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Cities in Arkansas by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Forrest City, AR had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 39 cities in 2022, at 48.7%. Fayetteville, AR had the lowest, at 31.2%. The median was 37.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest48.7Forrest City, AR
Lowest31.2Fayetteville, AR
Median37.539 cities

All cities, 2022

Forrest City, AR: 48.7 %Forrest City, AR48.7Pine Bluff, AR: 46 %Pine Bluff, AR46Blytheville, AR: 45.8 %Blytheville, AR45.8Texarkana, AR: 45.7 %Texarkana, AR45.7Camden, AR: 45.2 %Camden, AR45.2West Memphis, AR: 44.1 %West Memphis, AR44.1El Dorado, AR: 43.7 %El Dorado, AR43.7Malvern, AR: 41.4 %Malvern, AR41.4North Little Rock, AR: 41 %North Little Rock, AR41Van Buren, AR: 40.9 %Van Buren, AR40.9Hot Springs, AR: 39.9 %Hot Springs, AR39.9Harrison, AR: 39.7 %Harrison, AR39.7Jacksonville, AR: 39.7 %Jacksonville, AR39.7Mountain Home, AR: 39.5 %Mountain Home, AR39.5Magnolia, AR: 38.9 %Magnolia, AR38.9Benton, AR: 38.3 %Benton, AR38.3Little Rock, AR: 38.2 %Little Rock, AR38.2Searcy, AR: 38.1 %Searcy, AR38.1Conway, AR: 37.9 %Conway, AR37.9Batesville, AR: 37.5 %Batesville, AR37.5Cabot, AR: 37.5 %Cabot, AR37.5Bryant, AR: 37.2 %Bryant, AR37.2Fort Smith, AR: 37 %Fort Smith, AR37Jonesboro, AR: 36.8 %Jonesboro, AR36.8Paragould, AR: 36.8 %Paragould, AR36.8Rogers, AR: 36.8 %Rogers, AR36.8Springdale, AR: 36.8 %Springdale, AR36.8Siloam Springs, AR: 36.7 %Siloam Springs, AR36.7Sherwood, AR: 36.4 %Sherwood, AR36.4Marion, AR: 36.2 %Marion, AR36.2Lowell, AR: 35.5 %Lowell, AR35.5Russellville, AR: 35 %Russellville, AR35Pea Ridge, AR: 34.9 %Pea Ridge, AR34.9Maumelle, AR: 33.6 %Maumelle, AR33.6Centerton, AR: 33.5 %Centerton, AR33.5Bella Vista, AR: 32.8 %Bella Vista, AR32.8Bentonville, AR: 31.5 %Bentonville, AR31.5Farmington, AR: 31.2 %Farmington, AR31.2Fayetteville, AR: 31.2 %Fayetteville, AR31.2Forrest City, AR: 48.7 %Forrest City, AR48.7Pine Bluff, AR: 46 %Pine Bluff, AR46Blytheville, AR: 45.8 %Blytheville, AR45.8Texarkana, AR: 45.7 %Texarkana, AR45.7Camden, AR: 45.2 %Camden, AR45.2West Memphis, AR: 44.1 %West Memphis, AR44.1El Dorado, AR: 43.7 %El Dorado, AR43.7Malvern, AR: 41.4 %Malvern, AR41.4North Little Rock, AR: 41 %North Little Rock, AR41Van Buren, AR: 40.9 %Van Buren, AR40.9Hot Springs, AR: 39.9 %Hot Springs, AR39.9Harrison, AR: 39.7 %Harrison, AR39.7Jacksonville, AR: 39.7 %Jacksonville, AR39.7Mountain Home, AR: 39.5 %Mountain Home, AR39.5Magnolia, AR: 38.9 %Magnolia, AR38.9Benton, AR: 38.3 %Benton, AR38.3Little Rock, AR: 38.2 %Little Rock, AR38.2Searcy, AR: 38.1 %Searcy, AR38.1Conway, AR: 37.9 %Conway, AR37.9Batesville, AR: 37.5 %Batesville, AR37.5Cabot, AR: 37.5 %Cabot, AR37.5Bryant, AR: 37.2 %Bryant, AR37.2Fort Smith, AR: 37 %Fort Smith, AR37Jonesboro, AR: 36.8 %Jonesboro, AR36.8Paragould, AR: 36.8 %Paragould, AR36.8Rogers, AR: 36.8 %Rogers, AR36.8Springdale, AR: 36.8 %Springdale, AR36.8Siloam Springs, AR: 36.7 %Siloam Springs, AR36.7Sherwood, AR: 36.4 %Sherwood, AR36.4Marion, AR: 36.2 %Marion, AR36.2Lowell, AR: 35.5 %Lowell, AR35.5Russellville, AR: 35 %Russellville, AR35Pea Ridge, AR: 34.9 %Pea Ridge, AR34.9Maumelle, AR: 33.6 %Maumelle, AR33.6Centerton, AR: 33.5 %Centerton, AR33.5Bella Vista, AR: 32.8 %Bella Vista, AR32.8Bentonville, AR: 31.5 %Bentonville, AR31.5Farmington, AR: 31.2 %Farmington, AR31.2Fayetteville, AR: 31.2 %Fayetteville, AR31.2
%. Source: CDC, 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.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Forrest City, AR48.7-1.6 pts
2Pine Bluff, AR46+1.1 pts
3Blytheville, AR45.8+4.2 pts
4Texarkana, AR45.7+6.5 pts
5Camden, AR45.2+2.3 pts
6West Memphis, AR44.1-2 pts
7El Dorado, AR43.7+3.3 pts
8Malvern, AR41.4+3.2 pts
9North Little Rock, AR41-0.4 pts
10Van Buren, AR40.9+1.2 pts
11Hot Springs, AR39.9+1.7 pts
12Harrison, AR39.7+0.2 pts
12Jacksonville, AR39.7-0.2 pts
14Mountain Home, AR39.5+7 pts
15Magnolia, AR38.9-0.3 pts
16Benton, AR38.3+3.4 pts
17Little Rock, AR38.2-0.7 pts
18Searcy, AR38.1+5 pts
19Conway, AR37.9+2.8 pts
20Batesville, AR37.5+1.8 pts
20Cabot, AR37.5+1.1 pts
22Bryant, AR37.2+2.5 pts
23Fort Smith, AR37-2.1 pts
24Jonesboro, AR36.8-4.7 pts
24Paragould, AR36.8-2.6 pts
24Rogers, AR36.8+0.1 pts
24Springdale, AR36.8+1.5 pts
28Siloam Springs, AR36.7-0.5 pts
29Sherwood, AR36.4+0.2 pts
30Marion, AR36.2-1.6 pts
31Lowell, AR35.5+0.8 pts
32Russellville, AR35-0.9 pts
33Pea Ridge, AR34.9+0.1 pts
34Maumelle, AR33.6-0.9 pts
35Centerton, AR33.5+0.2 pts
36Bella Vista, AR32.8+0.2 pts
37Bentonville, AR31.5-1 pts
38Farmington, AR31.2+0.1 pts
38Fayetteville, AR31.2+1.1 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 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.

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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 Arkansas 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Cities in Arkansas 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/arkansas-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-cities?period=2022.

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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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/arkansas-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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.},
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Which city has the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate?

Forrest City, AR, with 48.7% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Fayetteville, AR, with 31.2% 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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