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Counties in Indiana by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Crawford County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 92 counties in 2021, at 43.3%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 29.1%. The median was 38.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest43.3Crawford County
Lowest29.1Hamilton County
Median38.292 counties

Top 40 counties, 2021

Crawford County: 43.3 %Crawford County43.3Madison County: 43.3 %Madison County43.3Parke County: 42.3 %Parke County42.3Starke County: 42.2 %Starke County42.2Lawrence County: 42.1 %Lawrence County42.1Vanderburgh County: 42 %Vanderburgh County42Switzerland County: 41.8 %Switzerland County41.8Washington County: 41.8 %Washington County41.8Howard County: 41.7 %Howard County41.7Benton County: 41.5 %Benton County41.5Clay County: 41.4 %Clay County41.4Jackson County: 41.2 %Jackson County41.2Lake County: 41.1 %Lake County41.1Fayette County: 41 %Fayette County41Vermillion County: 41 %Vermillion County41Blackford County: 40.8 %Blackford County40.8Noble County: 40.6 %Noble County40.6Pulaski County: 40.5 %Pulaski County40.5Carroll County: 40.4 %Carroll County40.4Decatur County: 40.4 %Decatur County40.4Shelby County: 40.3 %Shelby County40.3Cass County: 40 %Cass County40Martin County: 39.7 %Martin County39.7Perry County: 39.7 %Perry County39.7Clark County: 39.6 %Clark County39.6Johnson County: 39.6 %Johnson County39.6Steuben County: 39.6 %Steuben County39.6Spencer County: 39.5 %Spencer County39.5Rush County: 39.2 %Rush County39.2Jefferson County: 39.1 %Jefferson County39.1Adams County: 39 %Adams County39Knox County: 39 %Knox County39Wabash County: 38.9 %Wabash County38.9Dubois County: 38.8 %Dubois County38.8Warren County: 38.8 %Warren County38.8Grant County: 38.6 %Grant County38.6Jennings County: 38.6 %Jennings County38.6Ripley County: 38.6 %Ripley County38.6Scott County: 38.5 %Scott County38.5Tipton County: 38.5 %Tipton County38.5
%. 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 (%)
1Crawford County43.3
1Madison County43.3
3Parke County42.3
4Starke County42.2
5Lawrence County42.1
6Vanderburgh County42
7Switzerland County41.8
7Washington County41.8
9Howard County41.7
10Benton County41.5
11Clay County41.4
12Jackson County41.2
13Lake County41.1
14Fayette County41
14Vermillion County41
16Blackford County40.8
17Noble County40.6
18Pulaski County40.5
19Carroll County40.4
19Decatur County40.4
21Shelby County40.3
22Cass County40
23Martin County39.7
23Perry County39.7
25Clark County39.6
25Johnson County39.6
25Steuben County39.6
28Spencer County39.5
29Rush County39.2
30Jefferson County39.1
31Adams County39
31Knox County39
33Wabash County38.9
34Dubois County38.8
34Warren County38.8
36Grant County38.6
36Jennings County38.6
36Ripley County38.6
39Scott County38.5
39Tipton County38.5
41Harrison County38.4
41White County38.4
43Allen County38.3
43Union County38.3
45Henry County38.2
45Jay County38.2
45Pike County38.2
48Posey County38.1
49Elkhart County38
49Fountain County38
49Sullivan County38
52Miami County37.9
52Orange County37.9
52Porter County37.9
52Randolph County37.9
56DeKalb County37.8
56Morgan County37.8
58Huntington County37.7
58Wells County37.7
60Greene County37.4
60Owen County37.4
60Wayne County37.4
63Clinton County37.3
64Floyd County37.1
64Marion County37.1
64Ohio County37.1
64Vigo County37.1
68Dearborn County37
69Newton County36.9
69Whitley County36.9
71Gibson County36.8
71Kosciusko County36.8
73Bartholomew County36.6
74Delaware County36.5
74Marshall County36.5
76LaPorte County36.3
77Brown County36
78Fulton County35.9
79Montgomery County35.5
79St. Joseph County35.5
81Daviess County35.4
81LaGrange County35.4
81Putnam County35.4
84Boone County34.9
85Franklin County34.7
86Jasper County34.5
87Hendricks County34.3
88Warrick County33.5
89Hancock County33.2
90Monroe County30.4
91Tippecanoe County29.6
92Hamilton County29.1

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 Indiana 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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/indiana-counties?period=2021.

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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 Indiana 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/indiana-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Crawford County, with 43.3% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Hamilton County, with 29.1% 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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