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Obesity (BMI 30+) in Louisiana, by County

Obesity (BMI 30+) for every county in Louisiana, ranked. The highest is East Carroll Parish at 51.2% and the lowest is Orleans Parish at 34.4%.

Louisiana: 40.0% · United States: n/a · median county in Louisiana: 42.2%

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#	County	Obesity (BMI 30+)
1	East Carroll Parish	51.2%
2	Madison Parish	49.9%
3	Claiborne Parish	48.5%
4	Tensas Parish	48.4%
5	Bienville Parish	47.5%
6	Lafourche Parish	47.2%
7	Winn Parish	45.9%
8	Concordia Parish	45.6%
9	Washington Parish	45.5%
10	St. Martin Parish	45.3%
11	St. Mary Parish	45.0%
12	Jackson Parish	44.9%
13	Morehouse Parish	44.8%
14	Evangeline Parish	44.7%
15	Sabine Parish	44.7%
16	Webster Parish	44.6%
17	De Soto Parish	44.4%
18	Allen Parish	44.2%
19	Ouachita Parish	43.9%
20	Red River Parish	43.9%
21	St. James Parish	43.7%
22	Richland Parish	43.1%
23	Avoyelles Parish	43.0%
24	Calcasieu Parish	43.0%
25	Iberville Parish	43.0%
26	Tangipahoa Parish	43.0%
27	St. Bernard Parish	42.8%
28	Vermilion Parish	42.8%
29	Jefferson Davis Parish	42.7%
30	St. Helena Parish	42.7%
31	Lincoln Parish	42.6%
32	Iberia Parish	42.5%
33	Caddo Parish	42.2%
34	East Feliciana Parish	42.2%
35	Franklin Parish	42.0%
36	Acadia Parish	41.8%
37	Catahoula Parish	41.8%
38	St. John the Baptist Parish	41.8%
39	Jefferson Parish	41.6%
40	West Baton Rouge Parish	41.6%
41	Terrebonne Parish	41.3%
42	Bossier Parish	40.9%
43	Beauregard Parish	40.7%
44	Rapides Parish	40.7%
45	West Feliciana Parish	40.7%
46	St. Landry Parish	40.4%
47	Natchitoches Parish	40.1%
48	West Carroll Parish	40.1%
49	Grant Parish	39.9%
50	Pointe Coupee Parish	39.9%
51	Livingston Parish	38.9%
52	Plaquemines Parish	38.7%
53	Caldwell Parish	38.6%
54	LaSalle Parish	38.6%
55	Vernon Parish	38.5%
56	Assumption Parish	38.4%
57	St. Charles Parish	37.7%
58	St. Tammany Parish	37.4%
59	Union Parish	37.0%
60	Cameron Parish	36.4%
61	Ascension Parish	35.5%
62	East Baton Rouge Parish	35.3%
63	Lafayette Parish	34.5%
64	Orleans Parish	34.4%

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.

Louisiana ranks 3rd of 49 states for obesity (bmi 30+).

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