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Counties in Georgia by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Randolph County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 159 counties in 2021, at 47.7%. Forsyth County had the lowest, at 26.4%. The median was 38.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest47.7Randolph County
Lowest26.4Forsyth County
Median38.5159 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Appling County: 38.9 %Atkinson County: 39.8 %Bacon County: 37.3 %Baker County: 41.7 %Baldwin County: 38.8 %Banks County: 33.5 %Barrow County: 39.2 %Bartow County: 34.2 %Ben Hill County: 43.9 %Berrien County: 38.1 %Bibb County: 38.8 %Bleckley County: 35.1 %Brantley County: 40.7 %Brooks County: 39.4 %Bryan County: 34.6 %Bulloch County: 33.5 %Burke County: 40 %Butts County: 39.1 %Calhoun County: 46 %Camden County: 35.8 %Candler County: 41.2 %Carroll County: 34.8 %Catoosa County: 36.6 %Charlton County: 42.5 %Chatham County: 32.6 %Chattahoochee County: 32.6 %Chattooga County: 37.7 %Cherokee County: 31.3 %Clarke County: 32.2 %Clay County: 42.8 %Clayton County: 44 %Clinch County: 42.2 %Cobb County: 30.1 %Coffee County: 42.5 %Colquitt County: 41.7 %Columbia County: 34.9 %Cook County: 38.5 %Coweta County: 33.8 %Crawford County: 39.3 %Crisp County: 42.8 %Dade County: 34.6 %Dawson County: 32.8 %Decatur County: 38 %DeKalb County: 33.3 %Dodge County: 37.7 %Dooly County: 41.1 %Dougherty County: 40.6 %Douglas County: 36.2 %Early County: 42.2 %Echols County: 38.9 %Effingham County: 38.2 %Elbert County: 37.8 %Emanuel County: 41.2 %Evans County: 41.8 %Fannin County: 32.9 %Fayette County: 29.5 %Floyd County: 38.6 %Forsyth County: 26.4 %Franklin County: 37.3 %Fulton County: 29 %Gilmer County: 35.4 %Glascock County: 35.4 %Glynn County: 35.2 %Gordon County: 37.4 %Grady County: 40.4 %Greene County: 36.5 %Gwinnett County: 31.8 %Habersham County: 31.8 %Hall County: 38.6 %Hancock County: 43.2 %Haralson County: 34.1 %Harris County: 33.6 %Hart County: 35.7 %Heard County: 36.4 %Henry County: 38.4 %Houston County: 38 %Irwin County: 38.5 %Jackson County: 32.4 %Jasper County: 38.9 %Jeff Davis County: 41.6 %Jefferson County: 43.6 %Jenkins County: 43 %Johnson County: 42.5 %Jones County: 37 %Lamar County: 37.6 %Lanier County: 41.8 %Laurens County: 40.5 %Lee County: 35.4 %Liberty County: 37 %Lincoln County: 38.7 %Long County: 38.5 %Lowndes County: 38.2 %Lumpkin County: 31.6 %McDuffie County: 39.3 %McIntosh County: 38.5 %Macon County: 43 %Madison County: 37.4 %Marion County: 36.5 %Meriwether County: 41.8 %Miller County: 37.9 %Mitchell County: 42.3 %Monroe County: 37.5 %Montgomery County: 38.9 %Morgan County: 33.7 %Murray County: 35.9 %Muscogee County: 40.3 %Newton County: 40.4 %Oconee County: 28.8 %Oglethorpe County: 34.4 %Paulding County: 37.2 %Peach County: 38.9 %Pickens County: 31.1 %Pierce County: 36.9 %Pike County: 33.3 %Polk County: 37.3 %Pulaski County: 42 %Putnam County: 37.5 %Quitman County: 40.1 %Rabun County: 33.2 %Randolph County: 47.7 %Richmond County: 40.1 %Rockdale County: 41.5 %Schley County: 37.9 %Screven County: 39.2 %Seminole County: 36.9 %Spalding County: 36 %Stephens County: 33.2 %Stewart County: 42.7 %Sumter County: 39.4 %Talbot County: 42.4 %Taliaferro County: 41.8 %Tattnall County: 42.4 %Taylor County: 44.4 %Telfair County: 42.9 %Terrell County: 43.5 %Thomas County: 39 %Tift County: 40 %Toombs County: 41.5 %Towns County: 31.2 %Treutlen County: 42.5 %Troup County: 43.9 %Turner County: 39.9 %Twiggs County: 37.5 %Union County: 34 %Upson County: 38.1 %Walker County: 36.9 %Walton County: 35.8 %Ware County: 42.5 %Warren County: 42.7 %Washington County: 42.8 %Wayne County: 39.5 %Webster County: 42.2 %Wheeler County: 43.4 %White County: 31.1 %Whitfield County: 36.4 %Wilcox County: 40.7 %Wilkes County: 41.4 %Wilkinson County: 40.9 %Worth County: 37.7 %
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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

Randolph County: 47.7 %Randolph County47.7Calhoun County: 46 %Calhoun County46Taylor County: 44.4 %Taylor County44.4Clayton County: 44 %Clayton County44Ben Hill County: 43.9 %Ben Hill County43.9Troup County: 43.9 %Troup County43.9Jefferson County: 43.6 %Jefferson County43.6Terrell County: 43.5 %Terrell County43.5Wheeler County: 43.4 %Wheeler County43.4Hancock County: 43.2 %Hancock County43.2Jenkins County: 43 %Jenkins County43Macon County: 43 %Macon County43Telfair County: 42.9 %Telfair County42.9Clay County: 42.8 %Clay County42.8Crisp County: 42.8 %Crisp County42.8Washington County: 42.8 %Washington County42.8Stewart County: 42.7 %Stewart County42.7Warren County: 42.7 %Warren County42.7Charlton County: 42.5 %Charlton County42.5Coffee County: 42.5 %Coffee County42.5Johnson County: 42.5 %Johnson County42.5Treutlen County: 42.5 %Treutlen County42.5Ware County: 42.5 %Ware County42.5Talbot County: 42.4 %Talbot County42.4Tattnall County: 42.4 %Tattnall County42.4Mitchell County: 42.3 %Mitchell County42.3Clinch County: 42.2 %Clinch County42.2Early County: 42.2 %Early County42.2Webster County: 42.2 %Webster County42.2Pulaski County: 42 %Pulaski County42Evans County: 41.8 %Evans County41.8Lanier County: 41.8 %Lanier County41.8Meriwether County: 41.8 %Meriwether County41.8Taliaferro County: 41.8 %Taliaferro County41.8Baker County: 41.7 %Baker County41.7Colquitt County: 41.7 %Colquitt County41.7Jeff Davis County: 41.6 %Jeff Davis County41.6Rockdale County: 41.5 %Rockdale County41.5Toombs County: 41.5 %Toombs County41.5Wilkes County: 41.4 %Wilkes County41.4Randolph County: 47.7 %Randolph County47.7Calhoun County: 46 %Calhoun County46Taylor County: 44.4 %Taylor County44.4Clayton County: 44 %Clayton County44Ben Hill County: 43.9 %Ben Hill County43.9Troup County: 43.9 %Troup County43.9Jefferson County: 43.6 %Jefferson County43.6Terrell County: 43.5 %Terrell County43.5Wheeler County: 43.4 %Wheeler County43.4Hancock County: 43.2 %Hancock County43.2Jenkins County: 43 %Jenkins County43Macon County: 43 %Macon County43Telfair County: 42.9 %Telfair County42.9Clay County: 42.8 %Clay County42.8Crisp County: 42.8 %Crisp County42.8Washington County: 42.8 %Washington County42.8Stewart County: 42.7 %Stewart County42.7Warren County: 42.7 %Warren County42.7Charlton County: 42.5 %Charlton County42.5Coffee County: 42.5 %Coffee County42.5Johnson County: 42.5 %Johnson County42.5Treutlen County: 42.5 %Treutlen County42.5Ware County: 42.5 %Ware County42.5Talbot County: 42.4 %Talbot County42.4Tattnall County: 42.4 %Tattnall County42.4Mitchell County: 42.3 %Mitchell County42.3Clinch County: 42.2 %Clinch County42.2Early County: 42.2 %Early County42.2Webster County: 42.2 %Webster County42.2Pulaski County: 42 %Pulaski County42Evans County: 41.8 %Evans County41.8Lanier County: 41.8 %Lanier County41.8Meriwether County: 41.8 %Meriwether County41.8Taliaferro County: 41.8 %Taliaferro County41.8Baker County: 41.7 %Baker County41.7Colquitt County: 41.7 %Colquitt County41.7Jeff Davis County: 41.6 %Jeff Davis County41.6Rockdale County: 41.5 %Rockdale County41.5Toombs County: 41.5 %Toombs County41.5Wilkes County: 41.4 %Wilkes County41.4
%. 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 (%)
1Randolph County47.7
2Calhoun County46
3Taylor County44.4
4Clayton County44
5Ben Hill County43.9
5Troup County43.9
7Jefferson County43.6
8Terrell County43.5
9Wheeler County43.4
10Hancock County43.2
11Jenkins County43
11Macon County43
13Telfair County42.9
14Clay County42.8
14Crisp County42.8
14Washington County42.8
17Stewart County42.7
17Warren County42.7
19Charlton County42.5
19Coffee County42.5
19Johnson County42.5
19Treutlen County42.5
19Ware County42.5
24Talbot County42.4
24Tattnall County42.4
26Mitchell County42.3
27Clinch County42.2
27Early County42.2
27Webster County42.2
30Pulaski County42
31Evans County41.8
31Lanier County41.8
31Meriwether County41.8
31Taliaferro County41.8
35Baker County41.7
35Colquitt County41.7
37Jeff Davis County41.6
38Rockdale County41.5
38Toombs County41.5
40Wilkes County41.4
41Candler County41.2
41Emanuel County41.2
43Dooly County41.1
44Wilkinson County40.9
45Brantley County40.7
45Wilcox County40.7
47Dougherty County40.6
48Laurens County40.5
49Grady County40.4
49Newton County40.4
51Muscogee County40.3
52Quitman County40.1
52Richmond County40.1
54Burke County40
54Tift County40
56Turner County39.9
57Atkinson County39.8
58Wayne County39.5
59Brooks County39.4
59Sumter County39.4
61Crawford County39.3
61McDuffie County39.3
63Barrow County39.2
63Screven County39.2
65Butts County39.1
66Thomas County39
67Appling County38.9
67Echols County38.9
67Jasper County38.9
67Montgomery County38.9
67Peach County38.9
72Baldwin County38.8
72Bibb County38.8
74Lincoln County38.7
75Floyd County38.6
75Hall County38.6
77Cook County38.5
77Irwin County38.5
77Long County38.5
77McIntosh County38.5
81Henry County38.4
82Effingham County38.2
82Lowndes County38.2
84Berrien County38.1
84Upson County38.1
86Decatur County38
86Houston County38
88Miller County37.9
88Schley County37.9
90Elbert County37.8
91Chattooga County37.7
91Dodge County37.7
91Worth County37.7
94Lamar County37.6
95Monroe County37.5
95Putnam County37.5
95Twiggs County37.5
98Gordon County37.4
98Madison County37.4
100Bacon County37.3
100Franklin County37.3
100Polk County37.3
103Paulding County37.2
104Jones County37
104Liberty County37
106Pierce County36.9
106Seminole County36.9
106Walker County36.9
109Catoosa County36.6
110Greene County36.5
110Marion County36.5
112Heard County36.4
112Whitfield County36.4
114Douglas County36.2
115Spalding County36
116Murray County35.9
117Camden County35.8
117Walton County35.8
119Hart County35.7
120Gilmer County35.4
120Glascock County35.4
120Lee County35.4
123Glynn County35.2
124Bleckley County35.1
125Columbia County34.9
126Carroll County34.8
127Bryan County34.6
127Dade County34.6
129Oglethorpe County34.4
130Bartow County34.2
131Haralson County34.1
132Union County34
133Coweta County33.8
134Morgan County33.7
135Harris County33.6
136Banks County33.5
136Bulloch County33.5
138DeKalb County33.3
138Pike County33.3
140Rabun County33.2
140Stephens County33.2
142Fannin County32.9
143Dawson County32.8
144Chatham County32.6
144Chattahoochee County32.6
146Jackson County32.4
147Clarke County32.2
148Gwinnett County31.8
148Habersham County31.8
150Lumpkin County31.6
151Cherokee County31.3
152Towns County31.2
153Pickens County31.1
153White County31.1
155Cobb County30.1
156Fayette County29.5
157Fulton County29
158Oconee County28.8
159Forsyth County26.4

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

Randolph County, with 47.7% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Forsyth County, with 26.4% in 2021.

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