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Counties in Colorado by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Pueblo County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 64 counties in 2021, at 35.9%. Boulder County had the lowest, at 16.9%. The median was 26.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest35.9Pueblo County
Lowest16.9Boulder County
Median26.864 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 31.6 %Alamosa County: 29 %Arapahoe County: 25.5 %Archuleta County: 24.9 %Baca County: 28.1 %Bent County: 32.7 %Boulder County: 16.9 %Broomfield County: 26.1 %Chaffee County: 24.8 %Cheyenne County: 26.4 %Clear Creek County: 24.6 %Conejos County: 30.2 %Costilla County: 31.6 %Crowley County: 33.1 %Custer County: 24.6 %Delta County: 27.2 %Denver County: 22 %Dolores County: 26.1 %Douglas County: 23.7 %Eagle County: 21.9 %Elbert County: 23.7 %El Paso County: 27.8 %Fremont County: 29.2 %Garfield County: 25.4 %Gilpin County: 26.7 %Grand County: 22.9 %Gunnison County: 23.2 %Hinsdale County: 23.9 %Huerfano County: 28.4 %Jackson County: 28.6 %Jefferson County: 24.4 %Kiowa County: 27.6 %Kit Carson County: 30.2 %Lake County: 23.9 %La Plata County: 21.6 %Larimer County: 24 %Las Animas County: 30.5 %Lincoln County: 29.4 %Logan County: 29.9 %Mesa County: 28.6 %Mineral County: 23.6 %Moffat County: 29 %Montezuma County: 27.1 %Montrose County: 25.6 %Morgan County: 28.3 %Otero County: 32.9 %Ouray County: 23.9 %Park County: 25.8 %Phillips County: 28 %Pitkin County: 20.1 %Prowers County: 28.8 %Pueblo County: 35.9 %Rio Blanco County: 27 %Rio Grande County: 26.6 %Routt County: 21.5 %Saguache County: 28.8 %San Juan County: 26 %San Miguel County: 25.8 %Sedgwick County: 27.9 %Summit County: 22 %Teller County: 26.8 %Washington County: 27.8 %Weld County: 28.9 %Yuma County: 28.9 %
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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

Pueblo County: 35.9 %Pueblo County35.9Crowley County: 33.1 %Crowley County33.1Otero County: 32.9 %Otero County32.9Bent County: 32.7 %Bent County32.7Adams County: 31.6 %Adams County31.6Costilla County: 31.6 %Costilla County31.6Las Animas County: 30.5 %Las Animas County30.5Conejos County: 30.2 %Conejos County30.2Kit Carson County: 30.2 %Kit Carson County30.2Logan County: 29.9 %Logan County29.9Lincoln County: 29.4 %Lincoln County29.4Fremont County: 29.2 %Fremont County29.2Alamosa County: 29 %Alamosa County29Moffat County: 29 %Moffat County29Weld County: 28.9 %Weld County28.9Yuma County: 28.9 %Yuma County28.9Prowers County: 28.8 %Prowers County28.8Saguache County: 28.8 %Saguache County28.8Jackson County: 28.6 %Jackson County28.6Mesa County: 28.6 %Mesa County28.6Huerfano County: 28.4 %Huerfano County28.4Morgan County: 28.3 %Morgan County28.3Baca County: 28.1 %Baca County28.1Phillips County: 28 %Phillips County28Sedgwick County: 27.9 %Sedgwick County27.9El Paso County: 27.8 %El Paso County27.8Washington County: 27.8 %Washington County27.8Kiowa County: 27.6 %Kiowa County27.6Delta County: 27.2 %Delta County27.2Montezuma County: 27.1 %Montezuma County27.1Rio Blanco County: 27 %Rio Blanco County27Teller County: 26.8 %Teller County26.8Gilpin County: 26.7 %Gilpin County26.7Rio Grande County: 26.6 %Rio Grande County26.6Cheyenne County: 26.4 %Cheyenne County26.4Broomfield County: 26.1 %Broomfield County26.1Dolores County: 26.1 %Dolores County26.1San Juan County: 26 %San Juan County26Park County: 25.8 %Park County25.8San Miguel County: 25.8 %San Miguel County25.8Pueblo County: 35.9 %Pueblo County35.9Crowley County: 33.1 %Crowley County33.1Otero County: 32.9 %Otero County32.9Bent County: 32.7 %Bent County32.7Adams County: 31.6 %Adams County31.6Costilla County: 31.6 %Costilla County31.6Las Animas County: 30.5 %Las Animas County30.5Conejos County: 30.2 %Conejos County30.2Kit Carson County: 30.2 %Kit Carson County30.2Logan County: 29.9 %Logan County29.9Lincoln County: 29.4 %Lincoln County29.4Fremont County: 29.2 %Fremont County29.2Alamosa County: 29 %Alamosa County29Moffat County: 29 %Moffat County29Weld County: 28.9 %Weld County28.9Yuma County: 28.9 %Yuma County28.9Prowers County: 28.8 %Prowers County28.8Saguache County: 28.8 %Saguache County28.8Jackson County: 28.6 %Jackson County28.6Mesa County: 28.6 %Mesa County28.6Huerfano County: 28.4 %Huerfano County28.4Morgan County: 28.3 %Morgan County28.3Baca County: 28.1 %Baca County28.1Phillips County: 28 %Phillips County28Sedgwick County: 27.9 %Sedgwick County27.9El Paso County: 27.8 %El Paso County27.8Washington County: 27.8 %Washington County27.8Kiowa County: 27.6 %Kiowa County27.6Delta County: 27.2 %Delta County27.2Montezuma County: 27.1 %Montezuma County27.1Rio Blanco County: 27 %Rio Blanco County27Teller County: 26.8 %Teller County26.8Gilpin County: 26.7 %Gilpin County26.7Rio Grande County: 26.6 %Rio Grande County26.6Cheyenne County: 26.4 %Cheyenne County26.4Broomfield County: 26.1 %Broomfield County26.1Dolores County: 26.1 %Dolores County26.1San Juan County: 26 %San Juan County26Park County: 25.8 %Park County25.8San Miguel County: 25.8 %San Miguel County25.8
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Pueblo County35.9
2Crowley County33.1
3Otero County32.9
4Bent County32.7
5Adams County31.6
5Costilla County31.6
7Las Animas County30.5
8Conejos County30.2
8Kit Carson County30.2
10Logan County29.9
11Lincoln County29.4
12Fremont County29.2
13Alamosa County29
13Moffat County29
15Weld County28.9
15Yuma County28.9
17Prowers County28.8
17Saguache County28.8
19Jackson County28.6
19Mesa County28.6
21Huerfano County28.4
22Morgan County28.3
23Baca County28.1
24Phillips County28
25Sedgwick County27.9
26El Paso County27.8
26Washington County27.8
28Kiowa County27.6
29Delta County27.2
30Montezuma County27.1
31Rio Blanco County27
32Teller County26.8
33Gilpin County26.7
34Rio Grande County26.6
35Cheyenne County26.4
36Broomfield County26.1
36Dolores County26.1
38San Juan County26
39Park County25.8
39San Miguel County25.8
41Montrose County25.6
42Arapahoe County25.5
43Garfield County25.4
44Archuleta County24.9
45Chaffee County24.8
46Clear Creek County24.6
46Custer County24.6
48Jefferson County24.4
49Larimer County24
50Hinsdale County23.9
50Lake County23.9
50Ouray County23.9
53Douglas County23.7
53Elbert County23.7
55Mineral County23.6
56Gunnison County23.2
57Grand County22.9
58Denver County22
58Summit County22
60Eagle County21.9
61La Plata County21.6
62Routt County21.5
63Pitkin County20.1
64Boulder County16.9

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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 Colorado 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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pueblo County, with 35.9% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Boulder County, with 16.9% 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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