US National Obesity by State

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US National Obesity By State

National Obesity Percentages by State. The percent of the state population that is considered obese from the 2015 CDC BRFSS Survey.

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Rank	State	Obesity Rate	Shape__Area	Shape__Length
52	Louisiana	36.20	1355090000000	7,383,856.92
51	Mississippi	35.60	1327850000000	5,834,201.77
50	West Virginia	35.60	685167000000	5,374,279.70
49	Alabama	35.60	1442810000000	5,750,657.81
48	Kentucky	34.60	1128830000000	6,346,698.59
47	Arkansas	34.50	1488700000000	5,707,634.00
46	Kansas	34.20	2340370000000	6,540,498.42
45	Oklahoma	33.90	1982450000000	7,857,119.57
44	Tennessee	33.80	1177050000000	6,350,376.86
43	Texas	32.40	7672330000000	15,408,321.87
42	Missouri	32.40	1949020000000	7,165,632.97
41	Iowa	32.10	1575590000000	5,558,144.63
40	South Carolina	31.70	878270000000	4,370,940.55
39	Nebraska	31.40	2207440000000	6,921,599.99
38	Indiana	31.30	1010360000000	4,858,882.22
37	Michigan	31.20	1657220000000	12,407,988.03
36	North Dakota	31.00	2013150000000	5,872,756.36
35	Illinois	30.80	1571570000000	6,172,530.81
34	Georgia	30.70	1652980000000	5,795,595.92
33	Wisconsin	30.70	1567820000000	6,806,782.08
32	South Dakota	30.40	2199050000000	6,680,911.25
31	Oregon	30.10	3178450000000	7,976,010.94
30	North Carolina	30.10	1495760000000	6,714,056.24
29	Maine	30.00	990385000000	5,560,035.37
28	Pennsylvania	30.00	1288450000000	5,024,348.11
27	Alaska	29.80	530114000000	6,663,726.59
26	Ohio	29.80	1158020000000	5,015,484.92
25	Delaware	29.70	59081101611	1,383,604.12
24	Puerto Rico	29.50	114784000000	2,136,273.27
23	Virginia	29.20	1158800000000	7,710,803.90
22	Wyoming	29.00	2897400000000	6,860,971.19
21	Maryland	28.90	303943000000	5,850,363.29
20	New Mexico	28.80	3622930000000	8,075,166.56
19	Idaho	28.60	2593600000000	9,081,125.22
18	Arizona	28.40	3562690000000	8,044,184.23
17	Florida	26.80	1674410000000	10,533,929.14
16	Nevada	26.70	3564350000000	8,240,794.81
15	Washington	26.40	2214210000000	7,508,966.84
14	New Hampshire	26.30	270529000000	2,674,767.15
13	Minnesota	26.10	2367870000000	8,530,250.43
12	Rhode Island	26.00	36178076495	984,524.58
11	New Jersey	25.60	224607000000	2,599,119.26
10	Connecticut	25.30	145422000000	1,780,630.96
9	Vermont	25.10	278931000000	2,653,732.23
8	New York	25.00	1411440000000	7,981,383.08
7	Utah	24.50	2614280000000	6,798,972.50
6	Massachusetts	24.30	247225000000	4,197,218.18
5	California	24.20	5327810000000	14,518,698.46
4	Montana	23.60	4371470000000	9,745,471.75
3	Hawaii	22.70
2	District of Columbia	22.10	1972102306	200,324.96
1	Colorado	20.20	3070000000000	7,092,296.50

Source	https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/national-obesity-by-state-d765a
Geo	United States
Entries	52
Columns	3
Date Sourced	2025
Last Updated	Feb 28, 2025

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