Cities in Kansas by adult obesity rate, local model estimate
Dodge City, KS had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 38 cities in 2021, at 43.8%. Prairie Village, KS had the lowest, at 27.4%. The median was 38.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
All cities, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2021 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodge City, KS | 43.8 |
| 2 | Liberal, KS | 42.9 |
| 3 | Kansas City, KS | 42.7 |
| 4 | Hutchinson, KS | 41.4 |
| 5 | Arkansas City, KS | 41.3 |
| 5 | Leavenworth, KS | 41.3 |
| 7 | Atchison, KS | 41.1 |
| 8 | Ottawa, KS | 40.8 |
| 9 | Junction City, KS | 40.7 |
| 10 | El Dorado, KS | 40.6 |
| 11 | Topeka, KS | 40.4 |
| 12 | Wichita, KS | 40.1 |
| 13 | Haysville, KS | 40 |
| 14 | Emporia, KS | 39.8 |
| 15 | Newton, KS | 39.7 |
| 16 | Lansing, KS | 39.5 |
| 17 | Winfield, KS | 39.3 |
| 18 | Great Bend, KS | 39 |
| 19 | Pittsburg, KS | 38.8 |
| 20 | Garden City, KS | 38.2 |
| 21 | Andover, KS | 37.9 |
| 22 | Derby, KS | 36.5 |
| 23 | Salina, KS | 36.4 |
| 24 | McPherson, KS | 36.1 |
| 25 | Bel Aire, KS | 35.4 |
| 26 | Hays, KS | 35 |
| 26 | Spring Hill, KS | 35 |
| 28 | Merriam, KS | 32.2 |
| 29 | Gardner, KS | 31.8 |
| 30 | Shawnee, KS | 31.3 |
| 31 | Olathe, KS | 31.1 |
| 32 | Lenexa, KS | 29.8 |
| 33 | Lawrence, KS | 29.7 |
| 34 | Mission, KS | 29.2 |
| 35 | Overland Park, KS | 29.1 |
| 36 | Leawood, KS | 28 |
| 37 | Manhattan, KS | 27.6 |
| 38 | Prairie Village, KS | 27.4 |
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.
Citation styles
APA 7
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 Kansas by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/
MLA 9
PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Cities in Kansas by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/kansas-cities?period=2021. 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 Kansas 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/kansas-cities?period=2021.
Harvard
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 Kansas 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/kansas-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{Centers for Disease Control and Prevention}},
title = {{PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence: Cities in Kansas by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2021}},
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Questions
Which city has the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate?
Dodge City, KS, with 43.8% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Which city has the lowest adult obesity rate, local model estimate?
Prairie Village, KS, with 27.4% 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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