What share of adults smoke in Vista?

An estimated 11.5% of adults in Vista smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 307th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Vista, California: official figures

11.1% of residents of Vista (10,813 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 185th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; California: 6.6%).

Residents without health insurance

11.1%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

27.7%

2023

How many children in Vista are uninsured?

In Vista, 5.4% of children under 19 and 15.6% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.6% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

How many people in Vista are on Medicaid?

19.3% of residents of Vista under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 339th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; California: 23.9%).

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How many people in Vista have a disability?

8.9% of residents of Vista (8,644 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 101st lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; California: 11.6%); 4.1% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Vista have a disability?

By age, 26.1% of residents of Vista aged 65 and over, 7.6% of those aged 18 to 64 and 3.3% 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 Vista, California?

An estimated 27.7% of adults in Vista had obesity in 2023, joint 185th 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 Vista?

An estimated 10.1% of adults in Vista had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 340th 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 is mental health in Vista?

An estimated 17.9% of adults in Vista reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 307th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 22.0% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Vista have high blood pressure?

In Vista, an estimated 27.9% of adults had high blood pressure and 23.5% did no physical activity outside work, joint 357th lowest 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 Vista see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 70.7% of adults in Vista had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 148th 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 Vista compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Vista ranks 185 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
182	Jacksonville	11.2%
183	Yakima	11.2%
184	Carson City	11.2%
185	Vista	11.1%
186	Dothan	11.1%
187	Columbus	11.1%
188	Montgomery	11.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Vista ranks 723 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
720	Tustin	8.9%
721	Bolingbrook	8.9%
722	Woodbury	8.9%
723	Vista	8.9%
724	Milpitas	8.9%
725	Wylie	8.9%
726	Madison	8.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

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

Vista ranks 625 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
622	Chandler	27.7%
623	Lowell	27.7%
624	Downey	27.7%
625	Vista	27.7%
626	Delray Beach	27.7%
627	Westminster	27.6%
628	Rochester Hills	27.6%

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

Vista ranks 464 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
461	Coral Springs	10.1%
462	Wilmington	10.1%
463	Concord	10.1%
464	Vista	10.1%
465	Gaithersburg	10.1%
466	Janesville	10.1%
467	Bellevue	10.1%

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

Vista ranks 501 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
498	Garden Grove	11.5%
499	Everett	11.5%
500	Vacaville	11.5%
501	Vista	11.5%
502	Maricopa	11.5%
503	Bolingbrook	11.5%
504	Bonita Springs	11.5%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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

Vista ranks 316 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
313	Norman	17.9%
314	Richmond	17.9%
315	Vacaville	17.9%
316	Vista	17.9%
317	Livonia	17.9%
318	Missoula	17.9%
319	Marysville	17.9%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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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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