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Cities in Washington by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Sunnyside, WA had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 91 cities in 2022, at 44.8%. Redmond, WA had the lowest, at 19.1%. The median was 33.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest44.8Sunnyside, WA
Lowest19.1Redmond, WA
Median33.491 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

Sunnyside, WA: 44.8 %Sunnyside, WA44.8Grandview, WA: 44 %Grandview, WA44Centralia, WA: 41.9 %Centralia, WA41.9Kennewick, WA: 41.2 %Kennewick, WA41.2Shelton, WA: 41.2 %Shelton, WA41.2Kelso, WA: 41.1 %Kelso, WA41.1Yakima, WA: 41.1 %Yakima, WA41.1Moses Lake, WA: 40.3 %Moses Lake, WA40.3Longview, WA: 39.6 %Longview, WA39.6Pasco, WA: 39.1 %Pasco, WA39.1Lakewood, WA: 37.9 %Lakewood, WA37.9West Richland, WA: 37.9 %West Richland, WA37.9Mount Vernon, WA: 37.6 %Mount Vernon, WA37.6Airway Heights, WA: 37.5 %Airway Heights, WA37.5Aberdeen, WA: 37.4 %Aberdeen, WA37.4Richland, WA: 37.2 %Richland, WA37.2East Wenatchee, WA: 37.1 %East Wenatchee, WA37.1Burlington, WA: 36.9 %Burlington, WA36.9Sedro-Woolley, WA: 36.6 %Sedro-Woolley, WA36.6Tacoma, WA: 36.6 %Tacoma, WA36.6Sumner, WA: 36.5 %Sumner, WA36.5Fife, WA: 36.3 %Fife, WA36.3Puyallup, WA: 36.3 %Puyallup, WA36.3Bonney Lake, WA: 36.1 %Bonney Lake, WA36.1Monroe, WA: 35.9 %Monroe, WA35.9Snohomish, WA: 35.7 %Snohomish, WA35.7Arlington, WA: 35.6 %Arlington, WA35.6Port Angeles, WA: 35.3 %Port Angeles, WA35.3Yelm, WA: 35.3 %Yelm, WA35.3Everett, WA: 35.1 %Everett, WA35.1Marysville, WA: 34.9 %Marysville, WA34.9Edgewood, WA: 34.7 %Edgewood, WA34.7University Place, WA: 34.4 %University Place, WA34.4Vancouver, WA: 34.4 %Vancouver, WA34.4Oak Harbor, WA: 34.2 %Oak Harbor, WA34.2Tumwater, WA: 34.2 %Tumwater, WA34.2Washougal, WA: 34.2 %Washougal, WA34.2Battle Ground, WA: 34 %Battle Ground, WA34Spokane, WA: 34 %Spokane, WA34Lake Stevens, WA: 33.9 %Lake Stevens, WA33.9
%. 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
1Sunnyside, WA44.8+1.7 pts
2Grandview, WA44+2.5 pts
3Centralia, WA41.9+6.9 pts
4Kennewick, WA41.2+7.4 pts
4Shelton, WA41.2+4.6 pts
6Kelso, WA41.1+2.1 pts
6Yakima, WA41.1+2.3 pts
8Moses Lake, WA40.3+5.6 pts
9Longview, WA39.6+1.7 pts
10Pasco, WA39.1+2.6 pts
11Lakewood, WA37.9+2.4 pts
11West Richland, WA37.9+6.5 pts
13Mount Vernon, WA37.6+6.9 pts
14Airway Heights, WA37.5+4.5 pts
15Aberdeen, WA37.4+2.2 pts
16Richland, WA37.2+6.5 pts
17East Wenatchee, WA37.1+5.1 pts
18Burlington, WA36.9+6.3 pts
19Sedro-Woolley, WA36.6+7 pts
19Tacoma, WA36.6+2.2 pts
21Sumner, WA36.5+2.1 pts
22Fife, WA36.3+3.7 pts
22Puyallup, WA36.3+3.3 pts
24Bonney Lake, WA36.1+2.8 pts
25Monroe, WA35.90 pts
26Snohomish, WA35.7+1.1 pts
27Arlington, WA35.6+1.4 pts
28Port Angeles, WA35.3+4.8 pts
28Yelm, WA35.3+1 pts
30Everett, WA35.10 pts
31Marysville, WA34.9+0.2 pts
32Edgewood, WA34.7+2.2 pts
33University Place, WA34.4+1.7 pts
33Vancouver, WA34.4+1.3 pts
35Oak Harbor, WA34.2+3.8 pts
35Tumwater, WA34.2+2.6 pts
35Washougal, WA34.2+1.9 pts
38Battle Ground, WA34+1.1 pts
38Spokane, WA34+4.3 pts
40Lake Stevens, WA33.9+0.1 pts
41Bremerton, WA33.7-0.1 pts
41Spokane Valley, WA33.7+4.2 pts
43Anacortes, WA33.6+5.8 pts
44Lacey, WA33.5+1.8 pts
45Olympia, WA33.4+1.7 pts
45Port Orchard, WA33.4-0.2 pts
47Lynnwood, WA33.3+0.5 pts
48Ridgefield, WA33.2+2 pts
49Mountlake Terrace, WA32.40 pts
49Walla Walla, WA32.40 pts
51Cheney, WA31.8+6.2 pts
51Gig Harbor, WA31.8+1.7 pts
53Edmonds, WA31.3-0.1 pts
53Liberty Lake, WA31.3+4.7 pts
55Camas, WA31.1+1.2 pts
56Poulsbo, WA30.9-0.4 pts
57Mukilteo, WA30.3-0.2 pts
58Mill Creek, WA29.8+0.2 pts
59Bainbridge Island, WA29.3-0.2 pts
60SeaTac, WA28.8-0.4 pts
61Wenatchee, WA28.7-2 pts
62Ellensburg, WA28.6+1.7 pts
63Lynden, WA28.4+4.1 pts
64Ferndale, WA27.9+2.4 pts
65Auburn, WA27.80 pts
66Federal Way, WA27.6+0.3 pts
67Burien, WA27.5-0.2 pts
67Des Moines, WA27.5+0.1 pts
69Bellingham, WA27+3.5 pts
70Pullman, WA26.6-2.5 pts
71Tukwila, WA26.5-1.9 pts
72Kent, WA26.3-1.2 pts
73Enumclaw, WA26-1 pts
74Covington, WA25.9-0.3 pts
75Bothell, WA25.6-1 pts
76Port Townsend, WA25.5-4.7 pts
77Maple Valley, WA25.3-0.2 pts
78Renton, WA24.8-0.4 pts
79Lake Forest Park, WA24.2+0.4 pts
80Shoreline, WA24.1+0.1 pts
81Kenmore, WA23.2-0.2 pts
82Snoqualmie, WA23.1-0.4 pts
83Seattle, WA23-0.6 pts
83Woodinville, WA23-0.6 pts
85Kirkland, WA22.8-0.4 pts
86Issaquah, WA21.5-0.8 pts
87Mercer Island, WA20.1-1.1 pts
88Sammamish, WA20-1.9 pts
89Newcastle, WA19.9-1.5 pts
90Bellevue, WA19.2-1.6 pts
91Redmond, WA19.1-1.3 pts

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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, 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 Washington 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/washington-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. 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?period=2022.

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

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

Sunnyside, WA, with 44.8% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Redmond, WA, with 19.1% in 2022.

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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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