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DEFINITION
Overweight and Obesity Rate, 2002
Health Statistics > Overweight and 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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West Virginia: |
61.2 %
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# 2
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Alabama: |
61 %
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# 3
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Mississippi: |
60.8 %
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# 4
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Michigan: |
60.2 %
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# 5
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Alaska: |
59.5 %
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# 6
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Kentucky: |
59.4 %
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= 7
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North Dakota: |
59.3 %
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= 7
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South Carolina: |
59.3 %
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# 9
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Tennessee: |
59 %
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# 10
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Arkansas: |
58.9 %
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= 11
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Iowa: |
58.8 %
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= 11
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Texas: |
58.8 %
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# 13
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Indiana: |
58.7 %
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= 14
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Louisiana: |
58.4 %
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= 14
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Missouri: |
58.4 %
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# 16
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South Dakota: |
58.2 %
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# 17
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Minnesota: |
57.6 %
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# 18
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Kansas: |
57.5 %
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= 19
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Pennsylvania: |
57 %
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= 19
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Nebraska: |
57 %
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# 21
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Washington: |
56.7 %
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# 22
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Virginia: |
56.4 %
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# 23
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Oklahoma: |
56.2 %
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# 24
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Georgia: |
56.1 %
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# 25
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Maine: |
55.9 %
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# 26
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Illinois: |
55.8 %
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= 27
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Delaware: |
55.6 %
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= 27
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Ohio: |
55.6 %
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# 29
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Wisconsin: |
55.5 %
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# 30
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Maryland: |
55.2 %
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# 31
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Idaho: |
55 %
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# 32
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Nevada: |
54.8 %
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# 33
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California: |
54.6 %
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= 34
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Wyoming: |
54.5 %
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= 34
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North Carolina: |
54.5 %
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= 36
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Oregon: |
54.4 %
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= 36
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New York: |
54.4 %
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= 36
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New Mexico: |
54.4 %
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= 39
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Montana: |
54.1 %
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= 39
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Arizona: |
54.1 %
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# 41
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Florida: |
53.9 %
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# 42
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New Hampshire: |
53.5 %
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= 43
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Rhode Island: |
52.9 %
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= 43
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New Jersey: |
52.9 %
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= 45
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Utah: |
52.1 %
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= 45
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Vermont: |
52.1 %
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# 47
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Hawaii: |
51.6 %
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# 48
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Colorado: |
51.5 %
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# 49
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Connecticut: |
51.4 %
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# 50
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Massachusetts: |
51.3 %
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# 51
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District of Columbia: |
50.2 %
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Weighted average: |
56.0 %
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DEFINITION: Overweight and Obesity Rate, 2002
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