What share of adults smoke in Vallejo?

An estimated 12.0% of adults in Vallejo smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 342nd lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Vallejo, California: official figures

6.7% of residents of Vallejo (8,242 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 336th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; California: 6.6%).

Residents without health insurance

6.7%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

31.6%

2023

How many children in Vallejo are uninsured?

In Vallejo, 5.5% of children under 19 and 8.7% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.1% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Vallejo are on Medicaid?

18.9% of residents of Vallejo under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 356th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; California: 23.9%).

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How many people in Vallejo have a disability?

14.1% of residents of Vallejo (17,407 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 247th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; California: 11.6%); 6.9% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Vallejo have a disability?

By age, 33.7% of residents of Vallejo aged 65 and over, 11.5% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.7% 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 Vallejo, California?

An estimated 31.6% of adults in Vallejo had obesity in 2023, joint 339th 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 common is diabetes in Vallejo?

An estimated 11.7% of adults in Vallejo had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 280th 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 Vallejo?

An estimated 17.7% of adults in Vallejo 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 19.1% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Vallejo have high blood pressure?

In Vallejo, an estimated 31.4% of adults had high blood pressure and 26.6% did no physical activity outside work, joint 292nd 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 Vallejo see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 71.2% of adults in Vallejo had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 186th 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 Vallejo compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Vallejo ranks 488 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
485	Eagle Mountain	6.7%
486	Fullerton	6.7%
487	Henderson	6.7%
488	Vallejo	6.7%
489	St. Paul	6.7%
490	Citrus Heights	6.7%
491	Redding	6.6%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Vallejo ranks 247 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
244	Providence	14.2%
245	Chattanooga	14.1%
246	Carson	14.1%
247	Vallejo	14.1%
248	Idaho Falls	14.1%
249	Bellingham	14.1%
250	Bellevue	14.1%

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

Vallejo ranks 467 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
464	Irving	31.7%
465	Pompano Beach	31.7%
466	Lake Havasu City	31.7%
467	Vallejo	31.6%
468	Rio Rancho	31.6%
469	Fishers	31.6%
470	Deerfield Beach	31.6%

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

Vallejo ranks 284 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
281	Des Moines	11.7%
282	Tallahassee	11.7%
283	Midland	11.7%
284	Vallejo	11.7%
285	Pompano Beach	11.7%
286	Lynn	11.7%
287	Mableton	11.7%

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

Vallejo ranks 464 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
461	Los Angeles	12.0%
462	Riverside	12.0%
463	Ontario	12.0%
464	Vallejo	12.0%
465	Lee's Summit	12.0%
466	Bayonne	12.0%
467	Framingham	12.0%

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

Vallejo ranks 346 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
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%
349	Conroe	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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