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Cities in Maryland by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023

Elkton, MD had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 23 cities in 2023, at 46%. Rockville, MD had the lowest, at 24.4%. The median was 38%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest46Elkton, MD
Lowest24.4Rockville, MD
Median3823 cities

All cities, 2023

Elkton, MD: 46 %Elkton, MD46Cambridge, MD: 45.9 %Cambridge, MD45.9New Carrollton, MD: 43.3 %New Carrollton, MD43.3Hagerstown, MD: 42.9 %Hagerstown, MD42.9Salisbury, MD: 42.8 %Salisbury, MD42.8Aberdeen, MD: 41.3 %Aberdeen, MD41.3Greenbelt, MD: 40.3 %Greenbelt, MD40.3Laurel, MD: 40.1 %Laurel, MD40.1Hyattsville, MD: 39 %Hyattsville, MD39La Plata, MD: 38.2 %La Plata, MD38.2Baltimore, MD: 38.1 %Baltimore, MD38.1Bowie, MD: 38 %Bowie, MD38Cumberland, MD: 37.8 %Cumberland, MD37.8Westminster, MD: 37 %Westminster, MD37Frederick, MD: 36.4 %Frederick, MD36.4Havre de Grace, MD: 36.1 %Havre de Grace, MD36.1Bel Air, MD: 35.7 %Bel Air, MD35.7Annapolis, MD: 34.9 %Annapolis, MD34.9College Park, MD: 32.7 %College Park, MD32.7Easton, MD: 30.8 %Easton, MD30.8Takoma Park, MD: 30.1 %Takoma Park, MD30.1Gaithersburg, MD: 26.9 %Gaithersburg, MD26.9Rockville, MD: 24.4 %Rockville, MD24.4
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Elkton, MD46+4.2 pts
2Cambridge, MD45.9+0.4 pts
3New Carrollton, MD43.3+5.7 pts
4Hagerstown, MD42.9-3.6 pts
5Salisbury, MD42.8+4.3 pts
6Aberdeen, MD41.3+0.9 pts
7Greenbelt, MD40.3+6 pts
8Laurel, MD40.1+5.6 pts
9Hyattsville, MD39+5.5 pts
10La Plata, MD38.2-1.2 pts
11Baltimore, MD38.1+0.8 pts
12Bowie, MD38+5.1 pts
13Cumberland, MD37.8-0.1 pts
14Westminster, MD37+4.9 pts
15Frederick, MD36.4+2.6 pts
16Havre de Grace, MD36.1-0.1 pts
17Bel Air, MD35.7-0.7 pts
18Annapolis, MD34.9-1.5 pts
19College Park, MD32.7+5.6 pts
20Easton, MD30.8-0.6 pts
21Takoma Park, MD30.1+1.6 pts
22Gaithersburg, MD26.9+1.8 pts
23Rockville, MD24.4+1.9 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 cities 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence (Cities in Maryland 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Cities in Maryland by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/maryland-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Cities in Maryland by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/maryland-cities.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Cities in Maryland by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/maryland-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Elkton, MD, with 46% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Rockville, MD, with 24.4% in 2023.

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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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