What share of adults smoke in Wilmington?

An estimated 13.3% of adults in Wilmington smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 331st 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, North Carolina: official figures

10.9% of residents of Wilmington (13,101 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 193rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; North Carolina: 9.9%).

Residents without health insurance

10.9%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

33.2%

2023

How many children in Wilmington are uninsured?

In Wilmington, 7.8% of children under 19 and 14.8% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.2% 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?

13.3% of residents of Wilmington under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 285th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; North Carolina: 16.3%).

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How many people in Wilmington have a disability?

13.1% of residents of Wilmington (15,777 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 344th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; North Carolina: 13.6%); 5.8% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Wilmington have a disability?

By age, 31.1% of residents of Wilmington aged 65 and over, 10.4% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.3% 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 Wilmington, North Carolina?

An estimated 33.2% of adults in Wilmington had obesity in 2023, joint 397th 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 10.1% of adults in Wilmington 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 Wilmington?

An estimated 17.7% of adults in Wilmington reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 339th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 25.8% 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 33.0% of adults had high blood pressure and 22.1% did no physical activity outside work, joint 291st 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 Wilmington see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 78.6% of adults in Wilmington had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 141st 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 193 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
190	Pomona	11.0%
191	Hempstead	11.0%
192	Casper	10.9%
193	Wilmington	10.9%
194	Smyrna	10.9%
195	Montebello	10.8%
196	Elgin	10.8%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Wilmington ranks 344 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
341	Highland	13.1%
342	Kettering	13.1%
343	Pasadena	13.1%
344	Wilmington	13.1%
345	Colorado Springs	13.1%
346	Fairfield	13.1%
347	Lafayette	13.1%

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

Wilmington ranks 399 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
396	Huntington Park	33.3%
397	Albuquerque	33.2%
398	Glendale	33.2%
399	Wilmington	33.2%
400	Layton	33.2%
401	Taunton	33.2%
402	Lebanon	33.2%

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

Wilmington ranks 462 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
459	Kettering	10.2%
460	Round Rock	10.1%
461	Coral Springs	10.1%
462	Wilmington	10.1%
463	Concord	10.1%
464	Vista	10.1%
465	Gaithersburg	10.1%

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

Wilmington ranks 333 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
330	Barnstable Town	13.4%
331	San Antonio	13.3%
332	Huntsville	13.3%
333	Wilmington	13.3%
334	Broken Arrow	13.3%
335	Yuma	13.3%
336	Kissimmee	13.3%

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

Wilmington ranks 344 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
341	Oxnard	17.7%
342	Santa Rosa	17.7%
343	Kansas City	17.7%
344	Wilmington	17.7%
345	Topeka	17.7%
346	Vallejo	17.7%
347	Odessa	17.7%

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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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