What share of adults smoke in Wilmington?

An estimated 16.5% of adults in Wilmington smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 112th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Wilmington, Delaware: official figures

7.7% of residents of Wilmington (5,385 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 411th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Delaware: 6.3%).

Residents without health insurance

7.7%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

41.0%

2023

How many children in Wilmington are uninsured?

In Wilmington, 4.2% of children under 19 and 10.5% 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 Wilmington are on Medicaid?

30.3% of residents of Wilmington under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 110th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Delaware: 18.3%).

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How many people in Wilmington have a disability?

16.0% of residents of Wilmington (11,156 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 129th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Delaware: 14.1%); 7.7% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Wilmington have a disability?

By age, 36.2% of residents of Wilmington aged 65 and over, 14.4% of those aged 18 to 64 and 6.4% 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 Wilmington, Delaware?

An estimated 41.0% of adults in Wilmington had obesity in 2023, joint 86th 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 Wilmington?

An estimated 15.1% of adults in Wilmington had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 53rd 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 Wilmington?

An estimated 18.6% of adults in Wilmington reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 188th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 21.4% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Wilmington have high blood pressure?

In Wilmington, an estimated 39.4% of adults had high blood pressure and 33.3% did no physical activity outside work, joint 77th 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 Wilmington see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 79.1% of adults in Wilmington had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 101st 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 Wilmington compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Wilmington ranks 411 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
408	Edmond	7.8%
409	Mooresville	7.7%
410	Columbia	7.7%
411	Wilmington	7.7%
412	Colorado Springs	7.7%
413	Scranton	7.7%
414	Goose Creek	7.7%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Wilmington ranks 129 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
126	East Orange	16.0%
127	Fayetteville	16.0%
128	San Antonio	16.0%
129	Wilmington	16.0%
130	Palm Bay	16.0%
131	Carson City	15.9%
132	Coeur d'Alene	15.9%

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

Wilmington ranks 87 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
84	Kenner	41.1%
85	Burlington	41.1%
86	Hemet	41.0%
87	Wilmington	41.0%
88	Hampton	40.8%
89	Decatur	40.8%
90	Joplin	40.8%

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

Wilmington ranks 56 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
53	Killeen	15.1%
54	El Monte	15.1%
55	Lake Charles	15.1%
56	Wilmington	15.1%
57	Rochester	15.0%
58	Tuscaloosa	15.0%
59	Kissimmee	15.0%

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

Wilmington ranks 113 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
110	Baltimore	16.6%
111	Stillwater	16.6%
112	Duluth	16.5%
113	Wilmington	16.5%
114	Madera	16.5%
115	North Miami	16.5%
116	Columbus	16.4%

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

Wilmington ranks 199 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
196	Melbourne	18.6%
197	Sioux City	18.6%
198	Bloomington	18.6%
199	Wilmington	18.6%
200	Lafayette	18.6%
201	Taylorsville	18.6%
202	Tucson	18.5%

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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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