Obesity in the United States

Over 35 % of adults in the U.S. and nearly 17 % of children and adolescents are obese. .

The rate of obesity is highest in the South (29.5%), followed by the Midwest (29.0%), Northeast (25.3%), West (24.3%).

States with the highest rates of obesity (over 30 percent):

- Mississippi, Louisiana, West Virginia, Alabama, Michigan, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Indiana, South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas, Missouri.

States with the lowest rates of obesity (plus D.C.)

- Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, District of Columbia, California, Utah, New York, Nevada, Connecticut.

Adult Obesity Rates (%) by State

Alabama 32.0
Alaska 27.4
Arizona 24.7
Arkansas 30.9
California 23.8
Colorado 20.7
Connecticut 24.5
Delaware 28.8
District of Columbia 23.7
Florida 26.6
Georgia 28.0
Hawaii 21.8
Idaho 27.0
Illinois 27.1
Indiana 30.8
Iowa 29.0
Kansas 29.6
Kentucky 30.4
Louisiana 33.4
Maine 27.8
Maryland 28.3
Massachusetts 22.7
Michigan 31.3
Minnesota 25.7
Mississippi 34.9
Missouri 30.3
Montana 24.6
Nebraska 28.4
Nevada 24.5
New Hampshire 26.2
New Jersey 23.7
New Mexico 26.3
New York 24.5
North Carolina 29.1
North Dakota 27.8
Ohio 29.6
Oklahoma 31.1
Oregon 26.7
Pennsylvania 28.6
Rhode Island 25.4
South Carolina 30.8
South Dakota 28.1
Tennessee 29.2
Texas 30.4
Utah 24.4
Vermont 25.4
Virginia 29.2
Washington 26.5
West Virginia 32.4
Wisconsin 27.7
Wyoming 25.0

Sources include Center for Disease Control, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

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