Obesity is currently a major problem in the United States. The United States obesity rates for both adults and children living with obesity are steadily on the rise. This is a major cause of concern because obesity can cause complications and create health problems for an individual. A report examining U.S. Adult obesity that was done by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation examined the obesity rates by states. The report shows a slowing of obesity rate but the rate of obesity in U.S. adults is still on the rise:
Obesity rate by state:
Colorado: 21.3 %
Hawaii: 21.8%
Washington D.C.: 22.9%
Massachusetts: 23.6%
California: 24.1%
Utah: 24.1%
Montana: 24.6%
Vermont: 24.47%
Connecticut: 25%
New York: 25.4%
Minnesota: 25.5%
Nevada: 26.2%
New Jersey: 26.3%
New Mexico: 26.4%
Florida: 26.4%
Oregon: 26.5%
New Hampshire: 26.7%
Arizona: 26.8%
Virginia: 27.2%
Washington: 27.2%
Rhode Island: 27.3%
Wyoming: 27.8%
Maryland: 28.3%
Alaska: 28.4%
Maine: 28.9%
North Carolina: 29.4%
Illinois: 29.4%
Nebraska: 29.6%
Idaho: 29.6%
Wisconsin: 29.8%
South Dakota: 29.9%
Pennsylvania: 30%
Kansas: 30%
Georgia: 30.3%
Missouri: 30.4%
Ohio: 30.4%
Texas: 30.9%
North Dakota: 31%
Delaware: 31.1%
Iowa: 31.3%
Michigan: 31.5%
South Carolina: 31.7%
Indiana: 31.8%
Alabama: 32.4%
Oklahoma: 32.5%
Louisiana: 33.1%
Kentucky: 33.2%
Tennessee: 33.7%
Arkansas: 34.6%
West Virginia: 35.1%
Mississippi: 35.1%
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