# Cities in Mississippi by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023

All 41 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_obesity_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/mississippi-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Moss Point, MS | 49.2 |
| 2 | Canton, MS | 48.4 |
| 3 | Grenada, MS | 48.1 |
| 4 | McComb, MS | 47.6 |
| 5 | Clarksdale, MS | 47.4 |
| 6 | Vicksburg, MS | 47.1 |
| 7 | Laurel, MS | 46.7 |
| 8 | Meridian, MS | 46.2 |
| 9 | Jackson, MS | 46 |
| 10 | Greenville, MS | 45.6 |
| 11 | Pascagoula, MS | 45.5 |
| 12 | Brookhaven, MS | 44.4 |
| 13 | Gautier, MS | 43.1 |
| 14 | Greenwood, MS | 42.7 |
| 15 | Horn Lake, MS | 42.3 |
| 16 | Cleveland, MS | 41.7 |
| 17 | Corinth, MS | 41.4 |
| 18 | Columbus, MS | 41.3 |
| 19 | Natchez, MS | 41.2 |
| 20 | Picayune, MS | 41.1 |
| 21 | Byram, MS | 40.9 |
| 22 | Gulfport, MS | 39.7 |
| 23 | Pearl, MS | 38.6 |
| 24 | Hattiesburg, MS | 38.5 |
| 25 | Southaven, MS | 37.2 |
| 26 | Bay St. Louis, MS | 37.1 |
| 27 | Olive Branch, MS | 36 |
| 27 | Starkville, MS | 36 |
| 27 | Tupelo, MS | 36 |
| 30 | Ridgeland, MS | 35.3 |
| 31 | Biloxi, MS | 35.1 |
| 31 | Clinton, MS | 35.1 |
| 31 | Ocean Springs, MS | 35.1 |
| 34 | Brandon, MS | 34.6 |
| 35 | Petal, MS | 34.4 |
| 36 | Flowood, MS | 34.3 |
| 37 | Hernando, MS | 34 |
| 38 | D'Iberville, MS | 33.8 |
| 39 | Long Beach, MS | 32.6 |
| 40 | Oxford, MS | 32.5 |
| 41 | Madison, MS | 30.7 |