What share of adults smoke in Toledo?

An estimated 20.5% of adults in Toledo smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 19th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Toledo, Ohio: official figures

5.7% of residents of Toledo (15,104 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 249th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Ohio: 6.4%).

Residents without health insurance

5.7%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

39.7%

2023

How many children in Toledo are uninsured?

In Toledo, 2.1% of children under 19 and 8.5% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.3% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Toledo are on Medicaid?

32.3% of residents of Toledo under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 92nd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Ohio: 19.2%).

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How many people in Toledo have a disability?

17.3% of residents of Toledo (45,844 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 69th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Ohio: 14.4%); 8.0% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Toledo have a disability?

By age, 37.1% of residents of Toledo aged 65 and over, 16.0% of those aged 18 to 64 and 7.6% 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 Toledo, Ohio?

An estimated 39.7% of adults in Toledo had obesity in 2023, joint 126th 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 Toledo?

An estimated 14.6% of adults in Toledo had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 71st 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 Toledo?

An estimated 21.1% of adults in Toledo reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 29th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 27.5% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Toledo have high blood pressure?

In Toledo, an estimated 37.2% of adults had high blood pressure and 34.0% did no physical activity outside work, joint 59th 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 Toledo see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 79.5% of adults in Toledo had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 75th 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 Toledo compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Toledo ranks 575 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
572	Fall River	5.7%
573	Sterling Heights	5.7%
574	Yucaipa	5.7%
575	Toledo	5.7%
576	Meriden	5.7%
577	Columbus	5.7%
578	Medford	5.7%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Toledo ranks 69 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
66	Jackson	17.4%
67	Akron	17.3%
68	Topeka	17.3%
69	Toledo	17.3%
70	Melbourne	17.3%
71	Council Bluffs	17.2%
72	Daytona Beach	17.2%

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

Toledo ranks 126 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
123	Moreno Valley	39.8%
124	Southfield	39.8%
125	Elyria	39.8%
126	Toledo	39.7%
127	Baton Rouge	39.7%
128	Des Moines	39.7%
129	Springfield	39.7%

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

Toledo ranks 71 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
68	Lawrence	14.7%
69	Waukegan	14.7%
70	Springfield	14.7%
71	Toledo	14.6%
72	South Bend	14.6%
73	Elkhart	14.6%
74	Pasadena	14.5%

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

Toledo ranks 19 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
16	Fort Pierce	20.9%
17	Camden	20.8%
18	Kokomo	20.7%
19	Toledo	20.5%
20	Jackson	20.5%
21	Middletown	20.5%
22	Pontiac	20.4%

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

Toledo ranks 29 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
26	Hamilton	21.2%
27	Terre Haute	21.2%
28	Cleveland	21.2%
29	Toledo	21.1%
30	Akron	21.1%
31	Shreveport	21.1%
32	Taunton	21.1%

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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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