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Obesity (BMI 30+) in Mississippi, by County

Obesity (BMI 30+) for every county in Mississippi, ranked. The highest is Humphreys County at 52.4% and the lowest is Lafayette County at 34.4%.

Mississippi: 40.4% · United States: n/a · median county in Mississippi: 42.4%

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#County Obesity (BMI 30+)
1Humphreys County52.4%
2Jefferson County51.5%
3Quitman County51.2%
4Tunica County51.0%
5Holmes County50.7%
6Yazoo County50.5%
7Sharkey County50.3%
8Sunflower County48.6%
9Claiborne County47.8%
10Clay County47.6%
11Wilkinson County47.4%
12Bolivar County46.5%
13Coahoma County46.4%
14Noxubee County46.4%
15Lawrence County46.3%
16Panola County46.3%
17Grenada County46.1%
18Pike County46.0%
19Jefferson Davis County45.4%
20Issaquena County45.3%
21Amite County45.0%
22Jasper County44.9%
23Tallahatchie County44.9%
24Washington County44.2%
25Wayne County44.2%
26Hinds County44.0%
27Warren County43.8%
28Kemper County43.7%
29Perry County43.7%
30Smith County43.6%
31Marion County43.5%
32Montgomery County43.5%
33Leflore County43.4%
34Scott County43.4%
35Chickasaw County43.3%
36Tippah County43.3%
37Neshoba County43.1%
38Walthall County43.1%
39Monroe County42.9%
40Leake County42.8%
41Attala County42.6%
42Benton County42.4%
43Lauderdale County42.1%
44Greene County41.9%
45Marshall County41.9%
46Copiah County41.8%
47Winston County41.7%
48Jones County41.6%
49Union County41.6%
50Adams County41.2%
51Calhoun County41.1%
52Stone County41.0%
53Newton County40.9%
54Jackson County40.7%
55Lincoln County40.5%
56Prentiss County40.5%
57Covington County40.4%
58Franklin County40.4%
59Choctaw County40.2%
60Simpson County40.2%
61Yalobusha County40.1%
62Alcorn County40.0%
63Carroll County40.0%
64Tishomingo County39.5%
65Pontotoc County38.9%
66Lamar County38.7%
67Clarke County38.6%
68Pearl River County38.0%
69Lowndes County37.5%
70DeSoto County37.3%
71Hancock County37.3%
72George County37.2%
73Rankin County36.6%
74Harrison County36.5%
75Webster County36.5%
76Lee County36.4%
77Madison County36.3%
78Itawamba County36.2%
79Tate County36.1%
80Forrest County35.8%
81Oktibbeha County34.5%
82Lafayette County34.4%

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.

Mississippi ranks 2nd of 49 states for obesity (bmi 30+).

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