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

Rocky Mount, NC had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 93 cities in 2022, at 43.8%. Morrisville, NC had the lowest, at 19%. The median was 33.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest43.8Rocky Mount, NC
Lowest19Morrisville, NC
Median33.993 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

Rocky Mount, NC: 43.8 %Rocky Mount, NC43.8Kinston, NC: 43.2 %Kinston, NC43.2Henderson, NC: 43.1 %Henderson, NC43.1Reidsville, NC: 42.2 %Reidsville, NC42.2Goldsboro, NC: 41.2 %Goldsboro, NC41.2Lumberton, NC: 41.2 %Lumberton, NC41.2Laurinburg, NC: 40.3 %Laurinburg, NC40.3Sanford, NC: 39.9 %Sanford, NC39.9Wilson, NC: 39.9 %Wilson, NC39.9Shelby, NC: 39.8 %Shelby, NC39.8Eden, NC: 39.2 %Eden, NC39.2Hope Mills, NC: 39.1 %Hope Mills, NC39.1Fayetteville, NC: 39 %Fayetteville, NC39Burlington, NC: 38.9 %Burlington, NC38.9Lexington, NC: 38.8 %Lexington, NC38.8Tarboro, NC: 38.8 %Tarboro, NC38.8Smithfield, NC: 38.6 %Smithfield, NC38.6Kings Mountain, NC: 38.5 %Kings Mountain, NC38.5Graham, NC: 38.4 %Graham, NC38.4Spring Lake, NC: 38.3 %Spring Lake, NC38.3Gastonia, NC: 38 %Gastonia, NC38Kannapolis, NC: 37.9 %Kannapolis, NC37.9Roanoke Rapids, NC: 37.6 %Roanoke Rapids, NC37.6Thomasville, NC: 37.6 %Thomasville, NC37.6Statesville, NC: 37.5 %Statesville, NC37.5Lenoir, NC: 37.1 %Lenoir, NC37.1Elizabeth City, NC: 36.9 %Elizabeth City, NC36.9Greenville, NC: 36.7 %Greenville, NC36.7Monroe, NC: 36.7 %Monroe, NC36.7Mount Airy, NC: 36.5 %Mount Airy, NC36.5Albemarle, NC: 36.3 %Albemarle, NC36.3Clayton, NC: 36.2 %Clayton, NC36.2Salisbury, NC: 36.2 %Salisbury, NC36.2Concord, NC: 35.7 %Concord, NC35.7Lincolnton, NC: 35.6 %Lincolnton, NC35.6New Bern, NC: 35.4 %New Bern, NC35.4Winterville, NC: 35.4 %Winterville, NC35.4Newton, NC: 35.3 %Newton, NC35.3Pineville, NC: 35.2 %Pineville, NC35.2Mount Holly, NC: 35.1 %Mount Holly, NC35.1Rocky Mount, NC: 43.8 %Rocky Mount, NC43.8Kinston, NC: 43.2 %Kinston, NC43.2Henderson, NC: 43.1 %Henderson, NC43.1Reidsville, NC: 42.2 %Reidsville, NC42.2Goldsboro, NC: 41.2 %Goldsboro, NC41.2Lumberton, NC: 41.2 %Lumberton, NC41.2Laurinburg, NC: 40.3 %Laurinburg, NC40.3Sanford, NC: 39.9 %Sanford, NC39.9Wilson, NC: 39.9 %Wilson, NC39.9Shelby, NC: 39.8 %Shelby, NC39.8Eden, NC: 39.2 %Eden, NC39.2Hope Mills, NC: 39.1 %Hope Mills, NC39.1Fayetteville, NC: 39 %Fayetteville, NC39Burlington, NC: 38.9 %Burlington, NC38.9Lexington, NC: 38.8 %Lexington, NC38.8Tarboro, NC: 38.8 %Tarboro, NC38.8Smithfield, NC: 38.6 %Smithfield, NC38.6Kings Mountain, NC: 38.5 %Kings Mountain, NC38.5Graham, NC: 38.4 %Graham, NC38.4Spring Lake, NC: 38.3 %Spring Lake, NC38.3Gastonia, NC: 38 %Gastonia, NC38Kannapolis, NC: 37.9 %Kannapolis, NC37.9Roanoke Rapids, NC: 37.6 %Roanoke Rapids, NC37.6Thomasville, NC: 37.6 %Thomasville, NC37.6Statesville, NC: 37.5 %Statesville, NC37.5Lenoir, NC: 37.1 %Lenoir, NC37.1Elizabeth City, NC: 36.9 %Elizabeth City, NC36.9Greenville, NC: 36.7 %Greenville, NC36.7Monroe, NC: 36.7 %Monroe, NC36.7Mount Airy, NC: 36.5 %Mount Airy, NC36.5Albemarle, NC: 36.3 %Albemarle, NC36.3Clayton, NC: 36.2 %Clayton, NC36.2Salisbury, NC: 36.2 %Salisbury, NC36.2Concord, NC: 35.7 %Concord, NC35.7Lincolnton, NC: 35.6 %Lincolnton, NC35.6New Bern, NC: 35.4 %New Bern, NC35.4Winterville, NC: 35.4 %Winterville, NC35.4Newton, NC: 35.3 %Newton, NC35.3Pineville, NC: 35.2 %Pineville, NC35.2Mount Holly, NC: 35.1 %Mount Holly, NC35.1
%. 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
1Rocky Mount, NC43.8+0.4 pts
2Kinston, NC43.2+0.4 pts
3Henderson, NC43.1-2 pts
4Reidsville, NC42.2-0.4 pts
5Goldsboro, NC41.20 pts
5Lumberton, NC41.2-2.6 pts
7Laurinburg, NC40.3-3.8 pts
8Sanford, NC39.9-0.9 pts
8Wilson, NC39.9+0.6 pts
10Shelby, NC39.8+0.1 pts
11Eden, NC39.2-1.8 pts
12Hope Mills, NC39.1+0.1 pts
13Fayetteville, NC39-0.4 pts
14Burlington, NC38.9+0.5 pts
15Lexington, NC38.8-3.5 pts
15Tarboro, NC38.8-3.7 pts
17Smithfield, NC38.6-4.7 pts
18Kings Mountain, NC38.5+0.6 pts
19Graham, NC38.4-0.6 pts
20Spring Lake, NC38.3-0.6 pts
21Gastonia, NC38-2.2 pts
22Kannapolis, NC37.9+1.3 pts
23Roanoke Rapids, NC37.6-1.5 pts
23Thomasville, NC37.6-2 pts
25Statesville, NC37.5-1.7 pts
26Lenoir, NC37.1-1.4 pts
27Elizabeth City, NC36.9-2.3 pts
28Greenville, NC36.7-0.4 pts
28Monroe, NC36.7-0.9 pts
30Mount Airy, NC36.5-1.9 pts
31Albemarle, NC36.3-0.2 pts
32Clayton, NC36.2-4.6 pts
32Salisbury, NC36.2-3.7 pts
34Concord, NC35.7+1.7 pts
35Lincolnton, NC35.6-1.7 pts
36New Bern, NC35.4-3.4 pts
36Winterville, NC35.4-1.2 pts
38Newton, NC35.3-1.9 pts
39Pineville, NC35.2+2 pts
40Mount Holly, NC35.1-2 pts
41Mebane, NC35+0.3 pts
42Hickory, NC34.7-2.7 pts
43Morganton, NC34.6-4 pts
44Charlotte, NC34.3-0.5 pts
44Hendersonville, NC34.3+0.6 pts
46Greensboro, NC34.1-1.4 pts
47Asheboro, NC33.9-5.9 pts
48Aberdeen, NC33.6+0.8 pts
49Durham, NC33.4+2.4 pts
49Winston-Salem, NC33.4-2.7 pts
51Wilmington, NC33.2+1.6 pts
52High Point, NC33.1-2.8 pts
53Waynesville, NC33-3.5 pts
54Havelock, NC32.9+0.4 pts
55Mint Hill, NC32.7-0.3 pts
56Morehead City, NC32.6-0.8 pts
57Belmont, NC32.5-2.5 pts
58Harrisburg, NC32.1+0.5 pts
58Mooresville, NC32.1-2.6 pts
60Indian Trail, NC31.9-0.7 pts
61Zebulon, NC31.8-9 pts
62Knightdale, NC31.7-5.1 pts
63Huntersville, NC30.90 pts
64Kernersville, NC30.7-2.9 pts
65Waxhaw, NC30.6-0.3 pts
66Southern Pines, NC30.5-1.2 pts
67Cornelius, NC30.4-0.3 pts
68Stallings, NC30.2-1.4 pts
69Matthews, NC29.8-0.7 pts
70Archdale, NC29.6-7.3 pts
71Leland, NC29.3-4.2 pts
72Boone, NC29.1+2.6 pts
73Garner, NC28.7-7.8 pts
73Wendell, NC28.7-7.8 pts
75Lewisville, NC28.3-2.8 pts
76Jacksonville, NC28.2-4.1 pts
77Summerfield, NC28.1-2.6 pts
78Asheville, NC27.8-3.2 pts
79Clemmons, NC27.7-2.9 pts
79Weddington, NC27.7-1.5 pts
81Raleigh, NC27.6-6 pts
82Rolesville, NC27.5-5.6 pts
83Davidson, NC27.4-0.7 pts
84Pinehurst, NC27.2-1.1 pts
85Elon, NC27.1+1 pts
86Fuquay-Varina, NC27-7.2 pts
87Wake Forest, NC26.4-6.1 pts
88Carrboro, NC25.6-1 pts
89Holly Springs, NC25.1-7 pts
90Apex, NC24-6.4 pts
91Chapel Hill, NC23.4-1.1 pts
92Cary, NC22.4-6.7 pts
93Morrisville, NC19-8.2 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, 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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-cities?period=2022.

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

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

Rocky Mount, NC, with 43.8% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Morrisville, NC, with 19% in 2022.

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