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New CDC population data from 2023 show that in 23 states more than one in three adults (35%) has obesity. Before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%. Currently, at least one in five adults (20%) in each U.S. state is living with obesity.
Nearly 1 in 3 adults (30.7%) are overweight. More than 1 in 3 men (34.1%) and more than 1 in 4 women (27.5%) are overweight. More than 2 in 5 adults (42.4%) have obesity (including severe obesity). About 1 in 11 adults (9.2%) have severe obesity.
The prevalence of obesity among U.S. adults 20 and over was 41.9% during 2017–March 2020. 1 During the same time, the prevalence of severe obesity among U.S. adults was 9.2%. This means that more than 100 million adults have obesity, and more than 22 million adults have severe obesity.
Maps of U.S. adult obesity prevalence plus data, statistics, and research resources and findings.
New data shows a growing number of Americans are severely obese. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that nearly 10% of adults ages 20 and older had severe obesity last...
Currently, 17 states have an obesity rate of over 35%. The South has the highest prevalence of obesity (36.3%), followed by the Midwest (35.4%), the Northeast (29.9%), and the West (28.7%)....
Obesity is common in the United States and is a major health issue associated with numerous diseases, specifically an increased risk of certain types of cancer, coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular disease, as well as significant increases in early mortality and economic costs. [1]
Explore statistics about obesity in the U.S. to learn why rates continue to climb, as well as what can be done to slow (or even reverse) these trends.
At least 35% of adults in 22 US states are now living with obesity, according to 2022 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 3 of those states—Louisiana, Oklahoma, and West Virginia—at least 40% of adults have obesity.
Obesity has become a public health crisis in the United States. The medical condition, which involves having an excessive amount of body fat, is linked to severe chronic diseases...