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Counties in Tennessee by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Haywood County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 95 counties in 2021, at 42.9%. Williamson County had the lowest, at 28.4%. The median was 36.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest42.9Haywood County
Lowest28.4Williamson County
Median36.995 counties

Top 40 counties, 2021

Haywood County: 42.9 %Haywood County42.9Tipton County: 41.8 %Tipton County41.8Lauderdale County: 41.5 %Lauderdale County41.5Lake County: 41.2 %Lake County41.2Lawrence County: 41.1 %Lawrence County41.1Campbell County: 40.9 %Campbell County40.9Rhea County: 40.9 %Rhea County40.9Sevier County: 40.7 %Sevier County40.7Hardeman County: 40.5 %Hardeman County40.5Madison County: 40.5 %Madison County40.5Bradley County: 40.2 %Bradley County40.2Van Buren County: 39.9 %Van Buren County39.9Cocke County: 39.4 %Cocke County39.4Grainger County: 39.2 %Grainger County39.2Hancock County: 39.2 %Hancock County39.2Franklin County: 39.1 %Franklin County39.1Henderson County: 39 %Henderson County39Gibson County: 38.8 %Gibson County38.8Henry County: 38.7 %Henry County38.7Carter County: 38.5 %Carter County38.5Hamblen County: 38.5 %Hamblen County38.5Anderson County: 38.4 %Anderson County38.4Coffee County: 38.4 %Coffee County38.4Grundy County: 38.4 %Grundy County38.4Bledsoe County: 38.3 %Bledsoe County38.3Shelby County: 38.3 %Shelby County38.3Montgomery County: 38.2 %Montgomery County38.2Union County: 38.2 %Union County38.2Overton County: 38.1 %Overton County38.1Polk County: 38.1 %Polk County38.1Unicoi County: 38.1 %Unicoi County38.1Hawkins County: 37.8 %Hawkins County37.8Sequatchie County: 37.6 %Sequatchie County37.6Lewis County: 37.5 %Lewis County37.5Smith County: 37.5 %Smith County37.5Greene County: 37.4 %Greene County37.4Perry County: 37.4 %Perry County37.4Scott County: 37.4 %Scott County37.4Hickman County: 37.3 %Hickman County37.3Crockett County: 37.2 %Crockett County37.2
%. 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 (%)
1Haywood County42.9
2Tipton County41.8
3Lauderdale County41.5
4Lake County41.2
5Lawrence County41.1
6Campbell County40.9
6Rhea County40.9
8Sevier County40.7
9Hardeman County40.5
9Madison County40.5
11Bradley County40.2
12Van Buren County39.9
13Cocke County39.4
14Grainger County39.2
14Hancock County39.2
16Franklin County39.1
17Henderson County39
18Gibson County38.8
19Henry County38.7
20Carter County38.5
20Hamblen County38.5
22Anderson County38.4
22Coffee County38.4
22Grundy County38.4
25Bledsoe County38.3
25Shelby County38.3
27Montgomery County38.2
27Union County38.2
29Overton County38.1
29Polk County38.1
29Unicoi County38.1
32Hawkins County37.8
33Sequatchie County37.6
34Lewis County37.5
34Smith County37.5
36Greene County37.4
36Perry County37.4
36Scott County37.4
39Hickman County37.3
40Crockett County37.2
40Humphreys County37.2
40Wayne County37.2
43Dickson County37.1
43Hardin County37.1
45Bedford County37
45Decatur County37
45McNairy County37
48Carroll County36.9
48Claiborne County36.9
48Cumberland County36.9
48Jackson County36.9
52Clay County36.8
52Macon County36.8
52Meigs County36.8
52Pickett County36.8
56Roane County36.6
56Warren County36.6
58DeKalb County36.5
59Houston County36.4
59Obion County36.4
61Lincoln County36.3
61White County36.3
63Sullivan County36.2
64Cannon County36.1
64Johnson County36.1
66Trousdale County36
67Chester County35.9
67Knox County35.9
67Morgan County35.9
70Fentress County35.7
70Weakley County35.7
72Benton County35.5
73Sumner County35.3
74Monroe County35.2
75McMinn County35.1
76Hamilton County34.9
76Moore County34.9
78Jefferson County34.8
79Stewart County34.7
80Dyer County34.6
80Robertson County34.6
82Rutherford County34.5
83Marion County34.4
84Cheatham County34.2
85Loudon County33.9
86Giles County33.8
87Putnam County33.7
88Marshall County32.8
89Fayette County32.7
90Blount County32.5
90Davidson County32.5
92Wilson County31.8
93Maury County31.4
94Washington County28.5
95Williamson County28.4

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, 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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2021. 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?period=2021.

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

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

Haywood County, with 42.9% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Williamson County, with 28.4% 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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