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

Sioux County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 53 counties in 2021, at 48.4%. Burleigh County had the lowest, at 30%. The median was 38%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest48.4Sioux County
Lowest30Burleigh County
Median3853 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 39.8 %Barnes County: 42.1 %Benson County: 44.9 %Billings County: 36.5 %Bottineau County: 41.8 %Bowman County: 37.4 %Burke County: 37.8 %Burleigh County: 30 %Cass County: 34.2 %Cavalier County: 39 %Dickey County: 37.9 %Divide County: 39.2 %Dunn County: 40.3 %Eddy County: 40.2 %Emmons County: 34.3 %Foster County: 36.4 %Golden Valley County: 38.6 %Grand Forks County: 35.6 %Grant County: 39.1 %Griggs County: 38 %Hettinger County: 40.9 %Kidder County: 38.1 %LaMoure County: 37.4 %Logan County: 37.5 %McHenry County: 40.8 %McIntosh County: 37.8 %McKenzie County: 37.1 %McLean County: 41.3 %Mercer County: 40.2 %Morton County: 40 %Mountrail County: 45.3 %Nelson County: 41.9 %Oliver County: 36.9 %Pembina County: 38.3 %Pierce County: 36.1 %Ramsey County: 36.6 %Ransom County: 37.3 %Renville County: 36.9 %Richland County: 38.1 %Rolette County: 47 %Sargent County: 38 %Sheridan County: 34.9 %Sioux County: 48.4 %Slope County: 37.6 %Stark County: 39.9 %Steele County: 38.2 %Stutsman County: 41.2 %Towner County: 38 %Traill County: 36.7 %Walsh County: 36 %Ward County: 36.8 %Wells County: 35.9 %Williams County: 38.4 %
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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.

All counties, 2021

Sioux County: 48.4 %Sioux County48.4Rolette County: 47 %Rolette County47Mountrail County: 45.3 %Mountrail County45.3Benson County: 44.9 %Benson County44.9Barnes County: 42.1 %Barnes County42.1Nelson County: 41.9 %Nelson County41.9Bottineau County: 41.8 %Bottineau County41.8McLean County: 41.3 %McLean County41.3Stutsman County: 41.2 %Stutsman County41.2Hettinger County: 40.9 %Hettinger County40.9McHenry County: 40.8 %McHenry County40.8Dunn County: 40.3 %Dunn County40.3Eddy County: 40.2 %Eddy County40.2Mercer County: 40.2 %Mercer County40.2Morton County: 40 %Morton County40Stark County: 39.9 %Stark County39.9Adams County: 39.8 %Adams County39.8Divide County: 39.2 %Divide County39.2Grant County: 39.1 %Grant County39.1Cavalier County: 39 %Cavalier County39Golden Valley County: 38.6 %Golden Valley County38.6Williams County: 38.4 %Williams County38.4Pembina County: 38.3 %Pembina County38.3Steele County: 38.2 %Steele County38.2Kidder County: 38.1 %Kidder County38.1Richland County: 38.1 %Richland County38.1Griggs County: 38 %Griggs County38Sargent County: 38 %Sargent County38Towner County: 38 %Towner County38Dickey County: 37.9 %Dickey County37.9Burke County: 37.8 %Burke County37.8McIntosh County: 37.8 %McIntosh County37.8Slope County: 37.6 %Slope County37.6Logan County: 37.5 %Logan County37.5Bowman County: 37.4 %Bowman County37.4LaMoure County: 37.4 %LaMoure County37.4Ransom County: 37.3 %Ransom County37.3McKenzie County: 37.1 %McKenzie County37.1Oliver County: 36.9 %Oliver County36.9Renville County: 36.9 %Renville County36.9Ward County: 36.8 %Ward County36.8Traill County: 36.7 %Traill County36.7Ramsey County: 36.6 %Ramsey County36.6Billings County: 36.5 %Billings County36.5Foster County: 36.4 %Foster County36.4Pierce County: 36.1 %Pierce County36.1Walsh County: 36 %Walsh County36Wells County: 35.9 %Wells County35.9Grand Forks County: 35.6 %Grand Forks County35.6Sheridan County: 34.9 %Sheridan County34.9Emmons County: 34.3 %Emmons County34.3Cass County: 34.2 %Cass County34.2Burleigh County: 30 %Burleigh County30Sioux County: 48.4 %Sioux County48.4Rolette County: 47 %Rolette County47Mountrail County: 45.3 %Mountrail County45.3Benson County: 44.9 %Benson County44.9Barnes County: 42.1 %Barnes County42.1Nelson County: 41.9 %Nelson County41.9Bottineau County: 41.8 %Bottineau County41.8McLean County: 41.3 %McLean County41.3Stutsman County: 41.2 %Stutsman County41.2Hettinger County: 40.9 %Hettinger County40.9McHenry County: 40.8 %McHenry County40.8Dunn County: 40.3 %Dunn County40.3Eddy County: 40.2 %Eddy County40.2Mercer County: 40.2 %Mercer County40.2Morton County: 40 %Morton County40Stark County: 39.9 %Stark County39.9Adams County: 39.8 %Adams County39.8Divide County: 39.2 %Divide County39.2Grant County: 39.1 %Grant County39.1Cavalier County: 39 %Cavalier County39Golden Valley County: 38.6 %Golden Valley County38.6Williams County: 38.4 %Williams County38.4Pembina County: 38.3 %Pembina County38.3Steele County: 38.2 %Steele County38.2Kidder County: 38.1 %Kidder County38.1Richland County: 38.1 %Richland County38.1Griggs County: 38 %Griggs County38Sargent County: 38 %Sargent County38Towner County: 38 %Towner County38Dickey County: 37.9 %Dickey County37.9Burke County: 37.8 %Burke County37.8McIntosh County: 37.8 %McIntosh County37.8Slope County: 37.6 %Slope County37.6Logan County: 37.5 %Logan County37.5Bowman County: 37.4 %Bowman County37.4LaMoure County: 37.4 %LaMoure County37.4Ransom County: 37.3 %Ransom County37.3McKenzie County: 37.1 %McKenzie County37.1Oliver County: 36.9 %Oliver County36.9Renville County: 36.9 %Renville County36.9Ward County: 36.8 %Ward County36.8Traill County: 36.7 %Traill County36.7Ramsey County: 36.6 %Ramsey County36.6Billings County: 36.5 %Billings County36.5Foster County: 36.4 %Foster County36.4Pierce County: 36.1 %Pierce County36.1Walsh County: 36 %Walsh County36Wells County: 35.9 %Wells County35.9Grand Forks County: 35.6 %Grand Forks County35.6Sheridan County: 34.9 %Sheridan County34.9Emmons County: 34.3 %Emmons County34.3Cass County: 34.2 %Cass County34.2Burleigh County: 30 %Burleigh County30
%. 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 (%)
1Sioux County48.4
2Rolette County47
3Mountrail County45.3
4Benson County44.9
5Barnes County42.1
6Nelson County41.9
7Bottineau County41.8
8McLean County41.3
9Stutsman County41.2
10Hettinger County40.9
11McHenry County40.8
12Dunn County40.3
13Eddy County40.2
13Mercer County40.2
15Morton County40
16Stark County39.9
17Adams County39.8
18Divide County39.2
19Grant County39.1
20Cavalier County39
21Golden Valley County38.6
22Williams County38.4
23Pembina County38.3
24Steele County38.2
25Kidder County38.1
25Richland County38.1
27Griggs County38
27Sargent County38
27Towner County38
30Dickey County37.9
31Burke County37.8
31McIntosh County37.8
33Slope County37.6
34Logan County37.5
35Bowman County37.4
35LaMoure County37.4
37Ransom County37.3
38McKenzie County37.1
39Oliver County36.9
39Renville County36.9
41Ward County36.8
42Traill County36.7
43Ramsey County36.6
44Billings County36.5
45Foster County36.4
46Pierce County36.1
47Walsh County36
48Wells County35.9
49Grand Forks County35.6
50Sheridan County34.9
51Emmons County34.3
52Cass County34.2
53Burleigh County30

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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, 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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Sioux County, with 48.4% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Burleigh County, with 30% 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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