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

All 24 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec 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, 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/maryland-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Prince George's County | 42.2 |
| 2 | Charles County | 41.9 |
| 3 | Dorchester County | 41.8 |
| 4 | Caroline County | 41.7 |
| 5 | Cecil County | 41.3 |
| 6 | Wicomico County | 39.6 |
| 7 | Washington County | 39 |
| 8 | Baltimore city | 38.7 |
| 9 | Somerset County | 38.4 |
| 10 | Carroll County | 37.7 |
| 11 | St. Mary's County | 37.4 |
| 12 | Allegany County | 36.6 |
| 13 | Calvert County | 36.3 |
| 13 | Garrett County | 36.3 |
| 15 | Harford County | 35.8 |
| 16 | Kent County | 35.1 |
| 17 | Frederick County | 34.7 |
| 18 | Anne Arundel County | 34.5 |
| 19 | Baltimore County | 34 |
| 20 | Worcester County | 33.1 |
| 21 | Talbot County | 30.1 |
| 22 | Howard County | 30 |
| 23 | Queen Anne's County | 29.4 |
| 24 | Montgomery County | 26.1 |