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Counties in Florida by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023

Gadsden County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 67 counties in 2023, at 44.6%. Monroe County had the lowest, at 25.8%. The median was 34.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest44.6Gadsden County
Lowest25.8Monroe County
Median34.367 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

Gadsden County: 44.6 %Gadsden County44.6Liberty County: 44.5 %Liberty County44.5Okeechobee County: 43.9 %Okeechobee County43.9Union County: 41.6 %Union County41.6Hamilton County: 41.5 %Hamilton County41.5DeSoto County: 41 %DeSoto County41Taylor County: 40.8 %Taylor County40.8Polk County: 40.2 %Polk County40.2Washington County: 40.1 %Washington County40.1Calhoun County: 40 %Calhoun County40Hardee County: 39.9 %Hardee County39.9Osceola County: 39.8 %Osceola County39.8Columbia County: 39.7 %Columbia County39.7Wakulla County: 38.9 %Wakulla County38.9Jackson County: 38.7 %Jackson County38.7Suwannee County: 38.3 %Suwannee County38.3Madison County: 38 %Madison County38Hendry County: 37.6 %Hendry County37.6Glades County: 37.1 %Glades County37.1Highlands County: 36.7 %Highlands County36.7Marion County: 36.4 %Marion County36.4Holmes County: 36.3 %Holmes County36.3Hernando County: 36.1 %Hernando County36.1Escambia County: 35.8 %Escambia County35.8Baker County: 35.3 %Baker County35.3Gulf County: 35.3 %Gulf County35.3Lake County: 35.3 %Lake County35.3Jefferson County: 35.1 %Jefferson County35.1Bradford County: 34.9 %Bradford County34.9Clay County: 34.9 %Clay County34.9Dixie County: 34.7 %Dixie County34.7Lafayette County: 34.7 %Lafayette County34.7Gilchrist County: 34.5 %Gilchrist County34.5Duval County: 34.3 %Duval County34.3Brevard County: 34 %Brevard County34Levy County: 33.8 %Levy County33.8Nassau County: 33.7 %Nassau County33.7Orange County: 33.5 %Orange County33.5Bay County: 33.4 %Bay County33.4Leon County: 33.1 %Leon County33.1
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Gadsden County44.6+0.4 pts
2Liberty County44.5+3.5 pts
3Okeechobee County43.9+4.2 pts
4Union County41.6-0.9 pts
5Hamilton County41.5+2.6 pts
6DeSoto County41-2.1 pts
7Taylor County40.8-2.1 pts
8Polk County40.2-0.7 pts
9Washington County40.1-1.1 pts
10Calhoun County40-3.7 pts
11Hardee County39.9+0.6 pts
12Osceola County39.8+8.5 pts
13Columbia County39.7+1.6 pts
14Wakulla County38.9+0.9 pts
15Jackson County38.7-3.7 pts
16Suwannee County38.3-6.3 pts
17Madison County38+1.7 pts
18Hendry County37.6-0.8 pts
19Glades County37.1-1.8 pts
20Highlands County36.7+2.7 pts
21Marion County36.4-2 pts
22Holmes County36.3+0.2 pts
23Hernando County36.1+2.8 pts
24Escambia County35.8+3.8 pts
25Baker County35.3-2.5 pts
25Gulf County35.3-3.1 pts
25Lake County35.3+1.1 pts
28Jefferson County35.1-3.2 pts
29Bradford County34.9-3.7 pts
29Clay County34.9-0.8 pts
31Dixie County34.7-8.3 pts
31Lafayette County34.7-5.2 pts
33Gilchrist County34.5-2.3 pts
34Duval County34.3+1.3 pts
35Brevard County34+1.8 pts
36Levy County33.8-4.8 pts
37Nassau County33.7+0.9 pts
38Orange County33.5+0.9 pts
39Bay County33.4-1.7 pts
40Leon County33.1+2.3 pts
40Putnam County33.1-6.1 pts
42Volusia County32.7-0.2 pts
43Citrus County32.3-1.5 pts
43Franklin County32.3-4.5 pts
45Manatee County32.1-1 pts
45Santa Rosa County32.1+0.6 pts
47Pasco County31.8-2.6 pts
48Hillsborough County31.6+0.2 pts
49Pinellas County31.5-0.4 pts
49St. Lucie County31.5-2.6 pts
51Alachua County30.9+0.7 pts
52Okaloosa County30.7-2.7 pts
53Broward County30.6-1.3 pts
53Charlotte County30.6-2.6 pts
53Flagler County30.6-2.5 pts
56Lee County30.4-0.2 pts
57Walton County30.1-1.4 pts
58Miami-Dade County29.5-1 pts
58Seminole County29.5-2 pts
58Sumter County29.5-2.7 pts
61Sarasota County29.2+1.5 pts
61St. Johns County29.2+2.5 pts
63Martin County27+0.5 pts
64Collier County26.6+0.7 pts
64Indian River County26.6-5.2 pts
64Palm Beach County26.6-3 pts
67Monroe County25.8-4.2 pts

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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 Florida by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023) [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 Florida by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/florida-counties. 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 Florida by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/florida-counties.

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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 Florida by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/florida-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Gadsden County, with 44.6% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Monroe County, with 25.8% in 2023.

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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