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Counties in Arkansas by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023

Phillips County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 75 counties in 2023, at 48.4%. Saline County had the lowest, at 34.5%. The median was 40.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest48.4Phillips County
Lowest34.5Saline County
Median40.275 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

Phillips County: 48.4 %Phillips County48.4St. Francis County: 48.2 %St. Francis County48.2Chicot County: 47.1 %Chicot County47.1Lee County: 46.9 %Lee County46.9Crittenden County: 46.7 %Crittenden County46.7Desha County: 46.6 %Desha County46.6Mississippi County: 46.6 %Mississippi County46.6Lafayette County: 46 %Lafayette County46Jefferson County: 45.9 %Jefferson County45.9Hempstead County: 45.6 %Hempstead County45.6Ashley County: 45.1 %Ashley County45.1Cross County: 45 %Cross County45Pope County: 44.6 %Pope County44.6Nevada County: 44 %Nevada County44Jackson County: 43.9 %Jackson County43.9Drew County: 43.8 %Drew County43.8Lawrence County: 43.7 %Lawrence County43.7Monroe County: 43.5 %Monroe County43.5Ouachita County: 43.5 %Ouachita County43.5Lincoln County: 42.6 %Lincoln County42.6Bradley County: 42.5 %Bradley County42.5Cleveland County: 42.4 %Cleveland County42.4Greene County: 42.3 %Greene County42.3Yell County: 42 %Yell County42Dallas County: 41.9 %Dallas County41.9Independence County: 41.6 %Independence County41.6Conway County: 41.4 %Conway County41.4Poinsett County: 41.4 %Poinsett County41.4Randolph County: 41.4 %Randolph County41.4Sevier County: 41.4 %Sevier County41.4Little River County: 41.3 %Little River County41.3Izard County: 41.2 %Izard County41.2Montgomery County: 40.9 %Montgomery County40.9Madison County: 40.8 %Madison County40.8Boone County: 40.7 %Boone County40.7Pulaski County: 40.5 %Pulaski County40.5Prairie County: 40.3 %Prairie County40.3Clay County: 40.2 %Clay County40.2Clark County: 40 %Clark County40Polk County: 40 %Polk County40
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Phillips County48.4-2.3 pts
2St. Francis County48.2+3.7 pts
3Chicot County47.1+2.7 pts
4Lee County46.9+2 pts
5Crittenden County46.7+5.4 pts
6Desha County46.6+1.5 pts
6Mississippi County46.6+3.7 pts
8Lafayette County46+3.3 pts
9Jefferson County45.9+2.2 pts
10Hempstead County45.6+4.8 pts
11Ashley County45.1+3.2 pts
12Cross County45+6.5 pts
13Pope County44.6+9.4 pts
14Nevada County44+2.6 pts
15Jackson County43.9+3.3 pts
16Drew County43.8+3.4 pts
17Lawrence County43.7+2.7 pts
18Monroe County43.5+0.5 pts
18Ouachita County43.5+1.1 pts
20Lincoln County42.6+3.1 pts
21Bradley County42.5+1 pts
22Cleveland County42.4+1.5 pts
23Greene County42.3+4.8 pts
24Yell County42+3.4 pts
25Dallas County41.9-1.7 pts
26Independence County41.6+2.4 pts
27Conway County41.4-0.1 pts
27Poinsett County41.4+0.8 pts
27Randolph County41.4+4.2 pts
27Sevier County41.40 pts
31Little River County41.3+2.7 pts
32Izard County41.2+5.3 pts
33Montgomery County40.9+1.1 pts
34Madison County40.8+4.8 pts
35Boone County40.7+1.7 pts
36Pulaski County40.5+2.4 pts
37Prairie County40.3+2.5 pts
38Clay County40.2+2.5 pts
39Clark County40+2.9 pts
39Polk County40+3.4 pts
41Searcy County39.9-1 pts
42Faulkner County39.8+3.5 pts
42Franklin County39.8-0.4 pts
42Stone County39.8+2.9 pts
45White County39.7-0.4 pts
46Fulton County39.6+0.8 pts
46Van Buren County39.6+2.6 pts
48Howard County39.4+0.2 pts
48Sharp County39.4+2.1 pts
48Union County39.4-1.7 pts
51Calhoun County39.2+0.8 pts
51Woodruff County39.2-1.7 pts
53Arkansas County39.1-1.8 pts
53Craighead County39.1+2.2 pts
53Garland County39.1+1.5 pts
56Perry County38.9+1.2 pts
57Crawford County38.8-0.9 pts
58Newton County38.6-0.6 pts
59Pike County38.3+1.4 pts
60Logan County38.1+0.1 pts
60Miller County38.1-5.6 pts
62Cleburne County37.9+2 pts
62Marion County37.9+0.7 pts
64Baxter County37.7-3.3 pts
64Columbia County37.7-0.8 pts
66Carroll County37.6+1.9 pts
67Johnson County37.4-1.5 pts
68Hot Spring County37.1-1.6 pts
69Scott County37-1.3 pts
70Grant County36.9+1.5 pts
71Sebastian County36.2+0.5 pts
72Lonoke County36.1-2.3 pts
73Washington County35.4+3.1 pts
74Benton County35.3+1 pts
75Saline County34.5-2.9 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 Arkansas by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023) [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 Arkansas by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/arkansas-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Arkansas by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/arkansas-counties.

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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 Arkansas by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/arkansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Phillips County, with 48.4% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Saline County, with 34.5% in 2023.

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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