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

All 55 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_obesity_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/west-virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Boone County | 46.7 |
| 2 | McDowell County | 46.2 |
| 3 | Randolph County | 45.9 |
| 4 | Lincoln County | 45.6 |
| 5 | Logan County | 45 |
| 6 | Wyoming County | 44.6 |
| 7 | Cabell County | 44.1 |
| 8 | Hancock County | 44 |
| 8 | Pleasants County | 44 |
| 10 | Mingo County | 43.5 |
| 10 | Wood County | 43.5 |
| 12 | Barbour County | 43.3 |
| 13 | Grant County | 43.2 |
| 14 | Raleigh County | 43.1 |
| 15 | Gilmer County | 42.9 |
| 15 | Ritchie County | 42.9 |
| 15 | Webster County | 42.9 |
| 18 | Jackson County | 42.8 |
| 18 | Tyler County | 42.8 |
| 18 | Wirt County | 42.8 |
| 21 | Wayne County | 42.6 |
| 22 | Wetzel County | 42.4 |
| 23 | Marion County | 42.1 |
| 24 | Taylor County | 42 |
| 25 | Clay County | 41.9 |
| 25 | Hardy County | 41.9 |
| 27 | Roane County | 41.6 |
| 28 | Braxton County | 41.5 |
| 29 | Mason County | 41.3 |
| 30 | Monroe County | 41.1 |
| 31 | Doddridge County | 41 |
| 32 | Calhoun County | 40.8 |
| 32 | Mercer County | 40.8 |
| 34 | Nicholas County | 40.6 |
| 34 | Pocahontas County | 40.6 |
| 36 | Fayette County | 40.5 |
| 37 | Greenbrier County | 40.4 |
| 38 | Kanawha County | 40.3 |
| 38 | Lewis County | 40.3 |
| 40 | Harrison County | 40.2 |
| 41 | Brooke County | 40 |
| 42 | Summers County | 39.8 |
| 43 | Ohio County | 39.5 |
| 44 | Mineral County | 39.3 |
| 44 | Tucker County | 39.3 |
| 46 | Hampshire County | 39.2 |
| 46 | Morgan County | 39.2 |
| 48 | Berkeley County | 38.7 |
| 49 | Jefferson County | 38.3 |
| 49 | Putnam County | 38.3 |
| 51 | Preston County | 37.7 |
| 52 | Marshall County | 37.5 |
| 53 | Upshur County | 36.6 |
| 54 | Pendleton County | 36.5 |
| 55 | Monongalia County | 31.9 |