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

All 41 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_obesity_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/iowa-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Marshalltown, IA | 44.6 |
| 2 | Waterloo, IA | 44 |
| 3 | Boone, IA | 43.4 |
| 4 | Davenport, IA | 42.6 |
| 5 | Muscatine, IA | 42.2 |
| 6 | Ottumwa, IA | 41.9 |
| 7 | Fort Dodge, IA | 41.7 |
| 8 | Clinton, IA | 40.5 |
| 8 | Mason City, IA | 40.5 |
| 10 | Council Bluffs, IA | 40 |
| 11 | Carroll, IA | 39.9 |
| 12 | Sioux City, IA | 39.7 |
| 13 | Le Mars, IA | 39.6 |
| 14 | Des Moines, IA | 39.4 |
| 15 | Newton, IA | 38.9 |
| 16 | Oskaloosa, IA | 38.7 |
| 17 | Norwalk, IA | 38.5 |
| 17 | Storm Lake, IA | 38.5 |
| 19 | Indianola, IA | 38.1 |
| 20 | Pleasant Hill, IA | 37.9 |
| 21 | Bettendorf, IA | 37.7 |
| 22 | Altoona, IA | 37.3 |
| 23 | Waverly, IA | 37.2 |
| 24 | Cedar Falls, IA | 37 |
| 25 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 36.3 |
| 26 | Pella, IA | 35.9 |
| 27 | Burlington, IA | 35.5 |
| 28 | Grimes, IA | 35.4 |
| 28 | Spencer, IA | 35.4 |
| 30 | Urbandale, IA | 34.6 |
| 31 | Dubuque, IA | 34.5 |
| 32 | Johnston, IA | 34 |
| 33 | Ankeny, IA | 33.9 |
| 34 | Marion, IA | 33.8 |
| 35 | West Des Moines, IA | 33.6 |
| 36 | Clive, IA | 33.4 |
| 37 | Waukee, IA | 32.3 |
| 38 | Iowa City, IA | 31.3 |
| 39 | Coralville, IA | 31.2 |
| 40 | Ames, IA | 31.1 |
| 41 | North Liberty, IA | 30.2 |