What share of adults smoke in Tyler?

An estimated 14.4% of adults in Tyler smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 240th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Tyler, Texas: official figures

18.0% of residents of Tyler (19,245 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 38th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Texas: 17.1%).

Residents without health insurance

18.0%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

39.0%

2023

How many children in Tyler are uninsured?

In Tyler, 10.6% of children under 19 and 25.8% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.9% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Tyler are on Medicaid?

16.2% of residents of Tyler under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 371st lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Texas: 13.7%).

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How many people in Tyler have a disability?

13.5% of residents of Tyler (14,408 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 306th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Texas: 12.3%); 6.3% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Tyler have a disability?

By age, 34.5% of residents of Tyler aged 65 and over, 10.9% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.2% 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 Tyler, Texas?

An estimated 39.0% of adults in Tyler had obesity in 2023, joint 145th 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 Tyler?

An estimated 12.7% of adults in Tyler had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 180th 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 Tyler?

An estimated 18.7% of adults in Tyler reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 178th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 23.5% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Tyler have high blood pressure?

In Tyler, an estimated 34.5% of adults had high blood pressure and 28.0% did no physical activity outside work, joint 233rd 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 Tyler see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 74.4% of adults in Tyler had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 389th 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 Tyler compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Tyler ranks 38 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
35	Fort Worth	18.6%
36	Grand Prairie	18.5%
37	Odessa	18.3%
38	Tyler	18.0%
39	Huntington Park	17.9%
40	Marietta	17.9%
41	Corpus Christi	17.8%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Tyler ranks 306 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
303	Florissant	13.5%
304	Milwaukee	13.5%
305	Sherman	13.5%
306	Tyler	13.5%
307	Hesperia	13.4%
308	Kansas City	13.4%
309	Baytown	13.4%

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

Tyler ranks 145 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
142	Buffalo	39.1%
143	Warren	39.1%
144	Madera	39.1%
145	Tyler	39.0%
146	Smyrna	39.0%
147	Rochester	38.9%
148	Indio	38.9%

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

Tyler ranks 181 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
178	DeSoto	12.8%
179	Galveston	12.8%
180	Clarksville	12.7%
181	Tyler	12.7%
182	Lynchburg	12.7%
183	Bellflower	12.7%
184	Kingsport	12.7%

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

Tyler ranks 242 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
239	Huntington Park	14.5%
240	Greensboro	14.4%
241	Bridgeport	14.4%
242	Tyler	14.4%
243	Redding	14.4%
244	Melbourne	14.4%
245	Greenwood	14.4%

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

Tyler ranks 181 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
178	Kansas City	18.7%
179	Reno	18.7%
180	Pompano Beach	18.7%
181	Tyler	18.7%
182	Santa Maria	18.7%
183	Bryan	18.7%
184	Trenton	18.7%

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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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