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Counties in Arkansas by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

St. Francis County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 75 counties in 2021, at 48.7%. Washington County had the lowest, at 32.4%. The median was 39.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest48.7St. Francis County
Lowest32.4Washington County
Median39.675 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Arkansas County: 38.1 %Ashley County: 42 %Baxter County: 35 %Benton County: 34.9 %Boone County: 39 %Bradley County: 42.2 %Calhoun County: 42 %Carroll County: 36.5 %Chicot County: 46.7 %Clark County: 39.4 %Clay County: 39.1 %Cleburne County: 37.3 %Cleveland County: 40.5 %Columbia County: 39.4 %Conway County: 40.8 %Craighead County: 42.2 %Crawford County: 39.6 %Crittenden County: 43.8 %Cross County: 43.2 %Dallas County: 40 %Desha County: 45.1 %Drew County: 40.2 %Faulkner County: 35.7 %Franklin County: 39.8 %Fulton County: 40.4 %Garland County: 36.2 %Grant County: 39.6 %Greene County: 39.7 %Hempstead County: 44.6 %Hot Spring County: 35.7 %Howard County: 41 %Independence County: 37.2 %Izard County: 37.4 %Jackson County: 40.1 %Jefferson County: 42.9 %Johnson County: 38.4 %Lafayette County: 43 %Lawrence County: 38.5 %Lee County: 46.8 %Lincoln County: 41.4 %Little River County: 40.6 %Logan County: 40.2 %Lonoke County: 37.2 %Madison County: 38.8 %Marion County: 37.4 %Miller County: 38.2 %Mississippi County: 39.2 %Monroe County: 42.7 %Montgomery County: 37.6 %Nevada County: 40.1 %Newton County: 39.8 %Ouachita County: 40 %Perry County: 38 %Phillips County: 42.8 %Pike County: 37.3 %Poinsett County: 45.2 %Polk County: 35.3 %Pope County: 37.4 %Prairie County: 36.5 %Pulaski County: 38.9 %Randolph County: 42 %St. Francis County: 48.7 %Saline County: 35.2 %Scott County: 39.4 %Searcy County: 39 %Sebastian County: 38.4 %Sevier County: 42.3 %Sharp County: 39.9 %Stone County: 40.5 %Union County: 39 %Van Buren County: 39.9 %Washington County: 32.4 %White County: 36.4 %Woodruff County: 39.6 %Yell County: 37.2 %
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%, 2021. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

St. Francis County: 48.7 %St. Francis County48.7Lee County: 46.8 %Lee County46.8Chicot County: 46.7 %Chicot County46.7Poinsett County: 45.2 %Poinsett County45.2Desha County: 45.1 %Desha County45.1Hempstead County: 44.6 %Hempstead County44.6Crittenden County: 43.8 %Crittenden County43.8Cross County: 43.2 %Cross County43.2Lafayette County: 43 %Lafayette County43Jefferson County: 42.9 %Jefferson County42.9Phillips County: 42.8 %Phillips County42.8Monroe County: 42.7 %Monroe County42.7Sevier County: 42.3 %Sevier County42.3Bradley County: 42.2 %Bradley County42.2Craighead County: 42.2 %Craighead County42.2Ashley County: 42 %Ashley County42Calhoun County: 42 %Calhoun County42Randolph County: 42 %Randolph County42Lincoln County: 41.4 %Lincoln County41.4Howard County: 41 %Howard County41Conway County: 40.8 %Conway County40.8Little River County: 40.6 %Little River County40.6Cleveland County: 40.5 %Cleveland County40.5Stone County: 40.5 %Stone County40.5Fulton County: 40.4 %Fulton County40.4Drew County: 40.2 %Drew County40.2Logan County: 40.2 %Logan County40.2Jackson County: 40.1 %Jackson County40.1Nevada County: 40.1 %Nevada County40.1Dallas County: 40 %Dallas County40Ouachita County: 40 %Ouachita County40Sharp County: 39.9 %Sharp County39.9Van Buren County: 39.9 %Van Buren County39.9Franklin County: 39.8 %Franklin County39.8Newton County: 39.8 %Newton County39.8Greene County: 39.7 %Greene County39.7Crawford County: 39.6 %Crawford County39.6Grant County: 39.6 %Grant County39.6Woodruff County: 39.6 %Woodruff County39.6Clark County: 39.4 %Clark County39.4St. Francis County: 48.7 %St. Francis County48.7Lee County: 46.8 %Lee County46.8Chicot County: 46.7 %Chicot County46.7Poinsett County: 45.2 %Poinsett County45.2Desha County: 45.1 %Desha County45.1Hempstead County: 44.6 %Hempstead County44.6Crittenden County: 43.8 %Crittenden County43.8Cross County: 43.2 %Cross County43.2Lafayette County: 43 %Lafayette County43Jefferson County: 42.9 %Jefferson County42.9Phillips County: 42.8 %Phillips County42.8Monroe County: 42.7 %Monroe County42.7Sevier County: 42.3 %Sevier County42.3Bradley County: 42.2 %Bradley County42.2Craighead County: 42.2 %Craighead County42.2Ashley County: 42 %Ashley County42Calhoun County: 42 %Calhoun County42Randolph County: 42 %Randolph County42Lincoln County: 41.4 %Lincoln County41.4Howard County: 41 %Howard County41Conway County: 40.8 %Conway County40.8Little River County: 40.6 %Little River County40.6Cleveland County: 40.5 %Cleveland County40.5Stone County: 40.5 %Stone County40.5Fulton County: 40.4 %Fulton County40.4Drew County: 40.2 %Drew County40.2Logan County: 40.2 %Logan County40.2Jackson County: 40.1 %Jackson County40.1Nevada County: 40.1 %Nevada County40.1Dallas County: 40 %Dallas County40Ouachita County: 40 %Ouachita County40Sharp County: 39.9 %Sharp County39.9Van Buren County: 39.9 %Van Buren County39.9Franklin County: 39.8 %Franklin County39.8Newton County: 39.8 %Newton County39.8Greene County: 39.7 %Greene County39.7Crawford County: 39.6 %Crawford County39.6Grant County: 39.6 %Grant County39.6Woodruff County: 39.6 %Woodruff County39.6Clark County: 39.4 %Clark County39.4
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1St. Francis County48.7
2Lee County46.8
3Chicot County46.7
4Poinsett County45.2
5Desha County45.1
6Hempstead County44.6
7Crittenden County43.8
8Cross County43.2
9Lafayette County43
10Jefferson County42.9
11Phillips County42.8
12Monroe County42.7
13Sevier County42.3
14Bradley County42.2
14Craighead County42.2
16Ashley County42
16Calhoun County42
16Randolph County42
19Lincoln County41.4
20Howard County41
21Conway County40.8
22Little River County40.6
23Cleveland County40.5
23Stone County40.5
25Fulton County40.4
26Drew County40.2
26Logan County40.2
28Jackson County40.1
28Nevada County40.1
30Dallas County40
30Ouachita County40
32Sharp County39.9
32Van Buren County39.9
34Franklin County39.8
34Newton County39.8
36Greene County39.7
37Crawford County39.6
37Grant County39.6
37Woodruff County39.6
40Clark County39.4
40Columbia County39.4
40Scott County39.4
43Mississippi County39.2
44Clay County39.1
45Boone County39
45Searcy County39
45Union County39
48Pulaski County38.9
49Madison County38.8
50Lawrence County38.5
51Johnson County38.4
51Sebastian County38.4
53Miller County38.2
54Arkansas County38.1
55Perry County38
56Montgomery County37.6
57Izard County37.4
57Marion County37.4
57Pope County37.4
60Cleburne County37.3
60Pike County37.3
62Independence County37.2
62Lonoke County37.2
62Yell County37.2
65Carroll County36.5
65Prairie County36.5
67White County36.4
68Garland County36.2
69Faulkner County35.7
69Hot Spring County35.7
71Polk County35.3
72Saline County35.2
73Baxter County35
74Benton County34.9
75Washington County32.4

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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 counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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?period=2021. 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, 2021. 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?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/arkansas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

St. Francis County, with 48.7% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Washington County, with 32.4% in 2021.

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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