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

Springfield, MA had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 54 cities in 2023, at 39.6%. Amherst Town, MA had the lowest, at 18.5%. The median was 28.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest39.6Springfield, MA
Lowest18.5Amherst Town, MA
Median28.854 cities

All cities, 2023

Springfield, MA: 39.6 %Springfield, MA39.6Holyoke, MA: 38.3 %Holyoke, MA38.3Southbridge Town, MA: 37.3 %Southbridge Town, MA37.3Lawrence, MA: 37.2 %Lawrence, MA37.2New Bedford, MA: 36.3 %New Bedford, MA36.3Brockton, MA: 35.9 %Brockton, MA35.9Gardner, MA: 35.8 %Gardner, MA35.8Fitchburg, MA: 35.6 %Fitchburg, MA35.6Fall River, MA: 35.3 %Fall River, MA35.3Worcester, MA: 35.3 %Worcester, MA35.3Chicopee, MA: 34.7 %Chicopee, MA34.7Leominster, MA: 34 %Leominster, MA34Lynn, MA: 33.8 %Lynn, MA33.8North Adams, MA: 33.8 %North Adams, MA33.8Taunton, MA: 33.6 %Taunton, MA33.6West Springfield Town, MA: 33.3 %West Springfield Town, MA33.3Palmer Town, MA: 33 %Palmer Town, MA33Pittsfield, MA: 33 %Pittsfield, MA33Haverhill, MA: 31.9 %Haverhill, MA31.9Attleboro, MA: 31.7 %Attleboro, MA31.7Westfield, MA: 31.6 %Westfield, MA31.6Agawam Town, MA: 31.5 %Agawam Town, MA31.5Everett, MA: 31 %Everett, MA31Gloucester, MA: 30.2 %Gloucester, MA30.2Salem, MA: 29.7 %Salem, MA29.7Peabody, MA: 29 %Peabody, MA29North Attleborough Town, MA: 28.8 %North Attleborough Town, MA28.8Chelsea, MA: 28.7 %Chelsea, MA28.7Randolph Town, MA: 28.5 %Randolph Town, MA28.5Beverly, MA: 28 %Beverly, MA28Barnstable Town, MA: 27.8 %Barnstable Town, MA27.8Bridgewater Town, MA: 27.8 %Bridgewater Town, MA27.8Greenfield, MA: 27.5 %Greenfield, MA27.5Lowell, MA: 27.2 %Lowell, MA27.2Marlborough, MA: 27.1 %Marlborough, MA27.1Newburyport, MA: 26.8 %Newburyport, MA26.8Framingham, MA: 26.3 %Framingham, MA26.3Revere, MA: 25.7 %Revere, MA25.7Woburn, MA: 25.6 %Woburn, MA25.6Weymouth Town, MA: 25.5 %Weymouth Town, MA25.5Malden, MA: 25.4 %Malden, MA25.4Medford, MA: 24.2 %Medford, MA24.2Franklin Town, MA: 24 %Franklin Town, MA24Waltham, MA: 24 %Waltham, MA24Melrose, MA: 23.8 %Melrose, MA23.8Braintree Town, MA: 23.5 %Braintree Town, MA23.5Boston, MA: 23.4 %Boston, MA23.4Somerville, MA: 23.2 %Somerville, MA23.2Northampton, MA: 23.1 %Northampton, MA23.1Quincy, MA: 22.9 %Quincy, MA22.9Winthrop Town, MA: 22.9 %Winthrop Town, MA22.9Cambridge, MA: 21.9 %Cambridge, MA21.9Newton, MA: 21.2 %Newton, MA21.2Amherst Town, MA: 18.5 %Amherst Town, MA18.5Springfield, MA: 39.6 %Springfield, MA39.6Holyoke, MA: 38.3 %Holyoke, MA38.3Southbridge Town, MA: 37.3 %Southbridge Town, MA37.3Lawrence, MA: 37.2 %Lawrence, MA37.2New Bedford, MA: 36.3 %New Bedford, MA36.3Brockton, MA: 35.9 %Brockton, MA35.9Gardner, MA: 35.8 %Gardner, MA35.8Fitchburg, MA: 35.6 %Fitchburg, MA35.6Fall River, MA: 35.3 %Fall River, MA35.3Worcester, MA: 35.3 %Worcester, MA35.3Chicopee, MA: 34.7 %Chicopee, MA34.7Leominster, MA: 34 %Leominster, MA34Lynn, MA: 33.8 %Lynn, MA33.8North Adams, MA: 33.8 %North Adams, MA33.8Taunton, MA: 33.6 %Taunton, MA33.6West Springfield Town, MA: 33.3 %West Springfield Town, MA33.3Palmer Town, MA: 33 %Palmer Town, MA33Pittsfield, MA: 33 %Pittsfield, MA33Haverhill, MA: 31.9 %Haverhill, MA31.9Attleboro, MA: 31.7 %Attleboro, MA31.7Westfield, MA: 31.6 %Westfield, MA31.6Agawam Town, MA: 31.5 %Agawam Town, MA31.5Everett, MA: 31 %Everett, MA31Gloucester, MA: 30.2 %Gloucester, MA30.2Salem, MA: 29.7 %Salem, MA29.7Peabody, MA: 29 %Peabody, MA29North Attleborough Town, MA: 28.8 %North Attleborough Town, MA28.8Chelsea, MA: 28.7 %Chelsea, MA28.7Randolph Town, MA: 28.5 %Randolph Town, MA28.5Beverly, MA: 28 %Beverly, MA28Barnstable Town, MA: 27.8 %Barnstable Town, MA27.8Bridgewater Town, MA: 27.8 %Bridgewater Town, MA27.8Greenfield, MA: 27.5 %Greenfield, MA27.5Lowell, MA: 27.2 %Lowell, MA27.2Marlborough, MA: 27.1 %Marlborough, MA27.1Newburyport, MA: 26.8 %Newburyport, MA26.8Framingham, MA: 26.3 %Framingham, MA26.3Revere, MA: 25.7 %Revere, MA25.7Woburn, MA: 25.6 %Woburn, MA25.6Weymouth Town, MA: 25.5 %Weymouth Town, MA25.5Malden, MA: 25.4 %Malden, MA25.4Medford, MA: 24.2 %Medford, MA24.2Franklin Town, MA: 24 %Franklin Town, MA24Waltham, MA: 24 %Waltham, MA24Melrose, MA: 23.8 %Melrose, MA23.8Braintree Town, MA: 23.5 %Braintree Town, MA23.5Boston, MA: 23.4 %Boston, MA23.4Somerville, MA: 23.2 %Somerville, MA23.2Northampton, MA: 23.1 %Northampton, MA23.1Quincy, MA: 22.9 %Quincy, MA22.9Winthrop Town, MA: 22.9 %Winthrop Town, MA22.9Cambridge, MA: 21.9 %Cambridge, MA21.9Newton, MA: 21.2 %Newton, MA21.2Amherst Town, MA: 18.5 %Amherst Town, MA18.5
%. 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
1Springfield, MA39.6+0.3 pts
2Holyoke, MA38.3-0.1 pts
3Southbridge Town, MA37.3+0.1 pts
4Lawrence, MA37.2-0.6 pts
5New Bedford, MA36.3-0.8 pts
6Brockton, MA35.9+0.7 pts
7Gardner, MA35.80 pts
8Fitchburg, MA35.6+0.3 pts
9Fall River, MA35.3-0.6 pts
9Worcester, MA35.3+0.4 pts
11Chicopee, MA34.7+0.1 pts
12Leominster, MA34+0.1 pts
13Lynn, MA33.8-0.5 pts
13North Adams, MA33.8+3.1 pts
15Taunton, MA33.6-1.3 pts
16West Springfield Town, MA33.3+0.2 pts
17Palmer Town, MA33-0.4 pts
17Pittsfield, MA33+3.4 pts
19Haverhill, MA31.9-0.7 pts
20Attleboro, MA31.7-0.9 pts
21Westfield, MA31.6+0.1 pts
22Agawam Town, MA31.5+0.1 pts
23Everett, MA31+1.6 pts
24Gloucester, MA30.2-0.6 pts
25Salem, MA29.7-0.6 pts
26Peabody, MA29-0.3 pts
27North Attleborough Town, MA28.8-1.3 pts
28Chelsea, MA28.7-2.6 pts
29Randolph Town, MA28.5-4.4 pts
30Beverly, MA28-0.5 pts
31Barnstable Town, MA27.8+0.1 pts
31Bridgewater Town, MA27.8-1.5 pts
33Greenfield, MA27.5-1.2 pts
34Lowell, MA27.2+1.6 pts
35Marlborough, MA27.1+1.3 pts
36Newburyport, MA26.8-0.2 pts
37Framingham, MA26.3+1.5 pts
38Revere, MA25.7-2.4 pts
39Woburn, MA25.6+1.4 pts
40Weymouth Town, MA25.5-3.5 pts
41Malden, MA25.4+1.5 pts
42Medford, MA24.2+1.3 pts
43Franklin Town, MA24-3.2 pts
43Waltham, MA24+1.2 pts
45Melrose, MA23.8+1 pts
46Braintree Town, MA23.5-2.8 pts
47Boston, MA23.4-2 pts
48Somerville, MA23.2+1.1 pts
49Northampton, MA23.1-2.4 pts
50Quincy, MA22.9-2.6 pts
50Winthrop Town, MA22.9-2.6 pts
52Cambridge, MA21.9+1.3 pts
53Newton, MA21.2+1.2 pts
54Amherst Town, MA18.5-2 pts

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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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence: Cities in Massachusetts by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023}},
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  url = {https://www.cdc.gov/places/},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-cities. Publisher attribution: 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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Which city has the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate?

Springfield, MA, with 39.6% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Amherst Town, MA, with 18.5% in 2023.

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

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