Cities in Arizona by adult obesity rate, local model estimate
San Luis, AZ had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 44 cities in 2022, at 45.2%. Flagstaff, AZ had the lowest, at 24.5%. The median was 33.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
All cities, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2022 (%) | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Luis, AZ | 45.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 2 | Somerton, AZ | 44.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 3 | Coolidge, AZ | 42.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 4 | Eloy, AZ | 42.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 5 | Yuma, AZ | 40.7 | +2.3 pts |
| 6 | Florence, AZ | 39.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 7 | Casa Grande, AZ | 38.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 7 | Safford, AZ | 38.7 | +4.5 pts |
| 9 | Douglas, AZ | 38.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 10 | Maricopa, AZ | 38.3 | +1.9 pts |
| 11 | Bullhead City, AZ | 38 | +1.2 pts |
| 12 | Apache Junction, AZ | 37.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 13 | El Mirage, AZ | 36.6 | +2.5 pts |
| 14 | Avondale, AZ | 36.1 | +2.8 pts |
| 15 | Kingman, AZ | 35.7 | +1.3 pts |
| 16 | Glendale, AZ | 35.5 | +2.7 pts |
| 17 | Buckeye, AZ | 35.4 | +2.1 pts |
| 18 | Phoenix, AZ | 35 | +2.3 pts |
| 19 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | 34.5 | +1 pts |
| 20 | Nogales, AZ | 34.4 | -3.3 pts |
| 21 | Tucson, AZ | 33.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 22 | Mesa, AZ | 33.4 | +2.3 pts |
| 23 | Goodyear, AZ | 32.9 | +2.7 pts |
| 24 | Show Low, AZ | 32.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 25 | Queen Creek, AZ | 32.1 | +3.2 pts |
| 26 | Peoria, AZ | 32 | +2.6 pts |
| 27 | Surprise, AZ | 31.8 | +1.8 pts |
| 28 | Payson, AZ | 31.6 | -1.7 pts |
| 29 | Chandler, AZ | 30.7 | +2.2 pts |
| 29 | Sahuarita, AZ | 30.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 31 | Camp Verde, AZ | 30.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 32 | Sierra Vista, AZ | 30.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 33 | Gilbert, AZ | 30.3 | +2.3 pts |
| 34 | Tempe, AZ | 29.7 | +1.9 pts |
| 35 | Marana, AZ | 29.2 | 0 pts |
| 36 | Cottonwood, AZ | 28.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 36 | Fountain Hills, AZ | 28.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 38 | Scottsdale, AZ | 28.5 | +1.8 pts |
| 39 | Chino Valley, AZ | 28 | -0.6 pts |
| 40 | Prescott Valley, AZ | 27.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 41 | Paradise Valley, AZ | 27.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 42 | Oro Valley, AZ | 26.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 43 | Prescott, AZ | 24.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 44 | Flagstaff, AZ | 24.5 | +1.1 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 cities 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j 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.
Citation styles
APA 7
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence (Cities in Arizona by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/
MLA 9
PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Cities in Arizona by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/arizona-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Cities in Arizona 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/arizona-cities?period=2022.
Harvard
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Cities in Arizona 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/arizona-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{Centers for Disease Control and Prevention}},
title = {{PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence: Cities in Arizona by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2022}},
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Questions
Which city has the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate?
San Luis, AZ, with 45.2% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Which city has the lowest adult obesity rate, local model estimate?
Flagstaff, AZ, with 24.5% 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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