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Obesity Rate by state. Definition, graph and map.
 

Health Statistics > Obesity Rate (most recent) by state


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



DEFINITION: Obesity Prevalence Among U.S. Adults, 2001

SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org via StateMaster

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