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Counties in Alaska by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023

Kusilvak Census Area had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 30 counties in 2023, at 46.5%. Sitka City and Borough had the lowest, at 29.8%. The median was 35.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest46.5Kusilvak Census Area
Lowest29.8Sitka City and Borough
Median35.330 counties

All counties, 2023

Kusilvak Census Area: 46.5 %Kusilvak Census Area46.5North Slope Borough: 42.3 %North Slope Borough42.3Northwest Arctic Borough: 40.6 %Northwest Arctic Borough40.6Lake and Peninsula Borough: 39.4 %Lake and Peninsula Borough39.4Bethel Census Area: 39.1 %Bethel Census Area39.1Nome Census Area: 38.6 %Nome Census Area38.6Dillingham Census Area: 38.5 %Dillingham Census Area38.5Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 38.4 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area38.4Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 37.7 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough37.7Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 37.5 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough37.5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 37.1 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area37.1Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 36.9 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area36.9Skagway Municipality: 36.2 %Skagway Municipality36.2Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 35.7 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area35.7Yakutat City and Borough: 35.4 %Yakutat City and Borough35.4Fairbanks North Star Borough: 35.3 %Fairbanks North Star Borough35.3Anchorage Municipality: 35 %Anchorage Municipality35Juneau City and Borough: 35 %Juneau City and Borough35Bristol Bay Borough: 34.9 %Bristol Bay Borough34.9Wrangell City and Borough: 34.8 %Wrangell City and Borough34.8Haines Borough: 34 %Haines Borough34Copper River Census Area: 33.6 %Copper River Census Area33.6Kenai Peninsula Borough: 32.3 %Kenai Peninsula Borough32.3Aleutians West Census Area: 31.9 %Aleutians West Census Area31.9Kodiak Island Borough: 31.5 %Kodiak Island Borough31.5Denali Borough: 31.3 %Denali Borough31.3Chugach Census Area: 31.1 %Chugach Census Area31.1Petersburg Borough: 30.8 %Petersburg Borough30.8Aleutians East Borough: 30.7 %Aleutians East Borough30.7Sitka City and Borough: 29.8 %Sitka City and Borough29.8
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Kusilvak Census Area46.5+1 pts
2North Slope Borough42.3+0.4 pts
3Northwest Arctic Borough40.6+2.7 pts
4Lake and Peninsula Borough39.4+0.4 pts
5Bethel Census Area39.1-2 pts
6Nome Census Area38.6+1.5 pts
7Dillingham Census Area38.5+1.2 pts
8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area38.4+0.1 pts
9Ketchikan Gateway Borough37.7+3.2 pts
10Matanuska-Susitna Borough37.5+5.5 pts
11Hoonah-Angoon Census Area37.1+4.9 pts
12Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area36.9-2.5 pts
13Skagway Municipality36.2+2 pts
14Southeast Fairbanks Census Area35.7-2.3 pts
15Yakutat City and Borough35.4+2.2 pts
16Fairbanks North Star Borough35.3+3.5 pts
17Anchorage Municipality35+5.4 pts
17Juneau City and Borough35+1.6 pts
19Bristol Bay Borough34.9+2.8 pts
20Wrangell City and Borough34.8+1 pts
21Haines Borough34+1.4 pts
22Copper River Census Area33.6+0.5 pts
23Kenai Peninsula Borough32.3-0.2 pts
24Aleutians West Census Area31.9+1.8 pts
25Kodiak Island Borough31.5+1.2 pts
26Denali Borough31.3-0.8 pts
27Chugach Census Area31.1+0.1 pts
28Petersburg Borough30.8-0.2 pts
29Aleutians East Borough30.7-1 pts
30Sitka City and Borough29.8-2.7 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 counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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 Alaska 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Counties in Alaska by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/alaska-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Alaska 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/alaska-counties.

Harvard

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 Alaska 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/alaska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Kusilvak Census Area, with 46.5% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Sitka City and Borough, with 29.8% in 2023.

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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