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

Lewis County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 62 counties in 2021, at 43.2%. New York County had the lowest, at 19.9%. The median was 35.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest43.2Lewis County
Lowest19.9New York County
Median35.262 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 31 %Allegany County: 35.2 %Bronx County: 34.6 %Broome County: 33.2 %Cattaraugus County: 41.2 %Cayuga County: 40.5 %Chautauqua County: 37.7 %Chemung County: 36.3 %Chenango County: 38.8 %Clinton County: 37.5 %Columbia County: 30.4 %Cortland County: 36.8 %Delaware County: 33 %Dutchess County: 31.8 %Erie County: 34.7 %Essex County: 34.6 %Franklin County: 39.7 %Fulton County: 35.7 %Genesee County: 39.8 %Greene County: 34.7 %Hamilton County: 31.8 %Herkimer County: 33.1 %Jefferson County: 36.5 %Kings County: 26.6 %Lewis County: 43.2 %Livingston County: 37.7 %Madison County: 35.3 %Monroe County: 31.8 %Montgomery County: 35.8 %Nassau County: 27.2 %New York County: 19.9 %Niagara County: 35.4 %Oneida County: 35.1 %Onondaga County: 36 %Ontario County: 36 %Orange County: 35 %Orleans County: 41.6 %Oswego County: 39.9 %Otsego County: 28.1 %Putnam County: 29.1 %Queens County: 27.3 %Rensselaer County: 36.4 %Richmond County: 32.3 %Rockland County: 26.2 %St. Lawrence County: 38.7 %Saratoga County: 29.5 %Schenectady County: 35.7 %Schoharie County: 36.6 %Schuyler County: 35.3 %Seneca County: 38.2 %Steuben County: 34.1 %Suffolk County: 29.7 %Sullivan County: 37.2 %Tioga County: 36.7 %Tompkins County: 25.8 %Ulster County: 29.7 %Warren County: 33.7 %Washington County: 34.9 %Wayne County: 36.6 %Westchester County: 27.5 %Wyoming County: 39.5 %Yates County: 30.6 %
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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.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Lewis County: 43.2 %Lewis County43.2Orleans County: 41.6 %Orleans County41.6Cattaraugus County: 41.2 %Cattaraugus County41.2Cayuga County: 40.5 %Cayuga County40.5Oswego County: 39.9 %Oswego County39.9Genesee County: 39.8 %Genesee County39.8Franklin County: 39.7 %Franklin County39.7Wyoming County: 39.5 %Wyoming County39.5Chenango County: 38.8 %Chenango County38.8St. Lawrence County: 38.7 %St. Lawrence County38.7Seneca County: 38.2 %Seneca County38.2Chautauqua County: 37.7 %Chautauqua County37.7Livingston County: 37.7 %Livingston County37.7Clinton County: 37.5 %Clinton County37.5Sullivan County: 37.2 %Sullivan County37.2Cortland County: 36.8 %Cortland County36.8Tioga County: 36.7 %Tioga County36.7Schoharie County: 36.6 %Schoharie County36.6Wayne County: 36.6 %Wayne County36.6Jefferson County: 36.5 %Jefferson County36.5Rensselaer County: 36.4 %Rensselaer County36.4Chemung County: 36.3 %Chemung County36.3Onondaga County: 36 %Onondaga County36Ontario County: 36 %Ontario County36Montgomery County: 35.8 %Montgomery County35.8Fulton County: 35.7 %Fulton County35.7Schenectady County: 35.7 %Schenectady County35.7Niagara County: 35.4 %Niagara County35.4Madison County: 35.3 %Madison County35.3Schuyler County: 35.3 %Schuyler County35.3Allegany County: 35.2 %Allegany County35.2Oneida County: 35.1 %Oneida County35.1Orange County: 35 %Orange County35Washington County: 34.9 %Washington County34.9Erie County: 34.7 %Erie County34.7Greene County: 34.7 %Greene County34.7Bronx County: 34.6 %Bronx County34.6Essex County: 34.6 %Essex County34.6Steuben County: 34.1 %Steuben County34.1Warren County: 33.7 %Warren County33.7Lewis County: 43.2 %Lewis County43.2Orleans County: 41.6 %Orleans County41.6Cattaraugus County: 41.2 %Cattaraugus County41.2Cayuga County: 40.5 %Cayuga County40.5Oswego County: 39.9 %Oswego County39.9Genesee County: 39.8 %Genesee County39.8Franklin County: 39.7 %Franklin County39.7Wyoming County: 39.5 %Wyoming County39.5Chenango County: 38.8 %Chenango County38.8St. Lawrence County: 38.7 %St. Lawrence County38.7Seneca County: 38.2 %Seneca County38.2Chautauqua County: 37.7 %Chautauqua County37.7Livingston County: 37.7 %Livingston County37.7Clinton County: 37.5 %Clinton County37.5Sullivan County: 37.2 %Sullivan County37.2Cortland County: 36.8 %Cortland County36.8Tioga County: 36.7 %Tioga County36.7Schoharie County: 36.6 %Schoharie County36.6Wayne County: 36.6 %Wayne County36.6Jefferson County: 36.5 %Jefferson County36.5Rensselaer County: 36.4 %Rensselaer County36.4Chemung County: 36.3 %Chemung County36.3Onondaga County: 36 %Onondaga County36Ontario County: 36 %Ontario County36Montgomery County: 35.8 %Montgomery County35.8Fulton County: 35.7 %Fulton County35.7Schenectady County: 35.7 %Schenectady County35.7Niagara County: 35.4 %Niagara County35.4Madison County: 35.3 %Madison County35.3Schuyler County: 35.3 %Schuyler County35.3Allegany County: 35.2 %Allegany County35.2Oneida County: 35.1 %Oneida County35.1Orange County: 35 %Orange County35Washington County: 34.9 %Washington County34.9Erie County: 34.7 %Erie County34.7Greene County: 34.7 %Greene County34.7Bronx County: 34.6 %Bronx County34.6Essex County: 34.6 %Essex County34.6Steuben County: 34.1 %Steuben County34.1Warren County: 33.7 %Warren County33.7
%. 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 (%)
1Lewis County43.2
2Orleans County41.6
3Cattaraugus County41.2
4Cayuga County40.5
5Oswego County39.9
6Genesee County39.8
7Franklin County39.7
8Wyoming County39.5
9Chenango County38.8
10St. Lawrence County38.7
11Seneca County38.2
12Chautauqua County37.7
12Livingston County37.7
14Clinton County37.5
15Sullivan County37.2
16Cortland County36.8
17Tioga County36.7
18Schoharie County36.6
18Wayne County36.6
20Jefferson County36.5
21Rensselaer County36.4
22Chemung County36.3
23Onondaga County36
23Ontario County36
25Montgomery County35.8
26Fulton County35.7
26Schenectady County35.7
28Niagara County35.4
29Madison County35.3
29Schuyler County35.3
31Allegany County35.2
32Oneida County35.1
33Orange County35
34Washington County34.9
35Erie County34.7
35Greene County34.7
37Bronx County34.6
37Essex County34.6
39Steuben County34.1
40Warren County33.7
41Broome County33.2
42Herkimer County33.1
43Delaware County33
44Richmond County32.3
45Dutchess County31.8
45Hamilton County31.8
45Monroe County31.8
48Albany County31
49Yates County30.6
50Columbia County30.4
51Suffolk County29.7
51Ulster County29.7
53Saratoga County29.5
54Putnam County29.1
55Otsego County28.1
56Westchester County27.5
57Queens County27.3
58Nassau County27.2
59Kings County26.6
60Rockland County26.2
61Tompkins County25.8
62New York County19.9

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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 counties 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, 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 York 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 York 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-york-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 York 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-york-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lewis County, with 43.2% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

New York County, with 19.9% 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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