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Counties in Alabama by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Greene County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 67 counties in 2021, at 51.4%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 33.6%. The median was 39.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest51.4Greene County
Lowest33.6Shelby County
Median39.967 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 39.3 %Baldwin County: 37.4 %Barbour County: 43.3 %Bibb County: 39.9 %Blount County: 37.9 %Bullock County: 49.2 %Butler County: 41.6 %Calhoun County: 38.7 %Chambers County: 44 %Cherokee County: 38 %Chilton County: 42.6 %Choctaw County: 44.7 %Clarke County: 43.1 %Clay County: 41.7 %Cleburne County: 36.4 %Coffee County: 39.7 %Colbert County: 39.4 %Conecuh County: 44.9 %Coosa County: 39.3 %Covington County: 40.2 %Crenshaw County: 38.3 %Cullman County: 37.9 %Dale County: 38.7 %Dallas County: 44.3 %DeKalb County: 41.2 %Elmore County: 39.1 %Escambia County: 45.8 %Etowah County: 39.4 %Fayette County: 37.7 %Franklin County: 39.1 %Geneva County: 41.8 %Greene County: 51.4 %Hale County: 45.9 %Henry County: 38.5 %Houston County: 39.6 %Jackson County: 37.9 %Jefferson County: 39.3 %Lamar County: 38.7 %Lauderdale County: 37.1 %Lawrence County: 41.7 %Lee County: 37.5 %Limestone County: 37.2 %Lowndes County: 47.3 %Macon County: 45.8 %Madison County: 42 %Marengo County: 47.1 %Marion County: 39.2 %Marshall County: 34.7 %Mobile County: 40.5 %Monroe County: 43.9 %Montgomery County: 38 %Morgan County: 42.8 %Perry County: 50.4 %Pickens County: 44.9 %Pike County: 38.5 %Randolph County: 39.9 %Russell County: 44 %St. Clair County: 39.7 %Shelby County: 33.6 %Sumter County: 45 %Talladega County: 42.1 %Tallapoosa County: 41.2 %Tuscaloosa County: 40.1 %Walker County: 38.1 %Washington County: 41.8 %Wilcox County: 47.9 %Winston County: 39.2 %
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%, 2021. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Greene County: 51.4 %Greene County51.4Perry County: 50.4 %Perry County50.4Bullock County: 49.2 %Bullock County49.2Wilcox County: 47.9 %Wilcox County47.9Lowndes County: 47.3 %Lowndes County47.3Marengo County: 47.1 %Marengo County47.1Hale County: 45.9 %Hale County45.9Escambia County: 45.8 %Escambia County45.8Macon County: 45.8 %Macon County45.8Sumter County: 45 %Sumter County45Conecuh County: 44.9 %Conecuh County44.9Pickens County: 44.9 %Pickens County44.9Choctaw County: 44.7 %Choctaw County44.7Dallas County: 44.3 %Dallas County44.3Chambers County: 44 %Chambers County44Russell County: 44 %Russell County44Monroe County: 43.9 %Monroe County43.9Barbour County: 43.3 %Barbour County43.3Clarke County: 43.1 %Clarke County43.1Morgan County: 42.8 %Morgan County42.8Chilton County: 42.6 %Chilton County42.6Talladega County: 42.1 %Talladega County42.1Madison County: 42 %Madison County42Geneva County: 41.8 %Geneva County41.8Washington County: 41.8 %Washington County41.8Clay County: 41.7 %Clay County41.7Lawrence County: 41.7 %Lawrence County41.7Butler County: 41.6 %Butler County41.6DeKalb County: 41.2 %DeKalb County41.2Tallapoosa County: 41.2 %Tallapoosa County41.2Mobile County: 40.5 %Mobile County40.5Covington County: 40.2 %Covington County40.2Tuscaloosa County: 40.1 %Tuscaloosa County40.1Bibb County: 39.9 %Bibb County39.9Randolph County: 39.9 %Randolph County39.9Coffee County: 39.7 %Coffee County39.7St. Clair County: 39.7 %St. Clair County39.7Houston County: 39.6 %Houston County39.6Colbert County: 39.4 %Colbert County39.4Etowah County: 39.4 %Etowah County39.4Greene County: 51.4 %Greene County51.4Perry County: 50.4 %Perry County50.4Bullock County: 49.2 %Bullock County49.2Wilcox County: 47.9 %Wilcox County47.9Lowndes County: 47.3 %Lowndes County47.3Marengo County: 47.1 %Marengo County47.1Hale County: 45.9 %Hale County45.9Escambia County: 45.8 %Escambia County45.8Macon County: 45.8 %Macon County45.8Sumter County: 45 %Sumter County45Conecuh County: 44.9 %Conecuh County44.9Pickens County: 44.9 %Pickens County44.9Choctaw County: 44.7 %Choctaw County44.7Dallas County: 44.3 %Dallas County44.3Chambers County: 44 %Chambers County44Russell County: 44 %Russell County44Monroe County: 43.9 %Monroe County43.9Barbour County: 43.3 %Barbour County43.3Clarke County: 43.1 %Clarke County43.1Morgan County: 42.8 %Morgan County42.8Chilton County: 42.6 %Chilton County42.6Talladega County: 42.1 %Talladega County42.1Madison County: 42 %Madison County42Geneva County: 41.8 %Geneva County41.8Washington County: 41.8 %Washington County41.8Clay County: 41.7 %Clay County41.7Lawrence County: 41.7 %Lawrence County41.7Butler County: 41.6 %Butler County41.6DeKalb County: 41.2 %DeKalb County41.2Tallapoosa County: 41.2 %Tallapoosa County41.2Mobile County: 40.5 %Mobile County40.5Covington County: 40.2 %Covington County40.2Tuscaloosa County: 40.1 %Tuscaloosa County40.1Bibb County: 39.9 %Bibb County39.9Randolph County: 39.9 %Randolph County39.9Coffee County: 39.7 %Coffee County39.7St. Clair County: 39.7 %St. Clair County39.7Houston County: 39.6 %Houston County39.6Colbert County: 39.4 %Colbert County39.4Etowah County: 39.4 %Etowah County39.4
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Greene County51.4
2Perry County50.4
3Bullock County49.2
4Wilcox County47.9
5Lowndes County47.3
6Marengo County47.1
7Hale County45.9
8Escambia County45.8
8Macon County45.8
10Sumter County45
11Conecuh County44.9
11Pickens County44.9
13Choctaw County44.7
14Dallas County44.3
15Chambers County44
15Russell County44
17Monroe County43.9
18Barbour County43.3
19Clarke County43.1
20Morgan County42.8
21Chilton County42.6
22Talladega County42.1
23Madison County42
24Geneva County41.8
24Washington County41.8
26Clay County41.7
26Lawrence County41.7
28Butler County41.6
29DeKalb County41.2
29Tallapoosa County41.2
31Mobile County40.5
32Covington County40.2
33Tuscaloosa County40.1
34Bibb County39.9
34Randolph County39.9
36Coffee County39.7
36St. Clair County39.7
38Houston County39.6
39Colbert County39.4
39Etowah County39.4
41Autauga County39.3
41Coosa County39.3
41Jefferson County39.3
44Marion County39.2
44Winston County39.2
46Elmore County39.1
46Franklin County39.1
48Calhoun County38.7
48Dale County38.7
48Lamar County38.7
51Henry County38.5
51Pike County38.5
53Crenshaw County38.3
54Walker County38.1
55Cherokee County38
55Montgomery County38
57Blount County37.9
57Cullman County37.9
57Jackson County37.9
60Fayette County37.7
61Lee County37.5
62Baldwin County37.4
63Limestone County37.2
64Lauderdale County37.1
65Cleburne County36.4
66Marshall County34.7
67Shelby County33.6

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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 counties 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence (Counties in Alabama by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Counties in Alabama by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/alabama-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Counties in Alabama by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/alabama-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Greene County, with 51.4% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Shelby County, with 33.6% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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