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Obesity
Halting the Epidemic by Making Health Easier

Percentage of Adults Who Are Obese*, by State, 2007

* Body mass index ≥30, or about 30 lbs. overweight for 5’4” person, based on self-reported weight and height. 
Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

 
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%
      Colorado

 		 California
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Ohio
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South Carolina
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Texas
Washington
West Virginia
 

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States funded through CDC’s Nutrition and Physical Activity and Obesity (NPAO) Cooperative Agreement Program

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Page last reviewed: December 10, 2008
Page last modified: December 10, 2008
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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