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

All 30 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_obesity_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/alaska-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Kusilvak Census Area | 46.5 |
| 2 | North Slope Borough | 42.3 |
| 3 | Northwest Arctic Borough | 40.6 |
| 4 | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 39.4 |
| 5 | Bethel Census Area | 39.1 |
| 6 | Nome Census Area | 38.6 |
| 7 | Dillingham Census Area | 38.5 |
| 8 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 38.4 |
| 9 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 37.7 |
| 10 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 37.5 |
| 11 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 37.1 |
| 12 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 36.9 |
| 13 | Skagway Municipality | 36.2 |
| 14 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 35.7 |
| 15 | Yakutat City and Borough | 35.4 |
| 16 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 35.3 |
| 17 | Anchorage Municipality | 35 |
| 17 | Juneau City and Borough | 35 |
| 19 | Bristol Bay Borough | 34.9 |
| 20 | Wrangell City and Borough | 34.8 |
| 21 | Haines Borough | 34 |
| 22 | Copper River Census Area | 33.6 |
| 23 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 32.3 |
| 24 | Aleutians West Census Area | 31.9 |
| 25 | Kodiak Island Borough | 31.5 |
| 26 | Denali Borough | 31.3 |
| 27 | Chugach Census Area | 31.1 |
| 28 | Petersburg Borough | 30.8 |
| 29 | Aleutians East Borough | 30.7 |
| 30 | Sitka City and Borough | 29.8 |