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Cities in Washington by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023

Sunnyside, WA had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 91 cities in 2023, at 43.6%. Redmond, WA had the lowest, at 18.5%. The median was 32.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest43.6Sunnyside, WA
Lowest18.5Redmond, WA
Median32.491 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

Sunnyside, WA: 43.6 %Sunnyside, WA43.6Grandview, WA: 43.2 %Grandview, WA43.2Kelso, WA: 42.5 %Kelso, WA42.5Longview, WA: 41 %Longview, WA41Centralia, WA: 39.7 %Centralia, WA39.7Yakima, WA: 39.7 %Yakima, WA39.7Airway Heights, WA: 39.2 %Airway Heights, WA39.2Lakewood, WA: 39 %Lakewood, WA39Aberdeen, WA: 38.7 %Aberdeen, WA38.7Shelton, WA: 38.7 %Shelton, WA38.7Fife, WA: 37.4 %Fife, WA37.4Kennewick, WA: 37.4 %Kennewick, WA37.4Moses Lake, WA: 37.3 %Moses Lake, WA37.3Tacoma, WA: 37.3 %Tacoma, WA37.3Sumner, WA: 37 %Sumner, WA37Puyallup, WA: 36.9 %Puyallup, WA36.9Washougal, WA: 36.8 %Washougal, WA36.8Battle Ground, WA: 36.3 %Battle Ground, WA36.3Bonney Lake, WA: 36.3 %Bonney Lake, WA36.3Vancouver, WA: 36.2 %Vancouver, WA36.2East Wenatchee, WA: 36 %East Wenatchee, WA36Pasco, WA: 35.6 %Pasco, WA35.6Spokane, WA: 35.3 %Spokane, WA35.3University Place, WA: 35.2 %University Place, WA35.2Spokane Valley, WA: 35.1 %Spokane Valley, WA35.1Walla Walla, WA: 35 %Walla Walla, WA35Edgewood, WA: 34.8 %Edgewood, WA34.8West Richland, WA: 34.8 %West Richland, WA34.8Mount Vernon, WA: 34.6 %Mount Vernon, WA34.6Ridgefield, WA: 34.5 %Ridgefield, WA34.5Richland, WA: 34 %Richland, WA34Arlington, WA: 33.9 %Arlington, WA33.9Burlington, WA: 33.6 %Burlington, WA33.6Ellensburg, WA: 33.6 %Ellensburg, WA33.6Monroe, WA: 33.4 %Monroe, WA33.4Port Orchard, WA: 33.4 %Port Orchard, WA33.4Sedro-Woolley, WA: 33.4 %Sedro-Woolley, WA33.4Camas, WA: 33.1 %Camas, WA33.1Snohomish, WA: 33 %Snohomish, WA33Bremerton, WA: 32.8 %Bremerton, WA32.8
%. 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

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sunnyside, WA43.6-1.2 pts
2Grandview, WA43.2-0.8 pts
3Kelso, WA42.5+1.4 pts
4Longview, WA41+1.4 pts
5Centralia, WA39.7-2.2 pts
5Yakima, WA39.7-1.4 pts
7Airway Heights, WA39.2+1.7 pts
8Lakewood, WA39+1.1 pts
9Aberdeen, WA38.7+1.3 pts
9Shelton, WA38.7-2.5 pts
11Fife, WA37.4+1.1 pts
11Kennewick, WA37.4-3.8 pts
13Moses Lake, WA37.3-3 pts
13Tacoma, WA37.3+0.7 pts
15Sumner, WA37+0.5 pts
16Puyallup, WA36.9+0.6 pts
17Washougal, WA36.8+2.6 pts
18Battle Ground, WA36.3+2.3 pts
18Bonney Lake, WA36.3+0.2 pts
20Vancouver, WA36.2+1.8 pts
21East Wenatchee, WA36-1.1 pts
22Pasco, WA35.6-3.5 pts
23Spokane, WA35.3+1.3 pts
24University Place, WA35.2+0.8 pts
25Spokane Valley, WA35.1+1.4 pts
26Walla Walla, WA35+2.6 pts
27Edgewood, WA34.8+0.1 pts
27West Richland, WA34.8-3.1 pts
29Mount Vernon, WA34.6-3 pts
30Ridgefield, WA34.5+1.3 pts
31Richland, WA34-3.2 pts
32Arlington, WA33.9-1.7 pts
33Burlington, WA33.6-3.3 pts
33Ellensburg, WA33.6+5 pts
35Monroe, WA33.4-2.5 pts
35Port Orchard, WA33.40 pts
35Sedro-Woolley, WA33.4-3.2 pts
38Camas, WA33.1+2 pts
39Snohomish, WA33-2.7 pts
40Bremerton, WA32.8-0.9 pts
40Cheney, WA32.8+1 pts
42Everett, WA32.7-2.4 pts
43Gig Harbor, WA32.5+0.7 pts
43Oak Harbor, WA32.5-1.7 pts
45Marysville, WA32.4-2.5 pts
45Yelm, WA32.4-2.9 pts
47Liberty Lake, WA32.3+1 pts
48Port Angeles, WA31.8-3.5 pts
49Lake Stevens, WA31.5-2.4 pts
50Lynnwood, WA31.3-2 pts
51Lacey, WA31.1-2.4 pts
51Tumwater, WA31.1-3.1 pts
53Olympia, WA30.8-2.6 pts
54Poulsbo, WA30.6-0.3 pts
55Anacortes, WA30.4-3.2 pts
55Mountlake Terrace, WA30.4-2 pts
57Wenatchee, WA29.6+0.9 pts
58Edmonds, WA29-2.3 pts
59Port Townsend, WA28.8+3.3 pts
60Bainbridge Island, WA28.3-1 pts
60Mukilteo, WA28.3-2 pts
60Pullman, WA28.3+1.7 pts
63SeaTac, WA28.1-0.7 pts
64Mill Creek, WA27.8-2 pts
65Auburn, WA27.3-0.5 pts
66Ferndale, WA27.2-0.7 pts
67Federal Way, WA27-0.6 pts
68Lynden, WA26.9-1.5 pts
69Des Moines, WA26.6-0.9 pts
70Burien, WA26.4-1.1 pts
71Bellingham, WA26-1 pts
72Kent, WA25.7-0.6 pts
72Tukwila, WA25.7-0.8 pts
74Enumclaw, WA25.6-0.4 pts
75Covington, WA24.8-1.1 pts
76Bothell, WA24.1-1.5 pts
76Maple Valley, WA24.1-1.2 pts
78Renton, WA24-0.8 pts
79Shoreline, WA23.2-0.9 pts
80Kenmore, WA23-0.2 pts
81Lake Forest Park, WA22.7-1.5 pts
82Seattle, WA22.2-0.8 pts
82Snoqualmie, WA22.2-0.9 pts
84Kirkland, WA21.8-1 pts
85Woodinville, WA21.4-1.6 pts
86Issaquah, WA20.4-1.1 pts
87Newcastle, WA19.7-0.2 pts
88Mercer Island, WA19.6-0.5 pts
89Sammamish, WA19.5-0.5 pts
90Bellevue, WA18.8-0.4 pts
91Redmond, WA18.5-0.6 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 cities 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, 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 Washington 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Cities in Washington by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/washington-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Washington 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/washington-cities.

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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 Washington 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/washington-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Sunnyside, WA, with 43.6% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Redmond, WA, with 18.5% in 2023.

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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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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