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Cities in Minnesota by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Detroit Lakes, MN had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 103 cities in 2021, at 41.5%. Edina, MN had the lowest, at 24.5%. The median was 32.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest41.5Detroit Lakes, MN
Lowest24.5Edina, MN
Median32.8103 cities

Top 40 cities, 2021

Detroit Lakes, MN: 41.5 %Detroit Lakes, MN41.5Cloquet, MN: 40.6 %Cloquet, MN40.6Owatonna, MN: 40.5 %Owatonna, MN40.5Grand Rapids, MN: 39.9 %Grand Rapids, MN39.9Faribault, MN: 39.8 %Faribault, MN39.8St. Cloud, MN: 39.2 %St. Cloud, MN39.2Elk River, MN: 38.8 %Elk River, MN38.8Big Lake, MN: 38.4 %Big Lake, MN38.4Sauk Rapids, MN: 38.4 %Sauk Rapids, MN38.4Red Wing, MN: 38.3 %Red Wing, MN38.3Columbia Heights, MN: 38.2 %Columbia Heights, MN38.2Hutchinson, MN: 38.1 %Hutchinson, MN38.1Worthington, MN: 37.9 %Worthington, MN37.9Anoka, MN: 37.7 %Anoka, MN37.7Willmar, MN: 37.3 %Willmar, MN37.3Fairmont, MN: 37.2 %Fairmont, MN37.2Fridley, MN: 37.2 %Fridley, MN37.2North Branch, MN: 37.2 %North Branch, MN37.2Sartell, MN: 37 %Sartell, MN37Albert Lea, MN: 36.9 %Albert Lea, MN36.9East Bethel, MN: 36.4 %East Bethel, MN36.4Coon Rapids, MN: 36.3 %Coon Rapids, MN36.3Marshall, MN: 36.2 %Marshall, MN36.2Alexandria, MN: 35.8 %Alexandria, MN35.8Ramsey, MN: 35.8 %Ramsey, MN35.8Ham Lake, MN: 35.6 %Ham Lake, MN35.6Monticello, MN: 35.6 %Monticello, MN35.6Andover, MN: 35.5 %Andover, MN35.5Blaine, MN: 35.5 %Blaine, MN35.5Fergus Falls, MN: 35.4 %Fergus Falls, MN35.4Hibbing, MN: 35.3 %Hibbing, MN35.3Winona, MN: 35.2 %Winona, MN35.2South St. Paul, MN: 35.1 %South St. Paul, MN35.1Buffalo, MN: 34.9 %Buffalo, MN34.9Lino Lakes, MN: 34.8 %Lino Lakes, MN34.8Austin, MN: 34.7 %Austin, MN34.7West St. Paul, MN: 34.7 %West St. Paul, MN34.7Prior Lake, MN: 34.6 %Prior Lake, MN34.6Shakopee, MN: 34.5 %Shakopee, MN34.5Savage, MN: 34.2 %Savage, MN34.2Detroit Lakes, MN: 41.5 %Detroit Lakes, MN41.5Cloquet, MN: 40.6 %Cloquet, MN40.6Owatonna, MN: 40.5 %Owatonna, MN40.5Grand Rapids, MN: 39.9 %Grand Rapids, MN39.9Faribault, MN: 39.8 %Faribault, MN39.8St. Cloud, MN: 39.2 %St. Cloud, MN39.2Elk River, MN: 38.8 %Elk River, MN38.8Big Lake, MN: 38.4 %Big Lake, MN38.4Sauk Rapids, MN: 38.4 %Sauk Rapids, MN38.4Red Wing, MN: 38.3 %Red Wing, MN38.3Columbia Heights, MN: 38.2 %Columbia Heights, MN38.2Hutchinson, MN: 38.1 %Hutchinson, MN38.1Worthington, MN: 37.9 %Worthington, MN37.9Anoka, MN: 37.7 %Anoka, MN37.7Willmar, MN: 37.3 %Willmar, MN37.3Fairmont, MN: 37.2 %Fairmont, MN37.2Fridley, MN: 37.2 %Fridley, MN37.2North Branch, MN: 37.2 %North Branch, MN37.2Sartell, MN: 37 %Sartell, MN37Albert Lea, MN: 36.9 %Albert Lea, MN36.9East Bethel, MN: 36.4 %East Bethel, MN36.4Coon Rapids, MN: 36.3 %Coon Rapids, MN36.3Marshall, MN: 36.2 %Marshall, MN36.2Alexandria, MN: 35.8 %Alexandria, MN35.8Ramsey, MN: 35.8 %Ramsey, MN35.8Ham Lake, MN: 35.6 %Ham Lake, MN35.6Monticello, MN: 35.6 %Monticello, MN35.6Andover, MN: 35.5 %Andover, MN35.5Blaine, MN: 35.5 %Blaine, MN35.5Fergus Falls, MN: 35.4 %Fergus Falls, MN35.4Hibbing, MN: 35.3 %Hibbing, MN35.3Winona, MN: 35.2 %Winona, MN35.2South St. Paul, MN: 35.1 %South St. Paul, MN35.1Buffalo, MN: 34.9 %Buffalo, MN34.9Lino Lakes, MN: 34.8 %Lino Lakes, MN34.8Austin, MN: 34.7 %Austin, MN34.7West St. Paul, MN: 34.7 %West St. Paul, MN34.7Prior Lake, MN: 34.6 %Prior Lake, MN34.6Shakopee, MN: 34.5 %Shakopee, MN34.5Savage, MN: 34.2 %Savage, MN34.2
%. 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 (%)
1Detroit Lakes, MN41.5
2Cloquet, MN40.6
3Owatonna, MN40.5
4Grand Rapids, MN39.9
5Faribault, MN39.8
6St. Cloud, MN39.2
7Elk River, MN38.8
8Big Lake, MN38.4
8Sauk Rapids, MN38.4
10Red Wing, MN38.3
11Columbia Heights, MN38.2
12Hutchinson, MN38.1
13Worthington, MN37.9
14Anoka, MN37.7
15Willmar, MN37.3
16Fairmont, MN37.2
16Fridley, MN37.2
16North Branch, MN37.2
19Sartell, MN37
20Albert Lea, MN36.9
21East Bethel, MN36.4
22Coon Rapids, MN36.3
23Marshall, MN36.2
24Alexandria, MN35.8
24Ramsey, MN35.8
26Ham Lake, MN35.6
26Monticello, MN35.6
28Andover, MN35.5
28Blaine, MN35.5
30Fergus Falls, MN35.4
31Hibbing, MN35.3
32Winona, MN35.2
33South St. Paul, MN35.1
34Buffalo, MN34.9
35Lino Lakes, MN34.8
36Austin, MN34.7
36West St. Paul, MN34.7
38Prior Lake, MN34.6
39Shakopee, MN34.5
40Savage, MN34.2
41St. Michael, MN34
42New Ulm, MN33.9
43Burnsville, MN33.8
44Forest Lake, MN33.6
44Otsego, MN33.6
46Inver Grove Heights, MN33.5
47Hastings, MN33.4
48Chaska, MN33.3
48Oakdale, MN33.3
50North Mankato, MN33.2
51Duluth, MN33
52Farmington, MN32.8
52Lake Elmo, MN32.8
52North St. Paul, MN32.8
55Hermantown, MN32.7
55Mankato, MN32.7
55Moorhead, MN32.7
55St. Paul, MN32.7
59Brainerd, MN32.6
59Victoria, MN32.6
61Hugo, MN32.5
61St. Peter, MN32.5
61Stillwater, MN32.5
64Apple Valley, MN32.4
64Mounds View, MN32.4
66Cottage Grove, MN32.3
67Lakeville, MN32
68Maplewood, MN31.9
68Rosemount, MN31.9
70Cambridge, MN31.8
70Eagan, MN31.8
72Chanhassen, MN31.7
72Waconia, MN31.7
74Brooklyn Center, MN31.3
74Little Canada, MN31.3
76Northfield, MN31.2
77New Brighton, MN31
77Vadnais Heights, MN31
79Woodbury, MN30.7
80White Bear Lake, MN30.6
81Mendota Heights, MN30.5
82Bemidji, MN29.9
83Rochester, MN29.8
84Minneapolis, MN29.5
85New Hope, MN29.4
85Shoreview, MN29.4
87Brooklyn Park, MN29.3
87Crystal, MN29.3
89Dayton, MN29.2
89Roseville, MN29.2
91Robbinsdale, MN28.9
92Champlin, MN28.4
93Hopkins, MN28
93Richfield, MN28
95Bloomington, MN27
96Rogers, MN26.7
97Maple Grove, MN26.6
98Golden Valley, MN26.2
99Plymouth, MN25.8
99St. Louis Park, MN25.8
101Minnetonka, MN25.7
102Eden Prairie, MN25.6
103Edina, MN24.5

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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.

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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, 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-cities?period=2021.

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

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

Detroit Lakes, MN, with 41.5% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Edina, MN, with 24.5% in 2021.

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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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