Obesity Rates, % Adults (2007-09 average): Public Health Data

Obesity Rates, % Adults (2007-09 average)

Rank	Sort by State	Sort by Rank
1	Mississippi	33.8% (+/- 0.9)
2	Alabama	31.6% (+/- 1.0)
3	Tennessee	31.6% (+/- 1.2)
4	West Virginia	31.3% (+/- 1.0)
5	Louisiana	31.2% (+/- 0.9)
6	Oklahoma	30.6% (+/- 0.8)
7	Kentucky	30.5% (+/- 1.0)
8	Arkansas	30.1% (+/- 1.1)
9	South Carolina	29.9% (+/- 0.9)
10	Michigan	29.4% (+/- 0.8)
11	North Carolina	29.4% (+/- 0.8)
12	Missouri	29.3% (+/- 1.1)
13	Ohio	29.0% (+/- 0.8)
14	Texas	29.0% (+/- 0.8)
15	South Dakota	28.5% (+/- 1.0)
16	Kansas	28.2% (+/- 0.7)
17	Pennsylvania	28.1% (+/- 0.8)
18	Indiana	28.1% (+/- 1.0)
19	Georgia	28.1% (+/- 1.0)
20	Delaware	27.9% (+/- 1.2)
21	North Dakota	27.7% (+/- 1.0)
22	Iowa	27.6% (+/- 0.9)
23	Nebraska	27.3% (+/- 0.9)
24	Alaska	26.9% (+/- 1.5)
25	Wisconsin	26.9% (+/- 1.1)
26	Illinois	26.6% (+/- 1.0)
27	Maryland	26.6% (+/- 0.8)
28	Washington	26.3% (+/- 0.5)
29	Maine	25.8% (+/- 0.8)
30	Arizona	25.8% (+/- 1.5)
31	Nevada	25.6% (+/- 1.3)
32	New Mexico	25.5% (+/- 0.9)
33	Virginia	25.5% (+/- 1.2)
34	Minnesota	25.5% (+/- 1.0)
35	New Hampshire	25.4% (+/- 0.9)
36	Idaho	25.1% (+/- 1.0)
37	New York	25.1% (+/- 0.9)
38	Florida	25.1% (+/- 0.9)
39	Oregon	25.0% (+/- 1.0)
40	Wyoming	25.0% (+/- 0.8)
41	California	24.4% (+/- 0.7)
42	New Jersey	23.9% (+/- 0.8)
43	Montana	23.5% (+/- 0.9)
44	Utah	23.2% (+/- 0.8)
45	Rhode Island	22.9% (+/- 0.9)
46	Vermont	22.8% (+/- 0.8)
47	Hawaii	22.6% (+/- 0.9)
48	Massachusetts	21.7% (+/- 0.6)
49	District of Columbia	21.5% (+/- 1.0)
50	Connecticut	21.4% (+/- 0.8)
51	Colorado	19.1% (+/- 0.6)

All U.S. statistics from BRFSS data are medians based on three year averages; Number of cases and amount of funding are totals except where noted; Rates and percentages are national averages except where noted. See Data and Methodology for State Data