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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 2022, at 50.4%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 32%. The median was 40.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest50.4Greene County
Lowest32Shelby County
Median40.367 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Autauga County: 38.9 %Baldwin County: 36.8 %Barbour County: 43.3 %Bibb County: 41.4 %Blount County: 37.3 %Bullock County: 49.6 %Butler County: 45 %Calhoun County: 37.7 %Chambers County: 45.6 %Cherokee County: 39.9 %Chilton County: 36.7 %Choctaw County: 46 %Clarke County: 44 %Clay County: 39.5 %Cleburne County: 39.6 %Coffee County: 34.2 %Colbert County: 40.6 %Conecuh County: 44.4 %Coosa County: 42.9 %Covington County: 43.8 %Crenshaw County: 40.3 %Cullman County: 40 %Dale County: 44.3 %Dallas County: 50.2 %DeKalb County: 39 %Elmore County: 36.4 %Escambia County: 43.4 %Etowah County: 41.4 %Fayette County: 39 %Franklin County: 39.4 %Geneva County: 38.6 %Greene County: 50.4 %Hale County: 44.5 %Henry County: 38.4 %Houston County: 37.2 %Jackson County: 38.9 %Jefferson County: 39.5 %Lamar County: 38.4 %Lauderdale County: 35.2 %Lawrence County: 41.1 %Lee County: 33.9 %Limestone County: 36.4 %Lowndes County: 49.4 %Macon County: 46 %Madison County: 35.3 %Marengo County: 46.2 %Marion County: 39.7 %Marshall County: 38.3 %Mobile County: 42.1 %Monroe County: 42.5 %Montgomery County: 44.2 %Morgan County: 38.7 %Perry County: 48.3 %Pickens County: 43.8 %Pike County: 37.7 %Randolph County: 40.3 %Russell County: 47.1 %St. Clair County: 33.4 %Shelby County: 32 %Sumter County: 42.4 %Talladega County: 42.6 %Tallapoosa County: 41.8 %Tuscaloosa County: 39.5 %Walker County: 43.1 %Washington County: 41.4 %Wilcox County: 47.8 %Winston County: 36.8 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Greene County: 50.4 %Greene County50.4Dallas County: 50.2 %Dallas County50.2Bullock County: 49.6 %Bullock County49.6Lowndes County: 49.4 %Lowndes County49.4Perry County: 48.3 %Perry County48.3Wilcox County: 47.8 %Wilcox County47.8Russell County: 47.1 %Russell County47.1Marengo County: 46.2 %Marengo County46.2Choctaw County: 46 %Choctaw County46Macon County: 46 %Macon County46Chambers County: 45.6 %Chambers County45.6Butler County: 45 %Butler County45Hale County: 44.5 %Hale County44.5Conecuh County: 44.4 %Conecuh County44.4Dale County: 44.3 %Dale County44.3Montgomery County: 44.2 %Montgomery County44.2Clarke County: 44 %Clarke County44Covington County: 43.8 %Covington County43.8Pickens County: 43.8 %Pickens County43.8Escambia County: 43.4 %Escambia County43.4Barbour County: 43.3 %Barbour County43.3Walker County: 43.1 %Walker County43.1Coosa County: 42.9 %Coosa County42.9Talladega County: 42.6 %Talladega County42.6Monroe County: 42.5 %Monroe County42.5Sumter County: 42.4 %Sumter County42.4Mobile County: 42.1 %Mobile County42.1Tallapoosa County: 41.8 %Tallapoosa County41.8Bibb County: 41.4 %Bibb County41.4Etowah County: 41.4 %Etowah County41.4Washington County: 41.4 %Washington County41.4Lawrence County: 41.1 %Lawrence County41.1Colbert County: 40.6 %Colbert County40.6Crenshaw County: 40.3 %Crenshaw County40.3Randolph County: 40.3 %Randolph County40.3Cullman County: 40 %Cullman County40Cherokee County: 39.9 %Cherokee County39.9Marion County: 39.7 %Marion County39.7Cleburne County: 39.6 %Cleburne County39.6Clay County: 39.5 %Clay County39.5Greene County: 50.4 %Greene County50.4Dallas County: 50.2 %Dallas County50.2Bullock County: 49.6 %Bullock County49.6Lowndes County: 49.4 %Lowndes County49.4Perry County: 48.3 %Perry County48.3Wilcox County: 47.8 %Wilcox County47.8Russell County: 47.1 %Russell County47.1Marengo County: 46.2 %Marengo County46.2Choctaw County: 46 %Choctaw County46Macon County: 46 %Macon County46Chambers County: 45.6 %Chambers County45.6Butler County: 45 %Butler County45Hale County: 44.5 %Hale County44.5Conecuh County: 44.4 %Conecuh County44.4Dale County: 44.3 %Dale County44.3Montgomery County: 44.2 %Montgomery County44.2Clarke County: 44 %Clarke County44Covington County: 43.8 %Covington County43.8Pickens County: 43.8 %Pickens County43.8Escambia County: 43.4 %Escambia County43.4Barbour County: 43.3 %Barbour County43.3Walker County: 43.1 %Walker County43.1Coosa County: 42.9 %Coosa County42.9Talladega County: 42.6 %Talladega County42.6Monroe County: 42.5 %Monroe County42.5Sumter County: 42.4 %Sumter County42.4Mobile County: 42.1 %Mobile County42.1Tallapoosa County: 41.8 %Tallapoosa County41.8Bibb County: 41.4 %Bibb County41.4Etowah County: 41.4 %Etowah County41.4Washington County: 41.4 %Washington County41.4Lawrence County: 41.1 %Lawrence County41.1Colbert County: 40.6 %Colbert County40.6Crenshaw County: 40.3 %Crenshaw County40.3Randolph County: 40.3 %Randolph County40.3Cullman County: 40 %Cullman County40Cherokee County: 39.9 %Cherokee County39.9Marion County: 39.7 %Marion County39.7Cleburne County: 39.6 %Cleburne County39.6Clay County: 39.5 %Clay County39.5
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Greene County50.4-1 pts
2Dallas County50.2+5.9 pts
3Bullock County49.6+0.4 pts
4Lowndes County49.4+2.1 pts
5Perry County48.3-2.1 pts
6Wilcox County47.8-0.1 pts
7Russell County47.1+3.1 pts
8Marengo County46.2-0.9 pts
9Choctaw County46+1.3 pts
9Macon County46+0.2 pts
11Chambers County45.6+1.6 pts
12Butler County45+3.4 pts
13Hale County44.5-1.4 pts
14Conecuh County44.4-0.5 pts
15Dale County44.3+5.6 pts
16Montgomery County44.2+6.2 pts
17Clarke County44+0.9 pts
18Covington County43.8+3.6 pts
18Pickens County43.8-1.1 pts
20Escambia County43.4-2.4 pts
21Barbour County43.30 pts
22Walker County43.1+5 pts
23Coosa County42.9+3.6 pts
24Talladega County42.6+0.5 pts
25Monroe County42.5-1.4 pts
26Sumter County42.4-2.6 pts
27Mobile County42.1+1.6 pts
28Tallapoosa County41.8+0.6 pts
29Bibb County41.4+1.5 pts
29Etowah County41.4+2 pts
29Washington County41.4-0.4 pts
32Lawrence County41.1-0.6 pts
33Colbert County40.6+1.2 pts
34Crenshaw County40.3+2 pts
34Randolph County40.3+0.4 pts
36Cullman County40+2.1 pts
37Cherokee County39.9+1.9 pts
38Marion County39.7+0.5 pts
39Cleburne County39.6+3.2 pts
40Clay County39.5-2.2 pts
40Jefferson County39.5+0.2 pts
40Tuscaloosa County39.5-0.6 pts
43Franklin County39.4+0.3 pts
44DeKalb County39-2.2 pts
44Fayette County39+1.3 pts
46Autauga County38.9-0.4 pts
46Jackson County38.9+1 pts
48Morgan County38.7-4.1 pts
49Geneva County38.6-3.2 pts
50Henry County38.4-0.1 pts
50Lamar County38.4-0.3 pts
52Marshall County38.3+3.6 pts
53Calhoun County37.7-1 pts
53Pike County37.7-0.8 pts
55Blount County37.3-0.6 pts
56Houston County37.2-2.4 pts
57Baldwin County36.8-0.6 pts
57Winston County36.8-2.4 pts
59Chilton County36.7-5.9 pts
60Elmore County36.4-2.7 pts
60Limestone County36.4-0.8 pts
62Madison County35.3-6.7 pts
63Lauderdale County35.2-1.9 pts
64Coffee County34.2-5.5 pts
65Lee County33.9-3.6 pts
66St. Clair County33.4-6.3 pts
67Shelby County32-1.6 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 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Greene County, with 50.4% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Shelby County, with 32% in 2022.

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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