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

All 75 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec 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, 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/arkansas-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Phillips County | 48.4 |
| 2 | St. Francis County | 48.2 |
| 3 | Chicot County | 47.1 |
| 4 | Lee County | 46.9 |
| 5 | Crittenden County | 46.7 |
| 6 | Desha County | 46.6 |
| 6 | Mississippi County | 46.6 |
| 8 | Lafayette County | 46 |
| 9 | Jefferson County | 45.9 |
| 10 | Hempstead County | 45.6 |
| 11 | Ashley County | 45.1 |
| 12 | Cross County | 45 |
| 13 | Pope County | 44.6 |
| 14 | Nevada County | 44 |
| 15 | Jackson County | 43.9 |
| 16 | Drew County | 43.8 |
| 17 | Lawrence County | 43.7 |
| 18 | Monroe County | 43.5 |
| 18 | Ouachita County | 43.5 |
| 20 | Lincoln County | 42.6 |
| 21 | Bradley County | 42.5 |
| 22 | Cleveland County | 42.4 |
| 23 | Greene County | 42.3 |
| 24 | Yell County | 42 |
| 25 | Dallas County | 41.9 |
| 26 | Independence County | 41.6 |
| 27 | Conway County | 41.4 |
| 27 | Poinsett County | 41.4 |
| 27 | Randolph County | 41.4 |
| 27 | Sevier County | 41.4 |
| 31 | Little River County | 41.3 |
| 32 | Izard County | 41.2 |
| 33 | Montgomery County | 40.9 |
| 34 | Madison County | 40.8 |
| 35 | Boone County | 40.7 |
| 36 | Pulaski County | 40.5 |
| 37 | Prairie County | 40.3 |
| 38 | Clay County | 40.2 |
| 39 | Clark County | 40 |
| 39 | Polk County | 40 |
| 41 | Searcy County | 39.9 |
| 42 | Faulkner County | 39.8 |
| 42 | Franklin County | 39.8 |
| 42 | Stone County | 39.8 |
| 45 | White County | 39.7 |
| 46 | Fulton County | 39.6 |
| 46 | Van Buren County | 39.6 |
| 48 | Howard County | 39.4 |
| 48 | Sharp County | 39.4 |
| 48 | Union County | 39.4 |
| 51 | Calhoun County | 39.2 |
| 51 | Woodruff County | 39.2 |
| 53 | Arkansas County | 39.1 |
| 53 | Craighead County | 39.1 |
| 53 | Garland County | 39.1 |
| 56 | Perry County | 38.9 |
| 57 | Crawford County | 38.8 |
| 58 | Newton County | 38.6 |
| 59 | Pike County | 38.3 |
| 60 | Logan County | 38.1 |
| 60 | Miller County | 38.1 |
| 62 | Cleburne County | 37.9 |
| 62 | Marion County | 37.9 |
| 64 | Baxter County | 37.7 |
| 64 | Columbia County | 37.7 |
| 66 | Carroll County | 37.6 |
| 67 | Johnson County | 37.4 |
| 68 | Hot Spring County | 37.1 |
| 69 | Scott County | 37 |
| 70 | Grant County | 36.9 |
| 71 | Sebastian County | 36.2 |
| 72 | Lonoke County | 36.1 |
| 73 | Washington County | 35.4 |
| 74 | Benton County | 35.3 |
| 75 | Saline County | 34.5 |