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Counties in Louisiana by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

East Carroll Parish had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 64 counties in 2021, at 50.2%. Orleans Parish had the lowest, at 34.8%. The median was 41%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest50.2East Carroll Parish
Lowest34.8Orleans Parish
Median4164 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Acadia Parish: 39.5 %Allen Parish: 41.6 %Ascension Parish: 36.9 %Assumption Parish: 39 %Avoyelles Parish: 43 %Beauregard Parish: 40.1 %Bienville Parish: 45.7 %Bossier Parish: 37.6 %Caddo Parish: 41.3 %Calcasieu Parish: 39.7 %Caldwell Parish: 41.2 %Cameron Parish: 36.5 %Catahoula Parish: 43.9 %Claiborne Parish: 43.9 %Concordia Parish: 45 %De Soto Parish: 44 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 35.7 %East Carroll Parish: 50.2 %East Feliciana Parish: 42.3 %Evangeline Parish: 41.4 %Franklin Parish: 43.8 %Grant Parish: 39.1 %Iberia Parish: 43.3 %Iberville Parish: 41.3 %Jackson Parish: 44 %Jefferson Parish: 36.3 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 41.1 %Lafayette Parish: 39.2 %Lafourche Parish: 38.8 %LaSalle Parish: 38.4 %Lincoln Parish: 40.1 %Livingston Parish: 37.5 %Madison Parish: 45.8 %Morehouse Parish: 41.9 %Natchitoches Parish: 40.3 %Orleans Parish: 34.8 %Ouachita Parish: 36.9 %Plaquemines Parish: 40.4 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 40.2 %Rapides Parish: 37.3 %Red River Parish: 42.2 %Richland Parish: 42.9 %Sabine Parish: 42.8 %St. Bernard Parish: 41.3 %St. Charles Parish: 37.7 %St. Helena Parish: 42.8 %St. James Parish: 39.3 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 45 %St. Landry Parish: 39.9 %St. Martin Parish: 41.4 %St. Mary Parish: 39.2 %St. Tammany Parish: 35.2 %Tangipahoa Parish: 40.3 %Tensas Parish: 45.3 %Terrebonne Parish: 39.5 %Union Parish: 41.9 %Vermilion Parish: 38.8 %Vernon Parish: 38.6 %Washington Parish: 44.6 %Webster Parish: 43.7 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 42 %West Carroll Parish: 40.8 %West Feliciana Parish: 41.4 %Winn Parish: 39.7 %
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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

East Carroll Parish: 50.2 %East Carroll Parish50.2Madison Parish: 45.8 %Madison Parish45.8Bienville Parish: 45.7 %Bienville Parish45.7Tensas Parish: 45.3 %Tensas Parish45.3Concordia Parish: 45 %Concordia Parish45St. John the Baptist Parish: 45 %St. John the Baptist Parish45Washington Parish: 44.6 %Washington Parish44.6De Soto Parish: 44 %De Soto Parish44Jackson Parish: 44 %Jackson Parish44Catahoula Parish: 43.9 %Catahoula Parish43.9Claiborne Parish: 43.9 %Claiborne Parish43.9Franklin Parish: 43.8 %Franklin Parish43.8Webster Parish: 43.7 %Webster Parish43.7Iberia Parish: 43.3 %Iberia Parish43.3Avoyelles Parish: 43 %Avoyelles Parish43Richland Parish: 42.9 %Richland Parish42.9Sabine Parish: 42.8 %Sabine Parish42.8St. Helena Parish: 42.8 %St. Helena Parish42.8East Feliciana Parish: 42.3 %East Feliciana Parish42.3Red River Parish: 42.2 %Red River Parish42.2West Baton Rouge Parish: 42 %West Baton Rouge Parish42Morehouse Parish: 41.9 %Morehouse Parish41.9Union Parish: 41.9 %Union Parish41.9Allen Parish: 41.6 %Allen Parish41.6Evangeline Parish: 41.4 %Evangeline Parish41.4St. Martin Parish: 41.4 %St. Martin Parish41.4West Feliciana Parish: 41.4 %West Feliciana Parish41.4Caddo Parish: 41.3 %Caddo Parish41.3Iberville Parish: 41.3 %Iberville Parish41.3St. Bernard Parish: 41.3 %St. Bernard Parish41.3Caldwell Parish: 41.2 %Caldwell Parish41.2Jefferson Davis Parish: 41.1 %Jefferson Davis Parish41.1West Carroll Parish: 40.8 %West Carroll Parish40.8Plaquemines Parish: 40.4 %Plaquemines Parish40.4Natchitoches Parish: 40.3 %Natchitoches Parish40.3Tangipahoa Parish: 40.3 %Tangipahoa Parish40.3Pointe Coupee Parish: 40.2 %Pointe Coupee Parish40.2Beauregard Parish: 40.1 %Beauregard Parish40.1Lincoln Parish: 40.1 %Lincoln Parish40.1St. Landry Parish: 39.9 %St. Landry Parish39.9East Carroll Parish: 50.2 %East Carroll Parish50.2Madison Parish: 45.8 %Madison Parish45.8Bienville Parish: 45.7 %Bienville Parish45.7Tensas Parish: 45.3 %Tensas Parish45.3Concordia Parish: 45 %Concordia Parish45St. John the Baptist Parish: 45 %St. John the Baptist Parish45Washington Parish: 44.6 %Washington Parish44.6De Soto Parish: 44 %De Soto Parish44Jackson Parish: 44 %Jackson Parish44Catahoula Parish: 43.9 %Catahoula Parish43.9Claiborne Parish: 43.9 %Claiborne Parish43.9Franklin Parish: 43.8 %Franklin Parish43.8Webster Parish: 43.7 %Webster Parish43.7Iberia Parish: 43.3 %Iberia Parish43.3Avoyelles Parish: 43 %Avoyelles Parish43Richland Parish: 42.9 %Richland Parish42.9Sabine Parish: 42.8 %Sabine Parish42.8St. Helena Parish: 42.8 %St. Helena Parish42.8East Feliciana Parish: 42.3 %East Feliciana Parish42.3Red River Parish: 42.2 %Red River Parish42.2West Baton Rouge Parish: 42 %West Baton Rouge Parish42Morehouse Parish: 41.9 %Morehouse Parish41.9Union Parish: 41.9 %Union Parish41.9Allen Parish: 41.6 %Allen Parish41.6Evangeline Parish: 41.4 %Evangeline Parish41.4St. Martin Parish: 41.4 %St. Martin Parish41.4West Feliciana Parish: 41.4 %West Feliciana Parish41.4Caddo Parish: 41.3 %Caddo Parish41.3Iberville Parish: 41.3 %Iberville Parish41.3St. Bernard Parish: 41.3 %St. Bernard Parish41.3Caldwell Parish: 41.2 %Caldwell Parish41.2Jefferson Davis Parish: 41.1 %Jefferson Davis Parish41.1West Carroll Parish: 40.8 %West Carroll Parish40.8Plaquemines Parish: 40.4 %Plaquemines Parish40.4Natchitoches Parish: 40.3 %Natchitoches Parish40.3Tangipahoa Parish: 40.3 %Tangipahoa Parish40.3Pointe Coupee Parish: 40.2 %Pointe Coupee Parish40.2Beauregard Parish: 40.1 %Beauregard Parish40.1Lincoln Parish: 40.1 %Lincoln Parish40.1St. Landry Parish: 39.9 %St. Landry Parish39.9
%. 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 (%)
1East Carroll Parish50.2
2Madison Parish45.8
3Bienville Parish45.7
4Tensas Parish45.3
5Concordia Parish45
5St. John the Baptist Parish45
7Washington Parish44.6
8De Soto Parish44
8Jackson Parish44
10Catahoula Parish43.9
10Claiborne Parish43.9
12Franklin Parish43.8
13Webster Parish43.7
14Iberia Parish43.3
15Avoyelles Parish43
16Richland Parish42.9
17Sabine Parish42.8
17St. Helena Parish42.8
19East Feliciana Parish42.3
20Red River Parish42.2
21West Baton Rouge Parish42
22Morehouse Parish41.9
22Union Parish41.9
24Allen Parish41.6
25Evangeline Parish41.4
25St. Martin Parish41.4
25West Feliciana Parish41.4
28Caddo Parish41.3
28Iberville Parish41.3
28St. Bernard Parish41.3
31Caldwell Parish41.2
32Jefferson Davis Parish41.1
33West Carroll Parish40.8
34Plaquemines Parish40.4
35Natchitoches Parish40.3
35Tangipahoa Parish40.3
37Pointe Coupee Parish40.2
38Beauregard Parish40.1
38Lincoln Parish40.1
40St. Landry Parish39.9
41Calcasieu Parish39.7
41Winn Parish39.7
43Acadia Parish39.5
43Terrebonne Parish39.5
45St. James Parish39.3
46Lafayette Parish39.2
46St. Mary Parish39.2
48Grant Parish39.1
49Assumption Parish39
50Lafourche Parish38.8
50Vermilion Parish38.8
52Vernon Parish38.6
53LaSalle Parish38.4
54St. Charles Parish37.7
55Bossier Parish37.6
56Livingston Parish37.5
57Rapides Parish37.3
58Ascension Parish36.9
58Ouachita Parish36.9
60Cameron Parish36.5
61Jefferson Parish36.3
62East Baton Rouge Parish35.7
63St. Tammany Parish35.2
64Orleans Parish34.8

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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, 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 Louisiana 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/louisiana-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

East Carroll Parish, with 50.2% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Orleans Parish, with 34.8% 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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