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Cities in North Carolina by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023

Lumberton, NC had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 93 cities in 2023, at 47.5%. Morrisville, NC had the lowest, at 21.7%. The median was 36.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest47.5Lumberton, NC
Lowest21.7Morrisville, NC
Median36.393 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

Lumberton, NC: 47.5 %Lumberton, NC47.5Kinston, NC: 46.1 %Kinston, NC46.1Henderson, NC: 45.7 %Henderson, NC45.7Laurinburg, NC: 45.2 %Laurinburg, NC45.2Winston-Salem, NC: 42.7 %Winston-Salem, NC42.7Goldsboro, NC: 42.5 %Goldsboro, NC42.5Rocky Mount, NC: 42.4 %Rocky Mount, NC42.4Mount Airy, NC: 42 %Mount Airy, NC42Shelby, NC: 41.4 %Shelby, NC41.4Tarboro, NC: 41.2 %Tarboro, NC41.2Lexington, NC: 41.1 %Lexington, NC41.1Asheboro, NC: 40.9 %Asheboro, NC40.9Burlington, NC: 40.8 %Burlington, NC40.8Kings Mountain, NC: 40.6 %Kings Mountain, NC40.6Reidsville, NC: 40.6 %Reidsville, NC40.6Elizabeth City, NC: 40.4 %Elizabeth City, NC40.4Fayetteville, NC: 40.4 %Fayetteville, NC40.4Hope Mills, NC: 40.1 %Hope Mills, NC40.1Graham, NC: 39.9 %Graham, NC39.9Spring Lake, NC: 39.9 %Spring Lake, NC39.9Sanford, NC: 39.7 %Sanford, NC39.7Salisbury, NC: 39.6 %Salisbury, NC39.6Kernersville, NC: 39.5 %Kernersville, NC39.5Wilson, NC: 39.5 %Wilson, NC39.5Eden, NC: 39.2 %Eden, NC39.2Greensboro, NC: 39.1 %Greensboro, NC39.1Greenville, NC: 39.1 %Greenville, NC39.1Smithfield, NC: 38.8 %Smithfield, NC38.8Monroe, NC: 38.7 %Monroe, NC38.7Morganton, NC: 38.4 %Morganton, NC38.4Thomasville, NC: 38.4 %Thomasville, NC38.4Albemarle, NC: 38.3 %Albemarle, NC38.3Newton, NC: 38.2 %Newton, NC38.2Hickory, NC: 38 %Hickory, NC38Lincolnton, NC: 38 %Lincolnton, NC38Roanoke Rapids, NC: 38 %Roanoke Rapids, NC38Gastonia, NC: 37.8 %Gastonia, NC37.8Winterville, NC: 37.8 %Winterville, NC37.8High Point, NC: 37.7 %High Point, NC37.7New Bern, NC: 37.3 %New Bern, NC37.3Lumberton, NC: 47.5 %Lumberton, NC47.5Kinston, NC: 46.1 %Kinston, NC46.1Henderson, NC: 45.7 %Henderson, NC45.7Laurinburg, NC: 45.2 %Laurinburg, NC45.2Winston-Salem, NC: 42.7 %Winston-Salem, NC42.7Goldsboro, NC: 42.5 %Goldsboro, NC42.5Rocky Mount, NC: 42.4 %Rocky Mount, NC42.4Mount Airy, NC: 42 %Mount Airy, NC42Shelby, NC: 41.4 %Shelby, NC41.4Tarboro, NC: 41.2 %Tarboro, NC41.2Lexington, NC: 41.1 %Lexington, NC41.1Asheboro, NC: 40.9 %Asheboro, NC40.9Burlington, NC: 40.8 %Burlington, NC40.8Kings Mountain, NC: 40.6 %Kings Mountain, NC40.6Reidsville, NC: 40.6 %Reidsville, NC40.6Elizabeth City, NC: 40.4 %Elizabeth City, NC40.4Fayetteville, NC: 40.4 %Fayetteville, NC40.4Hope Mills, NC: 40.1 %Hope Mills, NC40.1Graham, NC: 39.9 %Graham, NC39.9Spring Lake, NC: 39.9 %Spring Lake, NC39.9Sanford, NC: 39.7 %Sanford, NC39.7Salisbury, NC: 39.6 %Salisbury, NC39.6Kernersville, NC: 39.5 %Kernersville, NC39.5Wilson, NC: 39.5 %Wilson, NC39.5Eden, NC: 39.2 %Eden, NC39.2Greensboro, NC: 39.1 %Greensboro, NC39.1Greenville, NC: 39.1 %Greenville, NC39.1Smithfield, NC: 38.8 %Smithfield, NC38.8Monroe, NC: 38.7 %Monroe, NC38.7Morganton, NC: 38.4 %Morganton, NC38.4Thomasville, NC: 38.4 %Thomasville, NC38.4Albemarle, NC: 38.3 %Albemarle, NC38.3Newton, NC: 38.2 %Newton, NC38.2Hickory, NC: 38 %Hickory, NC38Lincolnton, NC: 38 %Lincolnton, NC38Roanoke Rapids, NC: 38 %Roanoke Rapids, NC38Gastonia, NC: 37.8 %Gastonia, NC37.8Winterville, NC: 37.8 %Winterville, NC37.8High Point, NC: 37.7 %High Point, NC37.7New Bern, NC: 37.3 %New Bern, NC37.3
%. 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
1Lumberton, NC47.5+6.3 pts
2Kinston, NC46.1+2.9 pts
3Henderson, NC45.7+2.6 pts
4Laurinburg, NC45.2+4.9 pts
5Winston-Salem, NC42.7+9.3 pts
6Goldsboro, NC42.5+1.3 pts
7Rocky Mount, NC42.4-1.4 pts
8Mount Airy, NC42+5.5 pts
9Shelby, NC41.4+1.6 pts
10Tarboro, NC41.2+2.4 pts
11Lexington, NC41.1+2.3 pts
12Asheboro, NC40.9+7 pts
13Burlington, NC40.8+1.9 pts
14Kings Mountain, NC40.6+2.1 pts
14Reidsville, NC40.6-1.6 pts
16Elizabeth City, NC40.4+3.5 pts
16Fayetteville, NC40.4+1.4 pts
18Hope Mills, NC40.1+1 pts
19Graham, NC39.9+1.5 pts
19Spring Lake, NC39.9+1.6 pts
21Sanford, NC39.7-0.2 pts
22Salisbury, NC39.6+3.4 pts
23Kernersville, NC39.5+8.8 pts
23Wilson, NC39.5-0.4 pts
25Eden, NC39.20 pts
26Greensboro, NC39.1+5 pts
26Greenville, NC39.1+2.4 pts
28Smithfield, NC38.8+0.2 pts
29Monroe, NC38.7+2 pts
30Morganton, NC38.4+3.8 pts
30Thomasville, NC38.4+0.8 pts
32Albemarle, NC38.3+2 pts
33Newton, NC38.2+2.9 pts
34Hickory, NC38+3.3 pts
34Lincolnton, NC38+2.4 pts
34Roanoke Rapids, NC38+0.4 pts
37Gastonia, NC37.8-0.2 pts
37Winterville, NC37.8+2.4 pts
39High Point, NC37.7+4.6 pts
40New Bern, NC37.3+1.9 pts
41Archdale, NC37.2+7.6 pts
42Durham, NC36.8+3.4 pts
43Lewisville, NC36.7+8.4 pts
43Statesville, NC36.7-0.8 pts
45Clemmons, NC36.4+8.7 pts
46Kannapolis, NC36.3-1.6 pts
46Mebane, NC36.3+1.3 pts
48Zebulon, NC35.9+4.1 pts
49Knightdale, NC35.7+4 pts
50Havelock, NC35.5+2.6 pts
51Clayton, NC35.2-1 pts
52Lenoir, NC35.1-2 pts
53Morehead City, NC34.9+2.3 pts
53Mount Holly, NC34.9-0.2 pts
55Aberdeen, NC34.3+0.7 pts
56Indian Trail, NC33.8+1.9 pts
56Waynesville, NC33.8+0.8 pts
58Concord, NC33.5-2.2 pts
59Belmont, NC32.8+0.3 pts
60Garner, NC32.5+3.8 pts
60Summerfield, NC32.5+4.4 pts
60Wendell, NC32.5+3.8 pts
63Leland, NC32.2+2.9 pts
64Stallings, NC32.1+1.9 pts
65Boone, NC32+2.9 pts
66Wilmington, NC31.9-1.3 pts
67Waxhaw, NC31.6+1 pts
68Asheville, NC31.5+3.7 pts
69Hendersonville, NC31.2-3.1 pts
69Mooresville, NC31.2-0.9 pts
71Raleigh, NC30.9+3.3 pts
71Southern Pines, NC30.9+0.4 pts
73Jacksonville, NC30.8+2.6 pts
74Harrisburg, NC30.7-1.4 pts
75Pineville, NC30.4-4.8 pts
76Charlotte, NC30.1-4.2 pts
76Rolesville, NC30.1+2.6 pts
78Fuquay-Varina, NC29.9+2.9 pts
79Weddington, NC29.8+2.1 pts
80Wake Forest, NC29.5+3.1 pts
81Mint Hill, NC28.6-4.1 pts
81Pinehurst, NC28.6+1.4 pts
83Carrboro, NC28+2.4 pts
84Elon, NC27.8+0.7 pts
84Holly Springs, NC27.8+2.7 pts
86Chapel Hill, NC26.8+3.4 pts
87Apex, NC26.6+2.6 pts
87Huntersville, NC26.6-4.3 pts
89Cornelius, NC25.8-4.6 pts
90Matthews, NC25.5-4.3 pts
91Cary, NC25.3+2.9 pts
92Davidson, NC23.5-3.9 pts
93Morrisville, NC21.7+2.7 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.

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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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lumberton, NC, with 47.5% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Morrisville, NC, with 21.7% in 2023.

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