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Counties in Wisconsin by adult obesity rate, local model estimate

Langlade County had the highest adult obesity rate, local model estimate of 72 counties in 2021, at 42.2%. Dane County had the lowest, at 27.3%. The median was 36%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest42.2Langlade County
Lowest27.3Dane County
Median3672 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 38.4 %Ashland County: 38.1 %Barron County: 36 %Bayfield County: 36.3 %Brown County: 35.9 %Buffalo County: 37.1 %Burnett County: 36.2 %Calumet County: 34.6 %Chippewa County: 34.3 %Clark County: 36.9 %Columbia County: 35.8 %Crawford County: 37.3 %Dane County: 27.3 %Dodge County: 36.3 %Door County: 34.2 %Douglas County: 35.8 %Dunn County: 34.2 %Eau Claire County: 30.5 %Florence County: 37.5 %Fond du Lac County: 40.1 %Forest County: 39.7 %Grant County: 32.7 %Green County: 37.8 %Green Lake County: 36.9 %Iowa County: 34.1 %Iron County: 36.2 %Jackson County: 37.5 %Jefferson County: 33.3 %Juneau County: 38.8 %Kenosha County: 37.3 %Kewaunee County: 35.1 %La Crosse County: 33.5 %Lafayette County: 33.9 %Langlade County: 42.2 %Lincoln County: 37.4 %Manitowoc County: 35.7 %Marathon County: 34.2 %Marinette County: 36.4 %Marquette County: 35.5 %Menominee County: 41.8 %Milwaukee County: 37.5 %Monroe County: 34.9 %Oconto County: 39.1 %Oneida County: 33.7 %Outagamie County: 32.3 %Ozaukee County: 28.1 %Pepin County: 36.2 %Pierce County: 33.5 %Polk County: 35.9 %Portage County: 30.9 %Price County: 35.1 %Racine County: 36 %Richland County: 39.4 %Rock County: 34.5 %Rusk County: 38.1 %St. Croix County: 35.1 %Sauk County: 36.9 %Sawyer County: 36 %Shawano County: 36.4 %Sheboygan County: 32.4 %Taylor County: 39.8 %Trempealeau County: 35.5 %Vernon County: 39.1 %Vilas County: 36.1 %Walworth County: 36.1 %Washburn County: 34.3 %Washington County: 33.8 %Waukesha County: 34 %Waupaca County: 38.4 %Waushara County: 36.1 %Winnebago County: 37 %Wood County: 35 %
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%, 2021. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Langlade County: 42.2 %Langlade County42.2Menominee County: 41.8 %Menominee County41.8Fond du Lac County: 40.1 %Fond du Lac County40.1Taylor County: 39.8 %Taylor County39.8Forest County: 39.7 %Forest County39.7Richland County: 39.4 %Richland County39.4Oconto County: 39.1 %Oconto County39.1Vernon County: 39.1 %Vernon County39.1Juneau County: 38.8 %Juneau County38.8Adams County: 38.4 %Adams County38.4Waupaca County: 38.4 %Waupaca County38.4Ashland County: 38.1 %Ashland County38.1Rusk County: 38.1 %Rusk County38.1Green County: 37.8 %Green County37.8Florence County: 37.5 %Florence County37.5Jackson County: 37.5 %Jackson County37.5Milwaukee County: 37.5 %Milwaukee County37.5Lincoln County: 37.4 %Lincoln County37.4Crawford County: 37.3 %Crawford County37.3Kenosha County: 37.3 %Kenosha County37.3Buffalo County: 37.1 %Buffalo County37.1Winnebago County: 37 %Winnebago County37Clark County: 36.9 %Clark County36.9Green Lake County: 36.9 %Green Lake County36.9Sauk County: 36.9 %Sauk County36.9Marinette County: 36.4 %Marinette County36.4Shawano County: 36.4 %Shawano County36.4Bayfield County: 36.3 %Bayfield County36.3Dodge County: 36.3 %Dodge County36.3Burnett County: 36.2 %Burnett County36.2Iron County: 36.2 %Iron County36.2Pepin County: 36.2 %Pepin County36.2Vilas County: 36.1 %Vilas County36.1Walworth County: 36.1 %Walworth County36.1Waushara County: 36.1 %Waushara County36.1Barron County: 36 %Barron County36Racine County: 36 %Racine County36Sawyer County: 36 %Sawyer County36Brown County: 35.9 %Brown County35.9Polk County: 35.9 %Polk County35.9Langlade County: 42.2 %Langlade County42.2Menominee County: 41.8 %Menominee County41.8Fond du Lac County: 40.1 %Fond du Lac County40.1Taylor County: 39.8 %Taylor County39.8Forest County: 39.7 %Forest County39.7Richland County: 39.4 %Richland County39.4Oconto County: 39.1 %Oconto County39.1Vernon County: 39.1 %Vernon County39.1Juneau County: 38.8 %Juneau County38.8Adams County: 38.4 %Adams County38.4Waupaca County: 38.4 %Waupaca County38.4Ashland County: 38.1 %Ashland County38.1Rusk County: 38.1 %Rusk County38.1Green County: 37.8 %Green County37.8Florence County: 37.5 %Florence County37.5Jackson County: 37.5 %Jackson County37.5Milwaukee County: 37.5 %Milwaukee County37.5Lincoln County: 37.4 %Lincoln County37.4Crawford County: 37.3 %Crawford County37.3Kenosha County: 37.3 %Kenosha County37.3Buffalo County: 37.1 %Buffalo County37.1Winnebago County: 37 %Winnebago County37Clark County: 36.9 %Clark County36.9Green Lake County: 36.9 %Green Lake County36.9Sauk County: 36.9 %Sauk County36.9Marinette County: 36.4 %Marinette County36.4Shawano County: 36.4 %Shawano County36.4Bayfield County: 36.3 %Bayfield County36.3Dodge County: 36.3 %Dodge County36.3Burnett County: 36.2 %Burnett County36.2Iron County: 36.2 %Iron County36.2Pepin County: 36.2 %Pepin County36.2Vilas County: 36.1 %Vilas County36.1Walworth County: 36.1 %Walworth County36.1Waushara County: 36.1 %Waushara County36.1Barron County: 36 %Barron County36Racine County: 36 %Racine County36Sawyer County: 36 %Sawyer County36Brown County: 35.9 %Brown County35.9Polk County: 35.9 %Polk County35.9
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Langlade County42.2
2Menominee County41.8
3Fond du Lac County40.1
4Taylor County39.8
5Forest County39.7
6Richland County39.4
7Oconto County39.1
7Vernon County39.1
9Juneau County38.8
10Adams County38.4
10Waupaca County38.4
12Ashland County38.1
12Rusk County38.1
14Green County37.8
15Florence County37.5
15Jackson County37.5
15Milwaukee County37.5
18Lincoln County37.4
19Crawford County37.3
19Kenosha County37.3
21Buffalo County37.1
22Winnebago County37
23Clark County36.9
23Green Lake County36.9
23Sauk County36.9
26Marinette County36.4
26Shawano County36.4
28Bayfield County36.3
28Dodge County36.3
30Burnett County36.2
30Iron County36.2
30Pepin County36.2
33Vilas County36.1
33Walworth County36.1
33Waushara County36.1
36Barron County36
36Racine County36
36Sawyer County36
39Brown County35.9
39Polk County35.9
41Columbia County35.8
41Douglas County35.8
43Manitowoc County35.7
44Marquette County35.5
44Trempealeau County35.5
46Kewaunee County35.1
46Price County35.1
46St. Croix County35.1
49Wood County35
50Monroe County34.9
51Calumet County34.6
52Rock County34.5
53Chippewa County34.3
53Washburn County34.3
55Door County34.2
55Dunn County34.2
55Marathon County34.2
58Iowa County34.1
59Waukesha County34
60Lafayette County33.9
61Washington County33.8
62Oneida County33.7
63La Crosse County33.5
63Pierce County33.5
65Jefferson County33.3
66Grant County32.7
67Sheboygan County32.4
68Outagamie County32.3
69Portage County30.9
70Eau Claire County30.5
71Ozaukee County28.1
72Dane County27.3

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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 counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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 Wisconsin by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2021) [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 Wisconsin by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/wisconsin-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Wisconsin by adult obesity rate, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-obesity-rate-county-estimate/wisconsin-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Langlade County, with 42.2% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Dane County, with 27.3% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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