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Counties in Arkansas by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Phillips County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 75 counties in 2022, at 50.7%. Washington County had the lowest, at 32.3%. The median was 39%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest50.7Phillips County
Lowest32.3Washington County
Median3975 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 40.9 %Ashley County: 41.9 %Baxter County: 41 %Benton County: 34.3 %Boone County: 39 %Bradley County: 41.5 %Calhoun County: 38.4 %Carroll County: 35.7 %Chicot County: 44.4 %Clark County: 37.1 %Clay County: 37.7 %Cleburne County: 35.9 %Cleveland County: 40.9 %Columbia County: 38.5 %Conway County: 41.5 %Craighead County: 36.9 %Crawford County: 39.7 %Crittenden County: 41.3 %Cross County: 38.5 %Dallas County: 43.6 %Desha County: 45.1 %Drew County: 40.4 %Faulkner County: 36.3 %Franklin County: 40.2 %Fulton County: 38.8 %Garland County: 37.6 %Grant County: 35.4 %Greene County: 37.5 %Hempstead County: 40.8 %Hot Spring County: 38.7 %Howard County: 39.2 %Independence County: 39.2 %Izard County: 35.9 %Jackson County: 40.6 %Jefferson County: 43.7 %Johnson County: 38.9 %Lafayette County: 42.7 %Lawrence County: 41 %Lee County: 44.9 %Lincoln County: 39.5 %Little River County: 38.6 %Logan County: 38 %Lonoke County: 38.4 %Madison County: 36 %Marion County: 37.2 %Miller County: 43.7 %Mississippi County: 42.9 %Monroe County: 43 %Montgomery County: 39.8 %Nevada County: 41.4 %Newton County: 39.2 %Ouachita County: 42.4 %Perry County: 37.7 %Phillips County: 50.7 %Pike County: 36.9 %Poinsett County: 40.6 %Polk County: 36.6 %Pope County: 35.2 %Prairie County: 37.8 %Pulaski County: 38.1 %Randolph County: 37.2 %St. Francis County: 44.5 %Saline County: 37.4 %Scott County: 38.3 %Searcy County: 40.9 %Sebastian County: 35.7 %Sevier County: 41.4 %Sharp County: 37.3 %Stone County: 36.9 %Union County: 41.1 %Van Buren County: 37 %Washington County: 32.3 %White County: 40.1 %Woodruff County: 40.9 %Yell County: 38.6 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Phillips County: 50.7 %Phillips County50.7Desha County: 45.1 %Desha County45.1Lee County: 44.9 %Lee County44.9St. Francis County: 44.5 %St. Francis County44.5Chicot County: 44.4 %Chicot County44.4Jefferson County: 43.7 %Jefferson County43.7Miller County: 43.7 %Miller County43.7Dallas County: 43.6 %Dallas County43.6Monroe County: 43 %Monroe County43Mississippi County: 42.9 %Mississippi County42.9Lafayette County: 42.7 %Lafayette County42.7Ouachita County: 42.4 %Ouachita County42.4Ashley County: 41.9 %Ashley County41.9Bradley County: 41.5 %Bradley County41.5Conway County: 41.5 %Conway County41.5Nevada County: 41.4 %Nevada County41.4Sevier County: 41.4 %Sevier County41.4Crittenden County: 41.3 %Crittenden County41.3Union County: 41.1 %Union County41.1Baxter County: 41 %Baxter County41Lawrence County: 41 %Lawrence County41Arkansas County: 40.9 %Arkansas County40.9Cleveland County: 40.9 %Cleveland County40.9Searcy County: 40.9 %Searcy County40.9Woodruff County: 40.9 %Woodruff County40.9Hempstead County: 40.8 %Hempstead County40.8Jackson County: 40.6 %Jackson County40.6Poinsett County: 40.6 %Poinsett County40.6Drew County: 40.4 %Drew County40.4Franklin County: 40.2 %Franklin County40.2White County: 40.1 %White County40.1Montgomery County: 39.8 %Montgomery County39.8Crawford County: 39.7 %Crawford County39.7Lincoln County: 39.5 %Lincoln County39.5Howard County: 39.2 %Howard County39.2Independence County: 39.2 %Independence County39.2Newton County: 39.2 %Newton County39.2Boone County: 39 %Boone County39Johnson County: 38.9 %Johnson County38.9Fulton County: 38.8 %Fulton County38.8Phillips County: 50.7 %Phillips County50.7Desha County: 45.1 %Desha County45.1Lee County: 44.9 %Lee County44.9St. Francis County: 44.5 %St. Francis County44.5Chicot County: 44.4 %Chicot County44.4Jefferson County: 43.7 %Jefferson County43.7Miller County: 43.7 %Miller County43.7Dallas County: 43.6 %Dallas County43.6Monroe County: 43 %Monroe County43Mississippi County: 42.9 %Mississippi County42.9Lafayette County: 42.7 %Lafayette County42.7Ouachita County: 42.4 %Ouachita County42.4Ashley County: 41.9 %Ashley County41.9Bradley County: 41.5 %Bradley County41.5Conway County: 41.5 %Conway County41.5Nevada County: 41.4 %Nevada County41.4Sevier County: 41.4 %Sevier County41.4Crittenden County: 41.3 %Crittenden County41.3Union County: 41.1 %Union County41.1Baxter County: 41 %Baxter County41Lawrence County: 41 %Lawrence County41Arkansas County: 40.9 %Arkansas County40.9Cleveland County: 40.9 %Cleveland County40.9Searcy County: 40.9 %Searcy County40.9Woodruff County: 40.9 %Woodruff County40.9Hempstead County: 40.8 %Hempstead County40.8Jackson County: 40.6 %Jackson County40.6Poinsett County: 40.6 %Poinsett County40.6Drew County: 40.4 %Drew County40.4Franklin County: 40.2 %Franklin County40.2White County: 40.1 %White County40.1Montgomery County: 39.8 %Montgomery County39.8Crawford County: 39.7 %Crawford County39.7Lincoln County: 39.5 %Lincoln County39.5Howard County: 39.2 %Howard County39.2Independence County: 39.2 %Independence County39.2Newton County: 39.2 %Newton County39.2Boone County: 39 %Boone County39Johnson County: 38.9 %Johnson County38.9Fulton County: 38.8 %Fulton County38.8
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Phillips County50.7+7.9 pts
2Desha County45.10 pts
3Lee County44.9-1.9 pts
4St. Francis County44.5-4.2 pts
5Chicot County44.4-2.3 pts
6Jefferson County43.7+0.8 pts
6Miller County43.7+5.5 pts
8Dallas County43.6+3.6 pts
9Monroe County43+0.3 pts
10Mississippi County42.9+3.7 pts
11Lafayette County42.7-0.3 pts
12Ouachita County42.4+2.4 pts
13Ashley County41.9-0.1 pts
14Bradley County41.5-0.7 pts
14Conway County41.5+0.7 pts
16Nevada County41.4+1.3 pts
16Sevier County41.4-0.9 pts
18Crittenden County41.3-2.5 pts
19Union County41.1+2.1 pts
20Baxter County41+6 pts
20Lawrence County41+2.5 pts
22Arkansas County40.9+2.8 pts
22Cleveland County40.9+0.4 pts
22Searcy County40.9+1.9 pts
22Woodruff County40.9+1.3 pts
26Hempstead County40.8-3.8 pts
27Jackson County40.6+0.5 pts
27Poinsett County40.6-4.6 pts
29Drew County40.4+0.2 pts
30Franklin County40.2+0.4 pts
31White County40.1+3.7 pts
32Montgomery County39.8+2.2 pts
33Crawford County39.7+0.1 pts
34Lincoln County39.5-1.9 pts
35Howard County39.2-1.8 pts
35Independence County39.2+2 pts
35Newton County39.2-0.6 pts
38Boone County390 pts
39Johnson County38.9+0.5 pts
40Fulton County38.8-1.6 pts
41Hot Spring County38.7+3 pts
42Little River County38.6-2 pts
42Yell County38.6+1.4 pts
44Columbia County38.5-0.9 pts
44Cross County38.5-4.7 pts
46Calhoun County38.4-3.6 pts
46Lonoke County38.4+1.2 pts
48Scott County38.3-1.1 pts
49Pulaski County38.1-0.8 pts
50Logan County38-2.2 pts
51Prairie County37.8+1.3 pts
52Clay County37.7-1.4 pts
52Perry County37.7-0.3 pts
54Garland County37.6+1.4 pts
55Greene County37.5-2.2 pts
56Saline County37.4+2.2 pts
57Sharp County37.3-2.6 pts
58Marion County37.2-0.2 pts
58Randolph County37.2-4.8 pts
60Clark County37.1-2.3 pts
61Van Buren County37-2.9 pts
62Craighead County36.9-5.3 pts
62Pike County36.9-0.4 pts
62Stone County36.9-3.6 pts
65Polk County36.6+1.3 pts
66Faulkner County36.3+0.6 pts
67Madison County36-2.8 pts
68Cleburne County35.9-1.4 pts
68Izard County35.9-1.5 pts
70Carroll County35.7-0.8 pts
70Sebastian County35.7-2.7 pts
72Grant County35.4-4.2 pts
73Pope County35.2-2.2 pts
74Benton County34.3-0.6 pts
75Washington County32.3-0.1 pts

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 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-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/arkansas-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Phillips County, with 50.7% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Washington County, with 32.3% in 2022.

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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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