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US states by adult obesity rate

West Virginia had the highest adult obesity rate of 50 states in 2024, at 41.4%. Colorado had the lowest, at 25%. The median was 34.2% and the figure for the United States was 33.1%. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest41.4West Virginia
Lowest25Colorado
Median34.250 states
United States33.1History

All states, 2024

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West VirginiaWest Virginia: 41.4 %41.4MississippiMississippi: 40.4 %40.4LouisianaLouisiana: 39.2 %39.2AlabamaAlabama: 38.9 %38.9ArkansasArkansas: 38.9 %38.9IndianaIndiana: 38.4 %38.4KansasKansas: 37.6 %37.6NebraskaNebraska: 37.6 %37.6WisconsinWisconsin: 37.4 %37.4KentuckyKentucky: 37.2 %37.2South DakotaSouth Dakota: 37 %37OhioOhio: 36.9 %36.9North DakotaNorth Dakota: 36.8 %36.8OklahomaOklahoma: 36.8 %36.8DelawareDelaware: 36.6 %36.6IowaIowa: 36.6 %36.6MichiganMichigan: 36.1 %36.1TexasTexas: 35.6 %35.6GeorgiaGeorgia: 35.4 %35.4MissouriMissouri: 34.6 %34.6South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 34.6 %34.6New MexicoNew Mexico: 34.5 %34.5North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 34.5 %34.5IllinoisIllinois: 34.2 %34.2NevadaNevada: 34.2 %34.2PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 34.2 %34.2AlaskaAlaska: 34 %34OregonOregon: 33.5 %33.5ArizonaArizona: 33.3 %33.3MaineMaine: 33.2 %33.2IdahoIdaho: 32.7 %32.7MarylandMaryland: 32.7 %32.7WyomingWyoming: 32.5 %32.5MinnesotaMinnesota: 32.3 %32.3VirginiaVirginia: 32.3 %32.3ConnecticutConnecticut: 32 %32WashingtonWashington: 31.5 %31.5New HampshireNew Hampshire: 31.1 %31.1Rhode IslandRhode Island: 31.1 %31.1MontanaMontana: 31 %31UtahUtah: 31 %31FloridaFlorida: 29.6 %29.6New YorkNew York: 29.5 %29.5CaliforniaCalifornia: 29.1 %29.1VermontVermont: 29 %29New JerseyNew Jersey: 27.7 %27.7HawaiiHawaii: 27 %27MassachusettsMassachusetts: 27 %27District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 25.5 %25.5ColoradoColorado: 25 %25
%. Source: CDC. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStates2024 (%)Change on 2023
1West Virginia41.4+0.2 pts
2Mississippi40.4+0.3 pts
3Louisiana39.2-0.7 pts
4Alabama38.9-0.3 pts
4Arkansas38.9-1.1 pts
6Indiana38.4+0.6 pts
7Kansas37.6+1.7 pts
7Nebraska37.6+1 pts
9Wisconsin37.4+1.5 pts
10Kentucky37.2n/a
11South Dakota37+1 pts
12Ohio36.9+0.5 pts
13North Dakota36.8+1.2 pts
13Oklahoma36.8-1.9 pts
15Delaware36.6+0.9 pts
15Iowa36.6-1.2 pts
17Michigan36.1+0.7 pts
18Texas35.6+1.2 pts
19Georgia35.4+0.4 pts
20Missouri34.6-0.7 pts
20South Carolina34.6-1.4 pts
22New Mexico34.5-0.8 pts
22North Carolina34.5+0.5 pts
24Illinois34.2-1.8 pts
24Nevada34.2+3.4 pts
24Pennsylvania34.2n/a
27Alaska34-1.2 pts
28Oregon33.5-0.1 pts
29Arizona33.3+1.4 pts
30Maine33.2+0.6 pts
31Idaho32.7+1.7 pts
31Maryland32.7-1.4 pts
33Wyoming32.5-0.8 pts
34Minnesota32.3-1 pts
34Virginia32.3-2 pts
36Connecticut32+2.6 pts
37Washington31.5+0.9 pts
38New Hampshire31.1-1.7 pts
38Rhode Island31.1-0.5 pts
40Montana31+0.5 pts
40Utah31+0.8 pts
42Florida29.6-0.5 pts
43New York29.5+1.5 pts
44California29.1+1.4 pts
45Vermont29+0.2 pts
46New Jersey27.7-1.2 pts
47Hawaii27+0.9 pts
47Massachusetts27-0.4 pts
49District of Columbia25.5+2 pts
50Colorado25+0.1 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. 1 states with data in other periods have no value for 2024 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?

West Virginia, with 41.4% in 2024, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which state has the lowest adult obesity rate?

Colorado, with 25% in 2024.

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. 1 states have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.

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