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

McDonough, GA had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 101 cities in 2023, at 48%. Johns Creek, GA had the lowest, at 20.8%. The median was 36.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest48McDonough, GA
Lowest20.8Johns Creek, GA
Median36.1101 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

McDonough, GA: 48 %McDonough, GA48Dublin, GA: 47.7 %Dublin, GA47.7Riverdale, GA: 46.8 %Riverdale, GA46.8Locust Grove, GA: 45.7 %Locust Grove, GA45.7Stockbridge, GA: 45.7 %Stockbridge, GA45.7Lovejoy, GA: 45.1 %Lovejoy, GA45.1Jesup, GA: 45 %Jesup, GA45Waycross, GA: 44.9 %Waycross, GA44.9Forest Park, GA: 44.4 %Forest Park, GA44.4Macon, GA: 44.4 %Macon, GA44.4Monroe, GA: 44.1 %Monroe, GA44.1Bainbridge, GA: 43.6 %Bainbridge, GA43.6Covington, GA: 43.5 %Covington, GA43.5Albany, GA: 43 %Albany, GA43Griffin, GA: 43 %Griffin, GA43Brunswick, GA: 42.3 %Brunswick, GA42.3Douglas, GA: 42.2 %Douglas, GA42.2Cairo, GA: 41.6 %Cairo, GA41.6Valdosta, GA: 41.6 %Valdosta, GA41.6Warner Robins, GA: 41.5 %Warner Robins, GA41.5Cedartown, GA: 41 %Cedartown, GA41Americus, GA: 40.8 %Americus, GA40.8Dallas, GA: 40.8 %Dallas, GA40.8Vidalia, GA: 40.8 %Vidalia, GA40.8Columbus, GA: 40.3 %Columbus, GA40.3Conyers, GA: 40 %Conyers, GA40Rome, GA: 40 %Rome, GA40Perry, GA: 39.8 %Perry, GA39.8Cartersville, GA: 39.6 %Cartersville, GA39.6Thomasville, GA: 39.6 %Thomasville, GA39.6Tifton, GA: 39.3 %Tifton, GA39.3Rincon, GA: 39.1 %Rincon, GA39.1Milledgeville, GA: 38.8 %Milledgeville, GA38.8Loganville, GA: 38.6 %Loganville, GA38.6Dalton, GA: 38.5 %Dalton, GA38.5St. Marys, GA: 38.4 %St. Marys, GA38.4Stonecrest, GA: 38.3 %Stonecrest, GA38.3Garden City, GA: 38.2 %Garden City, GA38.2Statesboro, GA: 38.2 %Statesboro, GA38.2College Park, GA: 38.1 %College Park, GA38.1McDonough, GA: 48 %McDonough, GA48Dublin, GA: 47.7 %Dublin, GA47.7Riverdale, GA: 46.8 %Riverdale, GA46.8Locust Grove, GA: 45.7 %Locust Grove, GA45.7Stockbridge, GA: 45.7 %Stockbridge, GA45.7Lovejoy, GA: 45.1 %Lovejoy, GA45.1Jesup, GA: 45 %Jesup, GA45Waycross, GA: 44.9 %Waycross, GA44.9Forest Park, GA: 44.4 %Forest Park, GA44.4Macon, GA: 44.4 %Macon, GA44.4Monroe, GA: 44.1 %Monroe, GA44.1Bainbridge, GA: 43.6 %Bainbridge, GA43.6Covington, GA: 43.5 %Covington, GA43.5Albany, GA: 43 %Albany, GA43Griffin, GA: 43 %Griffin, GA43Brunswick, GA: 42.3 %Brunswick, GA42.3Douglas, GA: 42.2 %Douglas, GA42.2Cairo, GA: 41.6 %Cairo, GA41.6Valdosta, GA: 41.6 %Valdosta, GA41.6Warner Robins, GA: 41.5 %Warner Robins, GA41.5Cedartown, GA: 41 %Cedartown, GA41Americus, GA: 40.8 %Americus, GA40.8Dallas, GA: 40.8 %Dallas, GA40.8Vidalia, GA: 40.8 %Vidalia, GA40.8Columbus, GA: 40.3 %Columbus, GA40.3Conyers, GA: 40 %Conyers, GA40Rome, GA: 40 %Rome, GA40Perry, GA: 39.8 %Perry, GA39.8Cartersville, GA: 39.6 %Cartersville, GA39.6Thomasville, GA: 39.6 %Thomasville, GA39.6Tifton, GA: 39.3 %Tifton, GA39.3Rincon, GA: 39.1 %Rincon, GA39.1Milledgeville, GA: 38.8 %Milledgeville, GA38.8Loganville, GA: 38.6 %Loganville, GA38.6Dalton, GA: 38.5 %Dalton, GA38.5St. Marys, GA: 38.4 %St. Marys, GA38.4Stonecrest, GA: 38.3 %Stonecrest, GA38.3Garden City, GA: 38.2 %Garden City, GA38.2Statesboro, GA: 38.2 %Statesboro, GA38.2College Park, GA: 38.1 %College Park, GA38.1
%. 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

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1McDonough, GA48+4.5 pts
2Dublin, GA47.7+3.8 pts
3Riverdale, GA46.8+0.1 pts
4Locust Grove, GA45.7+4.6 pts
4Stockbridge, GA45.7+4.7 pts
6Lovejoy, GA45.1-1.9 pts
7Jesup, GA45+1.4 pts
8Waycross, GA44.9+1.9 pts
9Forest Park, GA44.4-1.1 pts
9Macon, GA44.4-3.6 pts
11Monroe, GA44.1+2.9 pts
12Bainbridge, GA43.6+2.4 pts
13Covington, GA43.5+0.1 pts
14Albany, GA43-1.3 pts
14Griffin, GA43+0.5 pts
16Brunswick, GA42.3-0.6 pts
17Douglas, GA42.2-1.9 pts
18Cairo, GA41.6-2.1 pts
18Valdosta, GA41.6+1.1 pts
20Warner Robins, GA41.5+0.3 pts
21Cedartown, GA41-1.7 pts
22Americus, GA40.8-2.7 pts
22Dallas, GA40.8-1.1 pts
22Vidalia, GA40.8-2.3 pts
25Columbus, GA40.3-1.1 pts
26Conyers, GA40-7.6 pts
26Rome, GA40-1.7 pts
28Perry, GA39.8-1.3 pts
29Cartersville, GA39.6+0.5 pts
29Thomasville, GA39.6-0.9 pts
31Tifton, GA39.3-2 pts
32Rincon, GA39.1-0.9 pts
33Milledgeville, GA38.8+0.9 pts
34Loganville, GA38.6+2 pts
35Dalton, GA38.5+1.4 pts
36St. Marys, GA38.4+0.7 pts
37Stonecrest, GA38.3-2 pts
38Garden City, GA38.2-2.3 pts
38Statesboro, GA38.2+1.9 pts
40College Park, GA38.1-1.7 pts
41Moultrie, GA37.9-3.6 pts
42Kingsland, GA37.7+0.4 pts
42LaGrange, GA37.7-6.2 pts
44Norcross, GA37.5+1.4 pts
45Clarkston, GA37.2-1.3 pts
45Douglasville, GA37.2-7.4 pts
47Lawrenceville, GA37.1+1.2 pts
48Newnan, GA37-9 pts
49Grovetown, GA36.3-1.3 pts
50East Point, GA36.2-1.9 pts
51Augusta, GA36.1-6.7 pts
52Calhoun, GA36-4.8 pts
53Lilburn, GA35.9+2.3 pts
53Snellville, GA35.9+0.8 pts
55Winder, GA35.8-6 pts
56Canton, GA35.6-2.4 pts
57Buford, GA35.5+0.4 pts
57Union City, GA35.5-2.7 pts
59Port Wentworth, GA35.2-3.4 pts
60South Fulton, GA35.1-2.5 pts
61Auburn, GA34.9-4.5 pts
62Fairburn, GA34.8-3.1 pts
63Carrollton, GA34.5-3.7 pts
63Savannah, GA34.5-2.7 pts
65Holly Springs, GA34.4-1.9 pts
66Villa Rica, GA34.3-5.2 pts
67Fort Oglethorpe, GA34-2.8 pts
67Powder Springs, GA34+0.5 pts
69Mableton, GA33.8-0.2 pts
70Hinesville, GA33.7-11.5 pts
71Gainesville, GA33.6-1.1 pts
72Richmond Hill, GA33.4-3.5 pts
73Peachtree Corners, GA33+0.3 pts
74Fayetteville, GA32.8-0.5 pts
75Woodstock, GA32.6-1.9 pts
76Sugar Hill, GA32.1+1.2 pts
77Cumming, GA31.8-4.3 pts
78Jefferson, GA31.6-8.2 pts
78Marietta, GA31.6+0.3 pts
80Braselton, GA31.4-4 pts
81Acworth, GA30.8-0.3 pts
82Duluth, GA30.6+1.1 pts
83Chamblee, GA30.5-1.1 pts
84Doraville, GA30.1-1.4 pts
85Athens, GA30-3.1 pts
86Pooler, GA29.9-2.7 pts
87Tucker, GA29.8-1.6 pts
88Flowery Branch, GA29.7-2.3 pts
88Smyrna, GA29.7-0.1 pts
90Suwanee, GA29.4+1.1 pts
91Atlanta, GA29.3-2.2 pts
92Kennesaw, GA29.2+0.1 pts
93Peachtree City, GA28-0.2 pts
94Brookhaven, GA25.5-1.9 pts
95Decatur, GA25.4-2.2 pts
96Roswell, GA24.6-2.3 pts
97Sandy Springs, GA23.7-2.3 pts
98Dunwoody, GA23.6-1.5 pts
99Alpharetta, GA22.4-1.7 pts
100Milton, GA22-2.2 pts
101Johns Creek, GA20.8-1.8 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities 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, 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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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence (Cities in Georgia 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Cities in Georgia 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/georgia-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Cities in Georgia 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/georgia-cities.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Cities in Georgia 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/georgia-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

McDonough, GA, with 48% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Johns Creek, GA, with 20.8% in 2023.

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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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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