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

Gary, IN had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 88 cities in 2023, at 51.9%. West Lafayette, IN had the lowest, at 25.5%. The median was 38.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest51.9Gary, IN
Lowest25.5West Lafayette, IN
Median38.888 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

Gary, IN: 51.9 %Gary, IN51.9Logansport, IN: 48.8 %Logansport, IN48.8Elkhart, IN: 47.3 %Elkhart, IN47.3Connersville, IN: 47.1 %Connersville, IN47.1East Chicago, IN: 47 %East Chicago, IN47Peru, IN: 45.5 %Peru, IN45.5Clarksville, IN: 45.4 %Clarksville, IN45.4New Castle, IN: 45.1 %New Castle, IN45.1Jeffersonville, IN: 45 %Jeffersonville, IN45Plymouth, IN: 44 %Plymouth, IN44Marion, IN: 43.5 %Marion, IN43.5Washington, IN: 43.5 %Washington, IN43.5Bedford, IN: 43.3 %Bedford, IN43.3Auburn, IN: 43.2 %Auburn, IN43.2Hammond, IN: 43.2 %Hammond, IN43.2Goshen, IN: 43.1 %Goshen, IN43.1Terre Haute, IN: 43 %Terre Haute, IN43Portage, IN: 42.6 %Portage, IN42.6Merrillville, IN: 42.5 %Merrillville, IN42.5Shelbyville, IN: 42.5 %Shelbyville, IN42.5Bluffton, IN: 42.4 %Bluffton, IN42.4Decatur, IN: 41.8 %Decatur, IN41.8Frankfort, IN: 41.7 %Frankfort, IN41.7Sellersburg, IN: 41.7 %Sellersburg, IN41.7Seymour, IN: 41.2 %Seymour, IN41.2Michigan City, IN: 40.8 %Michigan City, IN40.8Crawfordsville, IN: 40.7 %Crawfordsville, IN40.7Fort Wayne, IN: 40.7 %Fort Wayne, IN40.7Huntington, IN: 40.7 %Huntington, IN40.7Lake Station, IN: 40.5 %Lake Station, IN40.5Greenfield, IN: 40.2 %Greenfield, IN40.2Jasper, IN: 40.2 %Jasper, IN40.2New Albany, IN: 40.2 %New Albany, IN40.2Evansville, IN: 40 %Evansville, IN40South Bend, IN: 39.7 %South Bend, IN39.7Columbia City, IN: 39.6 %Columbia City, IN39.6Chesterton, IN: 39.5 %Chesterton, IN39.5Kendallville, IN: 39.5 %Kendallville, IN39.5Franklin, IN: 39.4 %Franklin, IN39.4New Haven, IN: 39.4 %New Haven, IN39.4Gary, IN: 51.9 %Gary, IN51.9Logansport, IN: 48.8 %Logansport, IN48.8Elkhart, IN: 47.3 %Elkhart, IN47.3Connersville, IN: 47.1 %Connersville, IN47.1East Chicago, IN: 47 %East Chicago, IN47Peru, IN: 45.5 %Peru, IN45.5Clarksville, IN: 45.4 %Clarksville, IN45.4New Castle, IN: 45.1 %New Castle, IN45.1Jeffersonville, IN: 45 %Jeffersonville, IN45Plymouth, IN: 44 %Plymouth, IN44Marion, IN: 43.5 %Marion, IN43.5Washington, IN: 43.5 %Washington, IN43.5Bedford, IN: 43.3 %Bedford, IN43.3Auburn, IN: 43.2 %Auburn, IN43.2Hammond, IN: 43.2 %Hammond, IN43.2Goshen, IN: 43.1 %Goshen, IN43.1Terre Haute, IN: 43 %Terre Haute, IN43Portage, IN: 42.6 %Portage, IN42.6Merrillville, IN: 42.5 %Merrillville, IN42.5Shelbyville, IN: 42.5 %Shelbyville, IN42.5Bluffton, IN: 42.4 %Bluffton, IN42.4Decatur, IN: 41.8 %Decatur, IN41.8Frankfort, IN: 41.7 %Frankfort, IN41.7Sellersburg, IN: 41.7 %Sellersburg, IN41.7Seymour, IN: 41.2 %Seymour, IN41.2Michigan City, IN: 40.8 %Michigan City, IN40.8Crawfordsville, IN: 40.7 %Crawfordsville, IN40.7Fort Wayne, IN: 40.7 %Fort Wayne, IN40.7Huntington, IN: 40.7 %Huntington, IN40.7Lake Station, IN: 40.5 %Lake Station, IN40.5Greenfield, IN: 40.2 %Greenfield, IN40.2Jasper, IN: 40.2 %Jasper, IN40.2New Albany, IN: 40.2 %New Albany, IN40.2Evansville, IN: 40 %Evansville, IN40South Bend, IN: 39.7 %South Bend, IN39.7Columbia City, IN: 39.6 %Columbia City, IN39.6Chesterton, IN: 39.5 %Chesterton, IN39.5Kendallville, IN: 39.5 %Kendallville, IN39.5Franklin, IN: 39.4 %Franklin, IN39.4New Haven, IN: 39.4 %New Haven, IN39.4
%. 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
1Gary, IN51.9+2.2 pts
2Logansport, IN48.8+6.2 pts
3Elkhart, IN47.3+1.8 pts
4Connersville, IN47.1+6.1 pts
5East Chicago, IN47+1.5 pts
6Peru, IN45.5+2.4 pts
7Clarksville, IN45.4+2.5 pts
8New Castle, IN45.1-0.2 pts
9Jeffersonville, IN45+3 pts
10Plymouth, IN44+7.6 pts
11Marion, IN43.5-0.6 pts
11Washington, IN43.5+4.8 pts
13Bedford, IN43.3+2.2 pts
14Auburn, IN43.2+5.2 pts
14Hammond, IN43.2+1.5 pts
16Goshen, IN43.1+1.4 pts
17Terre Haute, IN43+2.3 pts
18Portage, IN42.6+3.1 pts
19Merrillville, IN42.5+1 pts
19Shelbyville, IN42.5+1.5 pts
21Bluffton, IN42.4+2.1 pts
22Decatur, IN41.8+2.4 pts
23Frankfort, IN41.7+0.6 pts
23Sellersburg, IN41.7+2.4 pts
25Seymour, IN41.2-3.2 pts
26Michigan City, IN40.8-2 pts
27Crawfordsville, IN40.7-2.4 pts
27Fort Wayne, IN40.7+1.8 pts
27Huntington, IN40.7+1.7 pts
30Lake Station, IN40.5+1.6 pts
31Greenfield, IN40.2+4.9 pts
31Jasper, IN40.2+1.6 pts
31New Albany, IN40.2+1.6 pts
34Evansville, IN40-0.9 pts
35South Bend, IN39.7-1.9 pts
36Columbia City, IN39.6+5.6 pts
37Chesterton, IN39.5+2.8 pts
37Kendallville, IN39.5+2.8 pts
39Franklin, IN39.4-3.2 pts
39New Haven, IN39.4+1.7 pts
39Richmond, IN39.4-0.4 pts
42Bargersville, IN39.1-3.1 pts
43Wabash, IN39+1 pts
44Muncie, IN38.8+0.2 pts
45Anderson, IN38.7-3 pts
45Warsaw, IN38.7-0.9 pts
47Valparaiso, IN38.6+3 pts
48Columbus, IN38.4+4.5 pts
48Greenwood, IN38.4-2.4 pts
48Martinsville, IN38.4+0.4 pts
51Indianapolis, IN38.2-1.1 pts
51McCordsville, IN38.2+4.5 pts
53Lawrence, IN38.1-1.9 pts
54Hobart, IN38+1.5 pts
55Mooresville, IN37.9-0.7 pts
56Kokomo, IN37.8-4.9 pts
57Greensburg, IN37.7-4.3 pts
57Vincennes, IN37.7-1.3 pts
59Beech Grove, IN37.6-0.8 pts
60Griffith, IN37.5+1.3 pts
61Speedway, IN37.1-0.9 pts
62La Porte, IN36.8-2.2 pts
62Plainfield, IN36.8-2.7 pts
64Madison, IN36.4-2.4 pts
65Lebanon, IN36.2-1.5 pts
66Highland, IN36+1.4 pts
67Avon, IN35.9-2.5 pts
67Danville, IN35.9-3.4 pts
69Brownsburg, IN35.6-2.5 pts
69Huntertown, IN35.6+1.2 pts
69Mishawaka, IN35.6-1.9 pts
72Cedar Lake, IN35.4+1.2 pts
73Lowell, IN35+0.9 pts
73Schererville, IN35+1.6 pts
75Crown Point, IN34.7+1.1 pts
76Dyer, IN34.4+1.4 pts
76Noblesville, IN34.4+3 pts
78St. John, IN33.8+0.7 pts
79Westfield, IN33.6+3.3 pts
80Yorktown, IN33.3-0.3 pts
81Munster, IN33.1+1.7 pts
82Bloomington, IN33-1.9 pts
83Fishers, IN32.5+3.2 pts
84Lafayette, IN31.9-4.1 pts
85Whitestown, IN31.7-1 pts
86Zionsville, IN31.1-1.7 pts
87Carmel, IN30.8+3.6 pts
88West Lafayette, IN25.5-2.9 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.

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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 Indiana 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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Gary, IN, with 51.9% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

West Lafayette, IN, with 25.5% in 2023.

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