What share of adults smoke in Yakima?

An estimated 13.5% of adults in Yakima smoked cigarettes in 2023, joint 310th highest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

Health in Yakima, Washington: official figures

11.2% of residents of Yakima (10,682 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 183rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Washington: 6.3%).

Residents without health insurance

11.2%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

40.3%

2023

How many children in Yakima are uninsured?

In Yakima, 3.8% of children under 19 and 18.2% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 1.2% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).

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How many people in Yakima are on Medicaid?

36.8% of residents of Yakima under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 52nd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Washington: 17.5%).

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How many people in Yakima have a disability?

16.4% of residents of Yakima (15,674 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 104th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Washington: 13.6%); 8.8% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Yakima have a disability?

By age, 39.2% of residents of Yakima aged 65 and over, 15.6% of those aged 18 to 64 and 4.9% 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 Yakima, Washington?

An estimated 40.3% of adults in Yakima had obesity in 2023, joint 107th 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 Yakima?

An estimated 12.0% of adults in Yakima had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 244th 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 Yakima?

An estimated 18.6% of adults in Yakima 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 23.4% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Yakima have high blood pressure?

In Yakima, an estimated 31.3% of adults had high blood pressure and 27.9% did no physical activity outside work, joint 237th 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 Yakima see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 67.6% of adults in Yakima had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 9th 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 Yakima compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Yakima ranks 183 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
180	Casa Grande	11.2%
181	Winston-Salem	11.2%
182	Jacksonville	11.2%
183	Yakima	11.2%
184	Carson City	11.2%
185	Vista	11.1%
186	Dothan	11.1%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Yakima ranks 104 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
101	Apple Valley	16.5%
102	Lancaster	16.5%
103	Summerville	16.4%
104	Yakima	16.4%
105	Rapid City	16.4%
106	Hampton	16.4%
107	Pocatello	16.4%

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

Yakima ranks 108 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
105	Lakeland	40.4%
106	Utica	40.4%
107	Clarksville	40.3%
108	Yakima	40.3%
109	Greensboro	40.2%
110	Springfield	40.2%
111	Topeka	40.2%

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

Yakima ranks 248 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
245	Huntsville	12.0%
246	Fontana	12.0%
247	New Bedford	12.0%
248	Yakima	12.0%
249	Alhambra	12.0%
250	Caldwell	12.0%
251	Jacksonville	12.0%

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

Yakima ranks 315 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
312	Glendale	13.5%
313	Little Rock	13.5%
314	Conroe	13.5%
315	Yakima	13.5%
316	Iowa City	13.5%
317	Grand Junction	13.5%
318	Haverhill	13.5%

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

Yakima ranks 195 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
192	Antioch	18.6%
193	Clearwater	18.6%
194	Sparks	18.6%
195	Yakima	18.6%
196	Melbourne	18.6%
197	Sioux City	18.6%
198	Bloomington	18.6%

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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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