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

All 23 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_obesity_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/maryland-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Elkton, MD | 46 |
| 2 | Cambridge, MD | 45.9 |
| 3 | New Carrollton, MD | 43.3 |
| 4 | Hagerstown, MD | 42.9 |
| 5 | Salisbury, MD | 42.8 |
| 6 | Aberdeen, MD | 41.3 |
| 7 | Greenbelt, MD | 40.3 |
| 8 | Laurel, MD | 40.1 |
| 9 | Hyattsville, MD | 39 |
| 10 | La Plata, MD | 38.2 |
| 11 | Baltimore, MD | 38.1 |
| 12 | Bowie, MD | 38 |
| 13 | Cumberland, MD | 37.8 |
| 14 | Westminster, MD | 37 |
| 15 | Frederick, MD | 36.4 |
| 16 | Havre de Grace, MD | 36.1 |
| 17 | Bel Air, MD | 35.7 |
| 18 | Annapolis, MD | 34.9 |
| 19 | College Park, MD | 32.7 |
| 20 | Easton, MD | 30.8 |
| 21 | Takoma Park, MD | 30.1 |
| 22 | Gaithersburg, MD | 26.9 |
| 23 | Rockville, MD | 24.4 |