CDC PLACES
U.S. counties
Obesity among adults
Crude and age-adjusted prevalence
Data release:
PLACES 2025
BRFSS data:
2023
Alabama Obesity Prevalence
Obesity prevalence varies considerably across Alabama’s 67 counties. In the current dataset, crude obesity prevalence ranges from 31.7% in Shelby County to 52.9% in Perry County, representing a difference of more than 21 percentage points across the state. Greene County (52.7%), Bullock County (51.3%), Lowndes County (51.2%), and Wilcox County (51.2%) also have crude prevalence estimates above 50%.
Overall, the median crude prevalence across Alabama counties is 40.8%. A total of 40 of the 67 counties have crude prevalence estimates of 40% or higher, while 14 counties have estimates of at least 45%. Counties with the highest estimates include Perry, Greene, Bullock, Lowndes, Wilcox, Pickens, Hale, Sumter, Barbour, and Macon. At the lower end of the distribution, Shelby County has the lowest crude estimate, followed by Baldwin (35.2%), Lauderdale (35.6%), Walker (35.8%), and Blount (36.1%).
Age-adjusted estimates show a broadly similar pattern. Age-adjusted obesity prevalence ranges from 31.6% in Shelby County to 54.0% in Perry County, with a median county estimate of 40.8%. For most counties, crude and age-adjusted estimates are relatively close: in 60 of 67 counties, the difference between the two measures is no greater than one percentage point. Pike County (40.3% to 43.3%), Sumter County (47.2% to 50.0%), Macon County (46.7% to 49.1%), and Tuscaloosa County (41.0% to 43.2%) show larger upward changes after age adjustment.
These estimates highlight substantial county-level variation in obesity prevalence across Alabama. Because each estimate includes a 95% confidence interval, interpret differences between counties alongside the uncertainty around each estimate rather than from point estimates alone.
Obesity Prevalence Data by County
The table below provides a structured view of obesity prevalence estimates for all 67 Alabama counties, allowing users to search, sort, filter, and compare geographic areas. Each county record includes crude and age-adjusted obesity prevalence estimates, along with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals.
Available data include:
- County name
- County FIPS code
- Crude obesity prevalence
- Crude 95% confidence interval
- Age-adjusted obesity prevalence
- Age-adjusted 95% confidence interval
| State Name | County | FIPS | Crude Prevalence (%) | Crude 95% CI | Adj Prevalence (%) | Adj 95% CI |
| Alabama | Autauga | 01001 | 39.8 | (32.3, 47.6) | 39.5 | (32.0, 47.2) |
| Alabama | Baldwin | 01003 | 35.2 | (29.9, 40.9) | 35 | (29.6, 40.5) |
| Alabama | Barbour | 01005 | 46.8 | (38.5, 55.2) | 47.1 | (38.8, 55.4) |
| Alabama | Bibb | 01007 | 43.9 | (35.3, 52.7) | 43.7 | (35.2, 52.4) |
| Alabama | Blount | 01009 | 36.1 | (28.4, 44.5) | 36 | (28.2, 44.3) |
| Alabama | Bullock | 01011 | 51.3 | (42.5, 60.4) | 51 | (42.2, 60.1) |
| Alabama | Butler | 01013 | 40.4 | (32.2, 48.6) | 40.7 | (32.5, 48.9) |
| Alabama | Calhoun | 01015 | 38.6 | (31.8, 45.8) | 39.1 | (32.3, 46.4) |
| Alabama | Chambers | 01017 | 41.5 | (33.4, 50.0) | 41.6 | (33.5, 50.0) |
| Alabama | Cherokee | 01019 | 39.5 | (31.3, 47.9) | 39.3 | (31.1, 47.9) |
| Alabama | Chilton | 01021 | 40 | (32.8, 47.4) | 39.8 | (32.6, 47.4) |
| Alabama | Choctaw | 01023 | 44.4 | (36.2, 53.0) | 44.5 | (36.3, 52.9) |
| Alabama | Clarke | 01025 | 43.9 | (35.6, 52.5) | 44.2 | (35.8, 52.8) |
| Alabama | Clay | 01027 | 42.5 | (33.5, 51.4) | 42.4 | (33.5, 51.3) |
| Alabama | Cleburne | 01029 | 37.4 | (28.8, 46.1) | 37.1 | (28.6, 45.7) |
| Alabama | Coffee | 01031 | 41 | (33.4, 49.0) | 40.8 | (33.2, 48.7) |
| Alabama | Colbert | 01033 | 37.5 | (29.9, 46.0) | 37.4 | (29.8, 46.0) |
| Alabama | Conecuh | 01035 | 46.4 | (37.6, 55.1) | 46.8 | (38.1, 55.5) |
| Alabama | Coosa | 01037 | 41.9 | (33.0, 51.5) | 41.6 | (32.8, 51.1) |
| Alabama | Covington | 01039 | 37.9 | (30.5, 45.9) | 38.1 | (30.8, 46.1) |
| Alabama | Crenshaw | 01041 | 40.5 | (32.7, 48.7) | 40.3 | (32.5, 48.5) |
| Alabama | Cullman | 01043 | 36.4 | (28.9, 44.4) | 36.2 | (28.7, 44.3) |
| Alabama | Dale | 01045 | 41.3 | (33.8, 48.9) | 41.5 | (34.0, 49.0) |
| Alabama | Dallas | 01047 | 46.3 | (38.4, 54.4) | 46.5 | (38.7, 54.6) |
| Alabama | DeKalb | 01049 | 38.6 | (30.9, 47.1) | 38.6 | (30.9, 47.1) |
| Alabama | Elmore | 01051 | 38.9 | (32.0, 46.5) | 38.7 | (31.8, 46.2) |
| Alabama | Escambia | 01053 | 43.9 | (35.9, 52.1) | 43.9 | (36.0, 52.3) |
| Alabama | Etowah | 01055 | 43.8 | (36.3, 51.7) | 43.6 | (36.2, 51.3) |
| Alabama | Fayette | 01057 | 40.6 | (32.3, 49.6) | 40.6 | (32.4, 49.6) |
| Alabama | Franklin | 01059 | 42.2 | (33.7, 50.9) | 42.2 | (33.7, 51.0) |
| Alabama | Geneva | 01061 | 42.3 | (34.4, 50.7) | 42.2 | (34.3, 50.6) |
| Alabama | Greene | 01063 | 52.7 | (43.8, 61.4) | 53.4 | (44.5, 61.9) |
| Alabama | Hale | 01065 | 47.6 | (38.9, 56.2) | 47.8 | (39.2, 56.4) |
| Alabama | Henry | 01067 | 41.3 | (32.9, 50.1) | 41.2 | (32.9, 50.0) |
| Alabama | Houston | 01069 | 40.5 | (34.1, 47.1) | 40.5 | (34.1, 47.1) |
| Alabama | Jackson | 01071 | 39.3 | (31.3, 47.7) | 39.1 | (31.1, 47.6) |
| Alabama | Jefferson | 01073 | 37.4 | (33.2, 42.2) | 37.6 | (33.3, 42.4) |
| Alabama | Lamar | 01075 | 40.8 | (32.1, 50.2) | 40.8 | (32.1, 50.2) |
| Alabama | Lauderdale | 01077 | 35.6 | (28.4, 43.5) | 36.7 | (29.4, 44.9) |
| Alabama | Lawrence | 01079 | 39.5 | (31.2, 48.5) | 39.2 | (30.9, 48.3) |
| Alabama | Lee | 01081 | 38.4 | (32.1, 45.1) | 39.9 | (33.5, 46.8) |
| Alabama | Limestone | 01083 | 39.6 | (31.9, 47.5) | 39 | (31.4, 46.8) |
| Alabama | Lowndes | 01085 | 51.2 | (41.4, 59.7) | 51.3 | (41.5, 59.9) |
| Alabama | Macon | 01087 | 46.7 | (38.0, 55.7) | 49.1 | (40.1, 58.0) |
| Alabama | Madison | 01089 | 39.9 | (33.9, 46.1) | 40.1 | (34.0, 46.1) |
| Alabama | Marengo | 01091 | 43.1 | (35.1, 51.4) | 43.2 | (35.1, 51.5) |
| Alabama | Marion | 01093 | 42.4 | (34.0, 51.4) | 42.5 | (34.1, 51.4) |
| Alabama | Marshall | 01095 | 37.6 | (30.1, 45.6) | 37.6 | (30.0, 45.4) |
| Alabama | Mobile | 01097 | 39 | (34.2, 44.0) | 39 | (34.2, 44.0) |
| Alabama | Monroe | 01099 | 43.8 | (35.3, 52.8) | 43.9 | (35.5, 52.9) |
| Alabama | Montgomery | 01101 | 46.1 | (40.1, 52.3) | 46.3 | (40.4, 52.6) |
| Alabama | Morgan | 01103 | 38.6 | (31.3, 46.2) | 38.5 | (31.1, 46.1) |
| Alabama | Perry | 01105 | 52.9 | (44.5, 61.6) | 54 | (45.5, 62.7) |
| Alabama | Pickens | 01107 | 48 | (39.6, 56.3) | 48 | (39.7, 56.3) |
| Alabama | Pike | 01109 | 40.3 | (33.0, 48.3) | 43.3 | (35.9, 51.5) |
| Alabama | Randolph | 01111 | 37.8 | (29.5, 47.0) | 38 | (29.7, 47.1) |
| Alabama | Russell | 01113 | 43 | (35.5, 51.1) | 42.7 | (35.2, 50.7) |
| Alabama | Shelby | 01117 | 31.7 | (25.9, 37.8) | 31.6 | (25.7, 37.6) |
| Alabama | St. Clair | 01115 | 39.6 | (32.4, 47.3) | 39.2 | (31.9, 46.8) |
| Alabama | Sumter | 01119 | 47.2 | (38.5, 55.9) | 50 | (41.1, 58.7) |
| Alabama | Talladega | 01121 | 45.6 | (38.1, 53.0) | 45.4 | (38.0, 52.7) |
| Alabama | Tallapoosa | 01123 | 39.5 | (31.8, 47.6) | 39.6 | (32.0, 47.7) |
| Alabama | Tuscaloosa | 01125 | 41 | (35.5, 46.9) | 43.2 | (37.5, 49.2) |
| Alabama | Walker | 01127 | 35.8 | (28.7, 43.4) | 35.7 | (28.8, 43.4) |
| Alabama | Washington | 01129 | 41.1 | (32.9, 49.6) | 41 | (32.7, 49.5) |
| Alabama | Wilcox | 01131 | 51.2 | (42.3, 60.0) | 51.9 | (42.8, 60.7) |
| Alabama | Winston | 01133 | 39.1 | (30.9, 47.6) | 39 | (30.8, 47.5) |
References & Data Sources
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES Measure Definitions: Health Outcomes — Obesity Among Adults.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES Methodology.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES Current Release Notes.
This article was reviewed for accuracy by Dr. Bahman Akbari. The content is based on current scientific evidence and is intended for educational purposes only. It does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as a substitute for consultation with a qualified health professional.
