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Counties in Minnesota by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Lyon County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 87 counties in 2022, at 45.1%. Hennepin County had the lowest, at 27.3%. The median was 38%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest45.1Lyon County
Lowest27.3Hennepin County
Median3887 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 35.3 %Anoka County: 36.4 %Becker County: 39 %Beltrami County: 39.9 %Benton County: 37.4 %Big Stone County: 41.9 %Blue Earth County: 38.9 %Brown County: 39 %Carlton County: 41.3 %Carver County: 33.7 %Cass County: 37.6 %Chippewa County: 41 %Chisago County: 38.5 %Clay County: 33.9 %Clearwater County: 38.7 %Cook County: 35.4 %Cottonwood County: 38 %Crow Wing County: 37.8 %Dakota County: 33.3 %Dodge County: 38 %Douglas County: 38 %Faribault County: 37.2 %Fillmore County: 37 %Freeborn County: 40.3 %Goodhue County: 36.4 %Grant County: 38.1 %Hennepin County: 27.3 %Houston County: 38.2 %Hubbard County: 39.6 %Isanti County: 39.1 %Itasca County: 34.4 %Jackson County: 39.8 %Kanabec County: 37.8 %Kandiyohi County: 36.4 %Kittson County: 38.3 %Koochiching County: 37.1 %Lac qui Parle County: 34.5 %Lake County: 35 %Lake of the Woods County: 38.5 %Le Sueur County: 39 %Lincoln County: 37.6 %Lyon County: 45.1 %McLeod County: 40.2 %Mahnomen County: 43.6 %Marshall County: 41.8 %Martin County: 37.6 %Meeker County: 40.6 %Mille Lacs County: 43 %Morrison County: 39.9 %Mower County: 40.3 %Murray County: 40.1 %Nicollet County: 35.5 %Nobles County: 40.1 %Norman County: 37.1 %Olmsted County: 35.3 %Otter Tail County: 37.6 %Pennington County: 30.6 %Pine County: 39.4 %Pipestone County: 39 %Polk County: 38.5 %Pope County: 37.9 %Ramsey County: 32.3 %Red Lake County: 37.1 %Redwood County: 38.3 %Renville County: 38.1 %Rice County: 33.9 %Rock County: 37.8 %Roseau County: 33.7 %St. Louis County: 35.9 %Scott County: 34.1 %Sherburne County: 38.2 %Sibley County: 40.6 %Stearns County: 37 %Steele County: 37 %Stevens County: 35.1 %Swift County: 38.9 %Todd County: 40.3 %Traverse County: 37.8 %Wabasha County: 33.1 %Wadena County: 42.6 %Waseca County: 40.9 %Washington County: 31.1 %Watonwan County: 38.5 %Wilkin County: 41.3 %Winona County: 32.2 %Wright County: 38 %Yellow Medicine County: 39.3 %
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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.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Lyon County: 45.1 %Lyon County45.1Mahnomen County: 43.6 %Mahnomen County43.6Mille Lacs County: 43 %Mille Lacs County43Wadena County: 42.6 %Wadena County42.6Big Stone County: 41.9 %Big Stone County41.9Marshall County: 41.8 %Marshall County41.8Carlton County: 41.3 %Carlton County41.3Wilkin County: 41.3 %Wilkin County41.3Chippewa County: 41 %Chippewa County41Waseca County: 40.9 %Waseca County40.9Meeker County: 40.6 %Meeker County40.6Sibley County: 40.6 %Sibley County40.6Freeborn County: 40.3 %Freeborn County40.3Mower County: 40.3 %Mower County40.3Todd County: 40.3 %Todd County40.3McLeod County: 40.2 %McLeod County40.2Murray County: 40.1 %Murray County40.1Nobles County: 40.1 %Nobles County40.1Beltrami County: 39.9 %Beltrami County39.9Morrison County: 39.9 %Morrison County39.9Jackson County: 39.8 %Jackson County39.8Hubbard County: 39.6 %Hubbard County39.6Pine County: 39.4 %Pine County39.4Yellow Medicine County: 39.3 %Yellow Medicine County39.3Isanti County: 39.1 %Isanti County39.1Becker County: 39 %Becker County39Brown County: 39 %Brown County39Le Sueur County: 39 %Le Sueur County39Pipestone County: 39 %Pipestone County39Blue Earth County: 38.9 %Blue Earth County38.9Swift County: 38.9 %Swift County38.9Clearwater County: 38.7 %Clearwater County38.7Chisago County: 38.5 %Chisago County38.5Lake of the Woods County: 38.5 %Lake of the Woods County38.5Polk County: 38.5 %Polk County38.5Watonwan County: 38.5 %Watonwan County38.5Kittson County: 38.3 %Kittson County38.3Redwood County: 38.3 %Redwood County38.3Houston County: 38.2 %Houston County38.2Sherburne County: 38.2 %Sherburne County38.2Lyon County: 45.1 %Lyon County45.1Mahnomen County: 43.6 %Mahnomen County43.6Mille Lacs County: 43 %Mille Lacs County43Wadena County: 42.6 %Wadena County42.6Big Stone County: 41.9 %Big Stone County41.9Marshall County: 41.8 %Marshall County41.8Carlton County: 41.3 %Carlton County41.3Wilkin County: 41.3 %Wilkin County41.3Chippewa County: 41 %Chippewa County41Waseca County: 40.9 %Waseca County40.9Meeker County: 40.6 %Meeker County40.6Sibley County: 40.6 %Sibley County40.6Freeborn County: 40.3 %Freeborn County40.3Mower County: 40.3 %Mower County40.3Todd County: 40.3 %Todd County40.3McLeod County: 40.2 %McLeod County40.2Murray County: 40.1 %Murray County40.1Nobles County: 40.1 %Nobles County40.1Beltrami County: 39.9 %Beltrami County39.9Morrison County: 39.9 %Morrison County39.9Jackson County: 39.8 %Jackson County39.8Hubbard County: 39.6 %Hubbard County39.6Pine County: 39.4 %Pine County39.4Yellow Medicine County: 39.3 %Yellow Medicine County39.3Isanti County: 39.1 %Isanti County39.1Becker County: 39 %Becker County39Brown County: 39 %Brown County39Le Sueur County: 39 %Le Sueur County39Pipestone County: 39 %Pipestone County39Blue Earth County: 38.9 %Blue Earth County38.9Swift County: 38.9 %Swift County38.9Clearwater County: 38.7 %Clearwater County38.7Chisago County: 38.5 %Chisago County38.5Lake of the Woods County: 38.5 %Lake of the Woods County38.5Polk County: 38.5 %Polk County38.5Watonwan County: 38.5 %Watonwan County38.5Kittson County: 38.3 %Kittson County38.3Redwood County: 38.3 %Redwood County38.3Houston County: 38.2 %Houston County38.2Sherburne County: 38.2 %Sherburne County38.2
%. 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
1Lyon County45.1+8.5 pts
2Mahnomen County43.6-0.2 pts
3Mille Lacs County43+3.3 pts
4Wadena County42.6+2.2 pts
5Big Stone County41.9+4.6 pts
6Marshall County41.8+4 pts
7Carlton County41.3+0.7 pts
7Wilkin County41.3+2.2 pts
9Chippewa County41+3 pts
10Waseca County40.9+4.7 pts
11Meeker County40.6+7 pts
11Sibley County40.6+3.1 pts
13Freeborn County40.3+4.1 pts
13Mower County40.3+5.8 pts
13Todd County40.3+0.8 pts
16McLeod County40.2+1.8 pts
17Murray County40.1+5.3 pts
17Nobles County40.1+2.3 pts
19Beltrami County39.9+7.8 pts
19Morrison County39.9+2.3 pts
21Jackson County39.8+4.9 pts
22Hubbard County39.6+3.1 pts
23Pine County39.4-2.6 pts
24Yellow Medicine County39.3+1.9 pts
25Isanti County39.1+5.5 pts
26Becker County39-3 pts
26Brown County39+4 pts
26Le Sueur County39+2.8 pts
26Pipestone County39+2.4 pts
30Blue Earth County38.9+5.4 pts
30Swift County38.9+1.6 pts
32Clearwater County38.7+1.5 pts
33Chisago County38.5+1.8 pts
33Lake of the Woods County38.5+0.4 pts
33Polk County38.5-1.1 pts
33Watonwan County38.5+2.6 pts
37Kittson County38.3+2.9 pts
37Redwood County38.3+1.2 pts
39Houston County38.2+3.3 pts
39Sherburne County38.2-0.6 pts
41Grant County38.1+1.4 pts
41Renville County38.1+0.2 pts
43Cottonwood County38+1.1 pts
43Dodge County38+2.1 pts
43Douglas County38+0.8 pts
43Wright County38+3.4 pts
47Pope County37.9+3.7 pts
48Crow Wing County37.8+6.2 pts
48Kanabec County37.8-2.1 pts
48Rock County37.8+2.8 pts
48Traverse County37.8+0.6 pts
52Cass County37.6+1.3 pts
52Lincoln County37.6+2.1 pts
52Martin County37.6+0.8 pts
52Otter Tail County37.6+1.1 pts
56Benton County37.4-2.5 pts
57Faribault County37.2-1.1 pts
58Koochiching County37.1+1.6 pts
58Norman County37.1-0.3 pts
58Red Lake County37.1-1.3 pts
61Fillmore County37+3.3 pts
61Stearns County37-2.4 pts
61Steele County37-3.4 pts
64Anoka County36.4+0.6 pts
64Goodhue County36.4-1.1 pts
64Kandiyohi County36.4+0.3 pts
67St. Louis County35.9+2.2 pts
68Nicollet County35.5+1.5 pts
69Cook County35.4+4 pts
70Aitkin County35.3-2.2 pts
70Olmsted County35.3+5.8 pts
72Stevens County35.1+3.8 pts
73Lake County35-0.3 pts
74Lac qui Parle County34.5-1.1 pts
75Itasca County34.4-6.1 pts
76Scott County34.1+0.1 pts
77Clay County33.9-0.2 pts
77Rice County33.9-2.3 pts
79Carver County33.7+1.8 pts
79Roseau County33.7-2.3 pts
81Dakota County33.3+0.8 pts
82Wabasha County33.1-3.7 pts
83Ramsey County32.3+0.6 pts
84Winona County32.2-3.9 pts
85Washington County31.1-0.3 pts
86Pennington County30.6-3.4 pts
87Hennepin County27.3-0.5 pts

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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.

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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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Lyon County, with 45.1% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Hennepin County, with 27.3% 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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