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Counties in Kentucky by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Laurel County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 120 counties in 2021, at 47.2%. Oldham County had the lowest, at 32%. The median was 40.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest47.2Laurel County
Lowest32Oldham County
Median40.6120 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 40 %Allen County: 42.5 %Anderson County: 34.9 %Ballard County: 40.6 %Barren County: 42.2 %Bath County: 38.9 %Bell County: 46.3 %Boone County: 35.4 %Bourbon County: 37.3 %Boyd County: 39.8 %Boyle County: 39.4 %Bracken County: 39.2 %Breathitt County: 40.1 %Breckinridge County: 42.4 %Bullitt County: 38.2 %Butler County: 38.8 %Caldwell County: 36.9 %Calloway County: 37.8 %Campbell County: 34.9 %Carlisle County: 42.6 %Carroll County: 41.8 %Carter County: 42.5 %Casey County: 43 %Christian County: 37 %Clark County: 38.7 %Clay County: 43.4 %Clinton County: 41.3 %Crittenden County: 42.2 %Cumberland County: 43.5 %Daviess County: 41.9 %Edmonson County: 39.3 %Elliott County: 44.4 %Estill County: 42.7 %Fayette County: 34.5 %Fleming County: 39.6 %Floyd County: 43.4 %Franklin County: 37.7 %Fulton County: 44.8 %Gallatin County: 39.7 %Garrard County: 41.8 %Grant County: 43.7 %Graves County: 41.1 %Grayson County: 41.1 %Green County: 44.2 %Greenup County: 42 %Hancock County: 37.5 %Hardin County: 42.1 %Harlan County: 45.6 %Harrison County: 41.9 %Hart County: 38.9 %Henderson County: 37.8 %Henry County: 40.7 %Hickman County: 38.7 %Hopkins County: 41.3 %Jackson County: 43.4 %Jefferson County: 37.3 %Jessamine County: 37.1 %Johnson County: 37.9 %Kenton County: 34.7 %Knott County: 40.1 %Knox County: 42.1 %Larue County: 40.8 %Laurel County: 47.2 %Lawrence County: 42.5 %Lee County: 41.5 %Leslie County: 45.1 %Letcher County: 42.2 %Lewis County: 43.5 %Lincoln County: 41.3 %Livingston County: 39 %Logan County: 41.5 %Lyon County: 38.6 %McCracken County: 33.9 %McCreary County: 44.8 %McLean County: 39 %Madison County: 39 %Magoffin County: 46.7 %Marion County: 40.6 %Marshall County: 37.5 %Martin County: 40.3 %Mason County: 37.7 %Meade County: 38.8 %Menifee County: 44 %Mercer County: 39.2 %Metcalfe County: 40.1 %Monroe County: 40.5 %Montgomery County: 42.2 %Morgan County: 43.4 %Muhlenberg County: 41 %Nelson County: 36.9 %Nicholas County: 42 %Ohio County: 40.5 %Oldham County: 32 %Owen County: 38.8 %Owsley County: 44.7 %Pendleton County: 39 %Perry County: 42.6 %Pike County: 43.8 %Powell County: 40.1 %Pulaski County: 39.6 %Robertson County: 41.5 %Rockcastle County: 44.3 %Rowan County: 38.2 %Russell County: 40.9 %Scott County: 40.4 %Shelby County: 36.6 %Simpson County: 39.3 %Spencer County: 37.1 %Taylor County: 38.9 %Todd County: 41.1 %Trigg County: 41.8 %Trimble County: 41.2 %Union County: 39 %Warren County: 37.9 %Washington County: 42.4 %Wayne County: 43.1 %Webster County: 40.6 %Whitley County: 41.4 %Wolfe County: 43.7 %Woodford County: 36.1 %
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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

Laurel County: 47.2 %Laurel County47.2Magoffin County: 46.7 %Magoffin County46.7Bell County: 46.3 %Bell County46.3Harlan County: 45.6 %Harlan County45.6Leslie County: 45.1 %Leslie County45.1Fulton County: 44.8 %Fulton County44.8McCreary County: 44.8 %McCreary County44.8Owsley County: 44.7 %Owsley County44.7Elliott County: 44.4 %Elliott County44.4Rockcastle County: 44.3 %Rockcastle County44.3Green County: 44.2 %Green County44.2Menifee County: 44 %Menifee County44Pike County: 43.8 %Pike County43.8Grant County: 43.7 %Grant County43.7Wolfe County: 43.7 %Wolfe County43.7Cumberland County: 43.5 %Cumberland County43.5Lewis County: 43.5 %Lewis County43.5Clay County: 43.4 %Clay County43.4Floyd County: 43.4 %Floyd County43.4Jackson County: 43.4 %Jackson County43.4Morgan County: 43.4 %Morgan County43.4Wayne County: 43.1 %Wayne County43.1Casey County: 43 %Casey County43Estill County: 42.7 %Estill County42.7Carlisle County: 42.6 %Carlisle County42.6Perry County: 42.6 %Perry County42.6Allen County: 42.5 %Allen County42.5Carter County: 42.5 %Carter County42.5Lawrence County: 42.5 %Lawrence County42.5Breckinridge County: 42.4 %Breckinridge County42.4Washington County: 42.4 %Washington County42.4Barren County: 42.2 %Barren County42.2Crittenden County: 42.2 %Crittenden County42.2Letcher County: 42.2 %Letcher County42.2Montgomery County: 42.2 %Montgomery County42.2Hardin County: 42.1 %Hardin County42.1Knox County: 42.1 %Knox County42.1Greenup County: 42 %Greenup County42Nicholas County: 42 %Nicholas County42Daviess County: 41.9 %Daviess County41.9Laurel County: 47.2 %Laurel County47.2Magoffin County: 46.7 %Magoffin County46.7Bell County: 46.3 %Bell County46.3Harlan County: 45.6 %Harlan County45.6Leslie County: 45.1 %Leslie County45.1Fulton County: 44.8 %Fulton County44.8McCreary County: 44.8 %McCreary County44.8Owsley County: 44.7 %Owsley County44.7Elliott County: 44.4 %Elliott County44.4Rockcastle County: 44.3 %Rockcastle County44.3Green County: 44.2 %Green County44.2Menifee County: 44 %Menifee County44Pike County: 43.8 %Pike County43.8Grant County: 43.7 %Grant County43.7Wolfe County: 43.7 %Wolfe County43.7Cumberland County: 43.5 %Cumberland County43.5Lewis County: 43.5 %Lewis County43.5Clay County: 43.4 %Clay County43.4Floyd County: 43.4 %Floyd County43.4Jackson County: 43.4 %Jackson County43.4Morgan County: 43.4 %Morgan County43.4Wayne County: 43.1 %Wayne County43.1Casey County: 43 %Casey County43Estill County: 42.7 %Estill County42.7Carlisle County: 42.6 %Carlisle County42.6Perry County: 42.6 %Perry County42.6Allen County: 42.5 %Allen County42.5Carter County: 42.5 %Carter County42.5Lawrence County: 42.5 %Lawrence County42.5Breckinridge County: 42.4 %Breckinridge County42.4Washington County: 42.4 %Washington County42.4Barren County: 42.2 %Barren County42.2Crittenden County: 42.2 %Crittenden County42.2Letcher County: 42.2 %Letcher County42.2Montgomery County: 42.2 %Montgomery County42.2Hardin County: 42.1 %Hardin County42.1Knox County: 42.1 %Knox County42.1Greenup County: 42 %Greenup County42Nicholas County: 42 %Nicholas County42Daviess County: 41.9 %Daviess County41.9
%. 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 (%)
1Laurel County47.2
2Magoffin County46.7
3Bell County46.3
4Harlan County45.6
5Leslie County45.1
6Fulton County44.8
6McCreary County44.8
8Owsley County44.7
9Elliott County44.4
10Rockcastle County44.3
11Green County44.2
12Menifee County44
13Pike County43.8
14Grant County43.7
14Wolfe County43.7
16Cumberland County43.5
16Lewis County43.5
18Clay County43.4
18Floyd County43.4
18Jackson County43.4
18Morgan County43.4
22Wayne County43.1
23Casey County43
24Estill County42.7
25Carlisle County42.6
25Perry County42.6
27Allen County42.5
27Carter County42.5
27Lawrence County42.5
30Breckinridge County42.4
30Washington County42.4
32Barren County42.2
32Crittenden County42.2
32Letcher County42.2
32Montgomery County42.2
36Hardin County42.1
36Knox County42.1
38Greenup County42
38Nicholas County42
40Daviess County41.9
40Harrison County41.9
42Carroll County41.8
42Garrard County41.8
42Trigg County41.8
45Lee County41.5
45Logan County41.5
45Robertson County41.5
48Whitley County41.4
49Clinton County41.3
49Hopkins County41.3
49Lincoln County41.3
52Trimble County41.2
53Graves County41.1
53Grayson County41.1
53Todd County41.1
56Muhlenberg County41
57Russell County40.9
58Larue County40.8
59Henry County40.7
60Ballard County40.6
60Marion County40.6
60Webster County40.6
63Monroe County40.5
63Ohio County40.5
65Scott County40.4
66Martin County40.3
67Breathitt County40.1
67Knott County40.1
67Metcalfe County40.1
67Powell County40.1
71Adair County40
72Boyd County39.8
73Gallatin County39.7
74Fleming County39.6
74Pulaski County39.6
76Boyle County39.4
77Edmonson County39.3
77Simpson County39.3
79Bracken County39.2
79Mercer County39.2
81Livingston County39
81Madison County39
81McLean County39
81Pendleton County39
81Union County39
86Bath County38.9
86Hart County38.9
86Taylor County38.9
89Butler County38.8
89Meade County38.8
89Owen County38.8
92Clark County38.7
92Hickman County38.7
94Lyon County38.6
95Bullitt County38.2
95Rowan County38.2
97Johnson County37.9
97Warren County37.9
99Calloway County37.8
99Henderson County37.8
101Franklin County37.7
101Mason County37.7
103Hancock County37.5
103Marshall County37.5
105Bourbon County37.3
105Jefferson County37.3
107Jessamine County37.1
107Spencer County37.1
109Christian County37
110Caldwell County36.9
110Nelson County36.9
112Shelby County36.6
113Woodford County36.1
114Boone County35.4
115Anderson County34.9
115Campbell County34.9
117Kenton County34.7
118Fayette County34.5
119McCracken County33.9
120Oldham County32

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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.

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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 Kentucky by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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

Laurel County, with 47.2% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Oldham County, with 32% in 2021.

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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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