Health in Taylor, Michigan: official figures

Q: What share of adults smoke in Taylor?

An estimated 18.8% of adults in Taylor smoked cigarettes in 2023, 48th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

5.3% of residents of Taylor (3,259 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 209th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Michigan: 4.9%).

Residents without health insurance

5.3%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

35.8%

2023

How many children in Taylor are uninsured?

In Taylor, 4.1% of children under 19 and 7.0% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.1% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

How many people in Taylor are on Medicaid?

28.8% of residents of Taylor under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 131st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Michigan: 20.1%).

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How many people in Taylor have a disability?

16.5% of residents of Taylor (10,167 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 99th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Michigan: 14.3%); 7.4% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Taylor have a disability?

By age, 38.7% of residents of Taylor aged 65 and over, 14.4% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.2% 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 Taylor, Michigan?

An estimated 35.8% of adults in Taylor had obesity in 2023, joint 280th 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 Taylor?

An estimated 11.2% of adults in Taylor had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 343rd 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 Taylor?

An estimated 21.8% of adults in Taylor reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, 12th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 27.0% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Taylor have high blood pressure?

In Taylor, an estimated 34.8% of adults had high blood pressure and 28.8% did no physical activity outside work, joint 203rd 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 Taylor see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 77.9% of adults in Taylor had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 186th 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 Taylor compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Taylor ranks 615 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
612	Bloomington	5.3%
613	Battle Creek	5.3%
614	Cranston	5.3%
615	Taylor	5.3%
616	Corvallis	5.2%
617	Woodland	5.2%
618	Portland	5.2%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Taylor ranks 99 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
96	New Bedford	16.6%
97	Dothan	16.6%
98	Baltimore	16.5%
99	Taylor	16.5%
100	Pensacola	16.5%
101	Apple Valley	16.5%
102	Lancaster	16.5%

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

Taylor ranks 284 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
281	Fargo	35.8%
282	Pasco	35.8%
283	Bismarck	35.8%
284	Taylor	35.8%
285	Cuyahoga Falls	35.8%
286	Elgin	35.7%
287	Tulare	35.7%

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

Taylor ranks 350 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
347	Fall River	11.2%
348	Apopka	11.2%
349	Kannapolis	11.2%
350	Taylor	11.2%
351	Dearborn Heights	11.2%
352	Pinellas Park	11.2%
353	Sacramento	11.1%

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

Taylor ranks 48 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
45	Springfield	18.9%
46	Independence	18.9%
47	Council Bluffs	18.9%
48	Taylor	18.8%
49	Rockford	18.7%
50	Jackson	18.7%
51	Lake Charles	18.7%

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

Taylor ranks 12 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
9	Muncie	22.1%
10	Brockton	22.0%
11	Kingsport	22.0%
12	Taylor	21.8%
13	Fort Pierce	21.7%
14	Dayton	21.5%
15	Dearborn	21.5%

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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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