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Georgia Health Statistics
35.3% of adults have obesity, #22 highest among states. Compare 159 counties and the largest cities.
- Obesity
- 35.3%
- +2.0 pts
- Diabetes
- 13.3%
- +1.2 pts
- Smoking
- 13.6%
- +0.8 pts
- Uninsured (18-64)
- 13.1%
- +2.0 pts
Health by county
Share of adults, A to Z. Select a name for all 40 measures.
| County | Obesity | Diabetes | Smoking | Depression | Uninsured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling | 40.6% | 17.4% | 20.3% | 22.0% | 17.9% |
| Atkinson | 44.0% | 18.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 25.2% |
| Bacon | 36.9% | 14.9% | 18.8% | 22.1% | 15.7% |
| Baker | 43.3% | 22.9% | 20.0% | 19.3% | 16.4% |
| Baldwin | 38.7% | 15.3% | 15.8% | 20.4% | 13.6% |
| Banks | 34.5% | 13.8% | 17.3% | 22.8% | 14.2% |
| Barrow | 35.3% | 12.2% | 15.0% | 19.7% | 14.7% |
| Bartow | 38.7% | 12.0% | 15.2% | 21.2% | 13.3% |
| Ben Hill | 41.5% | 19.1% | 21.3% | 20.9% | 17.2% |
| Berrien | 38.1% | 16.0% | 20.7% | 22.9% | 15.9% |
| Bibb | 44.7% | 16.9% | 16.8% | 19.5% | 14.5% |
| Bleckley | 37.7% | 14.7% | 16.6% | 21.8% | 13.2% |
| Brantley | 39.0% | 14.4% | 19.6% | 24.0% | 14.4% |
| Brooks | 40.2% | 20.0% | 19.8% | 20.2% | 16.4% |
| Bryan | 33.5% | 10.0% | 12.3% | 20.5% | 10.6% |
| Bulloch | 38.9% | 11.5% | 14.1% | 21.4% | 12.5% |
| Burke | 40.1% | 18.3% | 19.0% | 20.4% | 15.0% |
| Butts | 38.2% | 13.8% | 17.4% | 20.4% | 14.5% |
| Calhoun | 43.6% | 18.5% | 20.8% | 17.3% | 18.6% |
| Camden | 37.2% | 12.3% | 14.8% | 20.9% | 12.9% |
| Candler | 42.2% | 16.5% | 18.6% | 21.2% | 17.2% |
| Carroll | 34.2% | 12.8% | 16.1% | 21.3% | 13.9% |
| Catoosa | 34.1% | 12.5% | 14.7% | 21.3% | 11.1% |
| Charlton | 41.5% | 16.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 21.2% |
| Chatham | 33.0% | 13.1% | 13.3% | 18.9% | 12.4% |
| Chattahoochee | 35.8% | 7.5% | 13.5% | 21.0% | 17.2% |
| Chattooga | 35.2% | 16.0% | 21.3% | 23.1% | 17.2% |
| Cherokee | 33.5% | 11.0% | 11.7% | 20.2% | 10.7% |
| Clarke | 30.2% | 10.9% | 12.3% | 22.2% | 12.7% |
| Clay | 41.2% | 21.5% | 17.2% | 18.3% | 14.5% |
| Clayton | 45.2% | 16.2% | 16.0% | 17.0% | 16.8% |
| Clinch | 41.9% | 17.3% | 21.2% | 21.8% | 16.7% |
| Cobb | 29.9% | 10.9% | 10.4% | 18.2% | 10.7% |
| Coffee | 39.3% | 16.1% | 20.7% | 21.7% | 19.0% |
| Colquitt | 35.7% | 16.7% | 19.2% | 21.7% | 19.9% |
| Columbia | 33.1% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 19.4% | 10.1% |
| Cook | 37.6% | 16.5% | 19.7% | 22.2% | 16.2% |
| Coweta | 35.7% | 12.4% | 12.3% | 19.3% | 10.8% |
| Crawford | 37.3% | 15.5% | 17.1% | 20.6% | 13.3% |
| Crisp | 44.6% | 19.4% | 19.9% | 20.5% | 15.8% |
| Dade | 35.1% | 12.6% | 15.2% | 22.6% | 11.5% |
| Dawson | 31.6% | 11.6% | 12.6% | 21.0% | 10.9% |
| Decatur | 42.2% | 17.8% | 18.9% | 20.3% | 16.4% |
| DeKalb | 31.8% | 13.0% | 11.5% | 16.9% | 11.9% |
| Dodge | 40.4% | 16.7% | 18.7% | 20.6% | 14.9% |
| Dooly | 41.0% | 18.3% | 18.1% | 17.8% | 16.9% |
| Dougherty | 41.9% | 19.0% | 17.7% | 18.6% | 15.5% |
| Douglas | 36.3% | 13.6% | 13.7% | 18.2% | 13.0% |
| Early | 40.7% | 18.9% | 18.8% | 19.8% | 15.4% |
| Echols | 38.3% | 13.6% | 16.3% | 20.6% | 19.4% |
| Effingham | 37.9% | 11.3% | 14.1% | 20.5% | 11.5% |
| Elbert | 38.2% | 16.6% | 17.8% | 20.4% | 14.5% |
| Emanuel | 42.7% | 16.4% | 20.3% | 20.8% | 16.7% |
| Evans | 42.4% | 16.8% | 19.2% | 20.8% | 17.6% |
| Fannin | 38.2% | 16.5% | 16.1% | 20.7% | 11.5% |
| Fayette | 30.7% | 12.6% | 9.6% | 17.6% | 9.0% |
| Floyd | 37.3% | 14.1% | 16.0% | 22.3% | 14.8% |
| Forsyth | 27.7% | 9.9% | 9.2% | 17.4% | 8.5% |
| Franklin | 39.0% | 14.7% | 17.9% | 22.6% | 14.1% |
| Fulton | 28.2% | 10.9% | 9.9% | 16.9% | 10.1% |
| Gilmer | 34.2% | 15.2% | 15.0% | 20.7% | 13.6% |
| Glascock | 37.6% | 14.5% | 18.1% | 22.5% | 13.1% |
| Glynn | 35.1% | 15.3% | 14.4% | 19.3% | 12.5% |
| Gordon | 35.3% | 13.9% | 17.3% | 22.5% | 16.6% |
| Grady | 38.5% | 17.2% | 17.9% | 20.3% | 16.8% |
| Greene | 33.7% | 15.6% | 12.1% | 17.5% | 11.0% |
| Gwinnett | 34.9% | 12.6% | 11.7% | 15.7% | 15.6% |
| Habersham | 32.2% | 12.9% | 15.0% | 21.5% | 15.2% |
| Hall | 32.3% | 13.2% | 14.0% | 20.2% | 18.0% |
| Hancock | 44.8% | 22.8% | 21.9% | 17.5% | 18.7% |
| Haralson | 36.2% | 12.6% | 17.4% | 23.8% | 12.6% |
| Harris | 33.0% | 12.6% | 12.2% | 18.8% | 9.6% |
| Hart | 35.1% | 15.3% | 16.0% | 20.4% | 12.9% |
| Heard | 35.6% | 14.3% | 18.3% | 22.6% | 13.5% |
| Henry | 45.2% | 13.4% | 12.9% | 17.6% | 11.7% |
| Houston | 39.7% | 13.1% | 13.0% | 20.5% | 11.3% |
| Irwin | 40.3% | 16.2% | 18.3% | 21.5% | 15.2% |
| Jackson | 33.0% | 11.6% | 14.6% | 20.5% | 12.9% |
| Jasper | 37.1% | 14.6% | 17.3% | 21.7% | 13.2% |
| Jeff Davis | 40.4% | 16.4% | 20.6% | 22.2% | 18.6% |
| Jefferson | 41.3% | 18.5% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 16.8% |
| Jenkins | 42.5% | 18.2% | 21.9% | 20.5% | 18.2% |
| Johnson | 43.5% | 18.0% | 21.5% | 20.2% | 17.4% |
| Jones | 39.8% | 14.4% | 15.9% | 20.8% | 11.8% |
| Lamar | 36.6% | 13.6% | 15.5% | 20.9% | 12.4% |
| Lanier | 40.9% | 15.9% | 19.7% | 22.0% | 16.4% |
| Laurens | 44.0% | 16.4% | 18.1% | 20.3% | 14.3% |
| Lee | 39.2% | 11.8% | 13.1% | 20.2% | 10.5% |
| Liberty | 32.3% | 11.6% | 14.3% | 19.7% | 15.4% |
| Lincoln | 38.0% | 18.2% | 18.0% | 20.3% | 13.1% |
| Long | 38.4% | 12.4% | 17.2% | 21.3% | 16.5% |
| Lowndes | 38.7% | 12.9% | 15.0% | 20.5% | 14.2% |
| Lumpkin | 28.9% | 11.5% | 13.5% | 22.5% | 11.4% |
| Macon | 43.8% | 21.1% | 22.7% | 18.1% | 20.2% |
| Madison | 38.1% | 14.7% | 18.2% | 22.3% | 14.9% |
| Marion | 38.6% | 18.7% | 18.5% | 20.4% | 16.2% |
| McDuffie | 38.9% | 16.7% | 17.3% | 20.4% | 14.2% |
| McIntosh | 40.7% | 20.4% | 19.2% | 20.3% | 14.9% |
| Meriwether | 41.4% | 17.6% | 18.6% | 20.4% | 14.7% |
| Miller | 41.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 21.1% | 14.2% |
| Mitchell | 45.1% | 18.4% | 19.3% | 20.0% | 16.0% |
| Monroe | 34.9% | 13.1% | 14.2% | 20.0% | 11.2% |
| Montgomery | 39.4% | 15.4% | 17.0% | 21.1% | 14.6% |
| Morgan | 31.7% | 12.9% | 13.0% | 19.6% | 10.6% |
| Murray | 41.5% | 13.3% | 17.0% | 22.4% | 16.4% |
| Muscogee | 40.3% | 15.0% | 15.1% | 19.6% | 14.2% |
| Newton | 42.4% | 14.4% | 14.8% | 18.8% | 13.0% |
| Oconee | 28.8% | 10.1% | 9.3% | 19.5% | 7.5% |
| Oglethorpe | 36.4% | 14.1% | 15.3% | 20.8% | 12.8% |
| Paulding | 38.4% | 11.6% | 12.7% | 20.4% | 11.5% |
| Peach | 39.3% | 14.9% | 14.3% | 19.5% | 13.7% |
| Pickens | 35.0% | 13.6% | 15.1% | 21.8% | 11.3% |
| Pierce | 36.4% | 14.3% | 18.2% | 22.5% | 14.0% |
| Pike | 36.0% | 11.9% | 14.9% | 21.7% | 10.9% |
| Polk | 40.4% | 14.1% | 17.9% | 22.5% | 16.6% |
| Pulaski | 40.8% | 16.8% | 18.9% | 21.8% | 15.2% |
| Putnam | 39.4% | 17.1% | 15.5% | 19.8% | 12.9% |
| Quitman | 42.3% | 23.6% | 19.3% | 18.6% | 15.3% |
| Rabun | 34.2% | 15.5% | 14.6% | 20.5% | 12.2% |
| Randolph | 45.6% | 24.9% | 21.1% | 19.6% | 16.8% |
| Richmond | 36.6% | 16.7% | 16.2% | 20.4% | 14.5% |
| Rockdale | 39.0% | 17.0% | 14.1% | 17.6% | 13.6% |
| Schley | 37.4% | 15.1% | 16.0% | 20.8% | 12.8% |
| Screven | 40.0% | 17.8% | 18.2% | 20.0% | 14.3% |
| Seminole | 39.4% | 18.0% | 17.0% | 19.5% | 13.3% |
| Spalding | 39.7% | 16.0% | 17.0% | 20.0% | 15.0% |
| Stephens | 38.5% | 14.9% | 17.8% | 22.1% | 13.7% |
| Stewart | 41.6% | 17.9% | 20.7% | 17.3% | 28.1% |
| Sumter | 39.5% | 16.7% | 16.4% | 19.2% | 14.9% |
| Talbot | 43.1% | 22.1% | 18.7% | 18.5% | 15.1% |
| Taliaferro | 41.7% | 21.7% | 18.1% | 17.5% | 15.8% |
| Tattnall | 40.7% | 16.0% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 18.7% |
| Taylor | 42.4% | 20.2% | 21.7% | 21.0% | 16.9% |
| Telfair | 43.0% | 20.5% | 22.7% | 19.8% | 22.8% |
| Terrell | 43.6% | 21.2% | 21.1% | 19.4% | 17.6% |
| Thomas | 39.2% | 16.0% | 15.9% | 19.7% | 12.8% |
| Tift | 39.4% | 15.8% | 17.5% | 21.0% | 16.1% |
| Toombs | 40.6% | 15.5% | 17.5% | 20.8% | 16.6% |
| Towns | 31.9% | 15.9% | 12.8% | 20.3% | 9.8% |
| Treutlen | 41.2% | 18.3% | 22.5% | 21.8% | 18.5% |
| Troup | 36.0% | 15.0% | 16.9% | 20.7% | 13.8% |
| Turner | 44.4% | 18.5% | 20.2% | 20.8% | 17.0% |
| Twiggs | 39.7% | 18.6% | 18.4% | 19.1% | 14.6% |
| Union | 34.5% | 15.7% | 14.2% | 20.5% | 10.7% |
| Upson | 39.2% | 16.3% | 18.8% | 21.2% | 14.1% |
| Walker | 38.0% | 13.5% | 16.7% | 21.6% | 12.7% |
| Walton | 38.3% | 13.0% | 14.9% | 20.4% | 12.9% |
| Ware | 41.3% | 16.8% | 19.6% | 21.9% | 16.4% |
| Warren | 43.5% | 20.2% | 18.6% | 18.9% | 15.3% |
| Washington | 43.1% | 18.7% | 19.3% | 19.4% | 15.7% |
| Wayne | 43.3% | 15.8% | 20.0% | 21.6% | 16.3% |
| Webster | 42.2% | 21.0% | 18.5% | 19.3% | 14.6% |
| Wheeler | 41.3% | 16.0% | 21.0% | 19.0% | 19.2% |
| White | 35.0% | 13.2% | 14.7% | 21.1% | 11.5% |
| Whitfield | 37.9% | 14.1% | 15.6% | 20.2% | 22.1% |
| Wilcox | 42.6% | 17.4% | 20.2% | 19.2% | 17.8% |
| Wilkes | 40.6% | 18.9% | 17.8% | 19.2% | 15.1% |
| Wilkinson | 41.0% | 17.7% | 18.0% | 20.1% | 13.9% |
| Worth | 38.9% | 16.9% | 18.9% | 21.7% | 14.2% |
Largest cities
Share of adults, largest population first
| City | Obesity | Diabetes | Smoking | Depression | Uninsured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 29.3% | 10.6% | 11.1% | 18.3% | 11.3% |
| Columbus | 40.3% | 15.5% | 16.1% | 20.0% | 14.8% |
| Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) | 36.1% | 16.7% | 16.6% | 20.7% | 14.7% |
| Macon-Bibb County | 44.4% | 17.3% | 17.7% | 19.7% | 15.0% |
| Savannah | 34.5% | 13.6% | 14.7% | 19.7% | 13.8% |
| Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) | 30.0% | 10.1% | 12.7% | 23.0% | 13.4% |
| Sandy Springs | 23.7% | 7.9% | 7.3% | 17.2% | 8.9% |
| South Fulton | 35.1% | 14.3% | 12.3% | 15.5% | 11.5% |
| Roswell | 24.6% | 9.1% | 8.3% | 17.8% | 9.9% |
| Johns Creek | 20.8% | 9.3% | 7.1% | 15.3% | 6.8% |
| Warner Robins | 41.5% | 13.9% | 14.7% | 21.0% | 12.9% |
| Albany | 43.0% | 19.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% | 16.8% |
| Alpharetta | 22.4% | 8.8% | 7.4% | 16.6% | 7.4% |
| Marietta | 31.6% | 11.1% | 12.0% | 19.4% | 14.6% |
| Stonecrest | 38.3% | 15.3% | 14.3% | 16.6% | 13.0% |
| Smyrna | 29.7% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 18.6% | 10.2% |
| Valdosta | 41.6% | 14.8% | 16.7% | 20.4% | 16.2% |
| Brookhaven | 25.5% | 7.9% | 8.3% | 18.4% | 12.2% |
| Dunwoody | 23.6% | 8.4% | 7.6% | 16.6% | 9.7% |
| Newnan | 37.0% | 12.5% | 12.9% | 19.1% | 12.6% |
| Gainesville | 33.6% | 13.8% | 15.1% | 20.5% | 24.0% |
| Peachtree Corners | 33.0% | 10.1% | 10.0% | 16.5% | 13.1% |
| Milton | 22.0% | 7.7% | 7.0% | 17.1% | 6.6% |
| Mableton | 33.8% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 17.6% | 14.2% |
| East Point | 36.2% | 15.2% | 14.9% | 16.8% | 15.6% |
| Peachtree City | 28.0% | 11.3% | 8.7% | 18.3% | 7.5% |
| Rome | 40.0% | 16.0% | 17.5% | 21.6% | 18.9% |
| Tucker | 29.8% | 12.5% | 11.6% | 17.0% | 12.8% |
| Woodstock | 32.6% | 9.8% | 10.4% | 20.2% | 9.5% |
| Hinesville | 33.7% | 12.4% | 15.0% | 20.0% | 15.1% |
| Douglasville | 37.2% | 13.0% | 14.1% | 18.2% | 13.1% |
| Evans | 30.4% | 11.5% | 10.0% | 18.9% | 7.7% |
| Martinez | 31.8% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 19.8% | 10.1% |
| Dalton | 38.5% | 14.4% | 15.2% | 19.6% | 27.3% |
| Statesboro | 38.2% | 8.6% | 12.8% | 23.4% | 14.1% |
| Kennesaw | 29.2% | 9.7% | 10.8% | 20.2% | 10.9% |
| Canton | 35.6% | 11.7% | 13.9% | 21.1% | 17.3% |
| Duluth | 30.6% | 10.8% | 9.4% | 15.1% | 11.9% |
| Redan | 38.0% | 15.6% | 14.1% | 16.4% | 12.8% |
| LaGrange | 37.7% | 16.3% | 17.8% | 19.9% | 15.8% |
Georgia compared with the U.S.
Population-weighted average of all counties
Health outcomes
| Adults with | Here | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Obesity | 35.3%+2.0 pts | 33.3% |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 13.3%+1.2 pts | 12.1% |
| High blood pressure | 37.3%+2.9 pts | 34.4% |
| High cholesterol (among those screened) | 36.8%about the same | 36.4% |
| Coronary heart disease | 6.1%about the same | 6.3% |
| Stroke | 3.6%about the same | 3.4% |
| Current asthma | 10.1%about the same | 10.2% |
| COPD | 6.5%about the same | 6.5% |
| Cancer (excluding skin cancer) | 7.0%-0.7 pts | 7.7% |
| Arthritis | 24.6%-0.6 pts | 25.2% |
| Depression | 19.0%-2.6 pts | 21.6% |
| All teeth lost (age 65+) | 14.5%+1.9 pts | 12.6% |
Health behaviors
| Adults with | Here | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Current smoking | 13.6%+0.8 pts | 12.8% |
| Binge drinking | 14.5%-1.4 pts | 15.9% |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 26.6%+1.4 pts | 25.2% |
| Short sleep (under 7 hours) | 38.4%+2.3 pts | 36.1% |
Prevention
| Adults with | Here | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| No health insurance (age 18 to 64) | 13.1%+2.0 pts | 11.1% |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 78.4%+1.6 pts | 76.8% |
| Dental visit in the past year | 59.2%-2.5 pts | 61.7% |
| Taking blood pressure medicine (if high) | 77.4%+1.9 pts | 75.5% |
| Cholesterol screening | 86.8%+0.6 pts | 86.2% |
| Colorectal cancer screening (age 45 to 75) | 64.4%+0.7 pts | 63.7% |
| Mammogram in the past 2 years (women 50 to 74) | 75.8%about the same | 76.1% |
Health status
| Adults with | Here | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor general health | 20.3%+0.5 pts | 19.8% |
| Frequent mental distress | 16.9%about the same | 16.5% |
| Frequent physical distress | 13.5%about the same | 13.3% |
Disability
| Adults with | Here | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Any disability | 29.6%-0.8 pts | 30.4% |
| Mobility disability | 14.0%about the same | 13.8% |
| Cognitive disability | 14.4%about the same | 14.3% |
| Hearing disability | 6.2%-0.6 pts | 6.8% |
| Vision disability | 5.6%about the same | 5.3% |
| Self-care disability | 4.2%about the same | 3.8% |
| Independent living disability | 8.7%+0.6 pts | 8.1% |
Social needs
| Adults with | Here | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Loneliness | 37.4%+3.3 pts | 34.1% |
| Lack of social and emotional support | 24.7%about the same | 24.6% |
| Food insecurity in the past year | 17.8%+1.9 pts | 15.9% |
| Received SNAP (food stamps) in the past year | 14.2%+1.4 pts | 12.8% |
| Housing insecurity in the past year | 15.0%+2.0 pts | 13.0% |
| Threat of utility shutoff in the past year | 9.6%+1.6 pts | 8.0% |
| Lack of reliable transportation | 9.5%+1.0 pts | 8.5% |
Share of adults (18 and older unless noted), crude prevalence. Differences are compared with the U.S.; green is better than the national rate, red is worse. These are model-based estimates, not counts.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the obesity rate in Georgia?
- About 35.3% of adults in Georgia have obesity, compared with 33.3% nationwide. Randolph has the highest county rate (45.6%) and Forsyth the lowest (27.7%).
- How many adults in Georgia have diabetes?
- About 13.3% of adults in Georgia have been diagnosed with diabetes (U.S. 12.1%).
- What share of Georgia adults smoke?
- About 13.6% of adults in Georgia currently smoke cigarettes (U.S. 12.8%).
Source: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health · Last updated 12/01/2025 · Model-based estimates of the share of adults. State figures are population-weighted averages of county estimates.