What share of adults smoke in Utica?

An estimated 19.7% of adults in Utica smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 31st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Utica, New York: official figures

3.8% of residents of Utica (2,414 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 92nd lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; New York: 5.1%).

Residents without health insurance

3.8%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

40.4%

2023

How many children in Utica are uninsured?

In Utica, 1.2% of children under 19 and 5.9% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.1% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Utica are on Medicaid?

45.1% of residents of Utica under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 10th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; New York: 24.2%).

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How many people in Utica have a disability?

16.3% of residents of Utica (10,310 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 113th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; New York: 12.6%); 8.0% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Utica have a disability?

By age, 33.6% of residents of Utica aged 65 and over, 16.9% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.9% 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 Utica, New York?

An estimated 40.4% of adults in Utica had obesity in 2023, joint 105th 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 Utica?

An estimated 13.3% of adults in Utica had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 134th 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 Utica?

An estimated 19.8% of adults in Utica reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 83rd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 21.0% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Utica have high blood pressure?

In Utica, an estimated 36.6% of adults had high blood pressure and 36.3% did no physical activity outside work, joint 34th 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 Utica see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 78.4% of adults in Utica had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 152nd 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 Utica compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Utica ranks 732 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
729	Centennial	3.8%
730	Clovis	3.8%
731	St. Louis Park	3.8%
732	Utica	3.8%
733	Orland Park	3.8%
734	Santa Cruz	3.8%
735	Shoreline	3.8%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Utica ranks 113 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
110	Buffalo	16.3%
111	DeSoto	16.3%
112	Casa Grande	16.3%
113	Utica	16.3%
114	Grand Junction	16.2%
115	Allentown	16.2%
116	Peabody	16.2%

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

Utica ranks 106 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
103	St. Cloud	40.5%
104	San Jacinto	40.5%
105	Lakeland	40.4%
106	Utica	40.4%
107	Clarksville	40.3%
108	Yakima	40.3%
109	Greensboro	40.2%

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

Utica ranks 138 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
135	Newport News	13.3%
136	Pomona	13.3%
137	Odessa	13.3%
138	Utica	13.3%
139	National City	13.3%
140	Moreno Valley	13.2%
141	Fayetteville	13.2%

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

Utica ranks 32 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
29	St. Joseph	20.0%
30	Port Arthur	19.9%
31	Hammond	19.7%
32	Utica	19.7%
33	Shreveport	19.5%
34	Elyria	19.5%
35	Evansville	19.4%

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

Utica ranks 87 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
84	Portsmouth	19.8%
85	Citrus Heights	19.8%
86	St. Joseph	19.8%
87	Utica	19.8%
88	Lakewood	19.8%
89	Winter Haven	19.8%
90	Vancouver	19.7%

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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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