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Cities in Alabama by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Prichard, AL had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 66 cities in 2022, at 53.4%. Mountain Brook, AL had the lowest, at 29.5%. The median was 37.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest53.4Prichard, AL
Lowest29.5Mountain Brook, AL
Median37.866 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

Prichard, AL: 53.4 %Prichard, AL53.4Selma, AL: 52.1 %Selma, AL52.1Center Point, AL: 48.1 %Center Point, AL48.1Bessemer, AL: 47 %Bessemer, AL47Ozark, AL: 46.7 %Ozark, AL46.7Phenix City, AL: 45.5 %Phenix City, AL45.5Gadsden, AL: 45.3 %Gadsden, AL45.3Talladega, AL: 45 %Talladega, AL45Montgomery, AL: 44.5 %Montgomery, AL44.5Valley, AL: 44.4 %Valley, AL44.4Alexander City, AL: 44.1 %Alexander City, AL44.1Birmingham, AL: 44.1 %Birmingham, AL44.1Sylacauga, AL: 43.5 %Sylacauga, AL43.5Mobile, AL: 43.4 %Mobile, AL43.4Eufaula, AL: 43.3 %Eufaula, AL43.3Anniston, AL: 42.9 %Anniston, AL42.9Jasper, AL: 41.7 %Jasper, AL41.7Russellville, AL: 41.3 %Russellville, AL41.3Decatur, AL: 40.4 %Decatur, AL40.4Tuscaloosa, AL: 40.3 %Tuscaloosa, AL40.3Boaz, AL: 40.1 %Boaz, AL40.1Hueytown, AL: 40 %Hueytown, AL40Albertville, AL: 39.4 %Albertville, AL39.4Clay, AL: 39.3 %Clay, AL39.3Fort Payne, AL: 38.8 %Fort Payne, AL38.8Muscle Shoals, AL: 38.8 %Muscle Shoals, AL38.8Northport, AL: 38.8 %Northport, AL38.8Oxford, AL: 38.6 %Oxford, AL38.6Saraland, AL: 38.5 %Saraland, AL38.5Opelika, AL: 38.2 %Opelika, AL38.2Scottsboro, AL: 38.2 %Scottsboro, AL38.2Florence, AL: 38.1 %Florence, AL38.1Prattville, AL: 37.9 %Prattville, AL37.9Cullman, AL: 37.7 %Cullman, AL37.7Foley, AL: 37.7 %Foley, AL37.7Jacksonville, AL: 37.6 %Jacksonville, AL37.6Millbrook, AL: 37.6 %Millbrook, AL37.6Troy, AL: 37.4 %Troy, AL37.4Athens, AL: 37.3 %Athens, AL37.3Dothan, AL: 37.1 %Dothan, AL37.1Prichard, AL: 53.4 %Prichard, AL53.4Selma, AL: 52.1 %Selma, AL52.1Center Point, AL: 48.1 %Center Point, AL48.1Bessemer, AL: 47 %Bessemer, AL47Ozark, AL: 46.7 %Ozark, AL46.7Phenix City, AL: 45.5 %Phenix City, AL45.5Gadsden, AL: 45.3 %Gadsden, AL45.3Talladega, AL: 45 %Talladega, AL45Montgomery, AL: 44.5 %Montgomery, AL44.5Valley, AL: 44.4 %Valley, AL44.4Alexander City, AL: 44.1 %Alexander City, AL44.1Birmingham, AL: 44.1 %Birmingham, AL44.1Sylacauga, AL: 43.5 %Sylacauga, AL43.5Mobile, AL: 43.4 %Mobile, AL43.4Eufaula, AL: 43.3 %Eufaula, AL43.3Anniston, AL: 42.9 %Anniston, AL42.9Jasper, AL: 41.7 %Jasper, AL41.7Russellville, AL: 41.3 %Russellville, AL41.3Decatur, AL: 40.4 %Decatur, AL40.4Tuscaloosa, AL: 40.3 %Tuscaloosa, AL40.3Boaz, AL: 40.1 %Boaz, AL40.1Hueytown, AL: 40 %Hueytown, AL40Albertville, AL: 39.4 %Albertville, AL39.4Clay, AL: 39.3 %Clay, AL39.3Fort Payne, AL: 38.8 %Fort Payne, AL38.8Muscle Shoals, AL: 38.8 %Muscle Shoals, AL38.8Northport, AL: 38.8 %Northport, AL38.8Oxford, AL: 38.6 %Oxford, AL38.6Saraland, AL: 38.5 %Saraland, AL38.5Opelika, AL: 38.2 %Opelika, AL38.2Scottsboro, AL: 38.2 %Scottsboro, AL38.2Florence, AL: 38.1 %Florence, AL38.1Prattville, AL: 37.9 %Prattville, AL37.9Cullman, AL: 37.7 %Cullman, AL37.7Foley, AL: 37.7 %Foley, AL37.7Jacksonville, AL: 37.6 %Jacksonville, AL37.6Millbrook, AL: 37.6 %Millbrook, AL37.6Troy, AL: 37.4 %Troy, AL37.4Athens, AL: 37.3 %Athens, AL37.3Dothan, AL: 37.1 %Dothan, AL37.1
%. 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

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Prichard, AL53.4+3.3 pts
2Selma, AL52.1+5.4 pts
3Center Point, AL48.1+3.1 pts
4Bessemer, AL47+1.6 pts
5Ozark, AL46.7+6.6 pts
6Phenix City, AL45.5+2 pts
7Gadsden, AL45.3+2.3 pts
8Talladega, AL45+0.4 pts
9Montgomery, AL44.5+6.6 pts
10Valley, AL44.4+1.6 pts
11Alexander City, AL44.1+2.4 pts
11Birmingham, AL44.1-0.8 pts
13Sylacauga, AL43.5+1.1 pts
14Mobile, AL43.4+2.1 pts
15Eufaula, AL43.3+0.4 pts
16Anniston, AL42.9-0.5 pts
17Jasper, AL41.7+3.8 pts
18Russellville, AL41.3+3.2 pts
19Decatur, AL40.4-4.2 pts
20Tuscaloosa, AL40.3+0.8 pts
21Boaz, AL40.1+4.6 pts
22Hueytown, AL40+1.4 pts
23Albertville, AL39.4+3.6 pts
24Clay, AL39.3+3.4 pts
25Fort Payne, AL38.8-2.9 pts
25Muscle Shoals, AL38.8+1 pts
25Northport, AL38.8+0.2 pts
28Oxford, AL38.6+0.8 pts
29Saraland, AL38.5+0.8 pts
30Opelika, AL38.2-4 pts
30Scottsboro, AL38.2+0.6 pts
32Florence, AL38.1-0.7 pts
33Prattville, AL37.9-0.8 pts
34Cullman, AL37.7+0.9 pts
34Foley, AL37.7-0.7 pts
36Jacksonville, AL37.6+1.7 pts
36Millbrook, AL37.6-1.6 pts
38Troy, AL37.4+1.1 pts
39Athens, AL37.3-1.3 pts
40Dothan, AL37.1-3.1 pts
41Pike Road, AL37+5.1 pts
42Calera, AL36.9+0.9 pts
43Hartselle, AL36.6-3.9 pts
43Huntsville, AL36.6-7.1 pts
43Rainbow City, AL36.6+0.9 pts
46Daphne, AL36.4-1.6 pts
46Leeds, AL36.40 pts
48Enterprise, AL36.3-2.5 pts
49Irondale, AL36.1-1 pts
50Gulf Shores, AL35.9-0.3 pts
51Gardendale, AL35.1+0.8 pts
52Fairhope, AL34.8-0.1 pts
53Alabaster, AL34.2-1.1 pts
53Spanish Fort, AL34.2+0.4 pts
55Pelham, AL33.9-0.1 pts
56Pell City, AL33.4-7.8 pts
57Trussville, AL33.2-0.7 pts
58Moody, AL33-5.1 pts
59Helena, AL32.9-0.8 pts
60Chelsea, AL32.7-0.5 pts
61Hoover, AL32.3-0.2 pts
61Madison, AL32.3-5.9 pts
63Homewood, AL32.1+1.3 pts
64Auburn, AL30.7-3.9 pts
65Vestavia Hills, AL30.4+0.5 pts
66Mountain Brook, AL29.5-0.4 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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?period=2022. 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, 2022. 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?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/alabama-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Prichard, AL, with 53.4% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Mountain Brook, AL, with 29.5% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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.

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