What share of adults smoke in Valdosta?

An estimated 18.6% of adults in Valdosta smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 52nd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Valdosta, Georgia: official figures

16.8% of residents of Valdosta (8,890 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 51st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Georgia: 12.4%).

Residents without health insurance

16.8%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

43.8%

2023

How many children in Valdosta are uninsured?

In Valdosta, 11.4% of children under 19 and 23.2% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.0% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Valdosta are on Medicaid?

17.2% of residents of Valdosta under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 410th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Georgia: 14.9%).

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How many people in Valdosta have a disability?

14.3% of residents of Valdosta (7,558 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 236th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Georgia: 13.1%); 6.9% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Valdosta have a disability?

By age, 34.5% of residents of Valdosta aged 65 and over, 12.9% of those aged 18 to 64 and 5.8% 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 Valdosta, Georgia?

An estimated 43.8% of adults in Valdosta had obesity in 2023, joint 29th 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 Valdosta?

An estimated 16.0% of adults in Valdosta had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 24th 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 Valdosta?

An estimated 20.0% of adults in Valdosta reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 74th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 20.0% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Valdosta have high blood pressure?

In Valdosta, an estimated 41.0% 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 Valdosta see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 79.4% of adults in Valdosta had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 80th 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 Valdosta compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Valdosta ranks 51 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
48	Sherman	17.4%
49	Bryan	17.0%
50	Deerfield Beach	16.9%
51	Valdosta	16.8%
52	Wichita Falls	16.8%
53	Mableton	16.8%
54	Texas City	16.7%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Valdosta ranks 236 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
233	El Paso	14.3%
234	Victorville	14.3%
235	Brockton	14.3%
236	Valdosta	14.3%
237	Gastonia	14.3%
238	Des Moines	14.3%
239	Cincinnati	14.3%

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

Valdosta ranks 30 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
27	Hamilton	44.1%
28	Syracuse	43.9%
29	Albany	43.8%
30	Valdosta	43.8%
31	Dayton	43.7%
32	Middletown	43.6%
33	Pontiac	43.5%

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

Valdosta ranks 26 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
23	Huntington Park	16.1%
24	Baton Rouge	16.0%
25	Lorain	16.0%
26	Valdosta	16.0%
27	Fort Pierce	16.0%
28	Augusta	15.9%
29	Passaic	15.9%

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

Valdosta ranks 54 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
51	Lake Charles	18.7%
52	South Bend	18.6%
53	Kalamazoo	18.6%
54	Valdosta	18.6%
55	Dearborn Heights	18.5%
56	Columbia	18.4%
57	Kansas City	18.3%

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

Valdosta ranks 76 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
73	Newark	20.1%
74	Syracuse	20.0%
75	Jonesboro	20.0%
76	Valdosta	20.0%
77	Cleveland	19.9%
78	Eugene	19.9%
79	Rockford	19.9%

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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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