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Counties in Alaska by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Kusilvak Census Area had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 30 counties in 2022, at 45.5%. Anchorage Municipality had the lowest, at 29.6%. The median was 33.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest45.5Kusilvak Census Area
Lowest29.6Anchorage Municipality
Median33.230 counties

All counties, 2022

Kusilvak Census Area: 45.5 %Kusilvak Census Area45.5North Slope Borough: 41.9 %North Slope Borough41.9Bethel Census Area: 41.1 %Bethel Census Area41.1Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 39.4 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area39.4Lake and Peninsula Borough: 39 %Lake and Peninsula Borough39Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 38.3 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area38.3Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 38 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area38Northwest Arctic Borough: 37.9 %Northwest Arctic Borough37.9Dillingham Census Area: 37.3 %Dillingham Census Area37.3Nome Census Area: 37.1 %Nome Census Area37.1Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 34.5 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough34.5Skagway Municipality: 34.2 %Skagway Municipality34.2Wrangell City and Borough: 33.8 %Wrangell City and Borough33.8Juneau City and Borough: 33.4 %Juneau City and Borough33.4Yakutat City and Borough: 33.2 %Yakutat City and Borough33.2Copper River Census Area: 33.1 %Copper River Census Area33.1Haines Borough: 32.6 %Haines Borough32.6Kenai Peninsula Borough: 32.5 %Kenai Peninsula Borough32.5Sitka City and Borough: 32.5 %Sitka City and Borough32.5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 32.2 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area32.2Bristol Bay Borough: 32.1 %Bristol Bay Borough32.1Denali Borough: 32.1 %Denali Borough32.1Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 32 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough32Fairbanks North Star Borough: 31.8 %Fairbanks North Star Borough31.8Aleutians East Borough: 31.7 %Aleutians East Borough31.7Chugach Census Area: 31 %Chugach Census Area31Petersburg Borough: 31 %Petersburg Borough31Kodiak Island Borough: 30.3 %Kodiak Island Borough30.3Aleutians West Census Area: 30.1 %Aleutians West Census Area30.1Anchorage Municipality: 29.6 %Anchorage Municipality29.6
%. 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
1Kusilvak Census Area45.5-2.6 pts
2North Slope Borough41.9+4.4 pts
3Bethel Census Area41.1-1.7 pts
4Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area39.4+1.9 pts
5Lake and Peninsula Borough39-1.3 pts
6Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area38.3-1.4 pts
7Southeast Fairbanks Census Area38+3.4 pts
8Northwest Arctic Borough37.9-2.7 pts
9Dillingham Census Area37.3-3.3 pts
10Nome Census Area37.1-3.5 pts
11Ketchikan Gateway Borough34.5+0.9 pts
12Skagway Municipality34.2-0.2 pts
13Wrangell City and Borough33.8+0.1 pts
14Juneau City and Borough33.4+2 pts
15Yakutat City and Borough33.2-3.3 pts
16Copper River Census Area33.1-2.2 pts
17Haines Borough32.6-0.4 pts
18Kenai Peninsula Borough32.5+0.7 pts
18Sitka City and Borough32.5+0.4 pts
20Hoonah-Angoon Census Area32.2-7 pts
21Bristol Bay Borough32.1-4.3 pts
21Denali Borough32.1+3.4 pts
23Matanuska-Susitna Borough32-3.8 pts
24Fairbanks North Star Borough31.8-1.4 pts
25Aleutians East Borough31.7-0.4 pts
26Chugach Census Area31-1.2 pts
26Petersburg Borough310 pts
28Kodiak Island Borough30.3+0.1 pts
29Aleutians West Census Area30.1-1.5 pts
30Anchorage Municipality29.6-3.4 pts

Other periods

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, 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 Alaska 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/alaska-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. 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?period=2022.

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

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

Kusilvak Census Area, with 45.5% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Anchorage Municipality, with 29.6% 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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