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Cities in Massachusetts by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Springfield, MA had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 51 cities in 2021, at 39.9%. Newton, MA had the lowest, at 21.4%. The median was 29.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest39.9Springfield, MA
Lowest21.4Newton, MA
Median29.351 cities

All cities, 2021

Springfield, MA: 39.9 %Springfield, MA39.9Holyoke, MA: 38.5 %Holyoke, MA38.5Lawrence, MA: 36.8 %Lawrence, MA36.8Southbridge Town, MA: 35.6 %Southbridge Town, MA35.6Chicopee, MA: 34.8 %Chicopee, MA34.8Palmer Town, MA: 34 %Palmer Town, MA34Brockton, MA: 33.8 %Brockton, MA33.8Gardner, MA: 33.6 %Gardner, MA33.6Worcester, MA: 33.5 %Worcester, MA33.5Lynn, MA: 33.4 %Lynn, MA33.4Fitchburg, MA: 33.2 %Fitchburg, MA33.2Leominster, MA: 33 %Leominster, MA33New Bedford, MA: 33 %New Bedford, MA33West Springfield Town, MA: 33 %West Springfield Town, MA33North Adams, MA: 32.8 %North Adams, MA32.8Pittsfield, MA: 32.7 %Pittsfield, MA32.7Fall River, MA: 32.4 %Fall River, MA32.4Agawam Town, MA: 31.8 %Agawam Town, MA31.8Haverhill, MA: 31.6 %Haverhill, MA31.6Taunton, MA: 31.6 %Taunton, MA31.6Westfield, MA: 31.5 %Westfield, MA31.5Gloucester, MA: 30 %Gloucester, MA30Salem, MA: 30 %Salem, MA30Randolph Town, MA: 29.7 %Randolph Town, MA29.7Barnstable Town, MA: 29.4 %Barnstable Town, MA29.4Attleboro, MA: 29.3 %Attleboro, MA29.3Everett, MA: 29.3 %Everett, MA29.3Peabody, MA: 29.2 %Peabody, MA29.2Bridgewater Town, MA: 28.2 %Bridgewater Town, MA28.2Newburyport, MA: 28.2 %Newburyport, MA28.2Chelsea, MA: 28.1 %Chelsea, MA28.1Beverly, MA: 28 %Beverly, MA28Lowell, MA: 27.1 %Lowell, MA27.1Weymouth Town, MA: 27 %Weymouth Town, MA27Malden, MA: 26.4 %Malden, MA26.4Marlborough, MA: 26.3 %Marlborough, MA26.3Braintree Town, MA: 25.7 %Braintree Town, MA25.7Framingham, MA: 25.7 %Framingham, MA25.7Franklin Town, MA: 25.7 %Franklin Town, MA25.7Revere, MA: 25.1 %Revere, MA25.1Woburn, MA: 24.9 %Woburn, MA24.9Northampton, MA: 24.8 %Northampton, MA24.8Quincy, MA: 24.6 %Quincy, MA24.6Medford, MA: 24.4 %Medford, MA24.4Melrose, MA: 24.2 %Melrose, MA24.2Boston, MA: 23.7 %Boston, MA23.7Winthrop Town, MA: 23.6 %Winthrop Town, MA23.6Somerville, MA: 23.4 %Somerville, MA23.4Waltham, MA: 23.4 %Waltham, MA23.4Cambridge, MA: 21.6 %Cambridge, MA21.6Newton, MA: 21.4 %Newton, MA21.4Springfield, MA: 39.9 %Springfield, MA39.9Holyoke, MA: 38.5 %Holyoke, MA38.5Lawrence, MA: 36.8 %Lawrence, MA36.8Southbridge Town, MA: 35.6 %Southbridge Town, MA35.6Chicopee, MA: 34.8 %Chicopee, MA34.8Palmer Town, MA: 34 %Palmer Town, MA34Brockton, MA: 33.8 %Brockton, MA33.8Gardner, MA: 33.6 %Gardner, MA33.6Worcester, MA: 33.5 %Worcester, MA33.5Lynn, MA: 33.4 %Lynn, MA33.4Fitchburg, MA: 33.2 %Fitchburg, MA33.2Leominster, MA: 33 %Leominster, MA33New Bedford, MA: 33 %New Bedford, MA33West Springfield Town, MA: 33 %West Springfield Town, MA33North Adams, MA: 32.8 %North Adams, MA32.8Pittsfield, MA: 32.7 %Pittsfield, MA32.7Fall River, MA: 32.4 %Fall River, MA32.4Agawam Town, MA: 31.8 %Agawam Town, MA31.8Haverhill, MA: 31.6 %Haverhill, MA31.6Taunton, MA: 31.6 %Taunton, MA31.6Westfield, MA: 31.5 %Westfield, MA31.5Gloucester, MA: 30 %Gloucester, MA30Salem, MA: 30 %Salem, MA30Randolph Town, MA: 29.7 %Randolph Town, MA29.7Barnstable Town, MA: 29.4 %Barnstable Town, MA29.4Attleboro, MA: 29.3 %Attleboro, MA29.3Everett, MA: 29.3 %Everett, MA29.3Peabody, MA: 29.2 %Peabody, MA29.2Bridgewater Town, MA: 28.2 %Bridgewater Town, MA28.2Newburyport, MA: 28.2 %Newburyport, MA28.2Chelsea, MA: 28.1 %Chelsea, MA28.1Beverly, MA: 28 %Beverly, MA28Lowell, MA: 27.1 %Lowell, MA27.1Weymouth Town, MA: 27 %Weymouth Town, MA27Malden, MA: 26.4 %Malden, MA26.4Marlborough, MA: 26.3 %Marlborough, MA26.3Braintree Town, MA: 25.7 %Braintree Town, MA25.7Framingham, MA: 25.7 %Framingham, MA25.7Franklin Town, MA: 25.7 %Franklin Town, MA25.7Revere, MA: 25.1 %Revere, MA25.1Woburn, MA: 24.9 %Woburn, MA24.9Northampton, MA: 24.8 %Northampton, MA24.8Quincy, MA: 24.6 %Quincy, MA24.6Medford, MA: 24.4 %Medford, MA24.4Melrose, MA: 24.2 %Melrose, MA24.2Boston, MA: 23.7 %Boston, MA23.7Winthrop Town, MA: 23.6 %Winthrop Town, MA23.6Somerville, MA: 23.4 %Somerville, MA23.4Waltham, MA: 23.4 %Waltham, MA23.4Cambridge, MA: 21.6 %Cambridge, MA21.6Newton, MA: 21.4 %Newton, MA21.4
%. 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

RankCities2021 (%)
1Springfield, MA39.9
2Holyoke, MA38.5
3Lawrence, MA36.8
4Southbridge Town, MA35.6
5Chicopee, MA34.8
6Palmer Town, MA34
7Brockton, MA33.8
8Gardner, MA33.6
9Worcester, MA33.5
10Lynn, MA33.4
11Fitchburg, MA33.2
12Leominster, MA33
12New Bedford, MA33
12West Springfield Town, MA33
15North Adams, MA32.8
16Pittsfield, MA32.7
17Fall River, MA32.4
18Agawam Town, MA31.8
19Haverhill, MA31.6
19Taunton, MA31.6
21Westfield, MA31.5
22Gloucester, MA30
22Salem, MA30
24Randolph Town, MA29.7
25Barnstable Town, MA29.4
26Attleboro, MA29.3
26Everett, MA29.3
28Peabody, MA29.2
29Bridgewater Town, MA28.2
29Newburyport, MA28.2
31Chelsea, MA28.1
32Beverly, MA28
33Lowell, MA27.1
34Weymouth Town, MA27
35Malden, MA26.4
36Marlborough, MA26.3
37Braintree Town, MA25.7
37Framingham, MA25.7
37Franklin Town, MA25.7
40Revere, MA25.1
41Woburn, MA24.9
42Northampton, MA24.8
43Quincy, MA24.6
44Medford, MA24.4
45Melrose, MA24.2
46Boston, MA23.7
47Winthrop Town, MA23.6
48Somerville, MA23.4
48Waltham, MA23.4
50Cambridge, MA21.6
51Newton, MA21.4

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. 3 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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?period=2021. 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, 2021. 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?period=2021.

Harvard

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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Springfield, MA, with 39.9% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Newton, MA, with 21.4% in 2021.

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. 3 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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