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Counties in Kansas by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Ford County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 105 counties in 2021, at 43.7%. Riley County had the lowest, at 28.4%. The median was 38.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest43.7Ford County
Lowest28.4Riley County
Median38.9105 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Allen County: 41.1 %Anderson County: 38.9 %Atchison County: 42.2 %Barber County: 38.4 %Barton County: 39.2 %Bourbon County: 40.1 %Brown County: 37.8 %Butler County: 40 %Chase County: 38.3 %Chautauqua County: 42.5 %Cherokee County: 43 %Cheyenne County: 38.2 %Clark County: 38.1 %Clay County: 38 %Cloud County: 36.9 %Coffey County: 38.2 %Comanche County: 37.2 %Cowley County: 42.9 %Crawford County: 37.5 %Decatur County: 36.8 %Dickinson County: 38.2 %Doniphan County: 39.7 %Douglas County: 29.6 %Edwards County: 39.2 %Elk County: 42.3 %Ellis County: 35.9 %Ellsworth County: 38.9 %Finney County: 38.6 %Ford County: 43.7 %Franklin County: 40.6 %Geary County: 40.4 %Gove County: 37.9 %Graham County: 36.3 %Grant County: 35.7 %Gray County: 37.1 %Greeley County: 39.2 %Greenwood County: 40.9 %Hamilton County: 40.5 %Harper County: 40.4 %Harvey County: 38.9 %Haskell County: 40.2 %Hodgeman County: 35.9 %Jackson County: 40.3 %Jefferson County: 33.9 %Jewell County: 40.6 %Johnson County: 29.4 %Kearny County: 43.2 %Kingman County: 37.6 %Kiowa County: 34.1 %Labette County: 43.2 %Lane County: 42 %Leavenworth County: 38.9 %Lincoln County: 38.6 %Linn County: 38.2 %Logan County: 39.6 %Lyon County: 39.9 %McPherson County: 35.3 %Marion County: 36.2 %Marshall County: 39.5 %Meade County: 39.4 %Miami County: 39.9 %Mitchell County: 37.4 %Montgomery County: 42.9 %Morris County: 36.6 %Morton County: 38.9 %Nemaha County: 37 %Neosho County: 39.6 %Ness County: 37.5 %Norton County: 37.4 %Osage County: 43.7 %Osborne County: 38.5 %Ottawa County: 39.8 %Pawnee County: 36.4 %Phillips County: 36.9 %Pottawatomie County: 36.9 %Pratt County: 38.5 %Rawlins County: 38.5 %Reno County: 41.4 %Republic County: 37.7 %Rice County: 37.5 %Riley County: 28.4 %Rooks County: 36.1 %Rush County: 41 %Russell County: 39.3 %Saline County: 36.1 %Scott County: 39.2 %Sedgwick County: 39.2 %Seward County: 43 %Shawnee County: 39.1 %Sheridan County: 37.1 %Sherman County: 39.4 %Smith County: 37.1 %Stafford County: 39.6 %Stanton County: 42.5 %Stevens County: 39.7 %Sumner County: 40.5 %Thomas County: 37 %Trego County: 35.4 %Wabaunsee County: 37 %Wallace County: 37.1 %Washington County: 41.4 %Wichita County: 39.3 %Wilson County: 36.9 %Woodson County: 38.9 %Wyandotte County: 41.7 %
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%, 2021. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Ford County: 43.7 %Ford County43.7Osage County: 43.7 %Osage County43.7Kearny County: 43.2 %Kearny County43.2Labette County: 43.2 %Labette County43.2Cherokee County: 43 %Cherokee County43Seward County: 43 %Seward County43Cowley County: 42.9 %Cowley County42.9Montgomery County: 42.9 %Montgomery County42.9Chautauqua County: 42.5 %Chautauqua County42.5Stanton County: 42.5 %Stanton County42.5Elk County: 42.3 %Elk County42.3Atchison County: 42.2 %Atchison County42.2Lane County: 42 %Lane County42Wyandotte County: 41.7 %Wyandotte County41.7Reno County: 41.4 %Reno County41.4Washington County: 41.4 %Washington County41.4Allen County: 41.1 %Allen County41.1Rush County: 41 %Rush County41Greenwood County: 40.9 %Greenwood County40.9Franklin County: 40.6 %Franklin County40.6Jewell County: 40.6 %Jewell County40.6Hamilton County: 40.5 %Hamilton County40.5Sumner County: 40.5 %Sumner County40.5Geary County: 40.4 %Geary County40.4Harper County: 40.4 %Harper County40.4Jackson County: 40.3 %Jackson County40.3Haskell County: 40.2 %Haskell County40.2Bourbon County: 40.1 %Bourbon County40.1Butler County: 40 %Butler County40Lyon County: 39.9 %Lyon County39.9Miami County: 39.9 %Miami County39.9Ottawa County: 39.8 %Ottawa County39.8Doniphan County: 39.7 %Doniphan County39.7Stevens County: 39.7 %Stevens County39.7Logan County: 39.6 %Logan County39.6Neosho County: 39.6 %Neosho County39.6Stafford County: 39.6 %Stafford County39.6Marshall County: 39.5 %Marshall County39.5Meade County: 39.4 %Meade County39.4Sherman County: 39.4 %Sherman County39.4Ford County: 43.7 %Ford County43.7Osage County: 43.7 %Osage County43.7Kearny County: 43.2 %Kearny County43.2Labette County: 43.2 %Labette County43.2Cherokee County: 43 %Cherokee County43Seward County: 43 %Seward County43Cowley County: 42.9 %Cowley County42.9Montgomery County: 42.9 %Montgomery County42.9Chautauqua County: 42.5 %Chautauqua County42.5Stanton County: 42.5 %Stanton County42.5Elk County: 42.3 %Elk County42.3Atchison County: 42.2 %Atchison County42.2Lane County: 42 %Lane County42Wyandotte County: 41.7 %Wyandotte County41.7Reno County: 41.4 %Reno County41.4Washington County: 41.4 %Washington County41.4Allen County: 41.1 %Allen County41.1Rush County: 41 %Rush County41Greenwood County: 40.9 %Greenwood County40.9Franklin County: 40.6 %Franklin County40.6Jewell County: 40.6 %Jewell County40.6Hamilton County: 40.5 %Hamilton County40.5Sumner County: 40.5 %Sumner County40.5Geary County: 40.4 %Geary County40.4Harper County: 40.4 %Harper County40.4Jackson County: 40.3 %Jackson County40.3Haskell County: 40.2 %Haskell County40.2Bourbon County: 40.1 %Bourbon County40.1Butler County: 40 %Butler County40Lyon County: 39.9 %Lyon County39.9Miami County: 39.9 %Miami County39.9Ottawa County: 39.8 %Ottawa County39.8Doniphan County: 39.7 %Doniphan County39.7Stevens County: 39.7 %Stevens County39.7Logan County: 39.6 %Logan County39.6Neosho County: 39.6 %Neosho County39.6Stafford County: 39.6 %Stafford County39.6Marshall County: 39.5 %Marshall County39.5Meade County: 39.4 %Meade County39.4Sherman County: 39.4 %Sherman County39.4
%. 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 (%)
1Ford County43.7
1Osage County43.7
3Kearny County43.2
3Labette County43.2
5Cherokee County43
5Seward County43
7Cowley County42.9
7Montgomery County42.9
9Chautauqua County42.5
9Stanton County42.5
11Elk County42.3
12Atchison County42.2
13Lane County42
14Wyandotte County41.7
15Reno County41.4
15Washington County41.4
17Allen County41.1
18Rush County41
19Greenwood County40.9
20Franklin County40.6
20Jewell County40.6
22Hamilton County40.5
22Sumner County40.5
24Geary County40.4
24Harper County40.4
26Jackson County40.3
27Haskell County40.2
28Bourbon County40.1
29Butler County40
30Lyon County39.9
30Miami County39.9
32Ottawa County39.8
33Doniphan County39.7
33Stevens County39.7
35Logan County39.6
35Neosho County39.6
35Stafford County39.6
38Marshall County39.5
39Meade County39.4
39Sherman County39.4
41Russell County39.3
41Wichita County39.3
43Barton County39.2
43Edwards County39.2
43Greeley County39.2
43Scott County39.2
43Sedgwick County39.2
48Shawnee County39.1
49Anderson County38.9
49Ellsworth County38.9
49Harvey County38.9
49Leavenworth County38.9
49Morton County38.9
49Woodson County38.9
55Finney County38.6
55Lincoln County38.6
57Osborne County38.5
57Pratt County38.5
57Rawlins County38.5
60Barber County38.4
61Chase County38.3
62Cheyenne County38.2
62Coffey County38.2
62Dickinson County38.2
62Linn County38.2
66Clark County38.1
67Clay County38
68Gove County37.9
69Brown County37.8
70Republic County37.7
71Kingman County37.6
72Crawford County37.5
72Ness County37.5
72Rice County37.5
75Mitchell County37.4
75Norton County37.4
77Comanche County37.2
78Gray County37.1
78Sheridan County37.1
78Smith County37.1
78Wallace County37.1
82Nemaha County37
82Thomas County37
82Wabaunsee County37
85Cloud County36.9
85Phillips County36.9
85Pottawatomie County36.9
85Wilson County36.9
89Decatur County36.8
90Morris County36.6
91Pawnee County36.4
92Graham County36.3
93Marion County36.2
94Rooks County36.1
94Saline County36.1
96Ellis County35.9
96Hodgeman County35.9
98Grant County35.7
99Trego County35.4
100McPherson County35.3
101Kiowa County34.1
102Jefferson County33.9
103Douglas County29.6
104Johnson County29.4
105Riley County28.4

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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.

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.

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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 Kansas 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 Kansas 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/kansas-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Ford County, with 43.7% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Riley County, with 28.4% 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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