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

All 19 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/new-mexico-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Sunland Park, NM | 41.5 |
| 2 | Clovis, NM | 40.4 |
| 3 | Artesia, NM | 39.9 |
| 3 | Roswell, NM | 39.9 |
| 5 | Carlsbad, NM | 39.5 |
| 6 | Lovington, NM | 39.4 |
| 7 | Gallup, NM | 37.6 |
| 7 | Las Vegas, NM | 37.6 |
| 9 | Española, NM | 37 |
| 10 | Hobbs, NM | 36.7 |
| 11 | Deming, NM | 36.6 |
| 12 | Alamogordo, NM | 35.9 |
| 13 | Las Cruces, NM | 35.4 |
| 14 | Los Lunas, NM | 34.5 |
| 15 | Farmington, NM | 33.3 |
| 16 | Albuquerque, NM | 32.9 |
| 17 | Rio Rancho, NM | 31.9 |
| 18 | Portales, NM | 31.7 |
| 19 | Santa Fe, NM | 25.9 |