What share of adults smoke in St. Paul?

An estimated 14.3% of adults in St. Paul smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 247th 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. Paul, Minnesota: official figures

6.7% of residents of St. Paul (20,292 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 335th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Minnesota: 4.7%).

Residents without health insurance

6.7%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

33.5%

2023

How many children in St. Paul are uninsured?

In St. Paul, 4.4% of children under 19 and 8.4% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 2.1% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in St. Paul are on Medicaid?

28.2% of residents of St. Paul under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 145th 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. Paul have a disability?

12.4% of residents of St. Paul (37,886 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 394th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Minnesota: 11.6%); 5.9% had two or more types of disability.

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

By age, 29.7% of residents of St. Paul aged 65 and over, 12.0% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.0% 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. Paul, Minnesota?

An estimated 33.5% of adults in St. Paul had obesity in 2023, joint 385th 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. Paul?

An estimated 11.1% of adults in St. Paul had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 353rd 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. Paul?

An estimated 16.9% of adults in St. Paul reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 314th lowest 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. Paul have high blood pressure?

In St. Paul, an estimated 30.0% of adults had high blood pressure and 22.6% did no physical activity outside work, joint 315th lowest 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. Paul see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 73.7% of adults in St. Paul had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 345th 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. Paul compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

St. Paul ranks 489 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
486	Fullerton	6.7%
487	Henderson	6.7%
488	Vallejo	6.7%
489	St. Paul	6.7%
490	Citrus Heights	6.7%
491	Redding	6.6%
492	Carson	6.6%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

St. Paul ranks 394 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
391	Longmont	12.5%
392	Manteca	12.5%
393	Conway	12.4%
394	St. Paul	12.4%
395	Boston	12.4%
396	Columbus	12.4%
397	West Covina	12.4%

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

St. Paul ranks 385 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
382	Lawrence	33.6%
383	Hanford	33.6%
384	Ocoee	33.6%
385	St. Paul	33.5%
386	Ontario	33.5%
387	Conroe	33.5%
388	Clearwater	33.5%

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

St. Paul ranks 354 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
351	Dearborn Heights	11.2%
352	Pinellas Park	11.2%
353	Sacramento	11.1%
354	St. Paul	11.1%
355	Modesto	11.1%
356	Yonkers	11.1%
357	Murfreesboro	11.1%

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

St. Paul ranks 247 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
244	Melbourne	14.4%
245	Greenwood	14.4%
246	Port Orange	14.4%
247	St. Paul	14.3%
248	Anchorage	14.3%
249	New Haven	14.3%
250	Norman	14.3%

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

St. Paul ranks 485 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
482	West Allis	17.0%
483	Hempstead	17.0%
484	Boston	16.9%
485	St. Paul	16.9%
486	Laredo	16.9%
487	Roseville	16.9%
488	Nampa	16.9%

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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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