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Counties in Pennsylvania by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2022

Forest County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 67 counties in 2022, at 39.7%. Chester County had the lowest, at 29.6%. The median was 35.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest39.7Forest County
Lowest29.6Chester County
Median35.567 counties

Top 40 counties, 2022

Forest County: 39.7 %Forest County39.7Schuylkill County: 39 %Schuylkill County39Franklin County: 38.9 %Franklin County38.9Tioga County: 38.5 %Tioga County38.5Elk County: 38.3 %Elk County38.3Mifflin County: 38.3 %Mifflin County38.3Luzerne County: 38.2 %Luzerne County38.2Potter County: 38.1 %Potter County38.1Washington County: 38 %Washington County38Armstrong County: 37.9 %Armstrong County37.9Cameron County: 37.9 %Cameron County37.9Northumberland County: 37.9 %Northumberland County37.9Indiana County: 37.7 %Indiana County37.7Monroe County: 37.5 %Monroe County37.5Beaver County: 37.4 %Beaver County37.4Crawford County: 37.4 %Crawford County37.4Clearfield County: 37.2 %Clearfield County37.2Lebanon County: 36.8 %Lebanon County36.8Sullivan County: 36.8 %Sullivan County36.8Cambria County: 36.6 %Cambria County36.6Adams County: 36.5 %Adams County36.5Erie County: 36.5 %Erie County36.5Somerset County: 36.5 %Somerset County36.5Blair County: 36 %Blair County36Columbia County: 36 %Columbia County36Juniata County: 36 %Juniata County36McKean County: 35.9 %McKean County35.9Venango County: 35.8 %Venango County35.8Jefferson County: 35.7 %Jefferson County35.7Wyoming County: 35.7 %Wyoming County35.7Fulton County: 35.6 %Fulton County35.6Greene County: 35.6 %Greene County35.6Lawrence County: 35.5 %Lawrence County35.5Lycoming County: 35.5 %Lycoming County35.5Snyder County: 35.5 %Snyder County35.5Montour County: 35.3 %Montour County35.3Wayne County: 35.2 %Wayne County35.2Lancaster County: 35.1 %Lancaster County35.1Perry County: 35.1 %Perry County35.1Huntingdon County: 35 %Huntingdon County35
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Forest County39.7+0.2 pts
2Schuylkill County39-0.6 pts
3Franklin County38.9+1.1 pts
4Tioga County38.5+0.5 pts
5Elk County38.3+3.3 pts
5Mifflin County38.3+2.6 pts
7Luzerne County38.2+1.5 pts
8Potter County38.1-1 pts
9Washington County38+4.1 pts
10Armstrong County37.9+2.2 pts
10Cameron County37.9-0.9 pts
10Northumberland County37.9-1.4 pts
13Indiana County37.7+0.1 pts
14Monroe County37.5+4.2 pts
15Beaver County37.4+1.6 pts
15Crawford County37.4-1.4 pts
17Clearfield County37.2-0.2 pts
18Lebanon County36.8+1.1 pts
18Sullivan County36.8+1.1 pts
20Cambria County36.6-1.8 pts
21Adams County36.5-0.1 pts
21Erie County36.5-0.7 pts
21Somerset County36.5-2.8 pts
24Blair County36+1.8 pts
24Columbia County36-3.2 pts
24Juniata County36-0.8 pts
27McKean County35.9-1 pts
28Venango County35.8+0.5 pts
29Jefferson County35.7-2.4 pts
29Wyoming County35.7-1.3 pts
31Fulton County35.6-2 pts
31Greene County35.6-1.6 pts
33Lawrence County35.5-0.6 pts
33Lycoming County35.5-1.1 pts
33Snyder County35.5+0.2 pts
36Montour County35.3+1.7 pts
37Wayne County35.2+1 pts
38Lancaster County35.1+0.3 pts
38Perry County35.1-0.2 pts
40Huntingdon County35-3 pts
41Bedford County34.9-1.9 pts
42Berks County34.8-1.2 pts
42Mercer County34.8-5 pts
42York County34.8-4.7 pts
45Bradford County34.7-6.6 pts
45Carbon County34.7-1.9 pts
45Fayette County34.7-2.8 pts
48Clarion County34.5-1.3 pts
48Warren County34.5-3 pts
50Philadelphia County34.2+3.1 pts
51Dauphin County34.1-3 pts
52Lehigh County34+0.3 pts
52Pike County34-5.1 pts
54Clinton County33.7-2.2 pts
54Union County33.70 pts
56Northampton County33+1.1 pts
57Susquehanna County32.9-8.4 pts
58Cumberland County32.8+2.2 pts
58Lackawanna County32.8+0.2 pts
60Butler County32.3+0.1 pts
61Allegheny County31.7+0.2 pts
62Centre County31.5+1.2 pts
62Montgomery County31.5+0.9 pts
64Westmoreland County31.2-0.9 pts
65Delaware County30.9-1.7 pts
66Bucks County30.4-1.1 pts
67Chester County29.6-2.2 pts

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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 Pennsylvania 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Counties in Pennsylvania by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/pennsylvania-counties. 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Forest County, with 39.7% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Chester County, with 29.6% in 2022.

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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