US Counties With the Highest Obesity (CDC PLACES)

2,956 US counties ranked by obesity (cdc places), from highest to lowest. First are Perry County, AL (54%), Greene County, AL (53.4%) and Humphreys County, MS (53%). The middle one of the 2,956 has 38.2%.

What this measures

The estimated percentage of adults who have a body mass index (a measure of weight for height) of 30 or above. It is adjusted so places with older or younger populations can be compared fairly. It is an estimate from a statistical model, not a direct count from a local survey. Source: CDC PLACES.

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

The 100 highest counties

Rank	County	%
1	Perry County, AL	54%
2	Greene County, AL	53.4%
3	Humphreys County, MS	53%
4	Wilcox County, AL	51.9%
5	East Carroll Parish, LA	51.7%
6	Jefferson County, MS	51.7%
7	Holmes County, MS	51.5%
8	Lowndes County, AL	51.3%
9	Quitman County, MS	51.1%
10	Bullock County, AL	51%
11	Tunica County, MS	50.8%
12	Claiborne County, MS	50.5%
13	Sharkey County, MS	50.5%
14	Yazoo County, MS	50.2%
15	Rolette County, ND	50.2%
16	Todd County, SD	50.2%
17	Madison Parish, LA	50.1%
18	Sumter County, AL	50%
19	Sioux County, ND	49.7%
20	Tensas Parish, LA	49.2%
21	Macon County, AL	49.1%
22	Buffalo County, SD	49%
23	Claiborne Parish, LA	48.9%
24	Sunflower County, MS	48.9%
25	Phillips County, AR	48.6%
26	Zavala County, TX	48.2%
27	Robeson County, NC	48.1%
28	Pickens County, AL	48%
29	Clay County, MS	47.9%
30	St. Francis County, AR	47.9%
31	Hale County, AL	47.8%
32	Wilkinson County, MS	47.7%
33	Mississippi County, MO	47.7%
34	Oglala Lakota County, SD	47.7%
35	Dimmit County, TX	47.7%
36	Bienville Parish, LA	47.6%
37	Ziebach County, SD	47.6%
38	Chicot County, AR	47.4%
39	Cass County, IN	47.3%
40	Issaquena County, MS	47.3%
41	Lake County, TN	47.3%
42	Lafourche Parish, LA	47.2%
43	Lauderdale County, TN	47.2%
44	Coahoma County, MS	47.1%
45	Sequoyah County, OK	47.1%
46	Barbour County, AL	47.1%
47	Kusilvak Census Area, AK	47%
48	Lee County, AR	47%
49	Allendale County, SC	46.9%
50	Bolivar County, MS	46.8%
51	McMinn County, TN	46.8%
52	Conecuh County, AL	46.8%
53	Crittenden County, AR	46.8%
54	Mississippi County, AR	46.7%
55	Haywood County, TN	46.6%
56	Petersburg city, VA	46.6%
57	Desha County, AR	46.6%
58	Randolph County, GA	46.5%
59	Noxubee County, MS	46.5%
60	Pike County, MS	46.5%
61	Dallas County, AL	46.5%
62	Panola County, MS	46.4%
63	Dunklin County, MO	46.4%
64	Osage County, OK	46.4%
65	Lincoln Parish, LA	46.3%
66	Thurston County, NE	46.3%
67	Montgomery County, AL	46.3%
68	Jefferson County, AR	46.3%
69	Lafayette County, AR	46.3%
70	Mellette County, SD	46.2%
71	Boone County, WV	46.2%
72	Randolph County, WV	46.2%
73	Grenada County, MS	46.1%
74	Lawrence County, MS	46.1%
75	Adair County, OK	46.1%
76	McDowell County, WV	46.1%
77	Winn Parish, LA	46%
78	Concordia Parish, LA	45.9%
79	Hopewell city, VA	45.9%
80	Jefferson Davis County, MS	45.8%
81	Starr County, TX	45.8%
82	Lunenburg County, VA	45.8%
83	Forest County, WI	45.8%
84	Hempstead County, AR	45.8%
85	Pulaski County, IL	45.7%
86	Ashtabula County, OH	45.7%
87	Jim Hogg County, TX	45.7%
88	Sussex County, VA	45.7%
89	Cabell County, WV	45.7%
90	Washington Parish, LA	45.6%
91	Kemper County, MS	45.6%
92	Richardson County, NE	45.6%
93	Okfuskee County, OK	45.6%
94	Darlington County, SC	45.6%
95	Fairfield County, SC	45.6%
96	Scotland County, NC	45.5%
97	Choctaw County, OK	45.5%
98	Amite County, MS	45.4%
99	Seminole County, OK	45.4%
100	Menominee County, WI	45.4%

More on obesity (cdc places)

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