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Counties in Maine by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Aroostook County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 16 counties in 2022, at 41.6%. Knox County had the lowest, at 27.8%. The median was 33.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest41.6Aroostook County
Lowest27.8Knox County
Median33.816 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Androscoggin County: 36.1 %Aroostook County: 41.6 %Cumberland County: 29.5 %Franklin County: 32.5 %Hancock County: 28.5 %Kennebec County: 33.6 %Knox County: 27.8 %Lincoln County: 31.7 %Oxford County: 37.4 %Penobscot County: 38.4 %Piscataquis County: 36.7 %Sagadahoc County: 30.7 %Somerset County: 37.8 %Waldo County: 34 %Washington County: 37.9 %York County: 29.8 %
  • Under 30
  • 30 to 33
  • 33 to 36
  • 36 to 38
  • 38 and over
%, 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.

All counties, 2022

Aroostook County: 41.6 %Aroostook County41.6Penobscot County: 38.4 %Penobscot County38.4Washington County: 37.9 %Washington County37.9Somerset County: 37.8 %Somerset County37.8Oxford County: 37.4 %Oxford County37.4Piscataquis County: 36.7 %Piscataquis County36.7Androscoggin County: 36.1 %Androscoggin County36.1Waldo County: 34 %Waldo County34Kennebec County: 33.6 %Kennebec County33.6Franklin County: 32.5 %Franklin County32.5Lincoln County: 31.7 %Lincoln County31.7Sagadahoc County: 30.7 %Sagadahoc County30.7York County: 29.8 %York County29.8Cumberland County: 29.5 %Cumberland County29.5Hancock County: 28.5 %Hancock County28.5Knox County: 27.8 %Knox County27.8Aroostook County: 41.6 %Aroostook County41.6Penobscot County: 38.4 %Penobscot County38.4Washington County: 37.9 %Washington County37.9Somerset County: 37.8 %Somerset County37.8Oxford County: 37.4 %Oxford County37.4Piscataquis County: 36.7 %Piscataquis County36.7Androscoggin County: 36.1 %Androscoggin County36.1Waldo County: 34 %Waldo County34Kennebec County: 33.6 %Kennebec County33.6Franklin County: 32.5 %Franklin County32.5Lincoln County: 31.7 %Lincoln County31.7Sagadahoc County: 30.7 %Sagadahoc County30.7York County: 29.8 %York County29.8Cumberland County: 29.5 %Cumberland County29.5Hancock County: 28.5 %Hancock County28.5Knox County: 27.8 %Knox County27.8
%. 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
1Aroostook County41.6+1.7 pts
2Penobscot County38.4+2.2 pts
3Washington County37.9+0.8 pts
4Somerset County37.8+0.3 pts
5Oxford County37.4+2.9 pts
6Piscataquis County36.7-0.2 pts
7Androscoggin County36.1+0.4 pts
8Waldo County34-2.4 pts
9Kennebec County33.6-0.7 pts
10Franklin County32.5+1 pts
11Lincoln County31.7+4.2 pts
12Sagadahoc County30.7+1.9 pts
13York County29.8-1.9 pts
14Cumberland County29.5+3.2 pts
15Hancock County28.5-0.3 pts
16Knox County27.8-0.9 pts

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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 Maine 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 Maine 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/maine-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Maine by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/maine-counties?period=2022.

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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 Maine by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/maine-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Aroostook County, with 41.6% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Knox County, with 27.8% in 2022.

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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