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Counties in West Virginia by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023

Boone County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 55 counties in 2023, at 46.7%. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 31.9%. The median was 41.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest46.7Boone County
Lowest31.9Monongalia County
Median41.555 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Barbour County: 43.3 %Berkeley County: 38.7 %Boone County: 46.7 %Braxton County: 41.5 %Brooke County: 40 %Cabell County: 44.1 %Calhoun County: 40.8 %Clay County: 41.9 %Doddridge County: 41 %Fayette County: 40.5 %Gilmer County: 42.9 %Grant County: 43.2 %Greenbrier County: 40.4 %Hampshire County: 39.2 %Hancock County: 44 %Hardy County: 41.9 %Harrison County: 40.2 %Jackson County: 42.8 %Jefferson County: 38.3 %Kanawha County: 40.3 %Lewis County: 40.3 %Lincoln County: 45.6 %Logan County: 45 %McDowell County: 46.2 %Marion County: 42.1 %Marshall County: 37.5 %Mason County: 41.3 %Mercer County: 40.8 %Mineral County: 39.3 %Mingo County: 43.5 %Monongalia County: 31.9 %Monroe County: 41.1 %Morgan County: 39.2 %Nicholas County: 40.6 %Ohio County: 39.5 %Pendleton County: 36.5 %Pleasants County: 44 %Pocahontas County: 40.6 %Preston County: 37.7 %Putnam County: 38.3 %Raleigh County: 43.1 %Randolph County: 45.9 %Ritchie County: 42.9 %Roane County: 41.6 %Summers County: 39.8 %Taylor County: 42 %Tucker County: 39.3 %Tyler County: 42.8 %Upshur County: 36.6 %Wayne County: 42.6 %Webster County: 42.9 %Wetzel County: 42.4 %Wirt County: 42.8 %Wood County: 43.5 %Wyoming County: 44.6 %
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%, 2023. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Boone County: 46.7 %Boone County46.7McDowell County: 46.2 %McDowell County46.2Randolph County: 45.9 %Randolph County45.9Lincoln County: 45.6 %Lincoln County45.6Logan County: 45 %Logan County45Wyoming County: 44.6 %Wyoming County44.6Cabell County: 44.1 %Cabell County44.1Hancock County: 44 %Hancock County44Pleasants County: 44 %Pleasants County44Mingo County: 43.5 %Mingo County43.5Wood County: 43.5 %Wood County43.5Barbour County: 43.3 %Barbour County43.3Grant County: 43.2 %Grant County43.2Raleigh County: 43.1 %Raleigh County43.1Gilmer County: 42.9 %Gilmer County42.9Ritchie County: 42.9 %Ritchie County42.9Webster County: 42.9 %Webster County42.9Jackson County: 42.8 %Jackson County42.8Tyler County: 42.8 %Tyler County42.8Wirt County: 42.8 %Wirt County42.8Wayne County: 42.6 %Wayne County42.6Wetzel County: 42.4 %Wetzel County42.4Marion County: 42.1 %Marion County42.1Taylor County: 42 %Taylor County42Clay County: 41.9 %Clay County41.9Hardy County: 41.9 %Hardy County41.9Roane County: 41.6 %Roane County41.6Braxton County: 41.5 %Braxton County41.5Mason County: 41.3 %Mason County41.3Monroe County: 41.1 %Monroe County41.1Doddridge County: 41 %Doddridge County41Calhoun County: 40.8 %Calhoun County40.8Mercer County: 40.8 %Mercer County40.8Nicholas County: 40.6 %Nicholas County40.6Pocahontas County: 40.6 %Pocahontas County40.6Fayette County: 40.5 %Fayette County40.5Greenbrier County: 40.4 %Greenbrier County40.4Kanawha County: 40.3 %Kanawha County40.3Lewis County: 40.3 %Lewis County40.3Harrison County: 40.2 %Harrison County40.2Brooke County: 40 %Brooke County40Summers County: 39.8 %Summers County39.8Ohio County: 39.5 %Ohio County39.5Mineral County: 39.3 %Mineral County39.3Tucker County: 39.3 %Tucker County39.3Hampshire County: 39.2 %Hampshire County39.2Morgan County: 39.2 %Morgan County39.2Berkeley County: 38.7 %Berkeley County38.7Jefferson County: 38.3 %Jefferson County38.3Putnam County: 38.3 %Putnam County38.3Preston County: 37.7 %Preston County37.7Marshall County: 37.5 %Marshall County37.5Upshur County: 36.6 %Upshur County36.6Pendleton County: 36.5 %Pendleton County36.5Monongalia County: 31.9 %Monongalia County31.9Boone County: 46.7 %Boone County46.7McDowell County: 46.2 %McDowell County46.2Randolph County: 45.9 %Randolph County45.9Lincoln County: 45.6 %Lincoln County45.6Logan County: 45 %Logan County45Wyoming County: 44.6 %Wyoming County44.6Cabell County: 44.1 %Cabell County44.1Hancock County: 44 %Hancock County44Pleasants County: 44 %Pleasants County44Mingo County: 43.5 %Mingo County43.5Wood County: 43.5 %Wood County43.5Barbour County: 43.3 %Barbour County43.3Grant County: 43.2 %Grant County43.2Raleigh County: 43.1 %Raleigh County43.1Gilmer County: 42.9 %Gilmer County42.9Ritchie County: 42.9 %Ritchie County42.9Webster County: 42.9 %Webster County42.9Jackson County: 42.8 %Jackson County42.8Tyler County: 42.8 %Tyler County42.8Wirt County: 42.8 %Wirt County42.8Wayne County: 42.6 %Wayne County42.6Wetzel County: 42.4 %Wetzel County42.4Marion County: 42.1 %Marion County42.1Taylor County: 42 %Taylor County42Clay County: 41.9 %Clay County41.9Hardy County: 41.9 %Hardy County41.9Roane County: 41.6 %Roane County41.6Braxton County: 41.5 %Braxton County41.5Mason County: 41.3 %Mason County41.3Monroe County: 41.1 %Monroe County41.1Doddridge County: 41 %Doddridge County41Calhoun County: 40.8 %Calhoun County40.8Mercer County: 40.8 %Mercer County40.8Nicholas County: 40.6 %Nicholas County40.6Pocahontas County: 40.6 %Pocahontas County40.6Fayette County: 40.5 %Fayette County40.5Greenbrier County: 40.4 %Greenbrier County40.4Kanawha County: 40.3 %Kanawha County40.3Lewis County: 40.3 %Lewis County40.3Harrison County: 40.2 %Harrison County40.2Brooke County: 40 %Brooke County40Summers County: 39.8 %Summers County39.8Ohio County: 39.5 %Ohio County39.5Mineral County: 39.3 %Mineral County39.3Tucker County: 39.3 %Tucker County39.3Hampshire County: 39.2 %Hampshire County39.2Morgan County: 39.2 %Morgan County39.2Berkeley County: 38.7 %Berkeley County38.7Jefferson County: 38.3 %Jefferson County38.3Putnam County: 38.3 %Putnam County38.3Preston County: 37.7 %Preston County37.7Marshall County: 37.5 %Marshall County37.5Upshur County: 36.6 %Upshur County36.6Pendleton County: 36.5 %Pendleton County36.5Monongalia County: 31.9 %Monongalia County31.9
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Boone County46.7+4.9 pts
2McDowell County46.2+1.5 pts
3Randolph County45.9+4.9 pts
4Lincoln County45.6+0.5 pts
5Logan County45+3.8 pts
6Wyoming County44.6-2 pts
7Cabell County44.1+3.8 pts
8Hancock County44-1.3 pts
8Pleasants County44+2.3 pts
10Mingo County43.5+1.7 pts
10Wood County43.5+5.1 pts
12Barbour County43.3+3.1 pts
13Grant County43.2+2.3 pts
14Raleigh County43.1+3.3 pts
15Gilmer County42.9+3.4 pts
15Ritchie County42.9+1.6 pts
15Webster County42.9+5 pts
18Jackson County42.8+5.1 pts
18Tyler County42.8+1.1 pts
18Wirt County42.8+0.7 pts
21Wayne County42.6-2.8 pts
22Wetzel County42.4+5.3 pts
23Marion County42.1+2.7 pts
24Taylor County42+1.3 pts
25Clay County41.9-0.8 pts
25Hardy County41.9-1.1 pts
27Roane County41.6+1.8 pts
28Braxton County41.5+2.1 pts
29Mason County41.3-2.8 pts
30Monroe County41.1+0.5 pts
31Doddridge County41-2.3 pts
32Calhoun County40.8-3.7 pts
32Mercer County40.8-1.2 pts
34Nicholas County40.6+0.6 pts
34Pocahontas County40.6-3.5 pts
36Fayette County40.5+1 pts
37Greenbrier County40.4-2.4 pts
38Kanawha County40.30 pts
38Lewis County40.3-0.2 pts
40Harrison County40.2-0.3 pts
41Brooke County40+0.8 pts
42Summers County39.8-3.1 pts
43Ohio County39.5+2.4 pts
44Mineral County39.3-3.5 pts
44Tucker County39.3+0.9 pts
46Hampshire County39.2-3.5 pts
46Morgan County39.2+0.3 pts
48Berkeley County38.7-2.2 pts
49Jefferson County38.3+3.1 pts
49Putnam County38.30 pts
51Preston County37.7-3.6 pts
52Marshall County37.5-5 pts
53Upshur County36.6-4.1 pts
54Pendleton County36.5-1.4 pts
55Monongalia County31.9-2.3 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, 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 West Virginia 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence, Counties in West Virginia by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/west-virginia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Boone County, with 46.7% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Monongalia County, with 31.9% 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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