Cities in California by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Mendota, CA had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 376 cities in 2022, at 47.4%. Fremont, CA had the lowest, at 14.5%. The median was 28.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest47.4Mendota, CA

Lowest14.5Fremont, CA

Median28.6376 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

%. 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	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Mendota, CA	47.4	+2.1 pts
2	Parlier, CA	45.1	+1.6 pts
3	Coalinga, CA	42.5	+2.9 pts
4	Lindsay, CA	42.3	+1.8 pts
5	McFarland, CA	41.4	-1.1 pts
6	Kerman, CA	41.3	+2.1 pts
7	Adelanto, CA	41	-2.9 pts
8	Farmersville, CA	40.9	+2 pts
8	Reedley, CA	40.9	+2.3 pts
8	Sanger, CA	40.9	+1.3 pts
8	Selma, CA	40.9	+1.2 pts
12	Dinuba, CA	40.8	+3.5 pts
13	Arvin, CA	40.7	-0.4 pts
14	Blythe, CA	40.3	-2.1 pts
15	Barstow, CA	39.8	-3 pts
16	Wasco, CA	39.4	-1.2 pts
17	Victorville, CA	39.1	-2 pts
18	Brawley, CA	39	-0.2 pts
18	San Bernardino, CA	39	-3.2 pts
20	Coachella, CA	38.6	-3.3 pts
21	Calexico, CA	38.5	+1.1 pts
21	California City, CA	38.5	+0.3 pts
23	Fresno, CA	38.2	+1.8 pts
23	Shafter, CA	38.2	-0.3 pts
25	Desert Hot Springs, CA	38.1	-3.1 pts
25	El Centro, CA	38.1	+1.1 pts
25	Rialto, CA	38.1	-2.5 pts
28	Perris, CA	38	-1.9 pts
29	Hesperia, CA	37.9	-2.3 pts
30	Corcoran, CA	37.7	-3.9 pts
31	Porterville, CA	37.5	+1.7 pts
31	Soledad, CA	37.5	+7.5 pts
33	San Jacinto, CA	37.4	-1.4 pts
33	Tulare, CA	37.4	+2.5 pts
35	King City, CA	37.3	+6.4 pts
36	Colton, CA	37.2	-2.1 pts
36	Delano, CA	37.2	+0.1 pts
36	Hemet, CA	37.2	-0.1 pts
39	Kingsburg, CA	37.1	+2.9 pts
40	Moreno Valley, CA	36.9	-1.1 pts
40	Newman, CA	36.9	+1.1 pts
42	Ceres, CA	36.7	+1.2 pts
42	Exeter, CA	36.7	+2.2 pts
42	Galt, CA	36.7	+3 pts
42	Madera, CA	36.7	-0.7 pts
46	Avenal, CA	36.4	-4.9 pts
46	Chowchilla, CA	36.4	-0.7 pts
48	Apple Valley, CA	36.2	-2 pts
48	Jurupa Valley, CA	36.2	-2 pts
50	Greenfield, CA	36.1	+6.1 pts
50	Indio, CA	36.1	-2.3 pts
50	Yucca Valley, CA	36.1	-2.3 pts
53	Imperial, CA	36	+3.3 pts
54	Highland, CA	35.9	-2.4 pts
54	Montclair, CA	35.9	-2.3 pts
56	Patterson, CA	35.8	0 pts
57	Ontario, CA	35.6	-2.7 pts
58	Cathedral City, CA	35.4	-2.1 pts
58	Citrus Heights, CA	35.4	+2.9 pts
58	Fontana, CA	35.4	-3.1 pts
58	Lake Elsinore, CA	35.4	-1.8 pts
58	Lompoc, CA	35.4	+2.7 pts
63	Tehachapi, CA	35.3	-0.1 pts
64	Clearlake, CA	35.2	-2.4 pts
65	Riverbank, CA	35.1	0 pts
65	Santa Maria, CA	35.1	+3.3 pts
67	Banning, CA	35	-1.5 pts
67	Stockton, CA	35	+1.2 pts
69	Cudahy, CA	34.8	-1.2 pts
69	Modesto, CA	34.8	+0.8 pts
71	Bakersfield, CA	34.5	-0.5 pts
71	Bell Gardens, CA	34.5	-2.2 pts
71	Lodi, CA	34.5	+0.7 pts
71	Rancho Cordova, CA	34.5	+1.7 pts
71	Sacramento, CA	34.5	+2.2 pts
71	Visalia, CA	34.5	+2.6 pts
77	Los Banos, CA	34.3	+1 pts
77	Riverside, CA	34.3	-0.7 pts
77	Watsonville, CA	34.3	+4.5 pts
80	Santa Paula, CA	34.1	+3.1 pts
81	Clovis, CA	34	+1.6 pts
81	Manteca, CA	34	-0.3 pts
81	Salinas, CA	34	+5 pts
84	Compton, CA	33.9	-3 pts
84	Norco, CA	33.9	-1.6 pts
84	Oakdale, CA	33.9	+0.9 pts
87	Marysville, CA	33.7	-0.2 pts
87	San Pablo, CA	33.7	+3.7 pts
89	Atwater, CA	33.6	+0.9 pts
89	Dixon, CA	33.6	+1.6 pts
89	Susanville, CA	33.6	+1 pts
89	Turlock, CA	33.6	+0.4 pts
93	Antioch, CA	33.5	+4.4 pts
93	Merced, CA	33.5	+0.9 pts
95	Ripon, CA	33.4	+0.8 pts
95	Wildomar, CA	33.4	-1.8 pts
97	Beaumont, CA	33.3	-1.6 pts
97	Grand Terrace, CA	33.3	-1.7 pts
97	Oroville, CA	33.3	+0.4 pts
97	Richmond, CA	33.3	+3.8 pts
101	Huntington Park, CA	33.2	-2.5 pts
101	Menifee, CA	33.2	-1.1 pts
101	Red Bluff, CA	33.2	-2.1 pts
101	Twentynine Palms, CA	33.2	-1.3 pts
105	Bell, CA	33.1	-2 pts
105	Inglewood, CA	33.1	-2.7 pts
105	Maywood, CA	33.1	-2.6 pts
105	Palm Springs, CA	33.1	-2 pts
105	Yucaipa, CA	33.1	-2.8 pts
110	Calimesa, CA	33	-0.5 pts
111	Lynwood, CA	32.9	-2.1 pts
112	Eureka, CA	32.7	-0.2 pts
113	Corona, CA	32.6	-1.9 pts
113	Fillmore, CA	32.6	+2.8 pts
113	Tracy, CA	32.6	+0.3 pts
113	Vacaville, CA	32.6	+1.6 pts
117	Canyon Lake, CA	32.5	-1 pts
117	Suisun City, CA	32.5	+2.1 pts
119	La Quinta, CA	32.4	-2.5 pts
119	Livingston, CA	32.4	+2.1 pts
121	Chino, CA	32.3	-3.5 pts
121	Upland, CA	32.3	-2.5 pts
123	Vallejo, CA	32.2	+2.3 pts
124	Fairfield, CA	32.1	+2 pts
125	Oakley, CA	32	+4.3 pts
126	Oxnard, CA	31.9	+2 pts
126	Seaside, CA	31.9	+5.1 pts
126	Shasta Lake, CA	31.9	-0.9 pts
129	Pittsburg, CA	31.8	+3.4 pts
129	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	31.8	-2.6 pts
131	Paradise, CA	31.7	+1.7 pts
131	Paramount, CA	31.7	-2.3 pts
133	Lathrop, CA	31.5	-0.4 pts
134	South Gate, CA	31.4	-2.3 pts
135	Commerce, CA	31.3	-1.7 pts
135	Fortuna, CA	31.3	-1.8 pts
135	Port Hueneme, CA	31.3	+2.8 pts
135	Ridgecrest, CA	31.3	-0.5 pts
139	Murrieta, CA	31.2	-1.5 pts
140	Rio Vista, CA	31.1	+0.4 pts
141	Lancaster, CA	31	-1.6 pts
141	Redlands, CA	31	-2.3 pts
141	Yuba City, CA	31	-0.6 pts
144	Carpinteria, CA	30.9	+2.4 pts
144	Hawthorne, CA	30.9	-2.1 pts
144	Palm Desert, CA	30.9	-1.7 pts
147	Anderson, CA	30.7	-1.8 pts
147	Santa Ana, CA	30.7	-0.7 pts
147	Santa Barbara, CA	30.7	+3 pts
147	Temecula, CA	30.7	-1.7 pts
151	Arcata, CA	30.5	+0.4 pts
152	East Palo Alto, CA	30.4	-0.9 pts
152	Palmdale, CA	30.4	-2.3 pts
154	Elk Grove, CA	30.3	+1.4 pts
154	Hanford, CA	30.3	-2.7 pts
154	San Fernando, CA	30.3	-1.6 pts
157	Folsom, CA	30.2	+1.3 pts
158	Hollister, CA	30	-2 pts
159	Benicia, CA	29.9	+1.7 pts
159	Chico, CA	29.9	+1.8 pts
161	South El Monte, CA	29.8	-2.6 pts
162	Lawndale, CA	29.7	-1.3 pts
163	Concord, CA	29.6	+3.8 pts
163	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	29.6	-1.3 pts
163	Pico Rivera, CA	29.6	-1.4 pts
163	Ukiah, CA	29.6	-1 pts
167	El Cajon, CA	29.5	+2.3 pts
167	Napa, CA	29.5	+0.7 pts
169	Grass Valley, CA	29.4	+1.2 pts
169	West Sacramento, CA	29.4	+0.4 pts
171	Healdsburg, CA	29.3	+1.4 pts
171	Imperial Beach, CA	29.3	+2.7 pts
171	Lemoore, CA	29.3	-2.4 pts
171	Rancho Mirage, CA	29.3	-1.9 pts
171	Santa Rosa, CA	29.3	+0.6 pts
176	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	29.2	+2.3 pts
177	Brentwood, CA	29.1	+2.8 pts
177	Gilroy, CA	29.1	+3.5 pts
177	Marina, CA	29.1	+4.6 pts
177	Pomona, CA	29.1	-2 pts
177	Woodland, CA	29.1	+0.3 pts
182	Windsor, CA	29	0 pts
183	Bellflower, CA	28.8	-1.3 pts
183	Martinez, CA	28.8	+3.6 pts
185	Goleta, CA	28.7	+2.8 pts
185	Loma Linda, CA	28.7	-1.9 pts
185	Santa Fe Springs, CA	28.7	-1.7 pts
188	Grover Beach, CA	28.6	-1.9 pts
189	La Habra, CA	28.5	+0.1 pts
190	Lemon Grove, CA	28.4	+1.2 pts
190	Redding, CA	28.4	-1.9 pts
190	Rohnert Park, CA	28.4	+0.4 pts
193	Eastvale, CA	28.3	-2.3 pts
193	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	28.3	-3.3 pts
195	Atascadero, CA	28.2	-2.1 pts
195	Escondido, CA	28.2	+2 pts
195	La Puente, CA	28.2	-3.1 pts
195	National City, CA	28.2	+2.4 pts
199	Downey, CA	28.1	-1 pts
200	Anaheim, CA	28	-0.5 pts
200	Truckee, CA	28	+0.9 pts
202	Petaluma, CA	27.9	-0.1 pts
202	Vista, CA	27.9	+2.3 pts
204	South Lake Tahoe, CA	27.8	-3 pts
204	Whittier, CA	27.8	-1.2 pts
206	Montebello, CA	27.7	-2.3 pts
206	Pinole, CA	27.7	+3.6 pts
208	Long Beach, CA	27.6	-1.6 pts
209	Auburn, CA	27.5	-1.2 pts
210	Simi Valley, CA	27.4	+1.8 pts
211	Los Angeles, CA	27.3	-1.9 pts
211	Norwalk, CA	27.3	-2.1 pts
211	San Juan Capistrano, CA	27.3	-0.4 pts
211	Sonoma, CA	27.3	+0.1 pts
215	Baldwin Park, CA	27.2	-2.4 pts
215	Costa Mesa, CA	27.2	-0.1 pts
215	Morro Bay, CA	27.2	-1.5 pts
215	San Luis Obispo, CA	27.2	-0.2 pts
219	Arroyo Grande, CA	27	-1.7 pts
219	Moorpark, CA	27	+1.8 pts
219	Pleasant Hill, CA	27	+4.4 pts
222	Chula Vista, CA	26.9	+1.9 pts
222	Santa Cruz, CA	26.9	+4.2 pts
222	Stanton, CA	26.9	-1.4 pts
225	Clayton, CA	26.8	+3 pts
226	Monterey, CA	26.7	+4.9 pts
226	Placerville, CA	26.7	-2.6 pts
228	Camarillo, CA	26.6	+2.1 pts
229	La Mesa, CA	26.5	+2.5 pts
229	Morgan Hill, CA	26.5	+3.2 pts
229	Oceanside, CA	26.5	+2 pts
229	Orange, CA	26.5	-0.4 pts
233	Santee, CA	26.4	+2.4 pts
234	Chino Hills, CA	26.3	-3.1 pts
235	Azusa, CA	26.2	-2.9 pts
235	Pacific Grove, CA	26.2	+4 pts
237	Covina, CA	26.1	-2 pts
237	El Monte, CA	26.1	-2.8 pts
237	Scotts Valley, CA	26.1	+3.9 pts
240	Thousand Oaks, CA	26	+1.7 pts
241	Gardena, CA	25.9	-2 pts
242	Placentia, CA	25.8	-0.3 pts
243	Dana Point, CA	25.7	-0.4 pts
243	Los Alamitos, CA	25.7	+0.4 pts
243	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	25.7	0 pts
243	San Clemente, CA	25.7	-0.1 pts
247	Carson, CA	25.6	-1.7 pts
248	Lafayette, CA	25.5	+3.5 pts
248	Lincoln, CA	25.5	-1.7 pts
248	Tustin, CA	25.5	-0.3 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.

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

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