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US states by adult obesity rate, 2025

Alabama had the highest adult obesity rate of 48 states in 2025, at 39.7%. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 24.2%. The median was 33.6% and the figure for the United States was 33.5%. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest39.7Alabama
Lowest24.2District of Columbia
Median33.648 states
United States33.5History

All states, 2025

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AlabamaAlabama: 39.7 %39.7North DakotaNorth Dakota: 39.1 %39.1KentuckyKentucky: 38.8 %38.8OklahomaOklahoma: 38.1 %38.1TennesseeTennessee: 37.9 %37.9IndianaIndiana: 37.5 %37.5West VirginiaWest Virginia: 37.4 %37.4KansasKansas: 37.3 %37.3IowaIowa: 36.9 %36.9ArkansasArkansas: 36.7 %36.7MissouriMissouri: 36.6 %36.6WisconsinWisconsin: 36.6 %36.6South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 36.5 %36.5DelawareDelaware: 36.3 %36.3TexasTexas: 36.1 %36.1NebraskaNebraska: 36 %36OhioOhio: 36 %36GeorgiaGeorgia: 35.9 %35.9LouisianaLouisiana: 35.6 %35.6New MexicoNew Mexico: 35.3 %35.3MichiganMichigan: 35.1 %35.1South DakotaSouth Dakota: 34.3 %34.3VirginiaVirginia: 34.2 %34.2IllinoisIllinois: 33.7 %33.7North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 33.5 %33.5PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 33.5 %33.5MarylandMaryland: 33.1 %33.1MinnesotaMinnesota: 33.1 %33.1AlaskaAlaska: 33 %33MaineMaine: 33 %33OregonOregon: 32.7 %32.7IdahoIdaho: 32.6 %32.6WyomingWyoming: 32.6 %32.6ArizonaArizona: 32.3 %32.3New HampshireNew Hampshire: 31.6 %31.6Rhode IslandRhode Island: 31.3 %31.3WashingtonWashington: 31 %31ConnecticutConnecticut: 30.4 %30.4MontanaMontana: 30.3 %30.3FloridaFlorida: 30 %30UtahUtah: 29.8 %29.8VermontVermont: 29.1 %29.1New YorkNew York: 28.5 %28.5MassachusettsMassachusetts: 27 %27New JerseyNew Jersey: 27 %27HawaiiHawaii: 26.4 %26.4ColoradoColorado: 25.7 %25.7District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 24.2 %24.2
%. Source: CDC. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStates2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Alabama39.7+0.8 pts
2North Dakota39.1+2.3 pts
3Kentucky38.8+1.6 pts
4Oklahoma38.1+1.3 pts
5Tennessee37.9n/a
6Indiana37.5-0.9 pts
7West Virginia37.4-4 pts
8Kansas37.3-0.3 pts
9Iowa36.9+0.3 pts
10Arkansas36.7-2.2 pts
11Missouri36.6+2 pts
11Wisconsin36.6-0.8 pts
13South Carolina36.5+1.9 pts
14Delaware36.3-0.3 pts
15Texas36.1+0.5 pts
16Nebraska36-1.6 pts
16Ohio36-0.9 pts
18Georgia35.9+0.5 pts
19Louisiana35.6-3.6 pts
20New Mexico35.3+0.8 pts
21Michigan35.1-1 pts
22South Dakota34.3-2.7 pts
23Virginia34.2+1.9 pts
24Illinois33.7-0.5 pts
25North Carolina33.5-1 pts
25Pennsylvania33.5-0.7 pts
27Maryland33.1+0.4 pts
27Minnesota33.1+0.8 pts
29Alaska33-1 pts
29Maine33-0.2 pts
31Oregon32.7-0.8 pts
32Idaho32.6-0.1 pts
32Wyoming32.6+0.1 pts
34Arizona32.3-1 pts
35New Hampshire31.6+0.5 pts
36Rhode Island31.3+0.2 pts
37Washington31-0.5 pts
38Connecticut30.4-1.6 pts
39Montana30.3-0.7 pts
40Florida30+0.4 pts
41Utah29.8-1.2 pts
42Vermont29.1+0.1 pts
43New York28.5-1 pts
44Massachusetts270 pts
44New Jersey27-0.7 pts
46Hawaii26.4-0.6 pts
47Colorado25.7+0.7 pts
48District of Columbia24.2-1.3 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults aged 18 and over with obesity, defined as a body mass index of 30 or more calculated from self-reported height and weight. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

United States: CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a telephone survey. Self-reported measurements give lower figures than measured surveys such as NHANES. The national figure pools respondents from the 50 states and DC; a state that did not meet BRFSS data standards in a year (California, Mississippi and Nevada in 2025) has no value and is left out of that year's national figure. Territories are not included. The series starts in 2011, when BRFSS changed its weighting and added cell phones, so earlier estimates are not comparable.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. 3 states with data in other periods have no value for 2025 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (hn4x-zwk7), percent of adults aged 18 years and older who have obesity, total. https://data.cdc.gov/resource/hn4x-zwk7.json?%24order=%3Aid&%24limit=50000&%24where=questionid%3D%27Q036%27+AND+stratificationid1%3D%27OVERALL%27+AND+datavaluetypeid%3D%27VALUE%27. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which state has the highest adult obesity rate?

Alabama, with 39.7% in 2025, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which state has the lowest adult obesity rate?

District of Columbia, with 24.2% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (hn4x-zwk7), percent of adults aged 18 years and older who have obesity, total. Retrieved 2026-10-09. 3 states have no value for 2025 and are not ranked.

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