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

Thurston County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 93 counties in 2023, at 45.4%. Boone County had the lowest, at 33.1%. The median was 39.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest45.4Thurston County
Lowest33.1Boone County
Median39.793 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 41.2 %Antelope County: 42.4 %Arthur County: 41.7 %Banner County: 38.5 %Blaine County: 39.3 %Boone County: 33.1 %Box Butte County: 38.8 %Boyd County: 37.9 %Brown County: 40.2 %Buffalo County: 37.3 %Burt County: 40.3 %Butler County: 38.6 %Cass County: 40.2 %Cedar County: 40.2 %Chase County: 36.9 %Cherry County: 40.8 %Cheyenne County: 34.7 %Clay County: 40.1 %Colfax County: 38.8 %Cuming County: 40.4 %Custer County: 40 %Dakota County: 44.3 %Dawes County: 35.5 %Dawson County: 41.1 %Deuel County: 39.8 %Dixon County: 43.3 %Dodge County: 39.7 %Douglas County: 36.9 %Dundy County: 37 %Fillmore County: 42.1 %Franklin County: 39.2 %Frontier County: 37.4 %Furnas County: 44.4 %Gage County: 41.8 %Garden County: 40.2 %Garfield County: 38.8 %Gosper County: 38.4 %Grant County: 36.5 %Greeley County: 34.7 %Hall County: 41.2 %Hamilton County: 40.7 %Harlan County: 35.4 %Hayes County: 41 %Hitchcock County: 41.6 %Holt County: 38.4 %Hooker County: 39.7 %Howard County: 38.6 %Jefferson County: 37.4 %Johnson County: 38.1 %Kearney County: 38.3 %Keith County: 35.4 %Keya Paha County: 36.6 %Kimball County: 42.1 %Knox County: 39.8 %Lancaster County: 34.4 %Lincoln County: 40.1 %Logan County: 35.9 %Loup County: 36.4 %McPherson County: 38.5 %Madison County: 40 %Merrick County: 39.3 %Morrill County: 41.6 %Nance County: 41 %Nemaha County: 40.7 %Nuckolls County: 41.8 %Otoe County: 40.7 %Pawnee County: 37.5 %Perkins County: 40.6 %Phelps County: 38.6 %Pierce County: 38.9 %Platte County: 41.8 %Polk County: 40.4 %Red Willow County: 42.1 %Richardson County: 45.3 %Rock County: 38.8 %Saline County: 40.4 %Sarpy County: 35.9 %Saunders County: 39.3 %Scotts Bluff County: 39.1 %Seward County: 34.5 %Sheridan County: 36 %Sherman County: 41.4 %Sioux County: 42.6 %Stanton County: 39.8 %Thayer County: 40 %Thomas County: 36.6 %Thurston County: 45.4 %Valley County: 41.8 %Washington County: 41.2 %Wayne County: 37.3 %Webster County: 39.1 %Wheeler County: 38.4 %York County: 40.9 %
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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

Thurston County: 45.4 %Thurston County45.4Richardson County: 45.3 %Richardson County45.3Furnas County: 44.4 %Furnas County44.4Dakota County: 44.3 %Dakota County44.3Dixon County: 43.3 %Dixon County43.3Sioux County: 42.6 %Sioux County42.6Antelope County: 42.4 %Antelope County42.4Fillmore County: 42.1 %Fillmore County42.1Kimball County: 42.1 %Kimball County42.1Red Willow County: 42.1 %Red Willow County42.1Gage County: 41.8 %Gage County41.8Nuckolls County: 41.8 %Nuckolls County41.8Platte County: 41.8 %Platte County41.8Valley County: 41.8 %Valley County41.8Arthur County: 41.7 %Arthur County41.7Hitchcock County: 41.6 %Hitchcock County41.6Morrill County: 41.6 %Morrill County41.6Sherman County: 41.4 %Sherman County41.4Adams County: 41.2 %Adams County41.2Hall County: 41.2 %Hall County41.2Washington County: 41.2 %Washington County41.2Dawson County: 41.1 %Dawson County41.1Hayes County: 41 %Hayes County41Nance County: 41 %Nance County41York County: 40.9 %York County40.9Cherry County: 40.8 %Cherry County40.8Hamilton County: 40.7 %Hamilton County40.7Nemaha County: 40.7 %Nemaha County40.7Otoe County: 40.7 %Otoe County40.7Perkins County: 40.6 %Perkins County40.6Cuming County: 40.4 %Cuming County40.4Polk County: 40.4 %Polk County40.4Saline County: 40.4 %Saline County40.4Burt County: 40.3 %Burt County40.3Brown County: 40.2 %Brown County40.2Cass County: 40.2 %Cass County40.2Cedar County: 40.2 %Cedar County40.2Garden County: 40.2 %Garden County40.2Clay County: 40.1 %Clay County40.1Lincoln County: 40.1 %Lincoln County40.1Thurston County: 45.4 %Thurston County45.4Richardson County: 45.3 %Richardson County45.3Furnas County: 44.4 %Furnas County44.4Dakota County: 44.3 %Dakota County44.3Dixon County: 43.3 %Dixon County43.3Sioux County: 42.6 %Sioux County42.6Antelope County: 42.4 %Antelope County42.4Fillmore County: 42.1 %Fillmore County42.1Kimball County: 42.1 %Kimball County42.1Red Willow County: 42.1 %Red Willow County42.1Gage County: 41.8 %Gage County41.8Nuckolls County: 41.8 %Nuckolls County41.8Platte County: 41.8 %Platte County41.8Valley County: 41.8 %Valley County41.8Arthur County: 41.7 %Arthur County41.7Hitchcock County: 41.6 %Hitchcock County41.6Morrill County: 41.6 %Morrill County41.6Sherman County: 41.4 %Sherman County41.4Adams County: 41.2 %Adams County41.2Hall County: 41.2 %Hall County41.2Washington County: 41.2 %Washington County41.2Dawson County: 41.1 %Dawson County41.1Hayes County: 41 %Hayes County41Nance County: 41 %Nance County41York County: 40.9 %York County40.9Cherry County: 40.8 %Cherry County40.8Hamilton County: 40.7 %Hamilton County40.7Nemaha County: 40.7 %Nemaha County40.7Otoe County: 40.7 %Otoe County40.7Perkins County: 40.6 %Perkins County40.6Cuming County: 40.4 %Cuming County40.4Polk County: 40.4 %Polk County40.4Saline County: 40.4 %Saline County40.4Burt County: 40.3 %Burt County40.3Brown County: 40.2 %Brown County40.2Cass County: 40.2 %Cass County40.2Cedar County: 40.2 %Cedar County40.2Garden County: 40.2 %Garden County40.2Clay County: 40.1 %Clay County40.1Lincoln County: 40.1 %Lincoln County40.1
%. 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
1Thurston County45.4-2.3 pts
2Richardson County45.3+1.5 pts
3Furnas County44.4+3.8 pts
4Dakota County44.3-1 pts
5Dixon County43.3+2.7 pts
6Sioux County42.6+2.9 pts
7Antelope County42.4+2.7 pts
8Fillmore County42.1+3.3 pts
8Kimball County42.1-0.8 pts
8Red Willow County42.1+3.4 pts
11Gage County41.8-0.9 pts
11Nuckolls County41.8+4.2 pts
11Platte County41.8+5.8 pts
11Valley County41.8+1.8 pts
15Arthur County41.7+3.4 pts
16Hitchcock County41.6-1.3 pts
16Morrill County41.6+3 pts
18Sherman County41.4+1.9 pts
19Adams County41.2+1.2 pts
19Hall County41.2+3.5 pts
19Washington County41.2+2.7 pts
22Dawson County41.10 pts
23Hayes County41+1.2 pts
23Nance County41+0.5 pts
25York County40.9+2.6 pts
26Cherry County40.8-1 pts
27Hamilton County40.7-0.9 pts
27Nemaha County40.7+1 pts
27Otoe County40.7+4.1 pts
30Perkins County40.6+1.9 pts
31Cuming County40.4+1.6 pts
31Polk County40.4+0.5 pts
31Saline County40.4-0.4 pts
34Burt County40.3-0.4 pts
35Brown County40.2+0.2 pts
35Cass County40.2+1.6 pts
35Cedar County40.2+0.3 pts
35Garden County40.2-1 pts
39Clay County40.1-3.9 pts
39Lincoln County40.1+0.5 pts
41Custer County40+1.5 pts
41Madison County400 pts
41Thayer County400 pts
44Deuel County39.8+0.6 pts
44Knox County39.8-3.2 pts
44Stanton County39.8+1.8 pts
47Dodge County39.7+1.8 pts
47Hooker County39.7+1.6 pts
49Blaine County39.3-0.9 pts
49Merrick County39.3-0.6 pts
49Saunders County39.3+3.1 pts
52Franklin County39.2-2.1 pts
53Scotts Bluff County39.1-2.2 pts
53Webster County39.1-0.5 pts
55Pierce County38.9-2.2 pts
56Box Butte County38.8-1.3 pts
56Colfax County38.8+0.3 pts
56Garfield County38.8+2.5 pts
56Rock County38.8-1.4 pts
60Butler County38.6-0.3 pts
60Howard County38.6+1.1 pts
60Phelps County38.6-3.3 pts
63Banner County38.5-1.9 pts
63McPherson County38.5-1.5 pts
65Gosper County38.4-0.1 pts
65Holt County38.4-0.6 pts
65Wheeler County38.40 pts
68Kearney County38.3+0.1 pts
69Johnson County38.1-2.1 pts
70Boyd County37.9-1.6 pts
71Pawnee County37.5-1 pts
72Frontier County37.4-1.8 pts
72Jefferson County37.4-2.5 pts
74Buffalo County37.3-4.3 pts
74Wayne County37.3+4.3 pts
76Dundy County37-3.3 pts
77Chase County36.9-1.3 pts
77Douglas County36.9+1.2 pts
79Keya Paha County36.6-1.7 pts
79Thomas County36.6+0.3 pts
81Grant County36.5-0.5 pts
82Loup County36.4-1.7 pts
83Sheridan County36+0.9 pts
84Logan County35.9-1.2 pts
84Sarpy County35.9-2.6 pts
86Dawes County35.5-1.1 pts
87Harlan County35.4-0.6 pts
87Keith County35.4-1.3 pts
89Cheyenne County34.7-6.3 pts
89Greeley County34.7-2.4 pts
91Seward County34.5-6 pts
92Lancaster County34.4+2.4 pts
93Boone County33.1-1.4 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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Thurston County, with 45.4% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Boone County, with 33.1% in 2023.

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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