Oklahoma has the sixth highest rate of obesity in the nation, with 32.5% of adults reporting they are obese in 2013, according to newly released survey data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Obesity continues to be a common, serious, and costly public health problem,” the CDC reported. No state had an obesity rate of less than 20 percent. Most states with the highest obesity rates are in the South.
State | Percent of Adults Reporting Obesity |
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Mississippi | 35.1% |
West Virginia | 35.1% |
Arkansas | 34.6% |
Tennessee | 33.7& |
Kentucky | 33.2% |
Louisiana | 33.1% |
Oklahoma | 32.5% |
Alabama | 32.4% |
Indiana | 31.8% |
South Carolina | 31.7% |
Michigan | 31.5% |
Iowa | 31.3% |
Delaware | 31.1% |
North Dakota | 31.0% |
Texas | 30.9% |
Missouri | 30.4% |
Ohio | 30.4% |
Georgia | 30.3% |
Kansas | 30.0% |
Pennsylvania | 30.0% |
South Dakota | 29.9% |
Wisconsin | 29.8% |
Idaho | 29.6% |
Nebraska | 29.6% |
Illinois | 29.4% |
North Carolina | 29.4% |
Maine | 28.9% |
Alaska | 28.4% |
Maryland | 28.3% |
Wyoming | 27.8% |
Rhode Island | 27.3% |
Virginia | 27.2% |
Washington | 27.2% |
Arizona | 26.8% |
New Hampshire | 26.7% |
Oregon | 26.5% |
Florida | 26.4% |
New Mexico | 26.4% |
New Jersey | 26.3% |
Nevada | 26.2% |
Minnesota | 25.5% |
New York | 25.4% |
Connecticut | 25.0% |
Vermont | 24.7% |
Montana | 24.6% |
California | 24.1% |
Utah | 24.1% |
Massachusetts | 23.6% |
District of Columbia | 22.9% |
Hawaii | 21.8% |
Colorado | 21.3% |