What share of adults smoke in Topeka?

An estimated 17.6% of adults in Topeka smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 74th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Topeka, Kansas: official figures

10.2% of residents of Topeka (12,509 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 239th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Kansas: 8.8%).

Residents without health insurance

10.2%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

40.2%

2023

How many children in Topeka are uninsured?

In Topeka, 5.6% of children under 19 and 15.0% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.8% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Topeka are on Medicaid?

15.2% of residents of Topeka under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 347th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Kansas: 11.5%).

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How many people in Topeka have a disability?

17.3% of residents of Topeka (21,241 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 68th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Kansas: 13.5%); 8.5% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Topeka have a disability?

By age, 34.7% of residents of Topeka aged 65 and over, 16.1% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.6% 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 Topeka, Kansas?

An estimated 40.2% of adults in Topeka had obesity in 2023, joint 109th 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 Topeka?

An estimated 11.5% of adults in Topeka had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 308th 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 Topeka?

An estimated 17.7% of adults in Topeka reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 339th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 24.3% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Topeka have high blood pressure?

In Topeka, an estimated 35.9% of adults had high blood pressure and 27.3% did no physical activity outside work, joint 266th 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 Topeka see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 77.1% of adults in Topeka had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 241st 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 Topeka compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Topeka ranks 239 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
236	Lafayette	10.3%
237	Cleveland	10.2%
238	Berwyn	10.2%
239	Topeka	10.2%
240	Sparks	10.2%
241	Federal Way	10.2%
242	Baton Rouge	10.1%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Topeka ranks 68 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
65	Philadelphia	17.4%
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%

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

Topeka ranks 111 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
108	Yakima	40.3%
109	Greensboro	40.2%
110	Springfield	40.2%
111	Topeka	40.2%
112	Lansing	40.2%
113	Waukegan	40.2%
114	Sioux City	40.2%

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

Topeka ranks 310 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
307	Greer	11.6%
308	New York	11.5%
309	Joliet	11.5%
310	Topeka	11.5%
311	Elgin	11.5%
312	Downey	11.5%
313	Buena Park	11.5%

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

Topeka ranks 74 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
71	Brockton	17.8%
72	Trenton	17.7%
73	Fort Smith	17.7%
74	Topeka	17.6%
75	Sioux City	17.6%
76	Rocky Mount	17.6%
77	Schenectady	17.5%

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

Topeka ranks 345 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
342	Santa Rosa	17.7%
343	Kansas City	17.7%
344	Wilmington	17.7%
345	Topeka	17.7%
346	Vallejo	17.7%
347	Odessa	17.7%
348	High Point	17.7%

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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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