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More than one in five American adults in every U.S. state are obese, with rates rising in many states, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sept. 12 ...
Currently, four in 10 adults in the U.S. have obesity, and nearly 20% of U.S. kids have obesity, according to the report. Report shows 23 states have reached 35% obesity rate; here’s how Texas fares
The most recent statistics from the NHANES of age adjusted obesity rates for Black adults 20 years and older in the U.S. in 2016 was 46.8%. [69] According to the obesity rates from the NHANES 2016 data, Black men had significantly lower obesity rates than Black women; their rates were 36.9% and 54.8%, respectively. [70]
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2023, more than one in three adults had obesity. For perspective, before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%.
By 2015, no state had a prevalence of obesity under 18%; almost all states exceeded 22%, and six states exceeded 26%. [10] According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2016 the number of obese people in the United States reached an all-time high of about 93 million, up 33% from 2008. [ 11 ]
The data in the table under "Prevalence by State" are incorrect. For example, Colorado is listed 51st, with an adult obesity rate of 21.0%, while Hawaii, Connecticut, and Massachusetts are ranked 50th, 49th, and 48th, respectively, but their obesity rates are listed as lower (20.7%, 20.8%, and 20.9%, respectively).
For the first time in over a decade, obesity rates in the United States may finally be heading in the right direction and new weight loss drugs like semaglutide could be part of the reason why. A ...
English: United States Map of Adult Obesity Prevalence by State (2013). Adult Obesity is the percentage of the adult population (age 20 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2.