Obesity Levels: State-By-State
| Percent Of Population That Is Obese | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | 1991 | 1995 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Alabama | 13.2 | 18.3 | 20.7 | 21.8 | 23.5 | 23.4 |
| Alaska | 13.1 | 19.2 | 20.7 | 19.2 | 20.5 | 21.0 |
| Arizona | 11.0 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 18.8 | 17.9 |
| Arkansas | 12.7 | 17.3 | 19.2 | 21.9 | 22.6 | 21.7 |
| California | 10.0 | 14.4 | 16.8 | 19.6 | 19.2 | 20.9 |
| Colorado | 8.4 | 10.00 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 14.4 |
| Connecticut | 10.9 | 11.9 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 16.9 | 17.3 |
| Delaware | 14.9 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 16.2 | 20.0 |
| District of Columbia | 15.2 | n/a | 1939 | 17.9 | 21.2 | 19.9 |
| Florida | 10.1 | 16.5 | 17.4 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 18.4 |
| Georgia | 9.2 | 12.6 | 18.7 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 22.1 |
| Hawaii | 10.4 | 10.4 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 17.6 |
| Idaho | 11.7 | 13.8 | 16.0 | 19.5 | 18.4 | 20.0 |
| Illinois | 12.7 | 16.4 | 17.9 | 20.2 | 20.9 | 20.5 |
| Indiana | 14.8 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 21.3 | 24.0 |
| Iowa | 14.4 | 17.2 | 19.3 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 21.8 |
| Kansas | n/a | 15.8 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 20.1 | 21.0 |
| Kentucky | 12.7 | 16.6 | 19.9 | 21.1 | 22.3 | 24.2 |
| Louisiana | 15.7 | 17.4 | 21.3 | 21.5 | 22.8 | 23.3 |
| Maine | 12.1 | 13.7 | 17.0 | 18.9 | 19.7 | 19.0 |
| Maryland | 11.2 | 15.8 | 19.8 | 17.6 | 19.5 | 19.8 |
| Massachusetts | 8.8 | 11.1 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 16.4 | 16.1 |
| Michigan | 15.2 | 17.7 | 20.7 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 24.4 |
| Minnesota | 10.6 | 15.0 | 15.7 | 15.0 | 16.8 | 19.2 |
| Mississippi | 15.7 | 18.6 | 22.0 | 22.8 | 24.3 | 25.9 |
| Missouri | 12.0 | 18.0 | 19.8 | 20.8 | 21.6 | 22.5 |
| Montana | 9.5 | 12.6 | 1.7 | 14.7 | 15.2 | 18.2 |
| Nebraska | 12.5 | 15.7 | 17.5 | 20.2 | 20.6 | 20.1 |
| Nevada | n/a | 13.3 | 13.4 | 15.3 | 17.2 | 19.1 |
| New Hampshire | 10.4 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 13.8 | 17.1 | 19.0 |
| New Jersey | 9.7 | 14.2 | 15.2 | 16.8 | 17.6 | 19.0 |
| New Mexico | 7.8 | 12.7 | 14.7 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 18.8 |
| New York | 12.8 | 13.3 | 15.9 | 16.9 | 17.2 | 19.7 |
| North Carolina | 13.0 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 21.3 | 22.4 |
| North Dakota | 12.9 | 15.6 | 18.7 | 21.2 | 19.8 | 19.9 |
| Ohio | 14.9 | 17.2 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 21.0 | 21.8 |
| Oklahoma | 11.9 | 13.0 | 18.7 | 20.2 | 19.0 | 22.1 |
| Oregon | 11.2 | 14.7 | 17.8 | 19.6 | 21.0 | 20.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 14.4 | 16.1 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 20.7 | 21.4 |
| Rhode Island | 9.1 | 12.9 | 16.2 | 16.01 | 16.8 | 17.3 |
| South Carolina | 13.8 | 16.1 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 21.5 | 21.7 |
| South Dakota | 12.8 | 13.6 | 15.4 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 20.6 |
| Tennessee | 12.1 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 20.1 | 22.7 | 22.6 |
| Texas | 12.7 | 15.0 | 19.9 | 21.1 | 22.7 | 23.8 |
| Utah | 9.7 | 12.6 | 15.3 | 16.3 | 18.5 | 18.4 |
| Vermont | 10.0 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 17.2 | 17.7 | 17.1 |
| Virginia | 10.1 | 15.2 | 18.2 | 18.6 | 17.5 | 20.0 |
| Washington | 9.9 | 13.5 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 18.5 | 18.9 |
| West Virginia | 15.2 | 17.8 | 22.9 | 23.9 | 22.8 | 24.6 |
| Wisconsin | 12.7 | 15.3 | 17.9 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 21.9 |
| Wyoming | n/a | 13.9 | 14.5 | 16.4 | 17.6 | 19.2 |
| Source:
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 1991-2001; self-reported data
More Information: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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