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

All 82 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec 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, 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/mississippi-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Humphreys County | 52.4 |
| 2 | Jefferson County | 51.5 |
| 3 | Quitman County | 51.2 |
| 4 | Tunica County | 51 |
| 5 | Holmes County | 50.7 |
| 6 | Yazoo County | 50.5 |
| 7 | Sharkey County | 50.3 |
| 8 | Sunflower County | 48.6 |
| 9 | Claiborne County | 47.8 |
| 10 | Clay County | 47.6 |
| 11 | Wilkinson County | 47.4 |
| 12 | Bolivar County | 46.5 |
| 13 | Coahoma County | 46.4 |
| 13 | Noxubee County | 46.4 |
| 15 | Lawrence County | 46.3 |
| 15 | Panola County | 46.3 |
| 17 | Grenada County | 46.1 |
| 18 | Pike County | 46 |
| 19 | Jefferson Davis County | 45.4 |
| 20 | Issaquena County | 45.3 |
| 21 | Amite County | 45 |
| 22 | Jasper County | 44.9 |
| 22 | Tallahatchie County | 44.9 |
| 24 | Washington County | 44.2 |
| 24 | Wayne County | 44.2 |
| 26 | Hinds County | 44 |
| 27 | Warren County | 43.8 |
| 28 | Kemper County | 43.7 |
| 28 | Perry County | 43.7 |
| 30 | Smith County | 43.6 |
| 31 | Marion County | 43.5 |
| 31 | Montgomery County | 43.5 |
| 33 | Leflore County | 43.4 |
| 33 | Scott County | 43.4 |
| 35 | Chickasaw County | 43.3 |
| 35 | Tippah County | 43.3 |
| 37 | Neshoba County | 43.1 |
| 37 | Walthall County | 43.1 |
| 39 | Monroe County | 42.9 |
| 40 | Leake County | 42.8 |
| 41 | Attala County | 42.6 |
| 42 | Benton County | 42.4 |
| 43 | Lauderdale County | 42.1 |
| 44 | Greene County | 41.9 |
| 44 | Marshall County | 41.9 |
| 46 | Copiah County | 41.8 |
| 47 | Winston County | 41.7 |
| 48 | Jones County | 41.6 |
| 48 | Union County | 41.6 |
| 50 | Adams County | 41.2 |
| 51 | Calhoun County | 41.1 |
| 52 | Stone County | 41 |
| 53 | Newton County | 40.9 |
| 54 | Jackson County | 40.7 |
| 55 | Lincoln County | 40.5 |
| 55 | Prentiss County | 40.5 |
| 57 | Covington County | 40.4 |
| 57 | Franklin County | 40.4 |
| 59 | Choctaw County | 40.2 |
| 59 | Simpson County | 40.2 |
| 61 | Yalobusha County | 40.1 |
| 62 | Alcorn County | 40 |
| 62 | Carroll County | 40 |
| 64 | Tishomingo County | 39.5 |
| 65 | Pontotoc County | 38.9 |
| 66 | Lamar County | 38.7 |
| 67 | Clarke County | 38.6 |
| 68 | Pearl River County | 38 |
| 69 | Lowndes County | 37.5 |
| 70 | DeSoto County | 37.3 |
| 70 | Hancock County | 37.3 |
| 72 | George County | 37.2 |
| 73 | Rankin County | 36.6 |
| 74 | Harrison County | 36.5 |
| 74 | Webster County | 36.5 |
| 76 | Lee County | 36.4 |
| 77 | Madison County | 36.3 |
| 78 | Itawamba County | 36.2 |
| 79 | Tate County | 36.1 |
| 80 | Forrest County | 35.8 |
| 81 | Oktibbeha County | 34.5 |
| 82 | Lafayette County | 34.4 |