US cities by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Opelousas, LA had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 3211 cities in 2022, at 53.6%. Fremont, CA had the lowest, at 14.5%. The median was 34.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest53.6Opelousas, LA

Lowest14.5Fremont, CA

Median34.63211 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

%. 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

Rank	Cities	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Opelousas, LA	53.6	+8.6 pts
2	Prichard, AL	53.4	+3.3 pts
3	Selma, AL	52.1	+5.4 pts
4	Saginaw, MI	51.1	+0.3 pts
5	East Cleveland, OH	51	+3.4 pts
6	East St. Louis, IL	50.7	-6.7 pts
7	Lima, OH	50.6	+4.3 pts
8	Gary, IN	49.7	-2.6 pts
9	Warren, OH	49.6	+2.4 pts
10	Minden, LA	49.2	+2.7 pts
11	Flint, MI	49.1	-2.3 pts
12	Trotwood, OH	48.9	-0.3 pts
13	Freeport, TX	48.8	+3.2 pts
13	Laurel, MS	48.8	+5.3 pts
15	Forrest City, AR	48.7	-1.6 pts
15	Muskegon, MI	48.7	+1.2 pts
17	Donna, TX	48.6	+2.2 pts
17	Riverdale, IL	48.6	+4.7 pts
19	Alton, TX	48.5	+4.2 pts
20	Clarksdale, MS	48.4	-1.5 pts
20	Jennings, MO	48.4	+0.3 pts
22	San Benito, TX	48.3	+2.1 pts
23	Canton, MS	48.2	+3.1 pts
24	Center Point, AL	48.1	+3.1 pts
25	Macon, GA	48	+9.2 pts
26	Conyers, GA	47.6	+5.6 pts
26	El Reno, OK	47.6	+6.7 pts
26	McComb, MS	47.6	0 pts
26	Raymondville, TX	47.6	+2.2 pts
30	Palmview, TX	47.5	+2.4 pts
31	Jackson, MS	47.4	+2.8 pts
31	Mendota, CA	47.4	+2.1 pts
33	Grenada, MS	47.3	+3.9 pts
33	Hidalgo, TX	47.3	+2.2 pts
35	Roma, TX	47.2	+2.5 pts
36	Brownsville, TX	47.1	+2.3 pts
36	Columbus, MS	47.1	+4 pts
36	Youngstown, OH	47.1	-1.6 pts
39	Bessemer, AL	47	+1.6 pts
39	Lovejoy, GA	47	+2.8 pts
39	Petersburg, VA	47	+1.3 pts
42	Pharr, TX	46.9	+2.4 pts
42	San Juan, TX	46.9	+2.7 pts
44	Dayton, OH	46.8	+0.3 pts
45	Greenville, MS	46.7	+0.8 pts
45	Kankakee, IL	46.7	+3.1 pts
45	Moss Point, MS	46.7	+3.3 pts
45	Muskogee, OK	46.7	+6.1 pts
45	Ozark, AL	46.7	+6.6 pts
45	Riverdale, GA	46.7	+2.1 pts
51	Mercedes, TX	46.6	+1.2 pts
52	Ashtabula, OH	46.5	-1.2 pts
52	Hagerstown, MD	46.5	+4 pts
54	Alamo, TX	46.4	+3 pts
54	Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO	46.4	+1.5 pts
54	Ironton, OH	46.4	-1.1 pts
54	Marion, OH	46.4	-2.1 pts
54	Painesville, OH	46.4	+5.1 pts
54	Warrensville Heights, OH	46.4	+2 pts
60	Bogalusa, LA	46.1	-0.9 pts
60	Darby, PA	46.1	+3.7 pts
60	Okmulgee, OK	46.1	+1.3 pts
63	Newnan, GA	46	+9.6 pts
63	Pine Bluff, AR	46	+1.1 pts
65	Brookhaven, MS	45.9	+1.2 pts
65	Harlingen, TX	45.9	+2.3 pts
65	Robstown, TX	45.9	+1.7 pts
68	Blytheville, AR	45.8	+4.2 pts
68	La Marque, TX	45.8	+5.9 pts
68	Orange, TX	45.8	+5.3 pts
68	Shreveport, LA	45.8	+4 pts
68	South Sioux City, NE	45.8	+6.1 pts
73	Bossier City, LA	45.7	+7.6 pts
73	Maple Heights, OH	45.7	+4.2 pts
73	Texarkana, AR	45.7	+6.5 pts
76	Inkster, MI	45.6	+1.3 pts
76	Lake Charles, LA	45.6	+3.6 pts
76	Rio Grande City, TX	45.6	+0.9 pts
79	Cambridge, MD	45.5	+3.9 pts
79	Canton, OH	45.5	-1.7 pts
79	East Chicago, IN	45.5	-3.8 pts
79	Elkhart, IN	45.5	+4.3 pts
79	Forest Hill, TX	45.5	+0.4 pts
79	Forest Park, GA	45.5	+2.6 pts
79	Monroe, LA	45.5	+5.3 pts
79	Phenix City, AL	45.5	+2 pts
87	Conneaut, OH	45.4	+0.2 pts
87	Hopewell, VA	45.4	+1.6 pts
87	New Iberia, LA	45.4	0 pts
87	Portsmouth, VA	45.4	-1.2 pts
91	Bedford Heights, OH	45.3	+3.8 pts
91	Fostoria, OH	45.3	+1.2 pts
91	Gadsden, AL	45.3	+2.3 pts
91	Liberal, KS	45.3	+2.4 pts
91	New Castle, IN	45.3	+5 pts
91	Portsmouth, OH	45.3	-3 pts
91	Weslaco, TX	45.3	+3.4 pts
98	Camden, AR	45.2	+2.3 pts
98	Dolton, IL	45.2	+3.1 pts
98	Hinesville, GA	45.2	+7.3 pts
98	Horn Lake, MS	45.2	+1.3 pts
98	Port Huron, MI	45.2	+5.1 pts
98	Salem, OH	45.2	+0.2 pts
98	San Luis, AZ	45.2	+0.3 pts
105	Parlier, CA	45.1	+1.6 pts
105	Texas City, TX	45.1	+5.4 pts
105	Vicksburg, MS	45.1	-0.8 pts
108	Akron, OH	45	-2.7 pts
108	Mansfield, OH	45	+1.2 pts
108	Martinsburg, WV	45	+2 pts
108	Sikeston, MO	45	+6.3 pts
108	Talladega, AL	45	+0.4 pts
113	Edinburg, TX	44.9	+3.4 pts
113	Memphis, TN	44.9	+4.1 pts
113	Orangeburg, SC	44.9	+5.6 pts
116	Detroit, MI	44.8	-0.7 pts
116	Natchitoches, LA	44.8	+2.1 pts
116	Sunnyside, WA	44.8	+1.7 pts
119	Alexandria, LA	44.7	+4 pts
119	Lorain, OH	44.7	+1.8 pts
119	Marietta, OH	44.7	-0.3 pts
119	Springfield, OH	44.7	-0.9 pts
123	Cleveland, OH	44.6	+2.7 pts
123	Douglasville, GA	44.6	+7.6 pts
123	Euclid, OH	44.6	+4.9 pts
123	Marshall, MN	44.6	+8.4 pts
123	Wilmington, DE	44.6	+2.1 pts
128	Montgomery, AL	44.5	+6.6 pts
128	Newburgh, NY	44.5	+2.9 pts
128	Poplar Bluff, MO	44.5	+0.3 pts
128	Somerton, AZ	44.5	+0.9 pts
128	Toledo, OH	44.5	+0.3 pts
133	Lebanon, MO	44.4	+6.5 pts
133	Seymour, IN	44.4	+2.4 pts
133	Valley, AL	44.4	+1.6 pts
136	Albany, GA	44.3	+3.6 pts
136	Danville, VA	44.3	+0.8 pts
136	Eastpointe, MI	44.3	+2.2 pts
136	McAllen, TX	44.3	+2.7 pts
136	Picayune, MS	44.3	+0.8 pts
136	Two Rivers, WI	44.3	+7.6 pts
142	Coweta, OK	44.2	+2.4 pts
142	Jackson, MI	44.2	+3.6 pts
144	Alexander City, AL	44.1	+2.4 pts
144	Birmingham, AL	44.1	-0.8 pts
144	Bucyrus, OH	44.1	+2.6 pts
144	Douglas, GA	44.1	+0.5 pts
144	Hattiesburg, MS	44.1	+4.5 pts
144	Hazleton, PA	44.1	+4.3 pts
144	Marion, IN	44.1	+3.5 pts
144	Markham, IL	44.1	+2.3 pts
144	Mission, TX	44.1	+2.7 pts
144	West Memphis, AR	44.1	-2 pts
144	Whitehall, OH	44.1	+2.2 pts
155	Chester, PA	44	-0.9 pts
155	Clute, TX	44	+2.7 pts
155	Grandview, WA	44	+2.5 pts
155	Martinsville, VA	44	+0.7 pts
155	Norwalk, OH	44	+1.1 pts
155	Paducah, KY	44	+7.7 pts
155	Springfield, TN	44	+6.1 pts
162	Dublin, GA	43.9	+1.5 pts
162	Guthrie, OK	43.9	+0.4 pts
162	Harvey, IL	43.9	-0.3 pts
162	LaGrange, GA	43.9	-1.7 pts
162	Moberly, MO	43.9	+0.6 pts
162	Ponca City, OK	43.9	+4.5 pts
168	Corinth, MS	43.8	+4.9 pts
168	Galion, OH	43.8	+1.6 pts
168	Rocky Mount, NC	43.8	+0.4 pts
168	Weirton, WV	43.8	+2.1 pts
168	Zanesville, OH	43.8	-3.1 pts
173	Cairo, GA	43.7	+0.5 pts
173	El Dorado, AR	43.7	+3.3 pts
173	Fremont, OH	43.7	-0.3 pts
173	Garfield Heights, OH	43.7	+7.1 pts
173	Kennett, MO	43.7	-1.3 pts
173	Natchez, MS	43.7	-0.5 pts
173	Tiffin, OH	43.7	+3.9 pts
180	Baker, LA	43.6	+3 pts
180	Danville, IL	43.6	+2.9 pts
180	Ferguson, MO	43.6	-0.4 pts
180	Iowa Colony, TX	43.6	+5.3 pts
180	Jesup, GA	43.6	+2 pts
180	Johnstown, PA	43.6	-2.3 pts
180	Lexington, NE	43.6	-1 pts
187	Americus, GA	43.5	+3.5 pts
187	Bridgeton, NJ	43.5	-1.8 pts
187	Camden, NJ	43.5	+1.7 pts
187	Coatesville, PA	43.5	-0.9 pts
187	Eagle Pass, TX	43.5	0 pts
187	Freeport, IL	43.5	+3.6 pts
187	McAlester, OK	43.5	+1.7 pts
187	McDonough, GA	43.5	+4 pts
187	Morgan City, LA	43.5	+5 pts
187	Radcliff, KY	43.5	-1.8 pts
187	Sylacauga, AL	43.5	+1.1 pts
187	York, PA	43.5	-4.6 pts
199	Clarksburg, WV	43.4	+3.7 pts
199	Covington, GA	43.4	+2.3 pts
199	Defiance, OH	43.4	+1.6 pts
199	Greenwood, MS	43.4	-4.4 pts
199	Kenosha, WI	43.4	+5 pts
199	Mobile, AL	43.4	+2.1 pts
199	Palatka, FL	43.4	n/a
199	Shively, KY	43.4	+0.2 pts
207	Adrian, MI	43.3	+7.6 pts
207	Auburn, NY	43.3	+0.3 pts
207	Barberton, OH	43.3	-1.7 pts
207	Beeville, TX	43.3	+1.4 pts
207	Eufaula, AL	43.3	+0.4 pts
207	Haines City, FL	43.3	n/a
207	Piqua, OH	43.3	+1.3 pts
207	Rochester, NY	43.3	+4.8 pts
215	Big Spring, TX	43.2	+3 pts
215	Calumet City, IL	43.2	+3.3 pts
215	Duncan, OK	43.2	+2.5 pts
215	Kinston, NC	43.2	+0.4 pts
215	Lawton, OK	43.2	-1.7 pts
215	New Philadelphia, OH	43.2	+2.2 pts
221	Alice, TX	43.1	+0.6 pts
221	Crawfordsville, IN	43.1	+7.6 pts
221	Grandview, MO	43.1	+1.3 pts
221	Henderson, NC	43.1	-2 pts
221	Mustang, OK	43.1	+6.7 pts
221	Peru, IN	43.1	+3.8 pts
221	Van Wert, OH	43.1	-2.5 pts
221	Vidalia, GA	43.1	+1.3 pts
229	Abbeville, LA	43	+2.2 pts
229	Hopkinsville, KY	43	+3.1 pts
229	Manitowoc, WI	43	+7.5 pts
229	Miami, OK	43	+2.5 pts
229	Sandusky, OH	43	-2.8 pts
229	Waycross, GA	43	-1.6 pts
235	Ada, OK	42.9	+8.3 pts
235	Anniston, AL	42.9	-0.5 pts
235	Brunswick, GA	42.9	+0.1 pts
235	Circleville, OH	42.9	-0.5 pts
235	Clarksville, IN	42.9	+2.6 pts
235	Council Bluffs, IA	42.9	+4.1 pts
235	Gatesville, TX	42.9	-1.3 pts
235	Niles, OH	42.9	+1.6 pts
235	Pascagoula, MS	42.9	+4.1 pts
235	San Elizario, TX	42.9	+2.3 pts
235	Trenton, NJ	42.9	+9 pts
246	Arkansas City, KS	42.8	+1.5 pts
246	Augusta, GA	42.8	+3.2 pts
246	Gretna, LA	42.8	+4.4 pts
246	Ionia, MI	42.8	+3.3 pts
246	Lebanon, PA	42.8	+1.8 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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

Opelousas, LA, with 53.6% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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