Data & Statistics
Public health surveillance is the ongoing systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of outcome-specific data for use in planning, interpretation, and evaluation of public health practice. The latest statistics, surveillance systems, state indicator reports and maps related to obesity are provided.
Adult Obesity Facts
What are the latest statistics on adult obesity in the United States?
Childhood Obesity Facts
How many children in the United States have obesity?
Data, Maps, and Trends
Use these maps and interactive database systems to find information relating to nutrition, physical activity, and obesity.
State Indicator Reports
Learn about behavioral, policy, and environmental indicators that affect childhood obesity, fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity, and breastfeeding.
Surveillance Systems
Nutrition, physical activity, obesity, and breastfeeding surveys and data collection systems.
- Diabetes | County Data Indicators
County level data for select diabetes indicators, including leisure-time physical inactivity, and overweight or obesity prevalence. - Diabetes| County Ranks of Prevalence
County level ranking data for select diabetes indicators, including leisure-time physical inactivity, and overweight or obesity prevalence. - Community Health Status Indicators to Combat Obesity, Heart Disease and Cancerexternal icon
This dataset contains over 200 key health indicators for each of the 3,141 United States counties, to improve community health. - County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin)external icon
The annual County Health Rankings measure vital health factors, including obesity prevalence, physical inactivity, access to healthy foods, and access to opportunities for physical activity in nearly every county in America. The data comes from CDC surveillance systems like the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the National Center for Health Statistics, and other federal data sources.