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Counties in Mississippi by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023

Humphreys County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 82 counties in 2023, at 52.4%. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 34.4%. The median was 42.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest52.4Humphreys County
Lowest34.4Lafayette County
Median42.582 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 41.2 %Alcorn County: 40 %Amite County: 45 %Attala County: 42.6 %Benton County: 42.4 %Bolivar County: 46.5 %Calhoun County: 41.1 %Carroll County: 40 %Chickasaw County: 43.3 %Choctaw County: 40.2 %Claiborne County: 47.8 %Clarke County: 38.6 %Clay County: 47.6 %Coahoma County: 46.4 %Copiah County: 41.8 %Covington County: 40.4 %DeSoto County: 37.3 %Forrest County: 35.8 %Franklin County: 40.4 %George County: 37.2 %Greene County: 41.9 %Grenada County: 46.1 %Hancock County: 37.3 %Harrison County: 36.5 %Hinds County: 44 %Holmes County: 50.7 %Humphreys County: 52.4 %Issaquena County: 45.3 %Itawamba County: 36.2 %Jackson County: 40.7 %Jasper County: 44.9 %Jefferson County: 51.5 %Jefferson Davis County: 45.4 %Jones County: 41.6 %Kemper County: 43.7 %Lafayette County: 34.4 %Lamar County: 38.7 %Lauderdale County: 42.1 %Lawrence County: 46.3 %Leake County: 42.8 %Lee County: 36.4 %Leflore County: 43.4 %Lincoln County: 40.5 %Lowndes County: 37.5 %Madison County: 36.3 %Marion County: 43.5 %Marshall County: 41.9 %Monroe County: 42.9 %Montgomery County: 43.5 %Neshoba County: 43.1 %Newton County: 40.9 %Noxubee County: 46.4 %Oktibbeha County: 34.5 %Panola County: 46.3 %Pearl River County: 38 %Perry County: 43.7 %Pike County: 46 %Pontotoc County: 38.9 %Prentiss County: 40.5 %Quitman County: 51.2 %Rankin County: 36.6 %Scott County: 43.4 %Sharkey County: 50.3 %Simpson County: 40.2 %Smith County: 43.6 %Stone County: 41 %Sunflower County: 48.6 %Tallahatchie County: 44.9 %Tate County: 36.1 %Tippah County: 43.3 %Tishomingo County: 39.5 %Tunica County: 51 %Union County: 41.6 %Walthall County: 43.1 %Warren County: 43.8 %Washington County: 44.2 %Wayne County: 44.2 %Webster County: 36.5 %Wilkinson County: 47.4 %Winston County: 41.7 %Yalobusha County: 40.1 %Yazoo County: 50.5 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Humphreys County: 52.4 %Humphreys County52.4Jefferson County: 51.5 %Jefferson County51.5Quitman County: 51.2 %Quitman County51.2Tunica County: 51 %Tunica County51Holmes County: 50.7 %Holmes County50.7Yazoo County: 50.5 %Yazoo County50.5Sharkey County: 50.3 %Sharkey County50.3Sunflower County: 48.6 %Sunflower County48.6Claiborne County: 47.8 %Claiborne County47.8Clay County: 47.6 %Clay County47.6Wilkinson County: 47.4 %Wilkinson County47.4Bolivar County: 46.5 %Bolivar County46.5Coahoma County: 46.4 %Coahoma County46.4Noxubee County: 46.4 %Noxubee County46.4Lawrence County: 46.3 %Lawrence County46.3Panola County: 46.3 %Panola County46.3Grenada County: 46.1 %Grenada County46.1Pike County: 46 %Pike County46Jefferson Davis County: 45.4 %Jefferson Davis County45.4Issaquena County: 45.3 %Issaquena County45.3Amite County: 45 %Amite County45Jasper County: 44.9 %Jasper County44.9Tallahatchie County: 44.9 %Tallahatchie County44.9Washington County: 44.2 %Washington County44.2Wayne County: 44.2 %Wayne County44.2Hinds County: 44 %Hinds County44Warren County: 43.8 %Warren County43.8Kemper County: 43.7 %Kemper County43.7Perry County: 43.7 %Perry County43.7Smith County: 43.6 %Smith County43.6Marion County: 43.5 %Marion County43.5Montgomery County: 43.5 %Montgomery County43.5Leflore County: 43.4 %Leflore County43.4Scott County: 43.4 %Scott County43.4Chickasaw County: 43.3 %Chickasaw County43.3Tippah County: 43.3 %Tippah County43.3Neshoba County: 43.1 %Neshoba County43.1Walthall County: 43.1 %Walthall County43.1Monroe County: 42.9 %Monroe County42.9Leake County: 42.8 %Leake County42.8Humphreys County: 52.4 %Humphreys County52.4Jefferson County: 51.5 %Jefferson County51.5Quitman County: 51.2 %Quitman County51.2Tunica County: 51 %Tunica County51Holmes County: 50.7 %Holmes County50.7Yazoo County: 50.5 %Yazoo County50.5Sharkey County: 50.3 %Sharkey County50.3Sunflower County: 48.6 %Sunflower County48.6Claiborne County: 47.8 %Claiborne County47.8Clay County: 47.6 %Clay County47.6Wilkinson County: 47.4 %Wilkinson County47.4Bolivar County: 46.5 %Bolivar County46.5Coahoma County: 46.4 %Coahoma County46.4Noxubee County: 46.4 %Noxubee County46.4Lawrence County: 46.3 %Lawrence County46.3Panola County: 46.3 %Panola County46.3Grenada County: 46.1 %Grenada County46.1Pike County: 46 %Pike County46Jefferson Davis County: 45.4 %Jefferson Davis County45.4Issaquena County: 45.3 %Issaquena County45.3Amite County: 45 %Amite County45Jasper County: 44.9 %Jasper County44.9Tallahatchie County: 44.9 %Tallahatchie County44.9Washington County: 44.2 %Washington County44.2Wayne County: 44.2 %Wayne County44.2Hinds County: 44 %Hinds County44Warren County: 43.8 %Warren County43.8Kemper County: 43.7 %Kemper County43.7Perry County: 43.7 %Perry County43.7Smith County: 43.6 %Smith County43.6Marion County: 43.5 %Marion County43.5Montgomery County: 43.5 %Montgomery County43.5Leflore County: 43.4 %Leflore County43.4Scott County: 43.4 %Scott County43.4Chickasaw County: 43.3 %Chickasaw County43.3Tippah County: 43.3 %Tippah County43.3Neshoba County: 43.1 %Neshoba County43.1Walthall County: 43.1 %Walthall County43.1Monroe County: 42.9 %Monroe County42.9Leake County: 42.8 %Leake County42.8
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Humphreys County52.4+1.8 pts
2Jefferson County51.5-0.2 pts
3Quitman County51.2+0.9 pts
4Tunica County51+0.8 pts
5Holmes County50.7-1.5 pts
6Yazoo County50.5+4.9 pts
7Sharkey County50.3+0.7 pts
8Sunflower County48.6+1.3 pts
9Claiborne County47.8-1.4 pts
10Clay County47.6+5.6 pts
11Wilkinson County47.4-1.7 pts
12Bolivar County46.5+1.3 pts
13Coahoma County46.4-1.4 pts
13Noxubee County46.4-0.1 pts
15Lawrence County46.3+2.9 pts
15Panola County46.3+0.3 pts
17Grenada County46.1+1 pts
18Pike County46+0.7 pts
19Jefferson Davis County45.4+2.1 pts
20Issaquena County45.3+0.9 pts
21Amite County45+0.4 pts
22Jasper County44.9+1.3 pts
22Tallahatchie County44.9+0.1 pts
24Washington County44.2-0.3 pts
24Wayne County44.2-0.8 pts
26Hinds County44-2.3 pts
27Warren County43.8+2 pts
28Kemper County43.7-1.7 pts
28Perry County43.7+1.8 pts
30Smith County43.6+1.9 pts
31Marion County43.5-0.4 pts
31Montgomery County43.5-1.9 pts
33Leflore County43.4-1.9 pts
33Scott County43.4-2.5 pts
35Chickasaw County43.3-3.6 pts
35Tippah County43.3+1.6 pts
37Neshoba County43.1+1.1 pts
37Walthall County43.1+1.8 pts
39Monroe County42.9+2.1 pts
40Leake County42.8-2.4 pts
41Attala County42.6-1.6 pts
42Benton County42.4-1.5 pts
43Lauderdale County42.1+3.3 pts
44Greene County41.9-0.7 pts
44Marshall County41.9-2.2 pts
46Copiah County41.8-4 pts
47Winston County41.7-2.8 pts
48Jones County41.6-1.4 pts
48Union County41.6+1.5 pts
50Adams County41.2-2.4 pts
51Calhoun County41.1-0.6 pts
52Stone County41-0.1 pts
53Newton County40.9-2.6 pts
54Jackson County40.7+2.3 pts
55Lincoln County40.5-2.6 pts
55Prentiss County40.5+1 pts
57Covington County40.4-0.9 pts
57Franklin County40.4-1.3 pts
59Choctaw County40.2-1.1 pts
59Simpson County40.2-1.4 pts
61Yalobusha County40.1-2.8 pts
62Alcorn County40-2.4 pts
62Carroll County40-1.7 pts
64Tishomingo County39.5-0.4 pts
65Pontotoc County38.9-4.3 pts
66Lamar County38.7-0.9 pts
67Clarke County38.6-5.8 pts
68Pearl River County38-1.9 pts
69Lowndes County37.5-6.1 pts
70DeSoto County37.3-2.7 pts
70Hancock County37.3+1.1 pts
72George County37.2-3.6 pts
73Rankin County36.6+0.3 pts
74Harrison County36.5+2.1 pts
74Webster County36.5-3.5 pts
76Lee County36.4-4.3 pts
77Madison County36.3-1 pts
78Itawamba County36.2-0.8 pts
79Tate County36.1-3.8 pts
80Forrest County35.8-5.9 pts
81Oktibbeha County34.5-1.5 pts
82Lafayette County34.4-3.2 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.

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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 Mississippi 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Counties in Mississippi by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/mississippi-counties. 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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Humphreys County, with 52.4% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Lafayette County, with 34.4% 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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