What share of adults smoke in St. Joseph?

An estimated 20.0% of adults in St. Joseph smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 28th 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. Joseph, Missouri: official figures

12.3% of residents of St. Joseph (8,466 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 150th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Missouri: 8.8%).

Residents without health insurance

12.3%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

43.4%

2023

How many children in St. Joseph are uninsured?

In St. Joseph, 5.2% of children under 19 and 18.6% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.2% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in St. Joseph are on Medicaid?

18.6% of residents of St. Joseph under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 363rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Missouri: 14.1%).

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How many people in St. Joseph have a disability?

19.0% of residents of St. Joseph (13,096 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 31st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Missouri: 14.9%); 9.3% had two or more types of disability.

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

By age, 39.4% of residents of St. Joseph aged 65 and over, 18.0% of those aged 18 to 64 and 7.1% 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. Joseph, Missouri?

An estimated 43.4% of adults in St. Joseph had obesity in 2023, joint 34th 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 St. Joseph?

An estimated 11.6% of adults in St. Joseph had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, 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 is mental health in St. Joseph?

An estimated 19.8% of adults in St. Joseph reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 83rd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 25.8% 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. Joseph have high blood pressure?

In St. Joseph, an estimated 34.9% of adults had high blood pressure and 32.3% did no physical activity outside work, joint 100th 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. Joseph see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 76.1% of adults in St. Joseph had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 317th 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 St. Joseph compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

St. Joseph ranks 150 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
147	Rowlett	12.4%
148	Deltona	12.3%
149	East Orange	12.3%
150	St. Joseph	12.3%
151	Salinas	12.3%
152	Ocala	12.3%
153	Kyle	12.3%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

St. Joseph ranks 31 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
28	Gary	19.4%
29	Rochester	19.1%
30	Cleveland	19.1%
31	St. Joseph	19.0%
32	Olympia	19.0%
33	Springfield	19.0%
34	Galveston	18.8%

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

St. Joseph ranks 35 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
32	Middletown	43.6%
33	Pontiac	43.5%
34	Shreveport	43.4%
35	St. Joseph	43.4%
36	Winston-Salem	43.3%
37	Edinburg	43.3%
38	Hammond	43.2%

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

St. Joseph ranks 304 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
301	Bloomington	11.6%
302	Lake Elsinore	11.6%
303	Ocala	11.6%
304	St. Joseph	11.6%
305	Yuba City	11.6%
306	Southaven	11.6%
307	Greer	11.6%

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

St. Joseph ranks 29 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
26	Albany	20.2%
27	Joplin	20.1%
28	Lawton	20.0%
29	St. Joseph	20.0%
30	Port Arthur	19.9%
31	Hammond	19.7%
32	Utica	19.7%

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

St. Joseph ranks 86 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
83	Augusta	19.8%
84	Portsmouth	19.8%
85	Citrus Heights	19.8%
86	St. Joseph	19.8%
87	Utica	19.8%
88	Lakewood	19.8%
89	Winter Haven	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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