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

All 53 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-dakota-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Rolette County | 50.2 |
| 2 | Sioux County | 49.1 |
| 3 | Towner County | 43.9 |
| 4 | Benson County | 43.3 |
| 5 | Mountrail County | 42.2 |
| 6 | McHenry County | 42.1 |
| 7 | Pembina County | 41.9 |
| 8 | Grant County | 41.3 |
| 9 | Sargent County | 41.2 |
| 10 | McKenzie County | 41.1 |
| 11 | Ramsey County | 40.8 |
| 12 | Pierce County | 40.7 |
| 13 | Williams County | 40.4 |
| 14 | McLean County | 40.2 |
| 15 | Kidder County | 39.9 |
| 16 | Logan County | 39.8 |
| 16 | Mercer County | 39.8 |
| 18 | Stutsman County | 39.7 |
| 19 | Nelson County | 39.6 |
| 20 | Cavalier County | 39.5 |
| 21 | Renville County | 39 |
| 22 | Dickey County | 38.7 |
| 22 | Eddy County | 38.7 |
| 24 | Morton County | 38.6 |
| 25 | Slope County | 38.3 |
| 26 | Traill County | 38.2 |
| 27 | Emmons County | 38.1 |
| 28 | Ransom County | 37.9 |
| 29 | Wells County | 37.8 |
| 30 | Barnes County | 37.7 |
| 30 | Bottineau County | 37.7 |
| 32 | Golden Valley County | 37.6 |
| 33 | Divide County | 37.4 |
| 33 | Hettinger County | 37.4 |
| 33 | Stark County | 37.4 |
| 36 | Burke County | 37.3 |
| 37 | Griggs County | 36.8 |
| 38 | Dunn County | 36.7 |
| 39 | Billings County | 36.4 |
| 40 | Bowman County | 36.3 |
| 41 | Sheridan County | 36.2 |
| 42 | Richland County | 36.1 |
| 43 | McIntosh County | 35.8 |
| 43 | Walsh County | 35.8 |
| 45 | Foster County | 35.7 |
| 46 | Burleigh County | 35.2 |
| 46 | Grand Forks County | 35.2 |
| 48 | Steele County | 35 |
| 49 | Adams County | 34.8 |
| 50 | Oliver County | 34.6 |
| 51 | LaMoure County | 34.4 |
| 52 | Ward County | 33.9 |
| 53 | Cass County | 33.8 |