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Obesity (BMI 30+) in North Carolina, by County

Obesity (BMI 30+) for every county in North Carolina, ranked. The highest is Robeson County at 47.9% and the lowest is Orange County at 28.0%.

North Carolina: 35.1% · United States: n/a · median county in North Carolina: 37.1%

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#County Obesity (BMI 30+)
1Robeson County47.9%
2Scotland County45.2%
3Warren County43.9%
4Edgecombe County43.7%
5Washington County43.6%
6Anson County43.3%
7Bertie County43.0%
8Richmond County42.9%
9Greene County42.8%
10Northampton County42.7%
11Halifax County42.6%
12Vance County42.6%
13Hertford County42.5%
14Lenoir County42.4%
15Sampson County41.8%
16Bladen County41.3%
17Tyrrell County41.3%
18Forsyth County41.2%
19Columbus County41.1%
20Hyde County41.0%
21Surry County40.9%
22Swain County40.7%
23Chowan County40.4%
24Martin County40.4%
25Cumberland County40.1%
26Jones County40.0%
27Randolph County39.9%
28Wayne County39.5%
29Duplin County39.4%
30Caswell County39.3%
31Gates County39.0%
32Pitt County39.0%
33Franklin County38.8%
34Person County38.8%
35Montgomery County38.7%
36Cleveland County38.6%
37Alamance County38.5%
38Hoke County38.5%
39Nash County38.4%
40Wilson County38.4%
41Pasquotank County38.3%
42Rutherford County38.1%
43Guilford County38.0%
44Wilkes County38.0%
45Lee County37.8%
46Catawba County37.4%
47Rowan County37.4%
48Perquimans County37.3%
49Rockingham County37.3%
50Mitchell County37.2%
51Avery County37.1%
52Stokes County37.1%
53Craven County36.9%
54Harnett County36.9%
55Beaufort County36.8%
56Burke County36.8%
57Alexander County36.5%
58Alleghany County36.5%
59Pender County36.3%
60Stanly County36.3%
61Yadkin County36.3%
62Ashe County36.2%
63Davidson County36.2%
64Gaston County36.2%
65Granville County36.2%
66Durham County36.1%
67Pamlico County36.0%
68Yancey County35.6%
69Clay County35.3%
70Macon County35.3%
71Camden County35.2%
72McDowell County35.2%
73Polk County35.2%
74Graham County35.1%
75Johnston County35.1%
76Lincoln County35.0%
77Cherokee County34.8%
78Madison County34.6%
79Currituck County34.5%
80Jackson County34.5%
81Carteret County34.0%
82Transylvania County33.7%
83Caldwell County33.4%
84Davie County33.4%
85Onslow County33.4%
86Union County33.4%
87Cabarrus County33.3%
88Haywood County33.3%
89Watauga County33.0%
90Brunswick County32.8%
91Iredell County32.8%
92Moore County32.6%
93Dare County31.6%
94Buncombe County31.3%
95New Hanover County31.1%
96Henderson County30.3%
97Chatham County30.1%
98Mecklenburg County29.7%
99Wake County29.3%
100Orange County28.0%

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.

North Carolina ranks 24th of 49 states for obesity (bmi 30+).

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