Neighborhood Racial Composition, Socioeconomic Status, and Obesity Among Older Black Adults

Corina Mills, Ángela Gutiérrez, Roland J. Thorpe, Jeannie Leoutsakos, Courtney S. Thomas Tobin, Program for Research on Men, s Health, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Undergraduate Studies in Public Health, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health Sciences, Western University of Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, Karin Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angelos

Journal of Aging and Health

Published online on April 28, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Aging and Health, Ahead of Print.
ObjectivesObesity is common among older Black adults, but its underlying drivers, such as neighborhood racial composition (NRC), remain understudied. This study examined the association between NRC and obesity among older Black adults, evaluating the role ...