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Counties in Tennessee by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023

Lake County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 95 counties in 2023, at 47.2%. Williamson County had the lowest, at 29.4%. The median was 39.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest47.2Lake County
Lowest29.4Williamson County
Median39.995 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

Lake County: 47.2 %Lake County47.2Lauderdale County: 47.2 %Lauderdale County47.2McMinn County: 46.8 %McMinn County46.8Haywood County: 46.6 %Haywood County46.6Fentress County: 44.9 %Fentress County44.9Bedford County: 44.4 %Bedford County44.4Tipton County: 44.1 %Tipton County44.1Madison County: 43.8 %Madison County43.8Hardeman County: 43.7 %Hardeman County43.7Polk County: 43.7 %Polk County43.7Morgan County: 43.4 %Morgan County43.4Scott County: 43.4 %Scott County43.4Cannon County: 43.1 %Cannon County43.1Macon County: 43.1 %Macon County43.1Decatur County: 43 %Decatur County43Hancock County: 43 %Hancock County43Carroll County: 42.8 %Carroll County42.8Campbell County: 42.6 %Campbell County42.6Rhea County: 42.5 %Rhea County42.5Claiborne County: 42.3 %Claiborne County42.3Warren County: 42.3 %Warren County42.3Crockett County: 42.1 %Crockett County42.1Anderson County: 42 %Anderson County42Bledsoe County: 41.9 %Bledsoe County41.9Pickett County: 41.8 %Pickett County41.8Bradley County: 41.5 %Bradley County41.5Lawrence County: 41.5 %Lawrence County41.5Grainger County: 41.2 %Grainger County41.2Humphreys County: 41.2 %Humphreys County41.2Hawkins County: 41.1 %Hawkins County41.1Overton County: 40.9 %Overton County40.9Benton County: 40.8 %Benton County40.8Meigs County: 40.8 %Meigs County40.8Greene County: 40.6 %Greene County40.6Grundy County: 40.6 %Grundy County40.6Marion County: 40.6 %Marion County40.6Sumner County: 40.6 %Sumner County40.6Hamblen County: 40.5 %Hamblen County40.5Lincoln County: 40.5 %Lincoln County40.5Wayne County: 40.5 %Wayne County40.5
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lake County47.2+2.5 pts
1Lauderdale County47.2+2.7 pts
3McMinn County46.8+6.5 pts
4Haywood County46.6+2.6 pts
5Fentress County44.9+4.6 pts
6Bedford County44.4+3.2 pts
7Tipton County44.1+4.4 pts
8Madison County43.8+5.1 pts
9Hardeman County43.7-3.8 pts
9Polk County43.7+5.6 pts
11Morgan County43.4+2.8 pts
11Scott County43.4+2 pts
13Cannon County43.1+6.5 pts
13Macon County43.1+2.5 pts
15Decatur County43+1.3 pts
15Hancock County43+0.3 pts
17Carroll County42.8+2.9 pts
18Campbell County42.6+3.3 pts
19Rhea County42.5+2.9 pts
20Claiborne County42.3+1.7 pts
20Warren County42.3+3.1 pts
22Crockett County42.1+3 pts
23Anderson County42+3.1 pts
24Bledsoe County41.9-1.2 pts
25Pickett County41.8+2.2 pts
26Bradley County41.5+2.6 pts
26Lawrence County41.5+0.1 pts
28Grainger County41.2+2.6 pts
28Humphreys County41.2+3 pts
30Hawkins County41.1+3.5 pts
31Overton County40.9+2.9 pts
32Benton County40.8+0.9 pts
32Meigs County40.8+2.5 pts
34Greene County40.6+3 pts
34Grundy County40.6+2.6 pts
34Marion County40.6-0.1 pts
34Sumner County40.6+1.9 pts
38Hamblen County40.5+2 pts
38Lincoln County40.50 pts
38Wayne County40.5+0.1 pts
41DeKalb County40.4-1.8 pts
42Cocke County40.3-1.6 pts
42Union County40.3+2.1 pts
44Obion County40.2-0.4 pts
45Perry County40.1+1.4 pts
46Johnson County40+0.5 pts
46Marshall County40-0.6 pts
48Clay County39.9+0.2 pts
49Giles County39.8+1.9 pts
50Shelby County39.7-2.9 pts
50White County39.70 pts
52Cheatham County39.6+1.3 pts
52Gibson County39.6-0.6 pts
54Coffee County39.5-0.2 pts
54Cumberland County39.5+2.4 pts
54Houston County39.5+1.8 pts
57Dyer County39.4-1.8 pts
57Jackson County39.4+3 pts
57McNairy County39.4-3.8 pts
57Sequatchie County39.4+0.3 pts
61Unicoi County39.3+2.7 pts
62Lewis County39.2+0.2 pts
62Van Buren County39.2-0.2 pts
64Monroe County39.1+2.9 pts
64Smith County39.1+2 pts
64Trousdale County39.1+0.7 pts
64Weakley County39.1+1.1 pts
68Chester County39+0.8 pts
68Fayette County39+1.6 pts
70Henderson County38.8-4.2 pts
70Moore County38.8+2.1 pts
72Hickman County38.4-1.7 pts
72Montgomery County38.4-3.8 pts
72Sevier County38.4-1 pts
75Henry County38.2-1.3 pts
76Hardin County38.1+0.8 pts
76Stewart County38.1+1.1 pts
78Carter County37.9-3.6 pts
78Rutherford County37.9+4.3 pts
80Sullivan County37.8-2.9 pts
81Dickson County37.6+2.3 pts
82Putnam County37.5+0.7 pts
83Jefferson County37.3-1.6 pts
84Roane County37-2.7 pts
84Robertson County37-1 pts
86Loudon County36.4+0.6 pts
87Blount County36.3+3 pts
88Washington County35.5-0.8 pts
89Maury County35.2-5.7 pts
90Franklin County35-3.4 pts
91Hamilton County34.5+1.5 pts
92Knox County33.5-3.3 pts
93Davidson County32.3+0.2 pts
94Wilson County31.2-6 pts
95Williamson County29.4-0.2 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 Tennessee by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023) [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 Tennessee by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/tennessee-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 Tennessee by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/tennessee-counties.

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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 Tennessee by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/tennessee-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lake County, with 47.2% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Williamson County, with 29.4% in 2023.

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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