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Counties in Louisiana by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023

East Carroll Parish had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 64 counties in 2023, at 51.2%. Orleans Parish had the lowest, at 34.4%. The median was 42.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest51.2East Carroll Parish
Lowest34.4Orleans Parish
Median42.464 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Acadia Parish: 41.8 %Allen Parish: 44.2 %Ascension Parish: 35.5 %Assumption Parish: 38.4 %Avoyelles Parish: 43 %Beauregard Parish: 40.7 %Bienville Parish: 47.5 %Bossier Parish: 40.9 %Caddo Parish: 42.2 %Calcasieu Parish: 43 %Caldwell Parish: 38.6 %Cameron Parish: 36.4 %Catahoula Parish: 41.8 %Claiborne Parish: 48.5 %Concordia Parish: 45.6 %De Soto Parish: 44.4 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 35.3 %East Carroll Parish: 51.2 %East Feliciana Parish: 42.2 %Evangeline Parish: 44.7 %Franklin Parish: 42 %Grant Parish: 39.9 %Iberia Parish: 42.5 %Iberville Parish: 43 %Jackson Parish: 44.9 %Jefferson Parish: 41.6 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 42.7 %Lafayette Parish: 34.5 %Lafourche Parish: 47.2 %LaSalle Parish: 38.6 %Lincoln Parish: 42.6 %Livingston Parish: 38.9 %Madison Parish: 49.9 %Morehouse Parish: 44.8 %Natchitoches Parish: 40.1 %Orleans Parish: 34.4 %Ouachita Parish: 43.9 %Plaquemines Parish: 38.7 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 39.9 %Rapides Parish: 40.7 %Red River Parish: 43.9 %Richland Parish: 43.1 %Sabine Parish: 44.7 %St. Bernard Parish: 42.8 %St. Charles Parish: 37.7 %St. Helena Parish: 42.7 %St. James Parish: 43.7 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 41.8 %St. Landry Parish: 40.4 %St. Martin Parish: 45.3 %St. Mary Parish: 45 %St. Tammany Parish: 37.4 %Tangipahoa Parish: 43 %Tensas Parish: 48.4 %Terrebonne Parish: 41.3 %Union Parish: 37 %Vermilion Parish: 42.8 %Vernon Parish: 38.5 %Washington Parish: 45.5 %Webster Parish: 44.6 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 41.6 %West Carroll Parish: 40.1 %West Feliciana Parish: 40.7 %Winn Parish: 45.9 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

East Carroll Parish: 51.2 %East Carroll Parish51.2Madison Parish: 49.9 %Madison Parish49.9Claiborne Parish: 48.5 %Claiborne Parish48.5Tensas Parish: 48.4 %Tensas Parish48.4Bienville Parish: 47.5 %Bienville Parish47.5Lafourche Parish: 47.2 %Lafourche Parish47.2Winn Parish: 45.9 %Winn Parish45.9Concordia Parish: 45.6 %Concordia Parish45.6Washington Parish: 45.5 %Washington Parish45.5St. Martin Parish: 45.3 %St. Martin Parish45.3St. Mary Parish: 45 %St. Mary Parish45Jackson Parish: 44.9 %Jackson Parish44.9Morehouse Parish: 44.8 %Morehouse Parish44.8Evangeline Parish: 44.7 %Evangeline Parish44.7Sabine Parish: 44.7 %Sabine Parish44.7Webster Parish: 44.6 %Webster Parish44.6De Soto Parish: 44.4 %De Soto Parish44.4Allen Parish: 44.2 %Allen Parish44.2Ouachita Parish: 43.9 %Ouachita Parish43.9Red River Parish: 43.9 %Red River Parish43.9St. James Parish: 43.7 %St. James Parish43.7Richland Parish: 43.1 %Richland Parish43.1Avoyelles Parish: 43 %Avoyelles Parish43Calcasieu Parish: 43 %Calcasieu Parish43Iberville Parish: 43 %Iberville Parish43Tangipahoa Parish: 43 %Tangipahoa Parish43St. Bernard Parish: 42.8 %St. Bernard Parish42.8Vermilion Parish: 42.8 %Vermilion Parish42.8Jefferson Davis Parish: 42.7 %Jefferson Davis Parish42.7St. Helena Parish: 42.7 %St. Helena Parish42.7Lincoln Parish: 42.6 %Lincoln Parish42.6Iberia Parish: 42.5 %Iberia Parish42.5Caddo Parish: 42.2 %Caddo Parish42.2East Feliciana Parish: 42.2 %East Feliciana Parish42.2Franklin Parish: 42 %Franklin Parish42Acadia Parish: 41.8 %Acadia Parish41.8Catahoula Parish: 41.8 %Catahoula Parish41.8St. John the Baptist Parish: 41.8 %St. John the Baptist Parish41.8Jefferson Parish: 41.6 %Jefferson Parish41.6West Baton Rouge Parish: 41.6 %West Baton Rouge Parish41.6East Carroll Parish: 51.2 %East Carroll Parish51.2Madison Parish: 49.9 %Madison Parish49.9Claiborne Parish: 48.5 %Claiborne Parish48.5Tensas Parish: 48.4 %Tensas Parish48.4Bienville Parish: 47.5 %Bienville Parish47.5Lafourche Parish: 47.2 %Lafourche Parish47.2Winn Parish: 45.9 %Winn Parish45.9Concordia Parish: 45.6 %Concordia Parish45.6Washington Parish: 45.5 %Washington Parish45.5St. Martin Parish: 45.3 %St. Martin Parish45.3St. Mary Parish: 45 %St. Mary Parish45Jackson Parish: 44.9 %Jackson Parish44.9Morehouse Parish: 44.8 %Morehouse Parish44.8Evangeline Parish: 44.7 %Evangeline Parish44.7Sabine Parish: 44.7 %Sabine Parish44.7Webster Parish: 44.6 %Webster Parish44.6De Soto Parish: 44.4 %De Soto Parish44.4Allen Parish: 44.2 %Allen Parish44.2Ouachita Parish: 43.9 %Ouachita Parish43.9Red River Parish: 43.9 %Red River Parish43.9St. James Parish: 43.7 %St. James Parish43.7Richland Parish: 43.1 %Richland Parish43.1Avoyelles Parish: 43 %Avoyelles Parish43Calcasieu Parish: 43 %Calcasieu Parish43Iberville Parish: 43 %Iberville Parish43Tangipahoa Parish: 43 %Tangipahoa Parish43St. Bernard Parish: 42.8 %St. Bernard Parish42.8Vermilion Parish: 42.8 %Vermilion Parish42.8Jefferson Davis Parish: 42.7 %Jefferson Davis Parish42.7St. Helena Parish: 42.7 %St. Helena Parish42.7Lincoln Parish: 42.6 %Lincoln Parish42.6Iberia Parish: 42.5 %Iberia Parish42.5Caddo Parish: 42.2 %Caddo Parish42.2East Feliciana Parish: 42.2 %East Feliciana Parish42.2Franklin Parish: 42 %Franklin Parish42Acadia Parish: 41.8 %Acadia Parish41.8Catahoula Parish: 41.8 %Catahoula Parish41.8St. John the Baptist Parish: 41.8 %St. John the Baptist Parish41.8Jefferson Parish: 41.6 %Jefferson Parish41.6West Baton Rouge Parish: 41.6 %West Baton Rouge Parish41.6
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1East Carroll Parish51.2+0.3 pts
2Madison Parish49.9+2.6 pts
3Claiborne Parish48.5+3.6 pts
4Tensas Parish48.4+2.3 pts
5Bienville Parish47.5+1.5 pts
6Lafourche Parish47.2+4.4 pts
7Winn Parish45.9+2.5 pts
8Concordia Parish45.6+4.1 pts
9Washington Parish45.5+2.4 pts
10St. Martin Parish45.3+4.3 pts
11St. Mary Parish45+0.4 pts
12Jackson Parish44.9+4.6 pts
13Morehouse Parish44.8+0.6 pts
14Evangeline Parish44.7-1.2 pts
14Sabine Parish44.7-1.4 pts
16Webster Parish44.6-0.9 pts
17De Soto Parish44.4+4.2 pts
18Allen Parish44.2+3.1 pts
19Ouachita Parish43.9+2 pts
19Red River Parish43.9-2.4 pts
21St. James Parish43.7-0.2 pts
22Richland Parish43.10 pts
23Avoyelles Parish43-2.6 pts
23Calcasieu Parish430 pts
23Iberville Parish43-2.7 pts
23Tangipahoa Parish43+1 pts
27St. Bernard Parish42.8-1.8 pts
27Vermilion Parish42.8+3.6 pts
29Jefferson Davis Parish42.7+0.3 pts
29St. Helena Parish42.7-3 pts
31Lincoln Parish42.6+4.5 pts
32Iberia Parish42.5-1 pts
33Caddo Parish42.2-3.4 pts
33East Feliciana Parish42.2+1.5 pts
35Franklin Parish42-2.8 pts
36Acadia Parish41.8+5 pts
36Catahoula Parish41.8-1.1 pts
36St. John the Baptist Parish41.8-2.1 pts
39Jefferson Parish41.6+1.9 pts
39West Baton Rouge Parish41.6+0.9 pts
41Terrebonne Parish41.3+0.5 pts
42Bossier Parish40.9-3.7 pts
43Beauregard Parish40.7+3.9 pts
43Rapides Parish40.7-1.1 pts
43West Feliciana Parish40.7-1.1 pts
46St. Landry Parish40.4-7.7 pts
47Natchitoches Parish40.1-2.5 pts
47West Carroll Parish40.1-0.7 pts
49Grant Parish39.9+0.8 pts
49Pointe Coupee Parish39.9-2.2 pts
51Livingston Parish38.9+1.4 pts
52Plaquemines Parish38.7-1.4 pts
53Caldwell Parish38.6-0.2 pts
53LaSalle Parish38.6-1 pts
55Vernon Parish38.5-0.1 pts
56Assumption Parish38.4-2.7 pts
57St. Charles Parish37.7+0.1 pts
58St. Tammany Parish37.4+2 pts
59Union Parish37-6.5 pts
60Cameron Parish36.4-3.4 pts
61Ascension Parish35.5-1.9 pts
62East Baton Rouge Parish35.3-1.1 pts
63Lafayette Parish34.5-0.5 pts
64Orleans Parish34.4-3.7 pts

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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 Louisiana 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Counties in Louisiana by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/louisiana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

East Carroll Parish, with 51.2% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Orleans Parish, with 34.4% in 2023.

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