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Counties in Massachusetts by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Hampden County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 14 counties in 2022, at 35.4%. Middlesex County had the lowest, at 22%. The median was 28.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest35.4Hampden County
Lowest22Middlesex County
Median28.714 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Barnstable County: 25.7 %Berkshire County: 28.6 %Bristol County: 33.1 %Dukes County: 29.2 %Essex County: 30.2 %Franklin County: 25.9 %Hampden County: 35.4 %Hampshire County: 25.2 %Middlesex County: 22 %Nantucket County: 28.8 %Norfolk County: 27.1 %Plymouth County: 30.4 %Suffolk County: 27 %Worcester County: 32.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Hampden County: 35.4 %Hampden County35.4Bristol County: 33.1 %Bristol County33.1Worcester County: 32.8 %Worcester County32.8Plymouth County: 30.4 %Plymouth County30.4Essex County: 30.2 %Essex County30.2Dukes County: 29.2 %Dukes County29.2Nantucket County: 28.8 %Nantucket County28.8Berkshire County: 28.6 %Berkshire County28.6Norfolk County: 27.1 %Norfolk County27.1Suffolk County: 27 %Suffolk County27Franklin County: 25.9 %Franklin County25.9Barnstable County: 25.7 %Barnstable County25.7Hampshire County: 25.2 %Hampshire County25.2Middlesex County: 22 %Middlesex County22Hampden County: 35.4 %Hampden County35.4Bristol County: 33.1 %Bristol County33.1Worcester County: 32.8 %Worcester County32.8Plymouth County: 30.4 %Plymouth County30.4Essex County: 30.2 %Essex County30.2Dukes County: 29.2 %Dukes County29.2Nantucket County: 28.8 %Nantucket County28.8Berkshire County: 28.6 %Berkshire County28.6Norfolk County: 27.1 %Norfolk County27.1Suffolk County: 27 %Suffolk County27Franklin County: 25.9 %Franklin County25.9Barnstable County: 25.7 %Barnstable County25.7Hampshire County: 25.2 %Hampshire County25.2Middlesex County: 22 %Middlesex County22
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hampden County35.40 pts
2Bristol County33.1+2.9 pts
3Worcester County32.8+1.5 pts
4Plymouth County30.4+1.5 pts
5Essex County30.2+0.2 pts
6Dukes County29.2+1.4 pts
7Nantucket County28.8+0.8 pts
8Berkshire County28.6-2.3 pts
9Norfolk County27.1+2.3 pts
10Suffolk County27+2.5 pts
11Franklin County25.9-2.2 pts
12Barnstable County25.7-2.7 pts
13Hampshire County25.2+1 pts
14Middlesex County22-1.4 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 counties 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, 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.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence (Counties in Massachusetts by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Counties in Massachusetts by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Counties in Massachusetts by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-counties?period=2022.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Counties in Massachusetts by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hampden County, with 35.4% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Middlesex County, with 22% in 2022.

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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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