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DEFINITION
Obesity Prevalence Among U.S. Adults, 2001
Health Statistics > Obesity Rate (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
|
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# 1
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Mississippi: |
26 %
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# 2
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West Virginia: |
25 %
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|
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= 3
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Texas: |
24 %
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= 3
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Kentucky: |
24 %
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|
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= 3
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Indiana: |
24 %
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|
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= 3
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Michigan: |
24 %
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= 7
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Alabama: |
23 %
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|
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= 7
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Louisiana: |
23 %
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|
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= 7
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Tennessee: |
23 %
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= 7
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Missouri: |
23 %
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|
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= 11
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Arkansas: |
22 %
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= 11
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Georgia: |
22 %
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= 11
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Wisconsin: |
22 %
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= 11
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Iowa: |
22 %
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|
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= 11
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Ohio: |
22 %
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= 11
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North Carolina: |
22 %
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= 11
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South Carolina: |
22 %
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|
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= 11
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Oklahoma: |
22 %
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|
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= 19
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Alaska: |
21 %
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|
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= 19
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Oregon: |
21 %
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|
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= 19
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California: |
21 %
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|
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= 19
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Kansas: |
21 %
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|
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= 19
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Illinois: |
21 %
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|
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= 19
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Pennsylvania: |
21 %
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|
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= 19
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South Dakota: |
21 %
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|
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= 26
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Virginia: |
20 %
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|
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= 26
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Delaware: |
20 %
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|
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= 26
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Nebraska: |
20 %
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|
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= 26
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Idaho: |
20 %
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|
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= 26
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North Dakota: |
20 %
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|
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= 26
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Maryland: |
20 %
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|
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= 26
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New York: |
20 %
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|
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= 26
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District of Columbia: |
20 %
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|
|
= 34
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New Hampshire: |
19 %
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|
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= 34
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New Mexico: |
19 %
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|
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= 34
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Minnesota: |
19 %
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|
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= 34
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New Jersey: |
19 %
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|
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= 34
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Nevada: |
19 %
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|
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= 34
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Wyoming: |
19 %
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|
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= 34
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Washington: |
19 %
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|
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= 34
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Maine: |
19 %
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|
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= 42
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Hawaii: |
18 %
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|
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= 42
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Utah: |
18 %
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|
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= 42
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Florida: |
18 %
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|
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= 42
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Montana: |
18 %
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|
|
= 42
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Arizona: |
18 %
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|
|
= 47
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Connecticut: |
17 %
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|
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= 47
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Rhode Island: |
17 %
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|
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= 47
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Vermont: |
17 %
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# 50
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Massachusetts: |
16 %
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# 51
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Colorado: |
14 %
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Weighted average: |
20.5 %
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DEFINITION: Obesity Prevalence Among U.S. Adults, 2001
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