What share of adults smoke in Waterbury?

An estimated 16.3% of adults in Waterbury smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 126th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Waterbury, Connecticut: official figures

8.4% of residents of Waterbury (9,545 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 359th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Connecticut: 5.4%).

Residents without health insurance

8.4%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

40.6%

2023

How many children in Waterbury are uninsured?

In Waterbury, 3.8% of children under 19 and 12.0% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.4% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Waterbury are on Medicaid?

43.5% of residents of Waterbury under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 14th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Connecticut: 19.4%).

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How many people in Waterbury have a disability?

18.5% of residents of Waterbury (21,079 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 40th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Connecticut: 12.2%); 8.9% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Waterbury have a disability?

By age, 42.5% of residents of Waterbury aged 65 and over, 17.0% of those aged 18 to 64 and 7.1% 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 Waterbury, Connecticut?

An estimated 40.6% of adults in Waterbury had obesity in 2023, joint 94th 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 Waterbury?

An estimated 13.2% of adults in Waterbury had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 140th 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 Waterbury?

An estimated 19.5% of adults in Waterbury reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 103rd highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 21.3% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Waterbury have high blood pressure?

In Waterbury, an estimated 35.1% of adults had high blood pressure and 37.3% did no physical activity outside work, joint 28th 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 Waterbury see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 78.0% of adults in Waterbury had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 177th 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 Waterbury compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Waterbury ranks 359 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
356	Roswell	8.5%
357	Auburn	8.4%
358	Greensboro	8.4%
359	Waterbury	8.4%
360	Long Beach	8.4%
361	Allen	8.4%
362	Sioux City	8.4%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Waterbury ranks 40 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
37	Middletown	18.6%
38	Springfield	18.6%
39	Midwest City	18.5%
40	Waterbury	18.5%
41	Pinellas Park	18.5%
42	Troy	18.5%
43	Shreveport	18.4%

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

Waterbury ranks 96 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
93	Perth Amboy	40.7%
94	Little Rock	40.6%
95	Evansville	40.6%
96	Waterbury	40.6%
97	Jonesboro	40.6%
98	Perris	40.6%
99	Lynchburg	40.6%

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

Waterbury ranks 144 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
141	Fayetteville	13.2%
142	Knoxville	13.2%
143	Salinas	13.2%
144	Waterbury	13.2%
145	Santa Maria	13.2%
146	Rialto	13.2%
147	Roanoke	13.2%

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

Waterbury ranks 127 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
124	North Little Rock	16.4%
125	Delano	16.4%
126	Fort Wayne	16.3%
127	Waterbury	16.3%
128	Winter Haven	16.3%
129	Midwest City	16.3%
130	Kenosha	16.2%

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

Waterbury ranks 106 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
103	Modesto	19.5%
104	Columbus	19.5%
105	Killeen	19.5%
106	Waterbury	19.5%
107	Deerfield Beach	19.5%
108	San Jacinto	19.5%
109	Rocky Mount	19.5%

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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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