What share of adults smoke in St. Louis?

An estimated 17.2% of adults in St. Louis smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 86th 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. Louis, Missouri: official figures

9.3% of residents of St. Louis (26,533 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 298th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Missouri: 8.8%).

Residents without health insurance

9.3%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

37.2%

2023

How many children in St. Louis are uninsured?

In St. Louis, 4.9% of children under 19 and 12.7% 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%).

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How many people in St. Louis are on Medicaid?

19.3% of residents of St. Louis under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 338th 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. Louis have a disability?

16.8% of residents of St. Louis (47,830 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 88th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Missouri: 14.9%); 8.1% had two or more types of disability.

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

By age, 39.3% of residents of St. Louis aged 65 and over, 14.5% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.3% 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. Louis, Missouri?

An estimated 37.2% of adults in St. Louis had obesity in 2023, joint 215th 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. Louis?

An estimated 13.5% of adults in St. Louis 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).

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How is mental health in St. Louis?

An estimated 18.5% of adults in St. Louis reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 202nd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 23.7% 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. Louis have high blood pressure?

In St. Louis, an estimated 37.0% of adults had high blood pressure and 27.7% did no physical activity outside work, joint 243rd 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. Louis see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 80.3% of adults in St. Louis had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 33rd 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. Louis compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

St. Louis ranks 298 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
295	Harrisburg	9.4%
296	Everett	9.3%
297	Raleigh	9.3%
298	St. Louis	9.3%
299	Coeur d'Alene	9.3%
300	Stamford	9.3%
301	Doral	9.3%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

St. Louis ranks 88 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
85	Syracuse	16.8%
86	Deltona	16.8%
87	Hamilton	16.8%
88	St. Louis	16.8%
89	Decatur	16.7%
90	New Britain	16.7%
91	Palm Desert	16.7%

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

St. Louis ranks 215 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
212	Bowie	37.4%
213	Tacoma	37.3%
214	Waxahachie	37.3%
215	St. Louis	37.2%
216	Columbia	37.2%
217	Ogden	37.2%
218	Sioux Falls	37.1%

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

St. Louis ranks 124 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
121	Buffalo	13.6%
122	New Haven	13.6%
123	Bossier City	13.6%
124	St. Louis	13.5%
125	South Fulton	13.5%
126	Hawthorne	13.5%
127	Hamilton	13.5%

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

St. Louis ranks 86 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
83	Racine	17.3%
84	St. Cloud	17.3%
85	Mishawaka	17.3%
86	St. Louis	17.2%
87	Tuscaloosa	17.2%
88	Lansing	17.2%
89	Cincinnati	17.1%

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

St. Louis ranks 203 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
200	Lafayette	18.6%
201	Taylorsville	18.6%
202	Tucson	18.5%
203	St. Louis	18.5%
204	Norfolk	18.5%
205	Moreno Valley	18.5%
206	Providence	18.5%

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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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