Health in Sugar Land, Texas: official figures
8.3% of residents of Sugar Land (9,136 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 365th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Texas: 17.1%).
How many children in Sugar Land are uninsured?
In Sugar Land, 8.1% of children under 19 and 10.3% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 2.7% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow many people in Sugar Land are on Medicaid?
5.4% of residents of Sugar Land under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 45th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Texas: 13.7%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow many people in Sugar Land have a disability?
8.8% of residents of Sugar Land (9,696 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 94th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Texas: 12.3%); 3.5% had two or more types of disability.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow many older people in Sugar Land have a disability?
By age, 25.1% of residents of Sugar Land aged 65 and over, 5.7% of those aged 18 to 64 and 3.2% of children under 18 reported a disability in 2020-2024 (US: 32.9%, 10.9% and 4.9%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyWhat is the obesity rate in Sugar Land, Texas?
An estimated 24.2% of adults in Sugar Land had obesity in 2023, joint 76th lowest 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 copyHow common is diabetes in Sugar Land?
An estimated 9.8% of adults in Sugar Land had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 314th lowest 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 copyHow is mental health in Sugar Land?
An estimated 13.3% of adults in Sugar Land reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 24th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 17.1% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copyHow many adults in Sugar Land have high blood pressure?
In Sugar Land, an estimated 27.5% of adults had high blood pressure and 21.0% did no physical activity outside work, joint 243rd 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).
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copyHow many adults in Sugar Land see a doctor for a check-up?
An estimated 74.3% of adults in Sugar Land had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 383rd lowest 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 copyHow Sugar Land compares with other cities in the United States
Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)
Sugar Land ranks 365 of 823, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 362 | Sioux City | 8.4% |
| 363 | Corona | 8.4% |
| 364 | Cedar Park | 8.3% |
| 365 | Sugar Land | 8.3% |
| 366 | Lake Charles | 8.3% |
| 367 | Port Orange | 8.3% |
| 368 | Oceanside | 8.3% |
Residents with a disability (2020-2024)
Sugar Land ranks 730 of 823, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with a disability |
|---|---|---|
| 727 | Yorba Linda | 8.9% |
| 728 | Lenexa | 8.9% |
| 729 | Collierville | 8.8% |
| 730 | Sugar Land | 8.8% |
| 731 | Hempstead | 8.8% |
| 732 | Lake Forest | 8.8% |
| 733 | Richardson | 8.8% |
Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)
Sugar Land ranks 733 of 810, highest first.
| Rank | City | Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| 730 | Chino Hills | 24.3% |
| 731 | Pasadena | 24.2% |
| 732 | Simi Valley | 24.2% |
| 733 | Sugar Land | 24.2% |
| 734 | Boca Raton | 24.2% |
| 735 | Roswell | 24.2% |
| 736 | Cambridge | 24.1% |
Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)
Sugar Land ranks 493 of 810, highest first.
| Rank | City | Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| 490 | Orange | 9.8% |
| 491 | Pasadena | 9.8% |
| 492 | Hillsboro | 9.8% |
| 493 | Sugar Land | 9.8% |
| 494 | Corvallis | 9.8% |
| 495 | Sarasota | 9.8% |
| 496 | Smyrna | 9.8% |
Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)
Sugar Land ranks 746 of 810, highest first.
| Rank | City | Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| 743 | Gaithersburg | 8.2% |
| 744 | Eastvale | 8.2% |
| 745 | Torrance | 8.1% |
| 746 | Sugar Land | 8.1% |
| 747 | Brookhaven | 8.1% |
| 748 | Bowie | 8.1% |
| 749 | Cambridge | 8.0% |
Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)
Sugar Land ranks 786 of 810, highest first.
| Rank | City | Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| 783 | Eden Prairie | 13.4% |
| 784 | Oak Park | 13.4% |
| 785 | Overland Park | 13.3% |
| 786 | Sugar Land | 13.3% |
| 787 | Carmel | 13.3% |
| 788 | Cary | 13.2% |
| 789 | Mountain View | 13.2% |
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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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