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Obesity (BMI 30+) in Tennessee, by County

Obesity (BMI 30+) for every county in Tennessee, ranked. The highest is Lake County at 47.2% and the lowest is Williamson County at 29.4%.

Tennessee: 37.6% · United States: n/a · median county in Tennessee: 39.9%

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#County Obesity (BMI 30+)
1Lake County47.2%
2Lauderdale County47.2%
3McMinn County46.8%
4Haywood County46.6%
5Fentress County44.9%
6Bedford County44.4%
7Tipton County44.1%
8Madison County43.8%
9Hardeman County43.7%
10Polk County43.7%
11Morgan County43.4%
12Scott County43.4%
13Cannon County43.1%
14Macon County43.1%
15Decatur County43.0%
16Hancock County43.0%
17Carroll County42.8%
18Campbell County42.6%
19Rhea County42.5%
20Claiborne County42.3%
21Warren County42.3%
22Crockett County42.1%
23Anderson County42.0%
24Bledsoe County41.9%
25Pickett County41.8%
26Bradley County41.5%
27Lawrence County41.5%
28Grainger County41.2%
29Humphreys County41.2%
30Hawkins County41.1%
31Overton County40.9%
32Benton County40.8%
33Meigs County40.8%
34Greene County40.6%
35Grundy County40.6%
36Marion County40.6%
37Sumner County40.6%
38Hamblen County40.5%
39Lincoln County40.5%
40Wayne County40.5%
41DeKalb County40.4%
42Cocke County40.3%
43Union County40.3%
44Obion County40.2%
45Perry County40.1%
46Johnson County40.0%
47Marshall County40.0%
48Clay County39.9%
49Giles County39.8%
50Shelby County39.7%
51White County39.7%
52Cheatham County39.6%
53Gibson County39.6%
54Coffee County39.5%
55Cumberland County39.5%
56Houston County39.5%
57Dyer County39.4%
58Jackson County39.4%
59McNairy County39.4%
60Sequatchie County39.4%
61Unicoi County39.3%
62Lewis County39.2%
63Van Buren County39.2%
64Monroe County39.1%
65Smith County39.1%
66Trousdale County39.1%
67Weakley County39.1%
68Chester County39.0%
69Fayette County39.0%
70Henderson County38.8%
71Moore County38.8%
72Hickman County38.4%
73Montgomery County38.4%
74Sevier County38.4%
75Henry County38.2%
76Hardin County38.1%
77Stewart County38.1%
78Carter County37.9%
79Rutherford County37.9%
80Sullivan County37.8%
81Dickson County37.6%
82Putnam County37.5%
83Jefferson County37.3%
84Roane County37.0%
85Robertson County37.0%
86Loudon County36.4%
87Blount County36.3%
88Washington County35.5%
89Maury County35.2%
90Franklin County35.0%
91Hamilton County34.5%
92Knox County33.5%
93Davidson County32.3%
94Wilson County31.2%
95Williamson County29.4%

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.

Tennessee ranks 11th of 49 states for obesity (bmi 30+).

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