Obesity (BMI 30+) in Virginia, by County

Obesity (BMI 30+) for every county in Virginia, ranked. The highest is Petersburg city at 46.6% and the lowest is Fairfax County at 24.0%.

Virginia: 34.5% · United States: n/a · median county in Virginia: 37.8%

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#	County	Obesity (BMI 30+)
1	Petersburg city	46.6%
2	Lunenburg County	46.1%
3	Hopewell city	45.8%
4	Sussex County	45.5%
5	Greensville County	45.3%
6	Martinsville city	44.9%
7	Emporia city	44.4%
8	Franklin city	43.8%
9	Buckingham County	43.6%
10	Nottoway County	43.5%
11	Wise County	43.5%
12	Brunswick County	43.4%
13	Charlotte County	42.6%
14	Essex County	42.6%
15	Suffolk city	42.5%
16	Lee County	42.3%
17	Charles City County	42.1%
18	Roanoke city	42.0%
19	Caroline County	41.9%
20	Henry County	41.9%
21	Danville city	41.7%
22	Pittsylvania County	41.6%
23	Carroll County	41.4%
24	Mecklenburg County	41.2%
25	Grayson County	41.1%
26	Westmoreland County	41.0%
27	Augusta County	40.8%
28	Newport News city	40.8%
29	Norton city	40.8%
30	Portsmouth city	40.8%
31	Dinwiddie County	40.7%
32	King and Queen County	40.7%
33	Covington city	40.7%
34	Tazewell County	40.4%
35	Spotsylvania County	40.3%
36	Hampton city	40.3%
37	Norfolk city	40.3%
38	Halifax County	40.2%
39	Chesapeake city	40.1%
40	Accomack County	40.0%
41	Patrick County	39.9%
42	Surry County	39.9%
43	Russell County	39.6%
44	Cumberland County	39.5%
45	Northampton County	39.5%
46	Fredericksburg city	39.5%
47	Galax city	39.4%
48	Amelia County	39.3%
49	Amherst County	39.3%
50	Bristol city	39.2%
51	Dickenson County	39.1%
52	Fluvanna County	39.1%
53	Alleghany County	39.0%
54	Appomattox County	38.9%
55	Buchanan County	38.9%
56	Bath County	38.8%
57	Wythe County	38.8%
58	Manassas Park city	38.6%
59	Waynesboro city	38.6%
60	Culpeper County	38.5%
61	Prince George County	38.4%
62	Southampton County	38.4%
63	Scott County	38.3%
64	Washington County	38.3%
65	Smyth County	38.1%
66	Warren County	38.0%
67	Greene County	37.8%
68	Madison County	37.8%
69	Middlesex County	37.8%
70	Richmond city	37.7%
71	Winchester city	37.6%
72	Frederick County	37.5%
73	Colonial Heights city	37.4%
74	Prince Edward County	37.2%
75	Orange County	37.1%
76	Richmond County	37.1%
77	Buena Vista city	37.0%
78	Bedford County	36.9%
79	Louisa County	36.7%
80	Virginia Beach city	36.7%
81	Isle of Wight County	36.6%
82	Bland County	36.5%
83	Craig County	36.5%
84	Chesterfield County	36.4%
85	Powhatan County	36.4%
86	Lynchburg city	36.4%
87	Staunton city	36.4%
88	Shenandoah County	36.2%
89	Giles County	36.1%
90	King George County	36.1%
91	Northumberland County	36.0%
92	Gloucester County	35.8%
93	Manassas city	35.8%
94	Pulaski County	35.7%
95	Stafford County	35.7%
96	Campbell County	35.6%
97	Nelson County	35.2%
98	Rappahannock County	35.2%
99	Salem city	35.2%
100	Botetourt County	35.1%
101	Lancaster County	35.1%
102	Mathews County	35.1%
103	New Kent County	35.1%
104	King William County	34.9%
105	Franklin County	34.8%
106	Page County	34.6%
107	Roanoke County	34.4%
108	Radford city	34.4%
109	Prince William County	34.3%
110	Rockbridge County	34.0%
111	Harrisonburg city	34.0%
112	Poquoson city	33.2%
113	Rockingham County	33.1%
114	Goochland County	33.0%
115	Highland County	33.0%
116	Charlottesville city	33.0%
117	Hanover County	32.9%
118	Clarke County	32.8%
119	Henrico County	32.8%
120	Fauquier County	32.7%
121	Floyd County	32.7%
122	James City County	32.1%
123	Alexandria city	32.0%
124	Fairfax city	31.8%
125	York County	31.5%
126	Williamsburg city	31.1%
127	Falls Church city	29.1%
128	Lexington city	29.1%
129	Albemarle County	28.2%
130	Loudoun County	28.1%
131	Montgomery County	28.0%
132	Arlington County	25.3%
133	Fairfax County	24.0%

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.

Virginia ranks 25th of 49 states for obesity (bmi 30+).

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