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

All 100 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_obesity_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Robeson County | 47.9 |
| 2 | Scotland County | 45.2 |
| 3 | Warren County | 43.9 |
| 4 | Edgecombe County | 43.7 |
| 5 | Washington County | 43.6 |
| 6 | Anson County | 43.3 |
| 7 | Bertie County | 43 |
| 8 | Richmond County | 42.9 |
| 9 | Greene County | 42.8 |
| 10 | Northampton County | 42.7 |
| 11 | Halifax County | 42.6 |
| 11 | Vance County | 42.6 |
| 13 | Hertford County | 42.5 |
| 14 | Lenoir County | 42.4 |
| 15 | Sampson County | 41.8 |
| 16 | Bladen County | 41.3 |
| 16 | Tyrrell County | 41.3 |
| 18 | Forsyth County | 41.2 |
| 19 | Columbus County | 41.1 |
| 20 | Hyde County | 41 |
| 21 | Surry County | 40.9 |
| 22 | Swain County | 40.7 |
| 23 | Chowan County | 40.4 |
| 23 | Martin County | 40.4 |
| 25 | Cumberland County | 40.1 |
| 26 | Jones County | 40 |
| 27 | Randolph County | 39.9 |
| 28 | Wayne County | 39.5 |
| 29 | Duplin County | 39.4 |
| 30 | Caswell County | 39.3 |
| 31 | Gates County | 39 |
| 31 | Pitt County | 39 |
| 33 | Franklin County | 38.8 |
| 33 | Person County | 38.8 |
| 35 | Montgomery County | 38.7 |
| 36 | Cleveland County | 38.6 |
| 37 | Alamance County | 38.5 |
| 37 | Hoke County | 38.5 |
| 39 | Nash County | 38.4 |
| 39 | Wilson County | 38.4 |
| 41 | Pasquotank County | 38.3 |
| 42 | Rutherford County | 38.1 |
| 43 | Guilford County | 38 |
| 43 | Wilkes County | 38 |
| 45 | Lee County | 37.8 |
| 46 | Catawba County | 37.4 |
| 46 | Rowan County | 37.4 |
| 48 | Perquimans County | 37.3 |
| 48 | Rockingham County | 37.3 |
| 50 | Mitchell County | 37.2 |
| 51 | Avery County | 37.1 |
| 51 | Stokes County | 37.1 |
| 53 | Craven County | 36.9 |
| 53 | Harnett County | 36.9 |
| 55 | Beaufort County | 36.8 |
| 55 | Burke County | 36.8 |
| 57 | Alexander County | 36.5 |
| 57 | Alleghany County | 36.5 |
| 59 | Pender County | 36.3 |
| 59 | Stanly County | 36.3 |
| 59 | Yadkin County | 36.3 |
| 62 | Ashe County | 36.2 |
| 62 | Davidson County | 36.2 |
| 62 | Gaston County | 36.2 |
| 62 | Granville County | 36.2 |
| 66 | Durham County | 36.1 |
| 67 | Pamlico County | 36 |
| 68 | Yancey County | 35.6 |
| 69 | Clay County | 35.3 |
| 69 | Macon County | 35.3 |
| 71 | Camden County | 35.2 |
| 71 | McDowell County | 35.2 |
| 71 | Polk County | 35.2 |
| 74 | Graham County | 35.1 |
| 74 | Johnston County | 35.1 |
| 76 | Lincoln County | 35 |
| 77 | Cherokee County | 34.8 |
| 78 | Madison County | 34.6 |
| 79 | Currituck County | 34.5 |
| 79 | Jackson County | 34.5 |
| 81 | Carteret County | 34 |
| 82 | Transylvania County | 33.7 |
| 83 | Caldwell County | 33.4 |
| 83 | Davie County | 33.4 |
| 83 | Onslow County | 33.4 |
| 83 | Union County | 33.4 |
| 87 | Cabarrus County | 33.3 |
| 87 | Haywood County | 33.3 |
| 89 | Watauga County | 33 |
| 90 | Brunswick County | 32.8 |
| 90 | Iredell County | 32.8 |
| 92 | Moore County | 32.6 |
| 93 | Dare County | 31.6 |
| 94 | Buncombe County | 31.3 |
| 95 | New Hanover County | 31.1 |
| 96 | Henderson County | 30.3 |
| 97 | Chatham County | 30.1 |
| 98 | Mecklenburg County | 29.7 |
| 99 | Wake County | 29.3 |
| 100 | Orange County | 28 |