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

Willmar, MN had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 103 cities in 2023, at 42.6%. Edina, MN had the lowest, at 23.4%. The median was 34.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest42.6Willmar, MN
Lowest23.4Edina, MN
Median34.1103 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

Willmar, MN: 42.6 %Willmar, MN42.6Faribault, MN: 42.5 %Faribault, MN42.5Hutchinson, MN: 41.5 %Hutchinson, MN41.5Sauk Rapids, MN: 40.4 %Sauk Rapids, MN40.4Columbia Heights, MN: 39.7 %Columbia Heights, MN39.7Cloquet, MN: 39.1 %Cloquet, MN39.1Brainerd, MN: 38.9 %Brainerd, MN38.9St. Cloud, MN: 38.9 %St. Cloud, MN38.9Worthington, MN: 38.8 %Worthington, MN38.8Austin, MN: 38.7 %Austin, MN38.7Big Lake, MN: 38.5 %Big Lake, MN38.5Elk River, MN: 38.4 %Elk River, MN38.4Hibbing, MN: 38.1 %Hibbing, MN38.1Marshall, MN: 37.7 %Marshall, MN37.7Owatonna, MN: 37.6 %Owatonna, MN37.6Fridley, MN: 37.4 %Fridley, MN37.4Red Wing, MN: 37.3 %Red Wing, MN37.3Bemidji, MN: 37.2 %Bemidji, MN37.2Anoka, MN: 37.1 %Anoka, MN37.1Monticello, MN: 37.1 %Monticello, MN37.1North Branch, MN: 37.1 %North Branch, MN37.1South St. Paul, MN: 37.1 %South St. Paul, MN37.1Coon Rapids, MN: 37 %Coon Rapids, MN37West St. Paul, MN: 36.8 %West St. Paul, MN36.8Detroit Lakes, MN: 36.7 %Detroit Lakes, MN36.7Fairmont, MN: 36.6 %Fairmont, MN36.6Albert Lea, MN: 36.4 %Albert Lea, MN36.4Burnsville, MN: 36.4 %Burnsville, MN36.4Rochester, MN: 36.4 %Rochester, MN36.4Buffalo, MN: 36.2 %Buffalo, MN36.2East Bethel, MN: 35.9 %East Bethel, MN35.9Blaine, MN: 35.8 %Blaine, MN35.8Ramsey, MN: 35.7 %Ramsey, MN35.7Grand Rapids, MN: 35.5 %Grand Rapids, MN35.5Hastings, MN: 35.5 %Hastings, MN35.5New Ulm, MN: 35.2 %New Ulm, MN35.2Duluth, MN: 35.1 %Duluth, MN35.1Andover, MN: 35 %Andover, MN35Lino Lakes, MN: 35 %Lino Lakes, MN35Alexandria, MN: 34.9 %Alexandria, MN34.9Willmar, MN: 42.6 %Willmar, MN42.6Faribault, MN: 42.5 %Faribault, MN42.5Hutchinson, MN: 41.5 %Hutchinson, MN41.5Sauk Rapids, MN: 40.4 %Sauk Rapids, MN40.4Columbia Heights, MN: 39.7 %Columbia Heights, MN39.7Cloquet, MN: 39.1 %Cloquet, MN39.1Brainerd, MN: 38.9 %Brainerd, MN38.9St. Cloud, MN: 38.9 %St. Cloud, MN38.9Worthington, MN: 38.8 %Worthington, MN38.8Austin, MN: 38.7 %Austin, MN38.7Big Lake, MN: 38.5 %Big Lake, MN38.5Elk River, MN: 38.4 %Elk River, MN38.4Hibbing, MN: 38.1 %Hibbing, MN38.1Marshall, MN: 37.7 %Marshall, MN37.7Owatonna, MN: 37.6 %Owatonna, MN37.6Fridley, MN: 37.4 %Fridley, MN37.4Red Wing, MN: 37.3 %Red Wing, MN37.3Bemidji, MN: 37.2 %Bemidji, MN37.2Anoka, MN: 37.1 %Anoka, MN37.1Monticello, MN: 37.1 %Monticello, MN37.1North Branch, MN: 37.1 %North Branch, MN37.1South St. Paul, MN: 37.1 %South St. Paul, MN37.1Coon Rapids, MN: 37 %Coon Rapids, MN37West St. Paul, MN: 36.8 %West St. Paul, MN36.8Detroit Lakes, MN: 36.7 %Detroit Lakes, MN36.7Fairmont, MN: 36.6 %Fairmont, MN36.6Albert Lea, MN: 36.4 %Albert Lea, MN36.4Burnsville, MN: 36.4 %Burnsville, MN36.4Rochester, MN: 36.4 %Rochester, MN36.4Buffalo, MN: 36.2 %Buffalo, MN36.2East Bethel, MN: 35.9 %East Bethel, MN35.9Blaine, MN: 35.8 %Blaine, MN35.8Ramsey, MN: 35.7 %Ramsey, MN35.7Grand Rapids, MN: 35.5 %Grand Rapids, MN35.5Hastings, MN: 35.5 %Hastings, MN35.5New Ulm, MN: 35.2 %New Ulm, MN35.2Duluth, MN: 35.1 %Duluth, MN35.1Andover, MN: 35 %Andover, MN35Lino Lakes, MN: 35 %Lino Lakes, MN35Alexandria, MN: 34.9 %Alexandria, MN34.9
%. 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
1Willmar, MN42.6+3.5 pts
2Faribault, MN42.5+3.8 pts
3Hutchinson, MN41.5+2.3 pts
4Sauk Rapids, MN40.4+3.4 pts
5Columbia Heights, MN39.7-1 pts
6Cloquet, MN39.1-3.1 pts
7Brainerd, MN38.9-2 pts
7St. Cloud, MN38.9-0.4 pts
9Worthington, MN38.8-1.3 pts
10Austin, MN38.7-1.9 pts
11Big Lake, MN38.5+1 pts
12Elk River, MN38.4+0.5 pts
13Hibbing, MN38.10 pts
14Marshall, MN37.7-6.9 pts
15Owatonna, MN37.6-0.9 pts
16Fridley, MN37.4-0.7 pts
17Red Wing, MN37.3-1.2 pts
18Bemidji, MN37.2-1.8 pts
19Anoka, MN37.1-1.8 pts
19Monticello, MN37.1-2.6 pts
19North Branch, MN37.1-1.7 pts
19South St. Paul, MN37.1+0.6 pts
23Coon Rapids, MN37-0.9 pts
24West St. Paul, MN36.8+0.8 pts
25Detroit Lakes, MN36.7-2.9 pts
26Fairmont, MN36.6-2.1 pts
27Albert Lea, MN36.4-4.4 pts
27Burnsville, MN36.4+1.2 pts
27Rochester, MN36.4+1.1 pts
30Buffalo, MN36.2-1.8 pts
31East Bethel, MN35.9-2.1 pts
32Blaine, MN35.8-0.9 pts
33Ramsey, MN35.7-1.2 pts
34Grand Rapids, MN35.5+1.8 pts
34Hastings, MN35.5+0.6 pts
36New Ulm, MN35.2-3 pts
37Duluth, MN35.1-0.6 pts
38Andover, MN35-1.6 pts
38Lino Lakes, MN35-1.6 pts
40Alexandria, MN34.9-3.4 pts
40Apple Valley, MN34.9+1 pts
42Ham Lake, MN34.8-1.5 pts
43Sartell, MN34.7-1.1 pts
44Fergus Falls, MN34.6-2.2 pts
45Farmington, MN34.5+1.1 pts
45Forest Lake, MN34.5+0.3 pts
45Otsego, MN34.5-2.4 pts
48Winona, MN34.4+1.2 pts
49Inver Grove Heights, MN34.3+0.1 pts
49St. Michael, MN34.3-2.1 pts
51Oakdale, MN34.2-0.2 pts
52Mankato, MN34.1-4.7 pts
53Eagan, MN33.7+1 pts
53Lakeville, MN33.7+0.8 pts
53North St. Paul, MN33.7+0.4 pts
56Rosemount, MN33.6+1 pts
56St. Peter, MN33.6-2 pts
58Stillwater, MN33.4-0.1 pts
59Cottage Grove, MN33.2+0.4 pts
59Hermantown, MN33.2-0.6 pts
59Moorhead, MN33.2-1.2 pts
62Chaska, MN33.1-2.4 pts
63Mounds View, MN33+0.5 pts
63North Mankato, MN33-2.5 pts
65Hugo, MN32.9-0.9 pts
66St. Paul, MN32.8+0.2 pts
67Shakopee, MN32.6-2.5 pts
68Cambridge, MN32.4-5 pts
68Waconia, MN32.4-2.7 pts
70Lake Elmo, MN32.3+0.3 pts
70Mendota Heights, MN32.3+0.6 pts
72Northfield, MN31.9+2.6 pts
73New Brighton, MN31.8+0.4 pts
74Vadnais Heights, MN31.5+0.2 pts
75Little Canada, MN31.3-0.6 pts
75Prior Lake, MN31.3-2 pts
75Savage, MN31.3-2.3 pts
75Woodbury, MN31.3+0.4 pts
79Victoria, MN31.2-2.2 pts
80Maplewood, MN31.1-0.1 pts
80White Bear Lake, MN31.1-0.3 pts
82Chanhassen, MN30.9-1.7 pts
83Brooklyn Center, MN30.6+0.1 pts
84New Hope, MN29.6-0.2 pts
85Robbinsdale, MN29.3-0.3 pts
85Roseville, MN29.3-0.2 pts
87Brooklyn Park, MN29.2+0.2 pts
88Shoreview, MN28.9+0.1 pts
89Minneapolis, MN28.6-0.2 pts
90Crystal, MN28.5-0.1 pts
91Hopkins, MN28.3-0.5 pts
92Champlin, MN27.8-0.3 pts
93Richfield, MN27.10 pts
94Bloomington, MN26.8+0.1 pts
95Dayton, MN26.6-0.7 pts
96Maple Grove, MN25.4-0.6 pts
97Rogers, MN25.3-0.5 pts
98Golden Valley, MN25.1-0.5 pts
99St. Louis Park, MN25-0.4 pts
100Minnetonka, MN24.5-0.4 pts
101Eden Prairie, MN24.3-0.1 pts
102Plymouth, MN24.1-0.1 pts
103Edina, MN23.4-0.4 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.

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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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Willmar, MN, with 42.6% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Edina, MN, with 23.4% 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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