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

Marshalltown, IA had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 41 cities in 2023, at 44.6%. North Liberty, IA had the lowest, at 30.2%. The median was 37.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest44.6Marshalltown, IA
Lowest30.2North Liberty, IA
Median37.741 cities

All cities, 2023

Marshalltown, IA: 44.6 %Marshalltown, IA44.6Waterloo, IA: 44 %Waterloo, IA44Boone, IA: 43.4 %Boone, IA43.4Davenport, IA: 42.6 %Davenport, IA42.6Muscatine, IA: 42.2 %Muscatine, IA42.2Ottumwa, IA: 41.9 %Ottumwa, IA41.9Fort Dodge, IA: 41.7 %Fort Dodge, IA41.7Clinton, IA: 40.5 %Clinton, IA40.5Mason City, IA: 40.5 %Mason City, IA40.5Council Bluffs, IA: 40 %Council Bluffs, IA40Carroll, IA: 39.9 %Carroll, IA39.9Sioux City, IA: 39.7 %Sioux City, IA39.7Le Mars, IA: 39.6 %Le Mars, IA39.6Des Moines, IA: 39.4 %Des Moines, IA39.4Newton, IA: 38.9 %Newton, IA38.9Oskaloosa, IA: 38.7 %Oskaloosa, IA38.7Norwalk, IA: 38.5 %Norwalk, IA38.5Storm Lake, IA: 38.5 %Storm Lake, IA38.5Indianola, IA: 38.1 %Indianola, IA38.1Pleasant Hill, IA: 37.9 %Pleasant Hill, IA37.9Bettendorf, IA: 37.7 %Bettendorf, IA37.7Altoona, IA: 37.3 %Altoona, IA37.3Waverly, IA: 37.2 %Waverly, IA37.2Cedar Falls, IA: 37 %Cedar Falls, IA37Cedar Rapids, IA: 36.3 %Cedar Rapids, IA36.3Pella, IA: 35.9 %Pella, IA35.9Burlington, IA: 35.5 %Burlington, IA35.5Grimes, IA: 35.4 %Grimes, IA35.4Spencer, IA: 35.4 %Spencer, IA35.4Urbandale, IA: 34.6 %Urbandale, IA34.6Dubuque, IA: 34.5 %Dubuque, IA34.5Johnston, IA: 34 %Johnston, IA34Ankeny, IA: 33.9 %Ankeny, IA33.9Marion, IA: 33.8 %Marion, IA33.8West Des Moines, IA: 33.6 %West Des Moines, IA33.6Clive, IA: 33.4 %Clive, IA33.4Waukee, IA: 32.3 %Waukee, IA32.3Iowa City, IA: 31.3 %Iowa City, IA31.3Coralville, IA: 31.2 %Coralville, IA31.2Ames, IA: 31.1 %Ames, IA31.1North Liberty, IA: 30.2 %North Liberty, IA30.2
%. 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
1Marshalltown, IA44.6+4.4 pts
2Waterloo, IA44+3.1 pts
3Boone, IA43.4+4.1 pts
4Davenport, IA42.6+1.9 pts
5Muscatine, IA42.2+3.4 pts
6Ottumwa, IA41.90 pts
7Fort Dodge, IA41.7+2.8 pts
8Clinton, IA40.5-1.4 pts
8Mason City, IA40.5+1.5 pts
10Council Bluffs, IA40-2.9 pts
11Carroll, IA39.9-1 pts
12Sioux City, IA39.7+0.4 pts
13Le Mars, IA39.6+2.8 pts
14Des Moines, IA39.4-0.5 pts
15Newton, IA38.9-1.4 pts
16Oskaloosa, IA38.7-3.4 pts
17Norwalk, IA38.5-2.8 pts
17Storm Lake, IA38.5-2.1 pts
19Indianola, IA38.1-2.2 pts
20Pleasant Hill, IA37.9-0.4 pts
21Bettendorf, IA37.7+1.6 pts
22Altoona, IA37.3-0.7 pts
23Waverly, IA37.2-0.2 pts
24Cedar Falls, IA37+2.8 pts
25Cedar Rapids, IA36.3-2 pts
26Pella, IA35.9+0.8 pts
27Burlington, IA35.5-2.6 pts
28Grimes, IA35.4-1.5 pts
28Spencer, IA35.4-4.5 pts
30Urbandale, IA34.60 pts
31Dubuque, IA34.5-5.2 pts
32Johnston, IA34-1 pts
33Ankeny, IA33.9-0.7 pts
34Marion, IA33.8-2.3 pts
35West Des Moines, IA33.6-0.1 pts
36Clive, IA33.4-0.4 pts
37Waukee, IA32.3+1.1 pts
38Iowa City, IA31.3+1.6 pts
39Coralville, IA31.2+1.9 pts
40Ames, IA31.1-0.8 pts
41North Liberty, IA30.2+1.3 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 cities 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, 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 Iowa 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 Iowa 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/iowa-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Iowa 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/iowa-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 Iowa 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/iowa-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

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

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

North Liberty, IA, with 30.2% 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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