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

McKinley County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 33 counties in 2021, at 43.8%. Santa Fe County had the lowest, at 26.2%. The median was 36.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest43.8McKinley County
Lowest26.2Santa Fe County
Median36.533 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Bernalillo County: 31.3 %Catron County: 36.5 %Chaves County: 40.4 %Cibola County: 38 %Colfax County: 37.3 %Curry County: 33.5 %De Baca County: 36.2 %Doña Ana County: 35.5 %Eddy County: 38.2 %Grant County: 33.3 %Guadalupe County: 38.3 %Harding County: 35.1 %Hidalgo County: 37.1 %Lea County: 41.1 %Lincoln County: 31.7 %Los Alamos County: 26.7 %Luna County: 40.3 %McKinley County: 43.8 %Mora County: 36 %Otero County: 33.7 %Quay County: 39.4 %Rio Arriba County: 37.7 %Roosevelt County: 34.4 %Sandoval County: 34.9 %San Juan County: 36.6 %San Miguel County: 34.4 %Santa Fe County: 26.2 %Sierra County: 32.7 %Socorro County: 36.6 %Taos County: 30.5 %Torrance County: 37.1 %Union County: 36.7 %Valencia County: 37.8 %
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%, 2021. 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.

All counties, 2021

McKinley County: 43.8 %McKinley County43.8Lea County: 41.1 %Lea County41.1Chaves County: 40.4 %Chaves County40.4Luna County: 40.3 %Luna County40.3Quay County: 39.4 %Quay County39.4Guadalupe County: 38.3 %Guadalupe County38.3Eddy County: 38.2 %Eddy County38.2Cibola County: 38 %Cibola County38Valencia County: 37.8 %Valencia County37.8Rio Arriba County: 37.7 %Rio Arriba County37.7Colfax County: 37.3 %Colfax County37.3Hidalgo County: 37.1 %Hidalgo County37.1Torrance County: 37.1 %Torrance County37.1Union County: 36.7 %Union County36.7San Juan County: 36.6 %San Juan County36.6Socorro County: 36.6 %Socorro County36.6Catron County: 36.5 %Catron County36.5De Baca County: 36.2 %De Baca County36.2Mora County: 36 %Mora County36Doña Ana County: 35.5 %Doña Ana County35.5Harding County: 35.1 %Harding County35.1Sandoval County: 34.9 %Sandoval County34.9Roosevelt County: 34.4 %Roosevelt County34.4San Miguel County: 34.4 %San Miguel County34.4Otero County: 33.7 %Otero County33.7Curry County: 33.5 %Curry County33.5Grant County: 33.3 %Grant County33.3Sierra County: 32.7 %Sierra County32.7Lincoln County: 31.7 %Lincoln County31.7Bernalillo County: 31.3 %Bernalillo County31.3Taos County: 30.5 %Taos County30.5Los Alamos County: 26.7 %Los Alamos County26.7Santa Fe County: 26.2 %Santa Fe County26.2McKinley County: 43.8 %McKinley County43.8Lea County: 41.1 %Lea County41.1Chaves County: 40.4 %Chaves County40.4Luna County: 40.3 %Luna County40.3Quay County: 39.4 %Quay County39.4Guadalupe County: 38.3 %Guadalupe County38.3Eddy County: 38.2 %Eddy County38.2Cibola County: 38 %Cibola County38Valencia County: 37.8 %Valencia County37.8Rio Arriba County: 37.7 %Rio Arriba County37.7Colfax County: 37.3 %Colfax County37.3Hidalgo County: 37.1 %Hidalgo County37.1Torrance County: 37.1 %Torrance County37.1Union County: 36.7 %Union County36.7San Juan County: 36.6 %San Juan County36.6Socorro County: 36.6 %Socorro County36.6Catron County: 36.5 %Catron County36.5De Baca County: 36.2 %De Baca County36.2Mora County: 36 %Mora County36Doña Ana County: 35.5 %Doña Ana County35.5Harding County: 35.1 %Harding County35.1Sandoval County: 34.9 %Sandoval County34.9Roosevelt County: 34.4 %Roosevelt County34.4San Miguel County: 34.4 %San Miguel County34.4Otero County: 33.7 %Otero County33.7Curry County: 33.5 %Curry County33.5Grant County: 33.3 %Grant County33.3Sierra County: 32.7 %Sierra County32.7Lincoln County: 31.7 %Lincoln County31.7Bernalillo County: 31.3 %Bernalillo County31.3Taos County: 30.5 %Taos County30.5Los Alamos County: 26.7 %Los Alamos County26.7Santa Fe County: 26.2 %Santa Fe County26.2
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1McKinley County43.8
2Lea County41.1
3Chaves County40.4
4Luna County40.3
5Quay County39.4
6Guadalupe County38.3
7Eddy County38.2
8Cibola County38
9Valencia County37.8
10Rio Arriba County37.7
11Colfax County37.3
12Hidalgo County37.1
12Torrance County37.1
14Union County36.7
15San Juan County36.6
15Socorro County36.6
17Catron County36.5
18De Baca County36.2
19Mora County36
20Doña Ana County35.5
21Harding County35.1
22Sandoval County34.9
23Roosevelt County34.4
23San Miguel County34.4
25Otero County33.7
26Curry County33.5
27Grant County33.3
28Sierra County32.7
29Lincoln County31.7
30Bernalillo County31.3
31Taos County30.5
32Los Alamos County26.7
33Santa Fe County26.2

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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 New Mexico by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2021) [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 New Mexico by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/new-mexico-counties?period=2021. 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 New Mexico by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/new-mexico-counties?period=2021.

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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 New Mexico by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/new-mexico-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

McKinley County, with 43.8% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Santa Fe County, with 26.2% in 2021.

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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