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Cities in Texas by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Freeport, TX had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 255 cities in 2022, at 48.8%. University Park, TX had the lowest, at 24.3%. The median was 37.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest48.8Freeport, TX
Lowest24.3University Park, TX
Median37.8255 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

Freeport, TX: 48.8 %Freeport, TX48.8Donna, TX: 48.6 %Donna, TX48.6Alton, TX: 48.5 %Alton, TX48.5San Benito, TX: 48.3 %San Benito, TX48.3Raymondville, TX: 47.6 %Raymondville, TX47.6Palmview, TX: 47.5 %Palmview, TX47.5Hidalgo, TX: 47.3 %Hidalgo, TX47.3Roma, TX: 47.2 %Roma, TX47.2Brownsville, TX: 47.1 %Brownsville, TX47.1Pharr, TX: 46.9 %Pharr, TX46.9San Juan, TX: 46.9 %San Juan, TX46.9Mercedes, TX: 46.6 %Mercedes, TX46.6Alamo, TX: 46.4 %Alamo, TX46.4Harlingen, TX: 45.9 %Harlingen, TX45.9Robstown, TX: 45.9 %Robstown, TX45.9La Marque, TX: 45.8 %La Marque, TX45.8Orange, TX: 45.8 %Orange, TX45.8Rio Grande City, TX: 45.6 %Rio Grande City, TX45.6Forest Hill, TX: 45.5 %Forest Hill, TX45.5Weslaco, TX: 45.3 %Weslaco, TX45.3Texas City, TX: 45.1 %Texas City, TX45.1Edinburg, TX: 44.9 %Edinburg, TX44.9McAllen, TX: 44.3 %McAllen, TX44.3Mission, TX: 44.1 %Mission, TX44.1Clute, TX: 44 %Clute, TX44Iowa Colony, TX: 43.6 %Iowa Colony, TX43.6Eagle Pass, TX: 43.5 %Eagle Pass, TX43.5Beeville, TX: 43.3 %Beeville, TX43.3Big Spring, TX: 43.2 %Big Spring, TX43.2Alice, TX: 43.1 %Alice, TX43.1Gatesville, TX: 42.9 %Gatesville, TX42.9San Elizario, TX: 42.9 %San Elizario, TX42.9Elgin, TX: 42.7 %Elgin, TX42.7Galveston, TX: 42.7 %Galveston, TX42.7Hereford, TX: 42.7 %Hereford, TX42.7Seguin, TX: 42.7 %Seguin, TX42.7Alvin, TX: 42.6 %Alvin, TX42.6Sweetwater, TX: 42.6 %Sweetwater, TX42.6Texarkana, TX: 42.6 %Texarkana, TX42.6Bellmead, TX: 42.5 %Bellmead, TX42.5
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Freeport, TX48.8+3.2 pts
2Donna, TX48.6+2.2 pts
3Alton, TX48.5+4.2 pts
4San Benito, TX48.3+2.1 pts
5Raymondville, TX47.6+2.2 pts
6Palmview, TX47.5+2.4 pts
7Hidalgo, TX47.3+2.2 pts
8Roma, TX47.2+2.5 pts
9Brownsville, TX47.1+2.3 pts
10Pharr, TX46.9+2.4 pts
10San Juan, TX46.9+2.7 pts
12Mercedes, TX46.6+1.2 pts
13Alamo, TX46.4+3 pts
14Harlingen, TX45.9+2.3 pts
14Robstown, TX45.9+1.7 pts
16La Marque, TX45.8+5.9 pts
16Orange, TX45.8+5.3 pts
18Rio Grande City, TX45.6+0.9 pts
19Forest Hill, TX45.5+0.4 pts
20Weslaco, TX45.3+3.4 pts
21Texas City, TX45.1+5.4 pts
22Edinburg, TX44.9+3.4 pts
23McAllen, TX44.3+2.7 pts
24Mission, TX44.1+2.7 pts
25Clute, TX44+2.7 pts
26Iowa Colony, TX43.6+5.3 pts
27Eagle Pass, TX43.50 pts
28Beeville, TX43.3+1.4 pts
29Big Spring, TX43.2+3 pts
30Alice, TX43.1+0.6 pts
31Gatesville, TX42.9-1.3 pts
31San Elizario, TX42.9+2.3 pts
33Elgin, TX42.7+3.7 pts
33Galveston, TX42.7+5.9 pts
33Hereford, TX42.7+1.4 pts
33Seguin, TX42.7+2.5 pts
37Alvin, TX42.6+2.1 pts
37Sweetwater, TX42.6+3.9 pts
37Texarkana, TX42.6+1.3 pts
40Bellmead, TX42.5-0.5 pts
40Corsicana, TX42.5+3.2 pts
40Greenville, TX42.50 pts
43Angleton, TX42.4+1.6 pts
43Corpus Christi, TX42.4+2.2 pts
43Plainview, TX42.4+2.9 pts
46Manvel, TX42.3+3.7 pts
47Bay City, TX42.1+1.3 pts
48Cleburne, TX42+4.8 pts
48Marshall, TX42+1 pts
48Socorro, TX42+1.6 pts
51Dickinson, TX41.9+5.1 pts
52Ingleside, TX41.8+1.8 pts
52Levelland, TX41.8+4.8 pts
54Laredo, TX41.7-2.7 pts
54Uvalde, TX41.7+2.4 pts
56Del Rio, TX41.4+0.6 pts
56Jacksonville, TX41.40 pts
58Killeen, TX41.3+0.5 pts
58Richmond, TX41.3+3.7 pts
60Port Arthur, TX41.1-0.8 pts
61Lancaster, TX41-0.4 pts
61Lufkin, TX41-2.1 pts
61Mount Pleasant, TX41+0.3 pts
61Paris, TX41+1.3 pts
61Rosenberg, TX41+3 pts
66Pleasanton, TX40.9+3.3 pts
66Terrell, TX40.9+1 pts
68Henderson, TX40.8+2.7 pts
68Palestine, TX40.8-2.6 pts
70Lake Jackson, TX40.7+3.6 pts
71Horizon City, TX40.6+4.2 pts
72White Settlement, TX40.5+4.4 pts
73Galena Park, TX40.3-2.2 pts
74El Campo, TX40.1+0.6 pts
74Huntsville, TX40.1+4.8 pts
74Nacogdoches, TX40.1+0.5 pts
77Haltom City, TX40+4.3 pts
77Portland, TX40+2 pts
77Victoria, TX40-1.3 pts
80Bonham, TX39.8-1 pts
80Cibolo, TX39.8+3.4 pts
80Fort Worth, TX39.8+3.2 pts
83Crowley, TX39.7+4.1 pts
83Gainesville, TX39.7+2.4 pts
83Odessa, TX39.7+3 pts
86Kingsville, TX39.6+1.5 pts
86Pampa, TX39.6+0.2 pts
88Andrews, TX39.5+1.3 pts
88Ennis, TX39.5-0.5 pts
90Santa Fe, TX39.4+4.7 pts
90Waco, TX39.4+0.2 pts
92Glenn Heights, TX39.2+0.2 pts
92Longview, TX39.2-0.2 pts
94Kaufman, TX39.1+0.1 pts
94Midland, TX39.1+4.2 pts
96Arlington, TX39+3.7 pts
96Beaumont, TX39-0.2 pts
96El Paso, TX39+1.8 pts
96Red Oak, TX39+1.4 pts
100Brownwood, TX38.9+1 pts
100DeSoto, TX38.9+0.1 pts
100New Braunfels, TX38.9+5.8 pts
103Balch Springs, TX38.8-1.1 pts
103Seagoville, TX38.8-0.3 pts
103South Houston, TX38.8-1.9 pts
106Denison, TX38.7+0.3 pts
106Kilgore, TX38.7+1.7 pts
108Burleson, TX38.6+5 pts
108Schertz, TX38.6+2.8 pts
110Lockhart, TX38.5-1.6 pts
111Azle, TX38.4+3.9 pts
111Mineral Wells, TX38.4-2.8 pts
111Sulphur Springs, TX38.4-0.5 pts
111Temple, TX38.4-1 pts
115Tyler, TX38.3+2.5 pts
116Bryan, TX38.1+2.6 pts
116Dumas, TX38.1+1.6 pts
118Dayton, TX38-1.2 pts
118Waxahachie, TX38+0.6 pts
120Athens, TX37.9-1.4 pts
120Bastrop, TX37.9+2.8 pts
120Harker Heights, TX37.9+0.2 pts
120Humble, TX37.9-0.2 pts
120Kennedale, TX37.9+3.1 pts
125Converse, TX37.8-0.7 pts
125Saginaw, TX37.8+3.6 pts
125San Antonio, TX37.8-1.6 pts
125Snyder, TX37.8+1.7 pts
129Cedar Hill, TX37.7+0.7 pts
130Borger, TX37.6-0.6 pts
131Mansfield, TX37.5+4.4 pts
131Pearland, TX37.5+2.1 pts
131Port Lavaca, TX37.5-0.6 pts
131Wichita Falls, TX37.5+2.1 pts
135Watauga, TX37.4+3.5 pts
136Sherman, TX37.3-0.9 pts
137Copperas Cove, TX37.2-3.8 pts
137Weatherford, TX37.20 pts
139Baytown, TX37.1-1 pts
140Grand Prairie, TX37+1.6 pts
140Hurst, TX37+2.8 pts
142Rockport, TX36.90 pts
143Belton, TX36.7-0.1 pts
143Conroe, TX36.7+0.1 pts
143Duncanville, TX36.7-0.1 pts
143League City, TX36.7+5.2 pts
143Mesquite, TX36.7+0.9 pts
143Royse City, TX36.7+3 pts
149Mont Belvieu, TX36.6-1.3 pts
150Euless, TX36.5+3.2 pts
150Selma, TX36.5+0.6 pts
152Lumberton, TX36.3+1.6 pts
153Forney, TX36.2+2.2 pts
153Pasadena, TX36.2-1.6 pts
153Stafford, TX36.2+4.1 pts
156Abilene, TX36+1.8 pts
156Robinson, TX36+0.6 pts
156Taylor, TX36-1.8 pts
159Fate, TX35.8+1.9 pts
159Leon Valley, TX35.8-1.1 pts
159Missouri City, TX35.8+2.4 pts
159North Richland Hills, TX35.8+3.1 pts
159San Angelo, TX35.8-0.4 pts
164Brenham, TX35.7+0.1 pts
164Dallas, TX35.7-0.7 pts
166Amarillo, TX35.6-3.8 pts
166Bedford, TX35.6+3.8 pts
166Universal City, TX35.6-1.8 pts
169Burkburnett, TX35.5+0.1 pts
169Houston, TX35.5-2.2 pts
171Benbrook, TX35.3+3.8 pts
171Princeton, TX35.3+3.1 pts
173Stephenville, TX35.2+2.6 pts
174Lubbock, TX35.1-3 pts
175Josephine, TX35+3.3 pts
176Live Oak, TX34.9-2.8 pts
176Providence Village, TX34.9+0.6 pts
178Groves, TX34.8+0.3 pts
178Midlothian, TX34.8-0.5 pts
180Lavon, TX34.7+3.4 pts
181Grapevine, TX34.6+2.5 pts
181Rockwall, TX34.6+1.6 pts
183Hewitt, TX34.5-0.4 pts
183La Porte, TX34.5-1.2 pts
185Granbury, TX34.3+2.2 pts
186Anna, TX34.1+3.5 pts
186Kyle, TX34.1+3.5 pts
188Friendswood, TX33.7+2.8 pts
189Garland, TX33.5-0.7 pts
189Hutto, TX33.5-2.4 pts
191Boerne, TX33.3+0.5 pts
192Little Elm, TX33.2-1 pts
193Heath, TX33.1+1.1 pts
193Manor, TX33.1-0.3 pts
195Kerrville, TX33-0.3 pts
195Lewisville, TX33-0.9 pts
197Melissa, TX32.8+1.7 pts
198Fulshear, TX32.7+1.5 pts
199Keller, TX32.6+2.2 pts
199Wylie, TX32.6+2 pts
201Sanger, TX32.5-2.1 pts
202Katy, TX32.4-1 pts
203Deer Park, TX32.3-1.6 pts
203Denton, TX32.3-0.3 pts
203Rowlett, TX32.3+0.5 pts
206Nederland, TX32.2+0.2 pts
206San Marcos, TX32.2+4.5 pts
208Celina, TX31.9+3.5 pts
208Fredericksburg, TX31.9-1.3 pts
208Round Rock, TX31.9-2.3 pts
211Corinth, TX31.7-1.6 pts
211Tomball, TX31.7-1.6 pts
211Webster, TX31.7-2.4 pts
214Buda, TX31.6+2.9 pts
215McKinney, TX31.5+1.3 pts
216College Station, TX31.1+3.7 pts
216Colleyville, TX31.1+1.4 pts
216Prosper, TX31.1+2.5 pts
219Canyon, TX31-6 pts
219Helotes, TX31-2.7 pts
219Liberty Hill, TX31-4.2 pts
222Fair Oaks Ranch, TX30.9-1.2 pts
223Port Neches, TX30.8-2 pts
224Farmers Branch, TX30.7-0.6 pts
224Irving, TX30.7-1.5 pts
224Northlake, TX30.7-0.9 pts
224The Colony, TX30.7-2.7 pts
228Addison, TX30.6+0.9 pts
228Fairview, TX30.6+3 pts
230Seabrook, TX30.5-1.9 pts
231Southlake, TX30.4+0.6 pts
232Carrollton, TX30.3-2.1 pts
232Pflugerville, TX30.3+0.9 pts
232Roanoke, TX30.3-0.8 pts
235Dripping Springs, TX30.1+2.1 pts
236Leander, TX30-4 pts
237Highland Village, TX29.5-1.8 pts
237Trophy Club, TX29.5-1.8 pts
239Georgetown, TX29.4-2.8 pts
239Lago Vista, TX29.4+0.3 pts
239Sachse, TX29.4-0.3 pts
242Allen, TX29.3+1.2 pts
242Cedar Park, TX29.3-2.8 pts
244Austin, TX28.9+0.7 pts
244Murphy, TX28.9+1.8 pts
246Richardson, TX28.8+0.7 pts
247Plano, TX28.6+1.2 pts
248Flower Mound, TX28.5-2.3 pts
249Sugar Land, TX27.8+1.5 pts
250Frisco, TX27.4-1.5 pts

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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.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence (Cities in Texas 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Cities in Texas by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/texas-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Freeport, TX, with 48.8% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

University Park, TX, with 24.3% in 2022.

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