# Cities in Arkansas by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023

All 39 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j 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, 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/arkansas-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Forrest City, AR | 52.9 |
| 2 | West Memphis, AR | 49.6 |
| 3 | Blytheville, AR | 49.4 |
| 4 | Pine Bluff, AR | 48.7 |
| 5 | Camden, AR | 45.1 |
| 6 | Russellville, AR | 43.8 |
| 7 | North Little Rock, AR | 43 |
| 8 | Paragould, AR | 42.7 |
| 9 | El Dorado, AR | 41.8 |
| 10 | Jacksonville, AR | 41.5 |
| 11 | Marion, AR | 41.3 |
| 12 | Hot Springs, AR | 41.2 |
| 13 | Batesville, AR | 40.7 |
| 13 | Harrison, AR | 40.7 |
| 15 | Little Rock, AR | 40.5 |
| 16 | Conway, AR | 40.1 |
| 17 | Malvern, AR | 39.6 |
| 18 | Springdale, AR | 39.5 |
| 18 | Texarkana, AR | 39.5 |
| 20 | Jonesboro, AR | 39.2 |
| 21 | Van Buren, AR | 38.9 |
| 22 | Sherwood, AR | 38.1 |
| 23 | Searcy, AR | 38 |
| 24 | Magnolia, AR | 37.4 |
| 25 | Fort Smith, AR | 37 |
| 26 | Rogers, AR | 36.9 |
| 27 | Siloam Springs, AR | 36.8 |
| 28 | Mountain Home, AR | 36.6 |
| 29 | Lowell, AR | 36 |
| 30 | Maumelle, AR | 35.4 |
| 31 | Cabot, AR | 35.3 |
| 32 | Pea Ridge, AR | 35.2 |
| 33 | Benton, AR | 35 |
| 34 | Centerton, AR | 34.2 |
| 35 | Bryant, AR | 34 |
| 36 | Fayetteville, AR | 33.5 |
| 37 | Farmington, AR | 33.3 |
| 38 | Bella Vista, AR | 33.1 |
| 39 | Bentonville, AR | 32.3 |