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

Niagara Falls, NY had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 90 cities in 2023, at 44.5%. Scarsdale, NY had the lowest, at 19.6%. The median was 31.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest44.5Niagara Falls, NY
Lowest19.6Scarsdale, NY
Median31.890 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

Niagara Falls, NY: 44.5 %Niagara Falls, NY44.5Syracuse, NY: 41.5 %Syracuse, NY41.5Amsterdam, NY: 41.2 %Amsterdam, NY41.2Lockport, NY: 41 %Lockport, NY41Dunkirk, NY: 40.1 %Dunkirk, NY40.1Watertown, NY: 39.8 %Watertown, NY39.8Utica, NY: 39.6 %Utica, NY39.6Jamestown, NY: 39.5 %Jamestown, NY39.5Fulton, NY: 39.4 %Fulton, NY39.4New Square, NY: 39.3 %New Square, NY39.3Spring Valley, NY: 39.1 %Spring Valley, NY39.1North Tonawanda, NY: 39 %North Tonawanda, NY39Hempstead, NY: 38.9 %Hempstead, NY38.9Rome, NY: 38.9 %Rome, NY38.9Newburgh, NY: 38.6 %Newburgh, NY38.6Schenectady, NY: 38.6 %Schenectady, NY38.6Gloversville, NY: 38.5 %Gloversville, NY38.5Buffalo, NY: 38.4 %Buffalo, NY38.4Oneida, NY: 38.3 %Oneida, NY38.3Auburn, NY: 38.2 %Auburn, NY38.2Endicott, NY: 38.1 %Endicott, NY38.1Rochester, NY: 38 %Rochester, NY38Lackawanna, NY: 37.7 %Lackawanna, NY37.7Kiryas Joel, NY: 37 %Kiryas Joel, NY37Olean, NY: 36.8 %Olean, NY36.8Binghamton, NY: 36.6 %Binghamton, NY36.6Oswego, NY: 36.4 %Oswego, NY36.4Haverstraw, NY: 36.1 %Haverstraw, NY36.1Middletown, NY: 35.9 %Middletown, NY35.9Watervliet, NY: 35.7 %Watervliet, NY35.7Elmira, NY: 35.2 %Elmira, NY35.2Freeport, NY: 35 %Freeport, NY35Cohoes, NY: 34.6 %Cohoes, NY34.6Poughkeepsie, NY: 34.6 %Poughkeepsie, NY34.6Corning, NY: 34.1 %Corning, NY34.1Johnson City, NY: 34.1 %Johnson City, NY34.1Tonawanda, NY: 33.8 %Tonawanda, NY33.8Troy, NY: 33.7 %Troy, NY33.7West Haverstraw, NY: 33.3 %West Haverstraw, NY33.3Mount Vernon, NY: 33.2 %Mount Vernon, NY33.2
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Niagara Falls, NY44.5+5.3 pts
2Syracuse, NY41.5+3.1 pts
3Amsterdam, NY41.2+3.4 pts
4Lockport, NY41+5.3 pts
5Dunkirk, NY40.1+2.9 pts
6Watertown, NY39.8+2.5 pts
7Utica, NY39.6-1.9 pts
8Jamestown, NY39.5+2.3 pts
9Fulton, NY39.4-2.2 pts
10New Square, NY39.3+0.3 pts
11Spring Valley, NY39.1-0.4 pts
12North Tonawanda, NY39+5.5 pts
13Hempstead, NY38.9+1.3 pts
13Rome, NY38.9-2.2 pts
15Newburgh, NY38.6-5.9 pts
15Schenectady, NY38.6+0.7 pts
17Gloversville, NY38.5+0.1 pts
18Buffalo, NY38.4+0.7 pts
19Oneida, NY38.3+2.9 pts
20Auburn, NY38.2-5.1 pts
21Endicott, NY38.1+1.5 pts
22Rochester, NY38-5.3 pts
23Lackawanna, NY37.7+0.9 pts
24Kiryas Joel, NY37-4.8 pts
25Olean, NY36.8-0.4 pts
26Binghamton, NY36.6+1.9 pts
27Oswego, NY36.4-3.3 pts
28Haverstraw, NY36.10 pts
29Middletown, NY35.9-4.6 pts
30Watervliet, NY35.7-2.9 pts
31Elmira, NY35.2-3.7 pts
32Freeport, NY35+1.3 pts
33Cohoes, NY34.6-2.2 pts
33Poughkeepsie, NY34.6-5.9 pts
35Corning, NY34.1-1.1 pts
35Johnson City, NY34.1+1.1 pts
37Tonawanda, NY33.8+1 pts
38Troy, NY33.7-2.9 pts
39West Haverstraw, NY33.3-1.9 pts
40Mount Vernon, NY33.2-0.9 pts
41Kingston, NY33.1-2.7 pts
42Albany, NY32.9-3.1 pts
43Glens Falls, NY32.6-3.1 pts
44Plattsburgh, NY32.3-6.5 pts
45Cortland, NY31.8-0.6 pts
46Depew, NY31.70 pts
47Glen Cove, NY31.5+1.5 pts
47Saratoga Springs, NY31.5+0.4 pts
49Batavia, NY31.3-4.4 pts
50Patchogue, NY31.2-0.5 pts
51Canandaigua, NY31.1-2.7 pts
52Kenmore, NY31+0.2 pts
53Geneva, NY30.9-2.9 pts
54Lynbrook, NY30.2+1.9 pts
55Lindenhurst, NY30-0.5 pts
55Valley Stream, NY30+1.5 pts
57Westbury, NY29.9+1.3 pts
58Airmont, NY29.4-0.6 pts
59Yonkers, NY29.3-0.8 pts
60Port Chester, NY29.2-1.5 pts
61Woodbury, NY29.1-5.6 pts
62Long Beach, NY29+1.2 pts
63Chestnut Ridge, NY28.8-2.2 pts
64Beacon, NY28.7-6.3 pts
64East Rockaway, NY28.7+1.2 pts
64Suffern, NY28.7-0.8 pts
67Babylon, NY28.4-0.4 pts
67Peekskill, NY28.4-1.7 pts
69Great Neck, NY28+2.1 pts
70Massapequa Park, NY27.8+1.2 pts
71Ossining, NY27.7-1.5 pts
71Rockville Centre, NY27.7+1.3 pts
73Lake Grove, NY27.6-0.6 pts
73Sleepy Hollow, NY27.6-1.7 pts
75Mineola, NY27.3+1.2 pts
76Oneonta, NY27-3.7 pts
77New Rochelle, NY26.6-1.4 pts
78Floral Park, NY26.4+2.1 pts
78Mount Kisco, NY26.4-0.9 pts
80White Plains, NY26-0.9 pts
81New York, NY25.1-1.7 pts
82Mamaroneck, NY24.9-0.9 pts
83Garden City, NY24.5+1.1 pts
84Tarrytown, NY24.1-1.1 pts
85New Hyde Park, NY23.5+1.7 pts
86Dobbs Ferry, NY23.1-1 pts
87Ithaca, NY22.6-4.4 pts
88Harrison, NY22.2-1 pts
89Rye, NY21.1-0.8 pts
90Scarsdale, NY19.6-1.1 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 cities 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, 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.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence (Cities in New York 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Cities in New York by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/new-york-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Cities in New York by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/new-york-cities.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Cities in New York 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/new-york-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Niagara Falls, NY, with 44.5% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Scarsdale, NY, with 19.6% 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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