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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 2022, at 50.9%. Lafayette Parish had the lowest, at 35%. The median was 42.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest50.9East Carroll Parish
Lowest35Lafayette Parish
Median42.164 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Acadia Parish: 36.8 %Allen Parish: 41.1 %Ascension Parish: 37.4 %Assumption Parish: 41.1 %Avoyelles Parish: 45.6 %Beauregard Parish: 36.8 %Bienville Parish: 46 %Bossier Parish: 44.6 %Caddo Parish: 45.6 %Calcasieu Parish: 43 %Caldwell Parish: 38.8 %Cameron Parish: 39.8 %Catahoula Parish: 42.9 %Claiborne Parish: 44.9 %Concordia Parish: 41.5 %De Soto Parish: 40.2 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 36.4 %East Carroll Parish: 50.9 %East Feliciana Parish: 40.7 %Evangeline Parish: 45.9 %Franklin Parish: 44.8 %Grant Parish: 39.1 %Iberia Parish: 43.5 %Iberville Parish: 45.7 %Jackson Parish: 40.3 %Jefferson Parish: 39.7 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 42.4 %Lafayette Parish: 35 %Lafourche Parish: 42.8 %LaSalle Parish: 39.6 %Lincoln Parish: 38.1 %Livingston Parish: 37.5 %Madison Parish: 47.3 %Morehouse Parish: 44.2 %Natchitoches Parish: 42.6 %Orleans Parish: 38.1 %Ouachita Parish: 41.9 %Plaquemines Parish: 40.1 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 42.1 %Rapides Parish: 41.8 %Red River Parish: 46.3 %Richland Parish: 43.1 %Sabine Parish: 46.1 %St. Bernard Parish: 44.6 %St. Charles Parish: 37.6 %St. Helena Parish: 45.7 %St. James Parish: 43.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 43.9 %St. Landry Parish: 48.1 %St. Martin Parish: 41 %St. Mary Parish: 44.6 %St. Tammany Parish: 35.4 %Tangipahoa Parish: 42 %Tensas Parish: 46.1 %Terrebonne Parish: 40.8 %Union Parish: 43.5 %Vermilion Parish: 39.2 %Vernon Parish: 38.6 %Washington Parish: 43.1 %Webster Parish: 45.5 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 40.7 %West Carroll Parish: 40.8 %West Feliciana Parish: 41.8 %Winn Parish: 43.4 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

East Carroll Parish: 50.9 %East Carroll Parish50.9St. Landry Parish: 48.1 %St. Landry Parish48.1Madison Parish: 47.3 %Madison Parish47.3Red River Parish: 46.3 %Red River Parish46.3Sabine Parish: 46.1 %Sabine Parish46.1Tensas Parish: 46.1 %Tensas Parish46.1Bienville Parish: 46 %Bienville Parish46Evangeline Parish: 45.9 %Evangeline Parish45.9Iberville Parish: 45.7 %Iberville Parish45.7St. Helena Parish: 45.7 %St. Helena Parish45.7Avoyelles Parish: 45.6 %Avoyelles Parish45.6Caddo Parish: 45.6 %Caddo Parish45.6Webster Parish: 45.5 %Webster Parish45.5Claiborne Parish: 44.9 %Claiborne Parish44.9Franklin Parish: 44.8 %Franklin Parish44.8Bossier Parish: 44.6 %Bossier Parish44.6St. Bernard Parish: 44.6 %St. Bernard Parish44.6St. Mary Parish: 44.6 %St. Mary Parish44.6Morehouse Parish: 44.2 %Morehouse Parish44.2St. James Parish: 43.9 %St. James Parish43.9St. John the Baptist Parish: 43.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish43.9Iberia Parish: 43.5 %Iberia Parish43.5Union Parish: 43.5 %Union Parish43.5Winn Parish: 43.4 %Winn Parish43.4Richland Parish: 43.1 %Richland Parish43.1Washington Parish: 43.1 %Washington Parish43.1Calcasieu Parish: 43 %Calcasieu Parish43Catahoula Parish: 42.9 %Catahoula Parish42.9Lafourche Parish: 42.8 %Lafourche Parish42.8Natchitoches Parish: 42.6 %Natchitoches Parish42.6Jefferson Davis Parish: 42.4 %Jefferson Davis Parish42.4Pointe Coupee Parish: 42.1 %Pointe Coupee Parish42.1Tangipahoa Parish: 42 %Tangipahoa Parish42Ouachita Parish: 41.9 %Ouachita Parish41.9Rapides Parish: 41.8 %Rapides Parish41.8West Feliciana Parish: 41.8 %West Feliciana Parish41.8Concordia Parish: 41.5 %Concordia Parish41.5Allen Parish: 41.1 %Allen Parish41.1Assumption Parish: 41.1 %Assumption Parish41.1St. Martin Parish: 41 %St. Martin Parish41East Carroll Parish: 50.9 %East Carroll Parish50.9St. Landry Parish: 48.1 %St. Landry Parish48.1Madison Parish: 47.3 %Madison Parish47.3Red River Parish: 46.3 %Red River Parish46.3Sabine Parish: 46.1 %Sabine Parish46.1Tensas Parish: 46.1 %Tensas Parish46.1Bienville Parish: 46 %Bienville Parish46Evangeline Parish: 45.9 %Evangeline Parish45.9Iberville Parish: 45.7 %Iberville Parish45.7St. Helena Parish: 45.7 %St. Helena Parish45.7Avoyelles Parish: 45.6 %Avoyelles Parish45.6Caddo Parish: 45.6 %Caddo Parish45.6Webster Parish: 45.5 %Webster Parish45.5Claiborne Parish: 44.9 %Claiborne Parish44.9Franklin Parish: 44.8 %Franklin Parish44.8Bossier Parish: 44.6 %Bossier Parish44.6St. Bernard Parish: 44.6 %St. Bernard Parish44.6St. Mary Parish: 44.6 %St. Mary Parish44.6Morehouse Parish: 44.2 %Morehouse Parish44.2St. James Parish: 43.9 %St. James Parish43.9St. John the Baptist Parish: 43.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish43.9Iberia Parish: 43.5 %Iberia Parish43.5Union Parish: 43.5 %Union Parish43.5Winn Parish: 43.4 %Winn Parish43.4Richland Parish: 43.1 %Richland Parish43.1Washington Parish: 43.1 %Washington Parish43.1Calcasieu Parish: 43 %Calcasieu Parish43Catahoula Parish: 42.9 %Catahoula Parish42.9Lafourche Parish: 42.8 %Lafourche Parish42.8Natchitoches Parish: 42.6 %Natchitoches Parish42.6Jefferson Davis Parish: 42.4 %Jefferson Davis Parish42.4Pointe Coupee Parish: 42.1 %Pointe Coupee Parish42.1Tangipahoa Parish: 42 %Tangipahoa Parish42Ouachita Parish: 41.9 %Ouachita Parish41.9Rapides Parish: 41.8 %Rapides Parish41.8West Feliciana Parish: 41.8 %West Feliciana Parish41.8Concordia Parish: 41.5 %Concordia Parish41.5Allen Parish: 41.1 %Allen Parish41.1Assumption Parish: 41.1 %Assumption Parish41.1St. Martin Parish: 41 %St. Martin Parish41
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1East Carroll Parish50.9+0.7 pts
2St. Landry Parish48.1+8.2 pts
3Madison Parish47.3+1.5 pts
4Red River Parish46.3+4.1 pts
5Sabine Parish46.1+3.3 pts
5Tensas Parish46.1+0.8 pts
7Bienville Parish46+0.3 pts
8Evangeline Parish45.9+4.5 pts
9Iberville Parish45.7+4.4 pts
9St. Helena Parish45.7+2.9 pts
11Avoyelles Parish45.6+2.6 pts
11Caddo Parish45.6+4.3 pts
13Webster Parish45.5+1.8 pts
14Claiborne Parish44.9+1 pts
15Franklin Parish44.8+1 pts
16Bossier Parish44.6+7 pts
16St. Bernard Parish44.6+3.3 pts
16St. Mary Parish44.6+5.4 pts
19Morehouse Parish44.2+2.3 pts
20St. James Parish43.9+4.6 pts
20St. John the Baptist Parish43.9-1.1 pts
22Iberia Parish43.5+0.2 pts
22Union Parish43.5+1.6 pts
24Winn Parish43.4+3.7 pts
25Richland Parish43.1+0.2 pts
25Washington Parish43.1-1.5 pts
27Calcasieu Parish43+3.3 pts
28Catahoula Parish42.9-1 pts
29Lafourche Parish42.8+4 pts
30Natchitoches Parish42.6+2.3 pts
31Jefferson Davis Parish42.4+1.3 pts
32Pointe Coupee Parish42.1+1.9 pts
33Tangipahoa Parish42+1.7 pts
34Ouachita Parish41.9+5 pts
35Rapides Parish41.8+4.5 pts
35West Feliciana Parish41.8+0.4 pts
37Concordia Parish41.5-3.5 pts
38Allen Parish41.1-0.5 pts
38Assumption Parish41.1+2.1 pts
40St. Martin Parish41-0.4 pts
41Terrebonne Parish40.8+1.3 pts
41West Carroll Parish40.80 pts
43East Feliciana Parish40.7-1.6 pts
43West Baton Rouge Parish40.7-1.3 pts
45Jackson Parish40.3-3.7 pts
46De Soto Parish40.2-3.8 pts
47Plaquemines Parish40.1-0.3 pts
48Cameron Parish39.8+3.3 pts
49Jefferson Parish39.7+3.4 pts
50LaSalle Parish39.6+1.2 pts
51Vermilion Parish39.2+0.4 pts
52Grant Parish39.10 pts
53Caldwell Parish38.8-2.4 pts
54Vernon Parish38.60 pts
55Lincoln Parish38.1-2 pts
55Orleans Parish38.1+3.3 pts
57St. Charles Parish37.6-0.1 pts
58Livingston Parish37.50 pts
59Ascension Parish37.4+0.5 pts
60Acadia Parish36.8-2.7 pts
60Beauregard Parish36.8-3.3 pts
62East Baton Rouge Parish36.4+0.7 pts
63St. Tammany Parish35.4+0.2 pts
64Lafayette Parish35-4.2 pts

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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 Louisiana by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

East Carroll Parish, with 50.9% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Lafayette Parish, with 35% in 2022.

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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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