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Physical Activity and Good Nutrition:
Essential Elements to Prevent Chronic Diseases and Obesity

U.S. Maps Showing the Percentage of Adults Who Are Obese,* by State

Data for 1990

No data <10% 10%–14%
Alaska
Arkansas
Kansas
Nevada
New Jersey
Wyoming
 
California
Colorado
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
New Mexico
New York
Utah
Virginia
Washington
 
Alabama
Arizona
Connecticut
Delaware
DC
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
 

Data for 1995

 

10%–14% 15%–19%
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Maine
Massachusetts
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wyoming
 
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
 

Data for 2006

15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% >30%
Colorado
Connecticut
Hawaii
Massachusetts
 
Arizona
California
Florida
Idaho
Illinois
Maine
Maryland
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Washington D.C.
Wyoming
 
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Delaware
Georgia
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Missouri
Nebraska
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Wisconsin
 
Mississippi
West Virginia
 

*Body mass index greater than or equal to 30 or about 30 pounds overweight for a 5'4" person based on self-reported weight and height.
Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

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Page last reviewed:  April 15, 2008
Page last modified:  April 15, 2008
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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