What share of adults smoke in Tucson?

An estimated 13.2% of adults in Tucson smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 342nd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Tucson, Arizona: official figures

10.6% of residents of Tucson (56,158 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 218th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Arizona: 10.5%).

Residents without health insurance

10.6%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

34.5%

2023

How many children in Tucson are uninsured?

In Tucson, 7.8% of children under 19 and 14.1% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.9% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Tucson are on Medicaid?

24.2% of residents of Tucson under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 218th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Arizona: 18.4%).

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How many people in Tucson have a disability?

15.2% of residents of Tucson (80,793 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 175th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Arizona: 13.8%); 6.9% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Tucson have a disability?

By age, 35.4% of residents of Tucson aged 65 and over, 13.0% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.0% 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 Tucson, Arizona?

An estimated 34.5% of adults in Tucson had obesity in 2023, joint 341st 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 Tucson?

An estimated 10.9% of adults in Tucson had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 374th 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 Tucson?

An estimated 18.5% of adults in Tucson reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 202nd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 24.2% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Tucson have high blood pressure?

In Tucson, an estimated 31.9% of adults had high blood pressure and 25.2% did no physical activity outside work, joint 357th 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 Tucson see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 73.0% of adults in Tucson had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 321st 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 Tucson compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Tucson ranks 218 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
215	Lakeland	10.6%
216	Mesa	10.6%
217	Hartford	10.6%
218	Tucson	10.6%
219	Reno	10.6%
220	Nampa	10.6%
221	Flagstaff	10.5%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Tucson ranks 175 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
172	Rocky Mount	15.3%
173	Albuquerque	15.2%
174	Warner Robins	15.2%
175	Tucson	15.2%
176	Antioch	15.2%
177	North Port	15.2%
178	Lowell	15.2%

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

Tucson ranks 341 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
338	Fort Worth	34.6%
339	Provo	34.6%
340	Merced	34.6%
341	Tucson	34.5%
342	Orlando	34.5%
343	Elizabeth	34.5%
344	South Fulton	34.5%

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

Tucson ranks 374 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
371	Albany	11.0%
372	Kyle	11.0%
373	Logan	11.0%
374	Tucson	10.9%
375	Durham	10.9%
376	Denton	10.9%
377	Escondido	10.9%

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

Tucson ranks 343 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
340	Sarasota	13.3%
341	Ocoee	13.3%
342	Dallas	13.2%
343	Tucson	13.2%
344	Lincoln	13.2%
345	Port St. Lucie	13.2%
346	Garland	13.2%

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

Tucson ranks 202 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
199	Wilmington	18.6%
200	Lafayette	18.6%
201	Taylorsville	18.6%
202	Tucson	18.5%
203	St. Louis	18.5%
204	Norfolk	18.5%
205	Moreno Valley	18.5%

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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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