What share of adults smoke in Wichita?

An estimated 16.7% of adults in Wichita smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 105th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Wichita, Kansas: official figures

12.4% of residents of Wichita (48,576 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 145th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Kansas: 8.8%).

Residents without health insurance

12.4%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

39.9%

2023

How many children in Wichita are uninsured?

In Wichita, 6.5% of children under 19 and 18.0% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.9% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Wichita are on Medicaid?

16.2% of residents of Wichita under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 373rd lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Kansas: 11.5%).

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How many people in Wichita have a disability?

15.1% of residents of Wichita (59,026 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 184th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Kansas: 13.5%); 7.1% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Wichita have a disability?

By age, 34.6% of residents of Wichita aged 65 and over, 13.8% 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 Wichita, Kansas?

An estimated 39.9% of adults in Wichita had obesity in 2023, joint 120th 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 Wichita?

An estimated 11.8% of adults in Wichita had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 266th 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 Wichita?

An estimated 18.0% of adults in Wichita reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 288th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 23.0% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Wichita have high blood pressure?

In Wichita, an estimated 33.5% of adults had high blood pressure and 27.7% did no physical activity outside work, joint 243rd 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 Wichita see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 72.4% of adults in Wichita had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 281st 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 Wichita compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Wichita ranks 145 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
142	Sanford	12.4%
143	Winter Haven	12.4%
144	Stonecrest	12.4%
145	Wichita	12.4%
146	Austin	12.4%
147	Rowlett	12.4%
148	Deltona	12.3%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Wichita ranks 184 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
181	Norfolk	15.1%
182	Temple	15.1%
183	Las Cruces	15.1%
184	Wichita	15.1%
185	Rancho Cordova	15.0%
186	Clarksville	15.0%
187	Santa Fe	15.0%

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

Wichita ranks 120 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
117	Newark	40.2%
118	South Bend	40.1%
119	Corpus Christi	40.0%
120	Wichita	39.9%
121	New Haven	39.9%
122	Gulfport	39.9%
123	Moreno Valley	39.8%

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

Wichita ranks 267 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
264	Mishawaka	11.9%
265	Lawrence	11.9%
266	Nashville	11.8%
267	Wichita	11.8%
268	Miramar	11.8%
269	Conroe	11.8%
270	Antioch	11.8%

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

Wichita ranks 106 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
103	Dothan	16.8%
104	Gallatin	16.8%
105	Tulsa	16.7%
106	Wichita	16.7%
107	Des Moines	16.7%
108	Davenport	16.7%
109	Jonesboro	16.7%

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

Wichita ranks 289 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
286	La Crosse	18.1%
287	Paramount	18.1%
288	Arlington	18.0%
289	Wichita	18.0%
290	Mobile	18.0%
291	Montgomery	18.0%
292	Visalia	18.0%

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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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