Obesity (BMI 30+) in Alaska, by County

Obesity (BMI 30+) for every county in Alaska, ranked. The highest is Kusilvak Census Area at 46.5% and the lowest is Sitka City and Borough at 29.8%.

Alaska: 35.5% · United States: n/a · median county in Alaska: 35.3%

#	County	Obesity (BMI 30+)
1	Kusilvak Census Area	46.5%
2	North Slope Borough	42.3%
3	Northwest Arctic Borough	40.6%
4	Lake and Peninsula Borough	39.4%
5	Bethel Census Area	39.1%
6	Nome Census Area	38.6%
7	Dillingham Census Area	38.5%
8	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	38.4%
9	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	37.7%
10	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	37.5%
11	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	37.1%
12	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	36.9%
13	Skagway Municipality	36.2%
14	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	35.7%
15	Yakutat City and Borough	35.4%
16	Fairbanks North Star Borough	35.3%
17	Anchorage Municipality	35.0%
18	Juneau City and Borough	35.0%
19	Bristol Bay Borough	34.9%
20	Wrangell City and Borough	34.8%
21	Haines Borough	34.0%
22	Copper River Census Area	33.6%
23	Kenai Peninsula Borough	32.3%
24	Aleutians West Census Area	31.9%
25	Kodiak Island Borough	31.5%
26	Denali Borough	31.3%
27	Chugach Census Area	31.1%
28	Petersburg Borough	30.8%
29	Aleutians East Borough	30.7%
30	Sitka City and Borough	29.8%

Adults with a body mass index of 30 or higher, calculated from self-reported height and weight.

Source: CDC PLACES (BRFSS model-based estimates), 2023.

Alaska ranks 20th of 49 states for obesity (bmi 30+).

Obesity (BMI 30+) in other states