.2%
533	Noblesville	6.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

St. Cloud ranks 276 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
273	Fort Pierce	13.8%
274	Lynchburg	13.8%
275	Portland	13.8%
276	St. Cloud	13.8%
277	Merced	13.8%
278	Gardena	13.8%
279	Fort Myers	13.8%

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

St. Cloud ranks 103 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
100	Harlingen	40.6%
101	Columbus	40.5%
102	Portsmouth	40.5%
103	St. Cloud	40.5%
104	San Jacinto	40.5%
105	Lakeland	40.4%
106	Utica	40.4%

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

St. Cloud ranks 402 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
399	Corona	10.7%
400	Norman	10.7%
401	Greenville	10.7%
402	St. Cloud	10.7%
403	Beaumont	10.7%
404	Gilroy	10.7%
405	West Sacramento	10.7%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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

St. Cloud ranks 84 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
81	Chattanooga	17.4%
82	Rochester	17.3%
83	Racine	17.3%
84	St. Cloud	17.3%
85	Mishawaka	17.3%
86	St. Louis	17.2%
87	Tuscaloosa	17.2%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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

St. Cloud ranks 296 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
293	New Haven	18.0%
294	Greenville	18.0%
295	Tamarac	18.0%
296	St. Cloud	18.0%
297	Casa Grande	18.0%
298	Meriden	18.0%
299	Revere	18.0%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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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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