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Counties in Tennessee by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Hardeman County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 95 counties in 2022, at 47.5%. Williamson County had the lowest, at 29.6%. The median was 39.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest47.5Hardeman County
Lowest29.6Williamson County
Median39.195 counties

Top 40 counties, 2022

Hardeman County: 47.5 %Hardeman County47.5Lake County: 44.7 %Lake County44.7Lauderdale County: 44.5 %Lauderdale County44.5Haywood County: 44 %Haywood County44McNairy County: 43.2 %McNairy County43.2Bledsoe County: 43.1 %Bledsoe County43.1Henderson County: 43 %Henderson County43Hancock County: 42.7 %Hancock County42.7Shelby County: 42.6 %Shelby County42.6DeKalb County: 42.2 %DeKalb County42.2Montgomery County: 42.2 %Montgomery County42.2Cocke County: 41.9 %Cocke County41.9Decatur County: 41.7 %Decatur County41.7Carter County: 41.5 %Carter County41.5Lawrence County: 41.4 %Lawrence County41.4Scott County: 41.4 %Scott County41.4Bedford County: 41.2 %Bedford County41.2Dyer County: 41.2 %Dyer County41.2Maury County: 40.9 %Maury County40.9Marion County: 40.7 %Marion County40.7Sullivan County: 40.7 %Sullivan County40.7Claiborne County: 40.6 %Claiborne County40.6Macon County: 40.6 %Macon County40.6Marshall County: 40.6 %Marshall County40.6Morgan County: 40.6 %Morgan County40.6Obion County: 40.6 %Obion County40.6Lincoln County: 40.5 %Lincoln County40.5Wayne County: 40.4 %Wayne County40.4Fentress County: 40.3 %Fentress County40.3McMinn County: 40.3 %McMinn County40.3Gibson County: 40.2 %Gibson County40.2Hickman County: 40.1 %Hickman County40.1Benton County: 39.9 %Benton County39.9Carroll County: 39.9 %Carroll County39.9Clay County: 39.7 %Clay County39.7Coffee County: 39.7 %Coffee County39.7Roane County: 39.7 %Roane County39.7Tipton County: 39.7 %Tipton County39.7White County: 39.7 %White County39.7Pickett County: 39.6 %Pickett County39.6
%. 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
1Hardeman County47.5+7 pts
2Lake County44.7+3.5 pts
3Lauderdale County44.5+3 pts
4Haywood County44+1.1 pts
5McNairy County43.2+6.2 pts
6Bledsoe County43.1+4.8 pts
7Henderson County43+4 pts
8Hancock County42.7+3.5 pts
9Shelby County42.6+4.3 pts
10DeKalb County42.2+5.7 pts
10Montgomery County42.2+4 pts
12Cocke County41.9+2.5 pts
13Decatur County41.7+4.7 pts
14Carter County41.5+3 pts
15Lawrence County41.4+0.3 pts
15Scott County41.4+4 pts
17Bedford County41.2+4.2 pts
17Dyer County41.2+6.6 pts
19Maury County40.9+9.5 pts
20Marion County40.7+6.3 pts
20Sullivan County40.7+4.5 pts
22Claiborne County40.6+3.7 pts
22Macon County40.6+3.8 pts
22Marshall County40.6+7.8 pts
22Morgan County40.6+4.7 pts
22Obion County40.6+4.2 pts
27Lincoln County40.5+4.2 pts
28Wayne County40.4+3.2 pts
29Fentress County40.3+4.6 pts
29McMinn County40.3+5.2 pts
31Gibson County40.2+1.4 pts
32Hickman County40.1+2.8 pts
33Benton County39.9+4.4 pts
33Carroll County39.9+3 pts
35Clay County39.7+2.9 pts
35Coffee County39.7+1.3 pts
35Roane County39.7+3.1 pts
35Tipton County39.7-2.1 pts
35White County39.7+3.4 pts
40Pickett County39.6+2.8 pts
40Rhea County39.6-1.3 pts
42Henry County39.5+0.8 pts
42Johnson County39.5+3.4 pts
44Sevier County39.4-1.3 pts
44Van Buren County39.4-0.5 pts
46Campbell County39.3-1.6 pts
47Warren County39.2+2.6 pts
48Crockett County39.1+1.9 pts
48Sequatchie County39.1+1.5 pts
50Lewis County39+1.5 pts
51Anderson County38.9+0.5 pts
51Bradley County38.9-1.3 pts
51Jefferson County38.9+4.1 pts
54Madison County38.7-1.8 pts
54Perry County38.7+1.3 pts
54Sumner County38.7+3.4 pts
57Grainger County38.6-0.6 pts
58Hamblen County38.50 pts
59Franklin County38.4-0.7 pts
59Trousdale County38.4+2.4 pts
61Cheatham County38.3+4.1 pts
61Meigs County38.3+1.5 pts
63Chester County38.2+2.3 pts
63Humphreys County38.2+1 pts
63Union County38.20 pts
66Polk County38.10 pts
67Grundy County38-0.4 pts
67Overton County38-0.1 pts
67Robertson County38+3.4 pts
67Weakley County38+2.3 pts
71Giles County37.9+4.1 pts
72Houston County37.7+1.3 pts
73Greene County37.6+0.2 pts
73Hawkins County37.6-0.2 pts
75Fayette County37.4+4.7 pts
76Hardin County37.3+0.2 pts
77Wilson County37.2+5.4 pts
78Cumberland County37.1+0.2 pts
78Smith County37.1-0.4 pts
80Stewart County37+2.3 pts
81Knox County36.8+0.9 pts
81Putnam County36.8+3.1 pts
83Moore County36.7+1.8 pts
84Cannon County36.6+0.5 pts
84Unicoi County36.6-1.5 pts
86Jackson County36.4-0.5 pts
87Washington County36.3+7.8 pts
88Monroe County36.2+1 pts
89Loudon County35.8+1.9 pts
90Dickson County35.3-1.8 pts
91Rutherford County33.6-0.9 pts
92Blount County33.3+0.8 pts
93Hamilton County33-1.9 pts
94Davidson County32.1-0.4 pts
95Williamson County29.6+1.2 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, 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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/tennessee-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hardeman County, with 47.5% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Williamson 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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