Cities in California by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023

Mendota, CA had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 376 cities in 2023, at 46%. San Marino, CA had the lowest, at 14.8%. The median was 27.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest46Mendota, CA

Lowest14.8San Marino, CA

Median27.8376 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

%. 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

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Mendota, CA	46	-1.4 pts
2	Parlier, CA	44.8	-0.3 pts
3	Blythe, CA	44.3	+4 pts
4	Coalinga, CA	41.5	-1 pts
5	McFarland, CA	41.3	-0.1 pts
6	Arvin, CA	41.2	+0.5 pts
6	Desert Hot Springs, CA	41.2	+3.1 pts
8	Reedley, CA	40.9	0 pts
9	Coachella, CA	40.7	+2.1 pts
9	Kerman, CA	40.7	-0.6 pts
11	Corcoran, CA	40.6	+2.9 pts
12	Avenal, CA	40.5	+4.1 pts
13	Perris, CA	40.3	+2.3 pts
13	San Jacinto, CA	40.3	+2.9 pts
15	Selma, CA	40	-0.9 pts
16	Hemet, CA	39.9	+2.7 pts
17	Sanger, CA	39.8	-1.1 pts
18	Chowchilla, CA	39.6	+3.2 pts
18	Moreno Valley, CA	39.6	+2.7 pts
20	California City, CA	39.5	+1 pts
21	Farmersville, CA	39.2	-1.7 pts
22	Wasco, CA	38.9	-0.5 pts
23	Lindsay, CA	38.8	-3.5 pts
24	Madera, CA	38.6	+1.9 pts
25	Jurupa Valley, CA	38.5	+2.3 pts
25	Newman, CA	38.5	+1.6 pts
27	Adelanto, CA	38.3	-2.7 pts
27	Indio, CA	38.3	+2.2 pts
27	Shafter, CA	38.3	+0.1 pts
30	Dinuba, CA	38.1	-2.7 pts
31	Banning, CA	37.9	+2.9 pts
32	Cathedral City, CA	37.8	+2.4 pts
32	Ceres, CA	37.8	+1.1 pts
34	Barstow, CA	37.6	-2.2 pts
35	Fresno, CA	37.5	-0.7 pts
36	Lake Elsinore, CA	37.4	+2 pts
37	Clearlake, CA	37.3	+2.1 pts
38	King City, CA	37.2	-0.1 pts
39	San Bernardino, CA	37.1	-1.9 pts
40	Patterson, CA	37	+1.2 pts
41	Delano, CA	36.9	-0.3 pts
41	Riverbank, CA	36.9	+1.8 pts
41	Victorville, CA	36.9	-2.2 pts
44	Riverside, CA	36.7	+2.4 pts
45	Norco, CA	36.6	+2.7 pts
46	Wildomar, CA	36.5	+3.1 pts
47	Modesto, CA	36.2	+1.4 pts
47	Soledad, CA	36.2	-1.3 pts
49	Beaumont, CA	36.1	+2.8 pts
50	Hesperia, CA	36	-1.9 pts
51	Kingsburg, CA	35.9	-1.2 pts
51	Menifee, CA	35.9	+2.7 pts
51	Rialto, CA	35.9	-2.2 pts
54	Greenfield, CA	35.7	-0.4 pts
55	Calimesa, CA	35.6	+2.6 pts
56	Palm Springs, CA	35.5	+2.4 pts
57	Tulare, CA	35.4	-2 pts
58	Canyon Lake, CA	35.3	+2.8 pts
59	Calexico, CA	35.2	-3.3 pts
59	Oakdale, CA	35.2	+1.3 pts
59	Porterville, CA	35.2	-2.3 pts
59	Susanville, CA	35.2	+1.6 pts
59	Tehachapi, CA	35.2	-0.1 pts
64	Brawley, CA	35.1	-3.9 pts
64	Colton, CA	35.1	-2.1 pts
64	Corona, CA	35.1	+2.5 pts
67	El Centro, CA	35	-3.1 pts
68	Cudahy, CA	34.9	+0.1 pts
69	La Quinta, CA	34.7	+2.3 pts
70	Apple Valley, CA	34.6	-1.6 pts
71	Bakersfield, CA	34.5	0 pts
71	Bell Gardens, CA	34.5	0 pts
73	Los Banos, CA	34.4	+0.1 pts
73	Turlock, CA	34.4	+0.8 pts
75	Atwater, CA	34.2	+0.6 pts
76	Highland, CA	34.1	-1.8 pts
76	Montclair, CA	34.1	-1.8 pts
78	Yucca Valley, CA	34	-2.1 pts
79	Compton, CA	33.7	-0.2 pts
79	Merced, CA	33.7	+0.2 pts
81	Ontario, CA	33.6	-2 pts
82	Exeter, CA	33.5	-3.2 pts
82	Palm Desert, CA	33.5	+2.6 pts
84	Hanford, CA	33.4	+3.1 pts
84	Murrieta, CA	33.4	+2.2 pts
84	San Pablo, CA	33.4	-0.3 pts
87	Fontana, CA	33.2	-2.2 pts
88	Bell, CA	33	-0.1 pts
88	Clovis, CA	33	-1 pts
88	Huntington Park, CA	33	-0.2 pts
88	Imperial, CA	33	-3 pts
88	Temecula, CA	33	+2.3 pts
93	Antioch, CA	32.9	-0.6 pts
93	Marysville, CA	32.9	-0.8 pts
93	Richmond, CA	32.9	-0.4 pts
96	Dixon, CA	32.8	-0.8 pts
96	Eureka, CA	32.8	+0.1 pts
96	Maywood, CA	32.8	-0.3 pts
96	Oroville, CA	32.8	-0.5 pts
96	Salinas, CA	32.8	-1.2 pts
101	Lynwood, CA	32.7	-0.2 pts
102	Inglewood, CA	32.6	-0.5 pts
103	Red Bluff, CA	32.4	-0.8 pts
104	Hollister, CA	32.2	+2.2 pts
104	Visalia, CA	32.2	-2.3 pts
106	Ridgecrest, CA	32	+0.7 pts
106	Watsonville, CA	32	-2.3 pts
108	Rancho Mirage, CA	31.9	+2.6 pts
108	Shasta Lake, CA	31.9	0 pts
110	Lemoore, CA	31.8	+2.5 pts
110	Stockton, CA	31.8	-3.2 pts
110	Suisun City, CA	31.8	-0.7 pts
113	Livingston, CA	31.7	-0.7 pts
114	Fortuna, CA	31.6	+0.3 pts
114	Grand Terrace, CA	31.6	-1.7 pts
114	Vacaville, CA	31.6	-1 pts
114	Vallejo, CA	31.6	-0.6 pts
118	Yucaipa, CA	31.5	-1.6 pts
119	Fairfield, CA	31.4	-0.7 pts
119	Paramount, CA	31.4	-0.3 pts
119	Pittsburg, CA	31.4	-0.4 pts
119	Seaside, CA	31.4	-0.5 pts
123	Galt, CA	31.3	-5.4 pts
124	Hawthorne, CA	31.1	+0.2 pts
125	Lodi, CA	31	-3.5 pts
125	Oakley, CA	31	-1 pts
125	South Gate, CA	31	-0.4 pts
125	Twentynine Palms, CA	31	-2.2 pts
129	Anderson, CA	30.8	+0.1 pts
130	Citrus Heights, CA	30.7	-4.7 pts
130	Rio Vista, CA	30.7	-0.4 pts
132	East Palo Alto, CA	30.6	+0.2 pts
132	Lancaster, CA	30.6	-0.4 pts
132	Manteca, CA	30.6	-3.4 pts
132	Paradise, CA	30.6	-1.1 pts
136	Chino, CA	30.5	-1.8 pts
136	Commerce, CA	30.5	-0.8 pts
138	South El Monte, CA	30.4	+0.6 pts
139	Eastvale, CA	30.3	+2 pts
139	Palmdale, CA	30.3	-0.1 pts
139	Santa Paula, CA	30.3	-3.8 pts
142	Santa Maria, CA	30.2	-4.9 pts
143	Lompoc, CA	30.1	-5.3 pts
143	Upland, CA	30.1	-2.2 pts
145	El Cajon, CA	30	+0.5 pts
145	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	30	-1.8 pts
145	Sacramento, CA	30	-4.5 pts
145	South Lake Tahoe, CA	30	+2.2 pts
149	Rancho Cordova, CA	29.8	-4.7 pts
150	Arcata, CA	29.7	-0.8 pts
150	Placerville, CA	29.7	+3 pts
150	Ripon, CA	29.7	-3.7 pts
153	Auburn, CA	29.6	+2.1 pts
154	Napa, CA	29.5	0 pts
155	Lawndale, CA	29.4	-0.3 pts
155	San Fernando, CA	29.4	-0.9 pts
157	Concord, CA	29.1	-0.5 pts
157	Grover Beach, CA	29.1	+0.5 pts
157	Pico Rivera, CA	29.1	-0.5 pts
157	West Sacramento, CA	29.1	-0.3 pts
157	Yuba City, CA	29.1	-1.9 pts
162	Benicia, CA	29	-0.9 pts
162	Gilroy, CA	29	-0.1 pts
162	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	29	+0.7 pts
162	Imperial Beach, CA	29	-0.3 pts
162	Santa Ana, CA	29	-1.7 pts
162	Tracy, CA	29	-3.6 pts
168	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	28.9	-0.7 pts
168	Redding, CA	28.9	+0.5 pts
168	Redlands, CA	28.9	-2.1 pts
171	Ukiah, CA	28.8	-0.8 pts
172	Bellflower, CA	28.7	-0.1 pts
172	Lathrop, CA	28.7	-2.8 pts
172	Woodland, CA	28.7	-0.4 pts
175	Brentwood, CA	28.6	-0.5 pts
175	Chico, CA	28.6	-1.3 pts
175	Fillmore, CA	28.6	-4 pts
175	Grass Valley, CA	28.6	-0.8 pts
175	Lemon Grove, CA	28.6	+0.2 pts
175	Pomona, CA	28.6	-0.5 pts
181	Marina, CA	28.5	-0.6 pts
181	Santa Fe Springs, CA	28.5	-0.2 pts
183	Oxnard, CA	28.4	-3.5 pts
184	Martinez, CA	28.2	-0.6 pts
185	Escondido, CA	28.1	-0.1 pts
186	National City, CA	28	-0.2 pts
187	La Puente, CA	27.9	-0.3 pts
188	Atascadero, CA	27.8	-0.4 pts
189	Port Hueneme, CA	27.7	-3.6 pts
190	Downey, CA	27.6	-0.5 pts
190	Lincoln, CA	27.6	+2.1 pts
190	Oakland, CA	27.6	+3.7 pts
193	Montebello, CA	27.5	-0.2 pts
193	Vista, CA	27.5	-0.4 pts
193	Whittier, CA	27.5	-0.3 pts
196	Long Beach, CA	27.4	-0.2 pts
196	Pinole, CA	27.4	-0.3 pts
198	Los Angeles, CA	27.3	0 pts
199	Baldwin Park, CA	27.2	0 pts
199	Roseville, CA	27.2	+2.5 pts
201	Norwalk, CA	26.9	-0.4 pts
202	Anaheim, CA	26.8	-1.2 pts
202	Healdsburg, CA	26.8	-2.5 pts
204	Loma Linda, CA	26.7	-2 pts
204	Rocklin, CA	26.7	+2.4 pts
206	Chula Vista, CA	26.6	-0.3 pts
207	La Habra, CA	26.5	-2 pts
207	Pleasant Hill, CA	26.5	-0.5 pts
207	Santa Rosa, CA	26.5	-2.8 pts
210	Morgan Hill, CA	26.4	-0.1 pts
210	San Luis Obispo, CA	26.4	-0.8 pts
212	Clayton, CA	26.3	-0.5 pts
212	El Monte, CA	26.3	+0.2 pts
212	La Mesa, CA	26.3	-0.2 pts
212	Truckee, CA	26.3	-1.7 pts
212	Windsor, CA	26.3	-2.7 pts
217	Elk Grove, CA	26.2	-4.1 pts
217	Santee, CA	26.2	-0.2 pts
219	Azusa, CA	26.1	-0.1 pts
219	Folsom, CA	26.1	-4.1 pts
219	Oceanside, CA	26.1	-0.4 pts
222	Covina, CA	25.9	-0.2 pts
222	Morro Bay, CA	25.9	-1.3 pts
222	Rohnert Park, CA	25.9	-2.5 pts
222	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	25.9	-3.3 pts
222	Stanton, CA	25.9	-1 pts
227	Carpinteria, CA	25.8	-5.1 pts
227	Pacific Grove, CA	25.8	-0.4 pts
229	Carson, CA	25.7	+0.1 pts
229	Costa Mesa, CA	25.7	-1.5 pts
229	Gardena, CA	25.7	-0.2 pts
229	Santa Barbara, CA	25.7	-5 pts
233	Monterey, CA	25.6	-1.1 pts
233	San Juan Capistrano, CA	25.6	-1.7 pts
235	Arroyo Grande, CA	25.5	-1.5 pts
235	Half Moon Bay, CA	25.5	+0.7 pts
237	Lomita, CA	25.3	0 pts
237	San Marcos, CA	25.3	-0.1 pts
239	Petaluma, CA	25.2	-2.7 pts
240	American Canyon, CA	25.1	+0.3 pts
241	Los Alamitos, CA	25	-0.7 pts
241	Orange, CA	25	-1.5 pts
243	Chino Hills, CA	24.9	-1.4 pts
243	Hayward, CA	24.9	+3.3 pts
245	Sonoma, CA	24.8	-2.5 pts
246	Redwood City, CA	24.7	+0.5 pts
246	Santa Clarita, CA	24.7	-0.3 pts
246	Signal Hill, CA	24.7	-0.2 pts
249	Burbank, CA	24.6	-0.2 pts
249	Danville, CA	24.6	-0.8 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.

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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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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Cities in California by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/california-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Mendota, CA, with 46% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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San Marino, CA, with 14.8% in 2023.

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