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US states by adult obesity rate

West Virginia had the highest adult obesity rate of 51 states in 2022, at 41%. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 24.3%. The median was 33.6% and the figure for the United States was 33.3%. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest41West Virginia
Lowest24.3District of Columbia
Median33.651 states
United States33.3History

All states, 2022

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West VirginiaWest Virginia: 41 %41LouisianaLouisiana: 40.1 %40.1OklahomaOklahoma: 40 %40MississippiMississippi: 39.5 %39.5TennesseeTennessee: 38.9 %38.9AlabamaAlabama: 38.3 %38.3OhioOhio: 38.1 %38.1DelawareDelaware: 37.9 %37.9IndianaIndiana: 37.7 %37.7KentuckyKentucky: 37.7 %37.7WisconsinWisconsin: 37.7 %37.7ArkansasArkansas: 37.4 %37.4IowaIowa: 37.4 %37.4GeorgiaGeorgia: 37 %37South DakotaSouth Dakota: 36.8 %36.8MissouriMissouri: 36.4 %36.4KansasKansas: 35.7 %35.7TexasTexas: 35.5 %35.5North DakotaNorth Dakota: 35.4 %35.4NebraskaNebraska: 35.3 %35.3VirginiaVirginia: 35.2 %35.2South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 35 %35MichiganMichigan: 34.5 %34.5WyomingWyoming: 34.3 %34.3North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 34.1 %34.1MinnesotaMinnesota: 33.6 %33.6NevadaNevada: 33.5 %33.5IllinoisIllinois: 33.4 %33.4PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 33.4 %33.4ArizonaArizona: 33.2 %33.2IdahoIdaho: 33.2 %33.2MarylandMaryland: 33.2 %33.2MaineMaine: 33.1 %33.1New MexicoNew Mexico: 32.4 %32.4AlaskaAlaska: 32.1 %32.1WashingtonWashington: 31.7 %31.7FloridaFlorida: 31.6 %31.6UtahUtah: 31.1 %31.1OregonOregon: 30.9 %30.9Rhode IslandRhode Island: 30.8 %30.8ConnecticutConnecticut: 30.6 %30.6MontanaMontana: 30.5 %30.5New HampshireNew Hampshire: 30.2 %30.2New YorkNew York: 30.1 %30.1New JerseyNew Jersey: 29.1 %29.1CaliforniaCalifornia: 28.1 %28.1MassachusettsMassachusetts: 27.2 %27.2VermontVermont: 26.8 %26.8HawaiiHawaii: 25.9 %25.9ColoradoColorado: 25 %25District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 24.3 %24.3
%. Source: CDC. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStates2022 (%)Change on 2021
1West Virginia41+0.4 pts
2Louisiana40.1+1.5 pts
3Oklahoma40+0.6 pts
4Mississippi39.5+0.4 pts
5Tennessee38.9+3.9 pts
6Alabama38.3-1.6 pts
7Ohio38.1+0.3 pts
8Delaware37.9+4 pts
9Indiana37.7+1.4 pts
9Kentucky37.7-2.6 pts
9Wisconsin37.7+3.8 pts
12Arkansas37.4-1.3 pts
12Iowa37.4+1 pts
14Georgia37+3.1 pts
15South Dakota36.8-1.6 pts
16Missouri36.4-0.9 pts
17Kansas35.7-0.3 pts
18Texas35.5-0.6 pts
19North Dakota35.4+0.2 pts
20Nebraska35.3-0.6 pts
21Virginia35.2+1 pts
22South Carolina35-1.1 pts
23Michigan34.5+0.1 pts
24Wyoming34.3+2.3 pts
25North Carolina34.1-1.9 pts
26Minnesota33.6+1.2 pts
27Nevada33.5+2.2 pts
28Illinois33.4-0.8 pts
28Pennsylvania33.4+0.1 pts
30Arizona33.2+1.9 pts
30Idaho33.2+1.6 pts
30Maryland33.2-1.1 pts
33Maine33.1+1.2 pts
34New Mexico32.4-2.2 pts
35Alaska32.1-1.4 pts
36Washington31.7+2.9 pts
37Florida31.6n/a
38Utah31.1+0.2 pts
39Oregon30.9+0.5 pts
40Rhode Island30.8+0.7 pts
41Connecticut30.6+0.2 pts
42Montana30.5-1.3 pts
43New Hampshire30.2-0.4 pts
44New York30.1+1 pts
45New Jersey29.1+0.9 pts
46California28.1+0.5 pts
47Massachusetts27.2-0.2 pts
48Vermont26.8-2.2 pts
49Hawaii25.9+0.9 pts
50Colorado25-0.1 pts
51District of Columbia24.3-0.4 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. 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?

West Virginia, with 41% in 2022, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which state has the lowest adult obesity rate?

District of Columbia, with 24.3% in 2022.

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.

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