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

All 33 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/new-mexico-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | McKinley County | 41.3 |
| 2 | Rio Arriba County | 39.9 |
| 3 | Chaves County | 39.8 |
| 3 | Eddy County | 39.8 |
| 5 | Curry County | 39.4 |
| 6 | Cibola County | 39.1 |
| 7 | Quay County | 37.6 |
| 8 | San Miguel County | 37.3 |
| 9 | Otero County | 37.1 |
| 10 | Lea County | 37 |
| 11 | Guadalupe County | 36.8 |
| 11 | Sierra County | 36.8 |
| 13 | Socorro County | 36.2 |
| 14 | Doña Ana County | 35.9 |
| 15 | Luna County | 35.7 |
| 16 | Valencia County | 35.4 |
| 17 | Harding County | 35.3 |
| 18 | San Juan County | 35.1 |
| 19 | Hidalgo County | 34.5 |
| 19 | Torrance County | 34.5 |
| 21 | Union County | 34.3 |
| 22 | Mora County | 33.1 |
| 23 | Bernalillo County | 33 |
| 24 | Grant County | 32.8 |
| 25 | Roosevelt County | 32.6 |
| 25 | Sandoval County | 32.6 |
| 27 | De Baca County | 32.5 |
| 28 | Catron County | 31.6 |
| 29 | Colfax County | 31.5 |
| 30 | Lincoln County | 30 |
| 31 | Taos County | 27.9 |
| 32 | Santa Fe County | 25.6 |
| 33 | Los Alamos County | 25.4 |