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

Newburgh, NY had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 90 cities in 2022, at 44.5%. Scarsdale, NY had the lowest, at 20.7%. The median was 33.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest44.5Newburgh, NY
Lowest20.7Scarsdale, NY
Median33.890 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

Newburgh, NY: 44.5 %Newburgh, NY44.5Auburn, NY: 43.3 %Auburn, NY43.3Rochester, NY: 43.3 %Rochester, NY43.3Kiryas Joel, NY: 41.8 %Kiryas Joel, NY41.8Fulton, NY: 41.6 %Fulton, NY41.6Utica, NY: 41.5 %Utica, NY41.5Rome, NY: 41.1 %Rome, NY41.1Middletown, NY: 40.5 %Middletown, NY40.5Poughkeepsie, NY: 40.5 %Poughkeepsie, NY40.5Oswego, NY: 39.7 %Oswego, NY39.7Spring Valley, NY: 39.5 %Spring Valley, NY39.5Niagara Falls, NY: 39.2 %Niagara Falls, NY39.2New Square, NY: 39 %New Square, NY39Elmira, NY: 38.9 %Elmira, NY38.9Plattsburgh, NY: 38.8 %Plattsburgh, NY38.8Watervliet, NY: 38.6 %Watervliet, NY38.6Gloversville, NY: 38.4 %Gloversville, NY38.4Syracuse, NY: 38.4 %Syracuse, NY38.4Schenectady, NY: 37.9 %Schenectady, NY37.9Amsterdam, NY: 37.8 %Amsterdam, NY37.8Buffalo, NY: 37.7 %Buffalo, NY37.7Hempstead, NY: 37.6 %Hempstead, NY37.6Watertown, NY: 37.3 %Watertown, NY37.3Dunkirk, NY: 37.2 %Dunkirk, NY37.2Jamestown, NY: 37.2 %Jamestown, NY37.2Olean, NY: 37.2 %Olean, NY37.2Cohoes, NY: 36.8 %Cohoes, NY36.8Lackawanna, NY: 36.8 %Lackawanna, NY36.8Endicott, NY: 36.6 %Endicott, NY36.6Troy, NY: 36.6 %Troy, NY36.6Haverstraw, NY: 36.1 %Haverstraw, NY36.1Albany, NY: 36 %Albany, NY36Kingston, NY: 35.8 %Kingston, NY35.8Batavia, NY: 35.7 %Batavia, NY35.7Glens Falls, NY: 35.7 %Glens Falls, NY35.7Lockport, NY: 35.7 %Lockport, NY35.7Oneida, NY: 35.4 %Oneida, NY35.4Corning, NY: 35.2 %Corning, NY35.2West Haverstraw, NY: 35.2 %West Haverstraw, NY35.2Beacon, NY: 35 %Beacon, NY35Newburgh, NY: 44.5 %Newburgh, NY44.5Auburn, NY: 43.3 %Auburn, NY43.3Rochester, NY: 43.3 %Rochester, NY43.3Kiryas Joel, NY: 41.8 %Kiryas Joel, NY41.8Fulton, NY: 41.6 %Fulton, NY41.6Utica, NY: 41.5 %Utica, NY41.5Rome, NY: 41.1 %Rome, NY41.1Middletown, NY: 40.5 %Middletown, NY40.5Poughkeepsie, NY: 40.5 %Poughkeepsie, NY40.5Oswego, NY: 39.7 %Oswego, NY39.7Spring Valley, NY: 39.5 %Spring Valley, NY39.5Niagara Falls, NY: 39.2 %Niagara Falls, NY39.2New Square, NY: 39 %New Square, NY39Elmira, NY: 38.9 %Elmira, NY38.9Plattsburgh, NY: 38.8 %Plattsburgh, NY38.8Watervliet, NY: 38.6 %Watervliet, NY38.6Gloversville, NY: 38.4 %Gloversville, NY38.4Syracuse, NY: 38.4 %Syracuse, NY38.4Schenectady, NY: 37.9 %Schenectady, NY37.9Amsterdam, NY: 37.8 %Amsterdam, NY37.8Buffalo, NY: 37.7 %Buffalo, NY37.7Hempstead, NY: 37.6 %Hempstead, NY37.6Watertown, NY: 37.3 %Watertown, NY37.3Dunkirk, NY: 37.2 %Dunkirk, NY37.2Jamestown, NY: 37.2 %Jamestown, NY37.2Olean, NY: 37.2 %Olean, NY37.2Cohoes, NY: 36.8 %Cohoes, NY36.8Lackawanna, NY: 36.8 %Lackawanna, NY36.8Endicott, NY: 36.6 %Endicott, NY36.6Troy, NY: 36.6 %Troy, NY36.6Haverstraw, NY: 36.1 %Haverstraw, NY36.1Albany, NY: 36 %Albany, NY36Kingston, NY: 35.8 %Kingston, NY35.8Batavia, NY: 35.7 %Batavia, NY35.7Glens Falls, NY: 35.7 %Glens Falls, NY35.7Lockport, NY: 35.7 %Lockport, NY35.7Oneida, NY: 35.4 %Oneida, NY35.4Corning, NY: 35.2 %Corning, NY35.2West Haverstraw, NY: 35.2 %West Haverstraw, NY35.2Beacon, NY: 35 %Beacon, NY35
%. 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

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Newburgh, NY44.5+2.9 pts
2Auburn, NY43.3+0.3 pts
2Rochester, NY43.3+4.8 pts
4Kiryas Joel, NY41.8+2.6 pts
5Fulton, NY41.6+0.5 pts
6Utica, NY41.5+3.3 pts
7Rome, NY41.1+3.5 pts
8Middletown, NY40.5+2.2 pts
8Poughkeepsie, NY40.5+3.9 pts
10Oswego, NY39.7+0.7 pts
11Spring Valley, NY39.5+5.8 pts
12Niagara Falls, NY39.2-0.6 pts
13New Square, NY39+5.4 pts
14Elmira, NY38.9-1.1 pts
15Plattsburgh, NY38.8+4.5 pts
16Watervliet, NY38.6+3.9 pts
17Gloversville, NY38.4+0.3 pts
17Syracuse, NY38.4-1.8 pts
19Schenectady, NY37.9-0.7 pts
20Amsterdam, NY37.8+0.8 pts
21Buffalo, NY37.7-2.9 pts
22Hempstead, NY37.6-0.4 pts
23Watertown, NY37.3-0.5 pts
24Dunkirk, NY37.2-3.5 pts
24Jamestown, NY37.2-3.1 pts
24Olean, NY37.2-3.4 pts
27Cohoes, NY36.8+3 pts
27Lackawanna, NY36.8-2.1 pts
29Endicott, NY36.6+0.5 pts
29Troy, NY36.6-1.7 pts
31Haverstraw, NY36.1+6.5 pts
32Albany, NY36+1.2 pts
33Kingston, NY35.8+3.7 pts
34Batavia, NY35.7-4.9 pts
34Glens Falls, NY35.7+0.3 pts
34Lockport, NY35.7-0.8 pts
37Oneida, NY35.4-2.4 pts
38Corning, NY35.2+2.4 pts
38West Haverstraw, NY35.2+5.1 pts
40Beacon, NY35-1.3 pts
41Binghamton, NY34.7-1.8 pts
41Woodbury, NY34.7+1.3 pts
43Mount Vernon, NY34.1-0.7 pts
44Canandaigua, NY33.8-1.8 pts
44Geneva, NY33.8-3.6 pts
46Freeport, NY33.70 pts
47North Tonawanda, NY33.5-0.7 pts
48Johnson City, NY33-1.4 pts
49Tonawanda, NY32.8-1.2 pts
50Cortland, NY32.4-4.3 pts
51Depew, NY31.7-2.2 pts
51Patchogue, NY31.7-0.5 pts
53Saratoga Springs, NY31.1+3.7 pts
54Chestnut Ridge, NY31+3.8 pts
55Kenmore, NY30.8-1.5 pts
56Oneonta, NY30.7+7.2 pts
56Port Chester, NY30.7-0.1 pts
58Lindenhurst, NY30.5+0.6 pts
59Peekskill, NY30.1-2.2 pts
59Yonkers, NY30.1-0.3 pts
61Airmont, NY30+5.1 pts
61Glen Cove, NY300 pts
63Suffern, NY29.5+4.7 pts
64Sleepy Hollow, NY29.3-0.9 pts
65Ossining, NY29.2-2.3 pts
66Babylon, NY28.8+0.9 pts
67Westbury, NY28.6-2.1 pts
68Valley Stream, NY28.5+0.2 pts
69Lynbrook, NY28.3+1.2 pts
70Lake Grove, NY28.2+0.1 pts
71New Rochelle, NY28-0.6 pts
72Long Beach, NY27.8-0.3 pts
73East Rockaway, NY27.5+0.1 pts
74Mount Kisco, NY27.3-0.6 pts
75Ithaca, NY27+3.5 pts
76White Plains, NY26.9-1.6 pts
77New York, NY26.8-0.4 pts
78Massapequa Park, NY26.6-0.4 pts
79Rockville Centre, NY26.4+0.1 pts
80Mineola, NY26.1-0.5 pts
81Great Neck, NY25.9-0.5 pts
82Mamaroneck, NY25.8-0.5 pts
83Tarrytown, NY25.20 pts
84Floral Park, NY24.3-1.5 pts
85Dobbs Ferry, NY24.1+0.1 pts
86Garden City, NY23.4-0.6 pts
87Harrison, NY23.2-0.4 pts
88Rye, NY21.9-2 pts
89New Hyde Park, NY21.8-1.8 pts
90Scarsdale, NY20.7-1.7 pts

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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.

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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?period=2022. 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/new-york-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Newburgh, NY, with 44.5% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Scarsdale, NY, with 20.7% in 2022.

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