What share of adults smoke in Yuma?

An estimated 13.3% of adults in Yuma 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 Yuma, Arizona: official figures

11.3% of residents of Yuma (10,748 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 178th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Arizona: 10.5%).

Residents without health insurance

11.3%

2020-2024

Adults with obesity (age-adjusted)

38.1%

2023

How many children in Yuma are uninsured?

In Yuma, 7.7% of children under 19 and 16.6% 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 Yuma are on Medicaid?

27.0% of residents of Yuma under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 161st highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Arizona: 18.4%).

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How many people in Yuma have a disability?

13.5% of residents of Yuma (12,861 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 302nd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Arizona: 13.8%); 5.2% had two or more types of disability.

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How many older people in Yuma have a disability?

By age, 37.0% of residents of Yuma aged 65 and over, 10.5% of those aged 18 to 64 and 3.7% 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 Yuma, Arizona?

An estimated 38.1% of adults in Yuma had obesity in 2023, 176th 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 Yuma?

An estimated 12.4% of adults in Yuma had been told by a doctor that they have diabetes, joint 203rd 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 Yuma?

An estimated 16.2% of adults in Yuma reported poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days, joint 218th lowest of 810 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 19.2% had ever been told they have depression (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How many adults in Yuma have high blood pressure?

In Yuma, an estimated 31.0% of adults had high blood pressure and 26.1% did no physical activity outside work, joint 318th 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 Yuma see a doctor for a check-up?

An estimated 72.1% of adults in Yuma had a routine check-up with a doctor in the past year, joint 261st 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 Yuma compares with other cities in the United States

Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)

Yuma ranks 178 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents without health insurance
175	Athens	11.3%
176	Burlington	11.3%
177	Pensacola	11.3%
178	Yuma	11.3%
179	Mansfield	11.3%
180	Casa Grande	11.2%
181	Winston-Salem	11.2%

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Residents with a disability (2020-2024)

Yuma ranks 302 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with a disability
299	Stonecrest	13.5%
300	Lynn	13.5%
301	Perth Amboy	13.5%
302	Yuma	13.5%
303	Florissant	13.5%
304	Milwaukee	13.5%
305	Sherman	13.5%

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

Yuma ranks 176 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with obesity (age-adjusted model estimate)
173	Hendersonville	38.2%
174	Kokomo	38.2%
175	Cathedral City	38.2%
176	Yuma	38.1%
177	Fresno	38.0%
178	Norman	38.0%
179	Auburn	38.0%

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

Yuma ranks 207 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted model estimate)
204	Atlanta	12.4%
205	Ontario	12.4%
206	Richmond	12.4%
207	Yuma	12.4%
208	Kalamazoo	12.4%
209	Burlington	12.4%
210	Jacksonville	12.3%

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

Yuma ranks 335 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults who smoke cigarettes (age-adjusted model estimate)
332	Huntsville	13.3%
333	Wilmington	13.3%
334	Broken Arrow	13.3%
335	Yuma	13.3%
336	Kissimmee	13.3%
337	Meriden	13.3%
338	Margate	13.3%

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

Yuma ranks 586 of 810, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults with 14+ poor mental health days a month (age-adjusted model estimate)
583	Lakewood	16.2%
584	Las Cruces	16.2%
585	Elgin	16.2%
586	Yuma	16.2%
587	Norwalk	16.2%
588	Nashua	16.2%
589	Mableton	16.2%

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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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