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Counties in Ohio by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Scioto County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 88 counties in 2021, at 47.3%. Portage County had the lowest, at 34.2%. The median was 40.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest47.3Scioto County
Lowest34.2Portage County
Median40.788 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 42.1 %Allen County: 42.5 %Ashland County: 38.4 %Ashtabula County: 45.6 %Athens County: 34.9 %Auglaize County: 37.3 %Belmont County: 38.7 %Brown County: 43.4 %Butler County: 43.4 %Carroll County: 38.6 %Champaign County: 40.5 %Clark County: 43 %Clermont County: 36.1 %Clinton County: 41.9 %Columbiana County: 45.5 %Coshocton County: 40.2 %Crawford County: 41 %Cuyahoga County: 34.5 %Darke County: 38.7 %Defiance County: 40.6 %Delaware County: 36.7 %Erie County: 41 %Fairfield County: 44.4 %Fayette County: 44.1 %Franklin County: 35.7 %Fulton County: 41.8 %Gallia County: 40.7 %Geauga County: 35.2 %Greene County: 36.2 %Guernsey County: 44.4 %Hamilton County: 35.1 %Hancock County: 37.2 %Hardin County: 39.9 %Harrison County: 42.9 %Henry County: 41.8 %Highland County: 44.2 %Hocking County: 44.2 %Holmes County: 38.6 %Huron County: 42.5 %Jackson County: 47 %Jefferson County: 41.3 %Knox County: 39.5 %Lake County: 36.6 %Lawrence County: 47 %Licking County: 38.8 %Logan County: 40.2 %Lorain County: 37.4 %Lucas County: 41.7 %Madison County: 41.5 %Mahoning County: 40.7 %Marion County: 46.5 %Medina County: 38.2 %Meigs County: 40.1 %Mercer County: 37.4 %Miami County: 39.4 %Monroe County: 39.8 %Montgomery County: 40.2 %Morgan County: 45.3 %Morrow County: 41.6 %Muskingum County: 44.6 %Noble County: 40.6 %Ottawa County: 37.4 %Paulding County: 43.9 %Perry County: 43.7 %Pickaway County: 42.4 %Pike County: 39.7 %Portage County: 34.2 %Preble County: 40.3 %Putnam County: 36.1 %Richland County: 40.7 %Ross County: 42.8 %Sandusky County: 42.2 %Scioto County: 47.3 %Seneca County: 41.5 %Shelby County: 41 %Stark County: 41.6 %Summit County: 42.7 %Trumbull County: 41.8 %Tuscarawas County: 39.6 %Union County: 36.3 %Van Wert County: 44 %Vinton County: 43.1 %Warren County: 35.9 %Washington County: 45.2 %Wayne County: 37.2 %Williams County: 42 %Wood County: 39.1 %Wyandot County: 34.4 %
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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.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Scioto County: 47.3 %Scioto County47.3Jackson County: 47 %Jackson County47Lawrence County: 47 %Lawrence County47Marion County: 46.5 %Marion County46.5Ashtabula County: 45.6 %Ashtabula County45.6Columbiana County: 45.5 %Columbiana County45.5Morgan County: 45.3 %Morgan County45.3Washington County: 45.2 %Washington County45.2Muskingum County: 44.6 %Muskingum County44.6Fairfield County: 44.4 %Fairfield County44.4Guernsey County: 44.4 %Guernsey County44.4Highland County: 44.2 %Highland County44.2Hocking County: 44.2 %Hocking County44.2Fayette County: 44.1 %Fayette County44.1Van Wert County: 44 %Van Wert County44Paulding County: 43.9 %Paulding County43.9Perry County: 43.7 %Perry County43.7Brown County: 43.4 %Brown County43.4Butler County: 43.4 %Butler County43.4Vinton County: 43.1 %Vinton County43.1Clark County: 43 %Clark County43Harrison County: 42.9 %Harrison County42.9Ross County: 42.8 %Ross County42.8Summit County: 42.7 %Summit County42.7Allen County: 42.5 %Allen County42.5Huron County: 42.5 %Huron County42.5Pickaway County: 42.4 %Pickaway County42.4Sandusky County: 42.2 %Sandusky County42.2Adams County: 42.1 %Adams County42.1Williams County: 42 %Williams County42Clinton County: 41.9 %Clinton County41.9Fulton County: 41.8 %Fulton County41.8Henry County: 41.8 %Henry County41.8Trumbull County: 41.8 %Trumbull County41.8Lucas County: 41.7 %Lucas County41.7Morrow County: 41.6 %Morrow County41.6Stark County: 41.6 %Stark County41.6Madison County: 41.5 %Madison County41.5Seneca County: 41.5 %Seneca County41.5Jefferson County: 41.3 %Jefferson County41.3Scioto County: 47.3 %Scioto County47.3Jackson County: 47 %Jackson County47Lawrence County: 47 %Lawrence County47Marion County: 46.5 %Marion County46.5Ashtabula County: 45.6 %Ashtabula County45.6Columbiana County: 45.5 %Columbiana County45.5Morgan County: 45.3 %Morgan County45.3Washington County: 45.2 %Washington County45.2Muskingum County: 44.6 %Muskingum County44.6Fairfield County: 44.4 %Fairfield County44.4Guernsey County: 44.4 %Guernsey County44.4Highland County: 44.2 %Highland County44.2Hocking County: 44.2 %Hocking County44.2Fayette County: 44.1 %Fayette County44.1Van Wert County: 44 %Van Wert County44Paulding County: 43.9 %Paulding County43.9Perry County: 43.7 %Perry County43.7Brown County: 43.4 %Brown County43.4Butler County: 43.4 %Butler County43.4Vinton County: 43.1 %Vinton County43.1Clark County: 43 %Clark County43Harrison County: 42.9 %Harrison County42.9Ross County: 42.8 %Ross County42.8Summit County: 42.7 %Summit County42.7Allen County: 42.5 %Allen County42.5Huron County: 42.5 %Huron County42.5Pickaway County: 42.4 %Pickaway County42.4Sandusky County: 42.2 %Sandusky County42.2Adams County: 42.1 %Adams County42.1Williams County: 42 %Williams County42Clinton County: 41.9 %Clinton County41.9Fulton County: 41.8 %Fulton County41.8Henry County: 41.8 %Henry County41.8Trumbull County: 41.8 %Trumbull County41.8Lucas County: 41.7 %Lucas County41.7Morrow County: 41.6 %Morrow County41.6Stark County: 41.6 %Stark County41.6Madison County: 41.5 %Madison County41.5Seneca County: 41.5 %Seneca County41.5Jefferson County: 41.3 %Jefferson County41.3
%. 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 (%)
1Scioto County47.3
2Jackson County47
2Lawrence County47
4Marion County46.5
5Ashtabula County45.6
6Columbiana County45.5
7Morgan County45.3
8Washington County45.2
9Muskingum County44.6
10Fairfield County44.4
10Guernsey County44.4
12Highland County44.2
12Hocking County44.2
14Fayette County44.1
15Van Wert County44
16Paulding County43.9
17Perry County43.7
18Brown County43.4
18Butler County43.4
20Vinton County43.1
21Clark County43
22Harrison County42.9
23Ross County42.8
24Summit County42.7
25Allen County42.5
25Huron County42.5
27Pickaway County42.4
28Sandusky County42.2
29Adams County42.1
30Williams County42
31Clinton County41.9
32Fulton County41.8
32Henry County41.8
32Trumbull County41.8
35Lucas County41.7
36Morrow County41.6
36Stark County41.6
38Madison County41.5
38Seneca County41.5
40Jefferson County41.3
41Crawford County41
41Erie County41
41Shelby County41
44Gallia County40.7
44Mahoning County40.7
44Richland County40.7
47Defiance County40.6
47Noble County40.6
49Champaign County40.5
50Preble County40.3
51Coshocton County40.2
51Logan County40.2
51Montgomery County40.2
54Meigs County40.1
55Hardin County39.9
56Monroe County39.8
57Pike County39.7
58Tuscarawas County39.6
59Knox County39.5
60Miami County39.4
61Wood County39.1
62Licking County38.8
63Belmont County38.7
63Darke County38.7
65Carroll County38.6
65Holmes County38.6
67Ashland County38.4
68Medina County38.2
69Lorain County37.4
69Mercer County37.4
69Ottawa County37.4
72Auglaize County37.3
73Hancock County37.2
73Wayne County37.2
75Delaware County36.7
76Lake County36.6
77Union County36.3
78Greene County36.2
79Clermont County36.1
79Putnam County36.1
81Warren County35.9
82Franklin County35.7
83Geauga County35.2
84Hamilton County35.1
85Athens County34.9
86Cuyahoga County34.5
87Wyandot County34.4
88Portage County34.2

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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 Ohio 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 Ohio 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/ohio-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Ohio by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/ohio-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Scioto County, with 47.3% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Portage County, with 34.2% in 2021.

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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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