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

Wyoming County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 55 counties in 2022, at 46.6%. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 34.2%. The median was 40.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest46.6Wyoming County
Lowest34.2Monongalia County
Median40.955 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Barbour County: 40.2 %Berkeley County: 40.9 %Boone County: 41.8 %Braxton County: 39.4 %Brooke County: 39.2 %Cabell County: 40.3 %Calhoun County: 44.5 %Clay County: 42.7 %Doddridge County: 43.3 %Fayette County: 39.5 %Gilmer County: 39.5 %Grant County: 40.9 %Greenbrier County: 42.8 %Hampshire County: 42.7 %Hancock County: 45.3 %Hardy County: 43 %Harrison County: 40.5 %Jackson County: 37.7 %Jefferson County: 35.2 %Kanawha County: 40.3 %Lewis County: 40.5 %Lincoln County: 45.1 %Logan County: 41.2 %McDowell County: 44.7 %Marion County: 39.4 %Marshall County: 42.5 %Mason County: 44.1 %Mercer County: 42 %Mineral County: 42.8 %Mingo County: 41.8 %Monongalia County: 34.2 %Monroe County: 40.6 %Morgan County: 38.9 %Nicholas County: 40 %Ohio County: 37.1 %Pendleton County: 37.9 %Pleasants County: 41.7 %Pocahontas County: 44.1 %Preston County: 41.3 %Putnam County: 38.3 %Raleigh County: 39.8 %Randolph County: 41 %Ritchie County: 41.3 %Roane County: 39.8 %Summers County: 42.9 %Taylor County: 40.7 %Tucker County: 38.4 %Tyler County: 41.7 %Upshur County: 40.7 %Wayne County: 45.4 %Webster County: 37.9 %Wetzel County: 37.1 %Wirt County: 42.1 %Wood County: 38.4 %Wyoming County: 46.6 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Wyoming County: 46.6 %Wyoming County46.6Wayne County: 45.4 %Wayne County45.4Hancock County: 45.3 %Hancock County45.3Lincoln County: 45.1 %Lincoln County45.1McDowell County: 44.7 %McDowell County44.7Calhoun County: 44.5 %Calhoun County44.5Mason County: 44.1 %Mason County44.1Pocahontas County: 44.1 %Pocahontas County44.1Doddridge County: 43.3 %Doddridge County43.3Hardy County: 43 %Hardy County43Summers County: 42.9 %Summers County42.9Greenbrier County: 42.8 %Greenbrier County42.8Mineral County: 42.8 %Mineral County42.8Clay County: 42.7 %Clay County42.7Hampshire County: 42.7 %Hampshire County42.7Marshall County: 42.5 %Marshall County42.5Wirt County: 42.1 %Wirt County42.1Mercer County: 42 %Mercer County42Boone County: 41.8 %Boone County41.8Mingo County: 41.8 %Mingo County41.8Pleasants County: 41.7 %Pleasants County41.7Tyler County: 41.7 %Tyler County41.7Preston County: 41.3 %Preston County41.3Ritchie County: 41.3 %Ritchie County41.3Logan County: 41.2 %Logan County41.2Randolph County: 41 %Randolph County41Berkeley County: 40.9 %Berkeley County40.9Grant County: 40.9 %Grant County40.9Taylor County: 40.7 %Taylor County40.7Upshur County: 40.7 %Upshur County40.7Monroe County: 40.6 %Monroe County40.6Harrison County: 40.5 %Harrison County40.5Lewis County: 40.5 %Lewis County40.5Cabell County: 40.3 %Cabell County40.3Kanawha County: 40.3 %Kanawha County40.3Barbour County: 40.2 %Barbour County40.2Nicholas County: 40 %Nicholas County40Raleigh County: 39.8 %Raleigh County39.8Roane County: 39.8 %Roane County39.8Fayette County: 39.5 %Fayette County39.5Gilmer County: 39.5 %Gilmer County39.5Braxton County: 39.4 %Braxton County39.4Marion County: 39.4 %Marion County39.4Brooke County: 39.2 %Brooke County39.2Morgan County: 38.9 %Morgan County38.9Tucker County: 38.4 %Tucker County38.4Wood County: 38.4 %Wood County38.4Putnam County: 38.3 %Putnam County38.3Pendleton County: 37.9 %Pendleton County37.9Webster County: 37.9 %Webster County37.9Jackson County: 37.7 %Jackson County37.7Ohio County: 37.1 %Ohio County37.1Wetzel County: 37.1 %Wetzel County37.1Jefferson County: 35.2 %Jefferson County35.2Monongalia County: 34.2 %Monongalia County34.2Wyoming County: 46.6 %Wyoming County46.6Wayne County: 45.4 %Wayne County45.4Hancock County: 45.3 %Hancock County45.3Lincoln County: 45.1 %Lincoln County45.1McDowell County: 44.7 %McDowell County44.7Calhoun County: 44.5 %Calhoun County44.5Mason County: 44.1 %Mason County44.1Pocahontas County: 44.1 %Pocahontas County44.1Doddridge County: 43.3 %Doddridge County43.3Hardy County: 43 %Hardy County43Summers County: 42.9 %Summers County42.9Greenbrier County: 42.8 %Greenbrier County42.8Mineral County: 42.8 %Mineral County42.8Clay County: 42.7 %Clay County42.7Hampshire County: 42.7 %Hampshire County42.7Marshall County: 42.5 %Marshall County42.5Wirt County: 42.1 %Wirt County42.1Mercer County: 42 %Mercer County42Boone County: 41.8 %Boone County41.8Mingo County: 41.8 %Mingo County41.8Pleasants County: 41.7 %Pleasants County41.7Tyler County: 41.7 %Tyler County41.7Preston County: 41.3 %Preston County41.3Ritchie County: 41.3 %Ritchie County41.3Logan County: 41.2 %Logan County41.2Randolph County: 41 %Randolph County41Berkeley County: 40.9 %Berkeley County40.9Grant County: 40.9 %Grant County40.9Taylor County: 40.7 %Taylor County40.7Upshur County: 40.7 %Upshur County40.7Monroe County: 40.6 %Monroe County40.6Harrison County: 40.5 %Harrison County40.5Lewis County: 40.5 %Lewis County40.5Cabell County: 40.3 %Cabell County40.3Kanawha County: 40.3 %Kanawha County40.3Barbour County: 40.2 %Barbour County40.2Nicholas County: 40 %Nicholas County40Raleigh County: 39.8 %Raleigh County39.8Roane County: 39.8 %Roane County39.8Fayette County: 39.5 %Fayette County39.5Gilmer County: 39.5 %Gilmer County39.5Braxton County: 39.4 %Braxton County39.4Marion County: 39.4 %Marion County39.4Brooke County: 39.2 %Brooke County39.2Morgan County: 38.9 %Morgan County38.9Tucker County: 38.4 %Tucker County38.4Wood County: 38.4 %Wood County38.4Putnam County: 38.3 %Putnam County38.3Pendleton County: 37.9 %Pendleton County37.9Webster County: 37.9 %Webster County37.9Jackson County: 37.7 %Jackson County37.7Ohio County: 37.1 %Ohio County37.1Wetzel County: 37.1 %Wetzel County37.1Jefferson County: 35.2 %Jefferson County35.2Monongalia County: 34.2 %Monongalia County34.2
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Wyoming County46.6+2.7 pts
2Wayne County45.40 pts
3Hancock County45.3+3.4 pts
4Lincoln County45.1+0.1 pts
5McDowell County44.7+0.7 pts
6Calhoun County44.5-0.1 pts
7Mason County44.1-2.3 pts
7Pocahontas County44.1+2.9 pts
9Doddridge County43.3+3.7 pts
10Hardy County43+1.8 pts
11Summers County42.9+0.9 pts
12Greenbrier County42.8+3.3 pts
12Mineral County42.8+8.5 pts
14Clay County42.7-2.6 pts
14Hampshire County42.7+5.8 pts
16Marshall County42.5+1.9 pts
17Wirt County42.1-1 pts
18Mercer County42-2.2 pts
19Boone County41.8-0.1 pts
19Mingo County41.8-0.8 pts
21Pleasants County41.7-2.4 pts
21Tyler County41.7-0.3 pts
23Preston County41.3-2.6 pts
23Ritchie County41.3-2 pts
25Logan County41.2-5.8 pts
26Randolph County41+1.5 pts
27Berkeley County40.9+1.2 pts
27Grant County40.9-0.4 pts
29Taylor County40.7-0.6 pts
29Upshur County40.7-0.8 pts
31Monroe County40.6+1.2 pts
32Harrison County40.5+2.8 pts
32Lewis County40.5+0.7 pts
34Cabell County40.3-0.9 pts
34Kanawha County40.3+0.4 pts
36Barbour County40.20 pts
37Nicholas County40-4.4 pts
38Raleigh County39.8-0.2 pts
38Roane County39.8-3.9 pts
40Fayette County39.5-2.8 pts
40Gilmer County39.5-2 pts
42Braxton County39.4-1.7 pts
42Marion County39.4+1.4 pts
44Brooke County39.2-0.8 pts
45Morgan County38.9-2.8 pts
46Tucker County38.4+1.8 pts
46Wood County38.4-1.7 pts
48Putnam County38.3-6.4 pts
49Pendleton County37.9-3.6 pts
49Webster County37.9-3.8 pts
51Jackson County37.7-5.7 pts
52Ohio County37.1-1.5 pts
52Wetzel County37.1-3.7 pts
54Jefferson County35.2-1.6 pts
55Monongalia County34.2+1.5 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Wyoming County, with 46.6% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Monongalia County, with 34.2% 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult obesity rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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