What share of adults smoke in Watsonville?

An estimated 13.9% of adults in Watsonville smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 281st highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Watsonville, California: official figures

9.2% of residents of Watsonville (4,751 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 303rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; California: 6.6%).

Residents without health insurance

9.2%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

32.2%

2023

How many children in Watsonville are uninsured?

In Watsonville, 2.8% of children under 19 and 14.7% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.8% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Watsonville are on Medicaid?

38.9% of residents of Watsonville under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 37th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; California: 23.9%).

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How many people in Watsonville have a disability?

11.9% of residents of Watsonville (6,120 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 371st lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; California: 11.6%); 5.9% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Watsonville have a disability?

By age, 40.0% of residents of Watsonville aged 65 and over, 8.7% 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 Watsonville, California?

An estimated 32.2% of adults in Watsonville had obesity in 2023, joint 359th 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 Watsonville?

An estimated 13.7% of adults in Watsonville had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 112th 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 Watsonville?

An estimated 18.8% of adults in Watsonville reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 167th 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 Watsonville have high blood pressure?

In Watsonville, an estimated 30.8% of adults had high blood pressure and 33.5% did no physical activity outside work, joint 71st 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 Watsonville see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 67.0% of adults in Watsonville had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, 6th 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 Watsonville compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Watsonville ranks 303 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
300	Stamford	9.3%
301	Doral	9.3%
302	Omaha	9.3%
303	Watsonville	9.2%
304	Leander	9.2%
305	Ontario	9.2%
306	Anderson	9.2%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Watsonville ranks 453 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
450	Sunrise	11.9%
451	San Francisco	11.9%
452	Waxahachie	11.9%
453	Watsonville	11.9%
454	Paramount	11.9%
455	Edinburg	11.9%
456	Athens	11.8%

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

Watsonville ranks 452 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
449	Missouri City	32.2%
450	Greenville	32.2%
451	Marietta	32.2%
452	Watsonville	32.2%
453	Stockton	32.1%
454	Rowlett	32.1%
455	Tigard	32.1%

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

Watsonville ranks 120 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
117	Bryan	13.7%
118	New Britain	13.7%
119	Porterville	13.7%
120	Watsonville	13.7%
121	Buffalo	13.6%
122	New Haven	13.6%
123	Bossier City	13.6%

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

Watsonville ranks 287 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
284	Commerce City	13.9%
285	Kentwood	13.9%
286	Prescott Valley	13.9%
287	Watsonville	13.9%
288	Fort Worth	13.8%
289	Corpus Christi	13.8%
290	Harlingen	13.8%

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

Watsonville ranks 176 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
173	Conway	18.8%
174	Yuba City	18.8%
175	Harrisonburg	18.8%
176	Watsonville	18.8%
177	San Luis Obispo	18.8%
178	Kansas City	18.7%
179	Reno	18.7%

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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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