Adult Obesity in California, by County

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Adult obesity in California in 2012 ranged from 11.3 percent in San Francisco County to 41.7 percent in Imperial County. The state average was 24.8 percent. Some smaller counties were grouped to create a larger sample for a more stable estimate. Place mouse over category headings and sort using the arrows. Read the study here.

 
 

 Adult Obesity by County

 
County
  
2001 - Obesity Prevalence %
  
2001 - Estimated Number of Obese Adults
  
2011-12 Obesity Prevalence %
  
2011-12 Estimated Number of Obese Adults
  
Change in % Point
  
  
18.9
28,255
23.8
40,533
4.9
  
20.8
24,932
25.7
35,196
4.9
  
22.0
23,614
29.0
34,578
7.0
  
24.4
16,251
31.6
22,945
7.2
  
23.6
24,885
26.4
31,082
2.8
  
24.3
16,554
38.2
31,513
13.9
  
25.7
24,296
31.0
37,190
5.3
  
16.0
14,334
20.0
19,958
4.0
  
16.7
22,175
18.7
27,097
2.0
  
15.5
189,809
19.3
262,546
3.8
  
17.4
188,007
21.0
243,444
3.6
  
20.4
141,074
24.0
193,077
3.6
  
11.5
73,712
11.3
77,006
-0.2
  
17.4
91,087
16.6
93,650
-0.8
  
14.1
47,130
21.5
80,491
7.4
  
22.5
60,866
35.9
109,015
13.4
  
11.8
21,731
13.9
27,005
2.1
  
17.7
15,594
28.9
29,513
11.2
  
21.9
194,100
28.0
295,181
6.1
  
15.7
29,635
18.1
49,153
2.4
  
18.7
22,617
17.9
27,325
-0.8
  
18.3
21,539
22.9
31,960
4.6
  
26.3
138,522
30.0
194,954
3.7
  
25.6
109,259
33.2
184,731
7.6
  
25.6
97,070
34.7
168,392
9.1
  
24.8
75,737
30.1
111,992
5.3
  
23.9
55,125
38.0
115,431
14.1
  
29.6
40,761
34.1
60,375
4.5
  
27.1
20,687
36.6
34,778
9.5
  
25.4
19,830
34.4
34,361
9.0
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