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Cities in Alabama by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023

Prichard, AL had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 66 cities in 2023, at 50.7%. Mountain Brook, AL had the lowest, at 26.8%. The median was 39%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest50.7Prichard, AL
Lowest26.8Mountain Brook, AL
Median3966 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

Prichard, AL: 50.7 %Prichard, AL50.7Gadsden, AL: 49 %Gadsden, AL49Selma, AL: 47.4 %Selma, AL47.4Eufaula, AL: 47.2 %Eufaula, AL47.2Sylacauga, AL: 47 %Sylacauga, AL47Talladega, AL: 46.8 %Talladega, AL46.8Montgomery, AL: 46.4 %Montgomery, AL46.4Center Point, AL: 46 %Center Point, AL46Bessemer, AL: 44.7 %Bessemer, AL44.7Russellville, AL: 44.4 %Russellville, AL44.4Ozark, AL: 44.3 %Ozark, AL44.3Phenix City, AL: 43.4 %Phenix City, AL43.4Anniston, AL: 42.9 %Anniston, AL42.9Opelika, AL: 42.6 %Opelika, AL42.6Tuscaloosa, AL: 42.6 %Tuscaloosa, AL42.6Birmingham, AL: 42.2 %Birmingham, AL42.2Alexander City, AL: 41.3 %Alexander City, AL41.3Dothan, AL: 41.1 %Dothan, AL41.1Enterprise, AL: 40.9 %Enterprise, AL40.9Huntsville, AL: 40.7 %Huntsville, AL40.7Decatur, AL: 40.5 %Decatur, AL40.5Rainbow City, AL: 40.5 %Rainbow City, AL40.5Valley, AL: 40.5 %Valley, AL40.5Athens, AL: 40.2 %Athens, AL40.2Northport, AL: 40.1 %Northport, AL40.1Mobile, AL: 40 %Mobile, AL40Boaz, AL: 39.7 %Boaz, AL39.7Pell City, AL: 39.7 %Pell City, AL39.7Oxford, AL: 39.3 %Oxford, AL39.3Fort Payne, AL: 39.2 %Fort Payne, AL39.2Hueytown, AL: 39.1 %Hueytown, AL39.1Millbrook, AL: 39.1 %Millbrook, AL39.1Moody, AL: 39.1 %Moody, AL39.1Troy, AL: 38.8 %Troy, AL38.8Albertville, AL: 38.7 %Albertville, AL38.7Prattville, AL: 38.4 %Prattville, AL38.4Scottsboro, AL: 38.4 %Scottsboro, AL38.4Pike Road, AL: 38.2 %Pike Road, AL38.2Florence, AL: 37.6 %Florence, AL37.6Jacksonville, AL: 37.5 %Jacksonville, AL37.5Prichard, AL: 50.7 %Prichard, AL50.7Gadsden, AL: 49 %Gadsden, AL49Selma, AL: 47.4 %Selma, AL47.4Eufaula, AL: 47.2 %Eufaula, AL47.2Sylacauga, AL: 47 %Sylacauga, AL47Talladega, AL: 46.8 %Talladega, AL46.8Montgomery, AL: 46.4 %Montgomery, AL46.4Center Point, AL: 46 %Center Point, AL46Bessemer, AL: 44.7 %Bessemer, AL44.7Russellville, AL: 44.4 %Russellville, AL44.4Ozark, AL: 44.3 %Ozark, AL44.3Phenix City, AL: 43.4 %Phenix City, AL43.4Anniston, AL: 42.9 %Anniston, AL42.9Opelika, AL: 42.6 %Opelika, AL42.6Tuscaloosa, AL: 42.6 %Tuscaloosa, AL42.6Birmingham, AL: 42.2 %Birmingham, AL42.2Alexander City, AL: 41.3 %Alexander City, AL41.3Dothan, AL: 41.1 %Dothan, AL41.1Enterprise, AL: 40.9 %Enterprise, AL40.9Huntsville, AL: 40.7 %Huntsville, AL40.7Decatur, AL: 40.5 %Decatur, AL40.5Rainbow City, AL: 40.5 %Rainbow City, AL40.5Valley, AL: 40.5 %Valley, AL40.5Athens, AL: 40.2 %Athens, AL40.2Northport, AL: 40.1 %Northport, AL40.1Mobile, AL: 40 %Mobile, AL40Boaz, AL: 39.7 %Boaz, AL39.7Pell City, AL: 39.7 %Pell City, AL39.7Oxford, AL: 39.3 %Oxford, AL39.3Fort Payne, AL: 39.2 %Fort Payne, AL39.2Hueytown, AL: 39.1 %Hueytown, AL39.1Millbrook, AL: 39.1 %Millbrook, AL39.1Moody, AL: 39.1 %Moody, AL39.1Troy, AL: 38.8 %Troy, AL38.8Albertville, AL: 38.7 %Albertville, AL38.7Prattville, AL: 38.4 %Prattville, AL38.4Scottsboro, AL: 38.4 %Scottsboro, AL38.4Pike Road, AL: 38.2 %Pike Road, AL38.2Florence, AL: 37.6 %Florence, AL37.6Jacksonville, AL: 37.5 %Jacksonville, AL37.5
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Prichard, AL50.7-2.7 pts
2Gadsden, AL49+3.7 pts
3Selma, AL47.4-4.7 pts
4Eufaula, AL47.2+3.9 pts
5Sylacauga, AL47+3.5 pts
6Talladega, AL46.8+1.8 pts
7Montgomery, AL46.4+1.9 pts
8Center Point, AL46-2.1 pts
9Bessemer, AL44.7-2.3 pts
10Russellville, AL44.4+3.1 pts
11Ozark, AL44.3-2.4 pts
12Phenix City, AL43.4-2.1 pts
13Anniston, AL42.90 pts
14Opelika, AL42.6+4.4 pts
14Tuscaloosa, AL42.6+2.3 pts
16Birmingham, AL42.2-1.9 pts
17Alexander City, AL41.3-2.8 pts
18Dothan, AL41.1+4 pts
19Enterprise, AL40.9+4.6 pts
20Huntsville, AL40.7+4.1 pts
21Decatur, AL40.5+0.1 pts
21Rainbow City, AL40.5+3.9 pts
21Valley, AL40.5-3.9 pts
24Athens, AL40.2+2.9 pts
25Northport, AL40.1+1.3 pts
26Mobile, AL40-3.4 pts
27Boaz, AL39.7-0.4 pts
27Pell City, AL39.7+6.3 pts
29Oxford, AL39.3+0.7 pts
30Fort Payne, AL39.2+0.4 pts
31Hueytown, AL39.1-0.9 pts
31Millbrook, AL39.1+1.5 pts
31Moody, AL39.1+6.1 pts
34Troy, AL38.8+1.4 pts
35Albertville, AL38.7-0.7 pts
36Prattville, AL38.4+0.5 pts
36Scottsboro, AL38.4+0.2 pts
38Pike Road, AL38.2+1.2 pts
39Florence, AL37.6-0.5 pts
40Jacksonville, AL37.5-0.1 pts
41Clay, AL37.2-2.1 pts
42Hartselle, AL35.9-0.7 pts
43Foley, AL35.7-2 pts
43Madison, AL35.7+3.4 pts
43Muscle Shoals, AL35.7-3.1 pts
43Saraland, AL35.7-2.8 pts
47Auburn, AL35.5+4.8 pts
48Cullman, AL35.4-2.3 pts
49Jasper, AL35.3-6.4 pts
50Leeds, AL35.2-1.2 pts
51Calera, AL35.1-1.8 pts
52Gulf Shores, AL33.7-2.2 pts
53Irondale, AL33.5-2.6 pts
54Daphne, AL33.4-3 pts
55Alabaster, AL32.8-1.4 pts
56Fairhope, AL32.5-2.3 pts
57Pelham, AL32.3-1.6 pts
57Spanish Fort, AL32.3-1.9 pts
59Gardendale, AL32.2-2.9 pts
60Helena, AL31.6-1.3 pts
61Chelsea, AL31.5-1.2 pts
62Trussville, AL31.2-2 pts
63Hoover, AL30.2-2.1 pts
64Homewood, AL29.7-2.4 pts
65Vestavia Hills, AL29.1-1.3 pts
66Mountain Brook, AL26.8-2.7 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults with a body mass index of 30 or more, calculated from self-reported weight and height. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries. State and national values come from direct BRFSS estimates under adult_obesity_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence (Cities in Alabama by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Cities in Alabama by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/alabama-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Cities in Alabama by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/alabama-cities.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Cities in Alabama by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/alabama-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate?

Prichard, AL, with 50.7% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which city has the lowest adult obesity rate, local model estimate?

Mountain Brook, AL, with 26.8% in 2023.

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