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Obesity (BMI 30+) in New York, by County

Obesity (BMI 30+) for every county in New York, ranked. The highest is St. Lawrence County at 41.8% and the lowest is New York County at 19.2%.

New York: 28.8% · United States: n/a · median county in New York: 32.8%

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#County Obesity (BMI 30+)
1St. Lawrence County41.8%
2Lewis County40.9%
3Franklin County40.7%
4Niagara County39.5%
5Montgomery County38.8%
6Jefferson County37.8%
7Wayne County37.4%
8Herkimer County37.0%
9Onondaga County36.9%
10Madison County36.4%
11Oswego County36.4%
12Chautauqua County36.3%
13Chenango County36.3%
14Oneida County36.1%
15Fulton County35.8%
16Cattaraugus County35.7%
17Cayuga County35.7%
18Wyoming County35.6%
19Essex County34.8%
20Steuben County34.8%
21Seneca County34.7%
22Allegany County34.4%
23Greene County34.4%
24Schenectady County34.3%
25Yates County33.9%
26Bronx County33.5%
27Clinton County33.2%
28Broome County33.1%
29Saratoga County33.1%
30Orleans County32.9%
31Delaware County32.8%
32Erie County32.8%
33Schoharie County32.4%
34Orange County32.2%
35Sullivan County31.9%
36Schuyler County31.7%
37Rensselaer County31.5%
38Monroe County31.4%
39Washington County31.4%
40Hamilton County31.0%
41Warren County31.0%
42Columbia County30.8%
43Livingston County30.8%
44Chemung County30.7%
45Ontario County30.7%
46Cortland County30.5%
47Rockland County30.5%
48Tioga County30.5%
49Ulster County30.5%
50Richmond County30.3%
51Genesee County30.2%
52Otsego County29.9%
53Albany County29.8%
54Suffolk County29.7%
55Nassau County28.4%
56Dutchess County28.2%
57Putnam County27.5%
58Westchester County26.0%
59Kings County25.1%
60Tompkins County24.6%
61Queens County24.0%
62New York County19.2%

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.

New York ranks 43rd of 49 states for obesity (bmi 30+).

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