{"id":1485853,"date":"2024-08-25T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T19:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1485853"},"modified":"2024-08-25T15:05:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T19:05:00","slug":"these-are-the-fattest-states-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/these-are-the-fattest-states-in-america\/1485853\/","title":{"rendered":"These Are The Fattest States In America"},"content":{"rendered":"

These Are The Fattest States In America<\/span><\/p>\n

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Global adult obesity rates<\/strong> have\u00a0steadily increased<\/a>\u00a0in the past few decades, more than tripling from 5% to 16% from 1990 to 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

With a much higher average obesity rate of 34%, the U.S<\/strong>. does see variance in its overweight population across regions and states. Lifestyle, dietary habits, socioeconomic status, access to healthcare, and physical activity levels all contribute to these regional differences.<\/p>\n

This map, via Visual Capitalist’s Kayla Zhu, <\/a>shows obesity rates in 2022 in each U.S. state and territory. Obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 30.<\/p>\n

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The figures come from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC<\/a>) and are updated as of September 2023. Obesity figures are based on self-reported height and weight.<\/em><\/p>\n

Midwest and South Have Highest Obesity Rates<\/h2>\n

In 2022, every U.S. state and territory had an obesity rate of over 20%, meaning more than one in five adults in the U.S. was obese.<\/p>\n

Overall, the Midwest (35.8%) and South (35.6%) regions had the highest obesity rates, followed by the Northeast (30.5%) and West (29.5%)<\/p>\n

State\/Territory
\n\t\t\tAdult obesity rate in 2022
\n\t\tWest Virginia
\n\t\t\t41.0%
\n\t\tLouisiana
\n\t\t\t40.1%
\n\t\tOklahoma
\n\t\t\t40.0%
\n\t\tMississippi
\n\t\t\t39.5%
\n\t\tTennessee
\n\t\t\t38.9%
\n\t\tAlabama
\n\t\t\t38.3%
\n\t\tOhio
\n\t\t\t38.1%
\n\t\tDelaware
\n\t\t\t37.9%
\n\t\tIndiana
\n\t\t\t37.7%
\n\t\tKentucky
\n\t\t\t37.7%
\n\t\tWisconsin
\n\t\t\t37.7%
\n\t\tArkansas
\n\t\t\t37.4%
\n\t\tIowa
\n\t\t\t37.4%
\n\t\tGeorgia
\n\t\t\t37.0%
\n\t\tSouth Dakota
\n\t\t\t36.8%
\n\t\tMissouri
\n\t\t\t36.4%
\n\t\tKansas
\n\t\t\t35.7%
\n\t\tTexas
\n\t\t\t35.5%
\n\t\tNorth Dakota
\n\t\t\t35.4%
\n\t\tNebraska
\n\t\t\t35.3%
\n\t\tVirginia
\n\t\t\t35.2%
\n\t\tSouth Carolina
\n\t\t\t35.0%
\n\t\tMichigan
\n\t\t\t34.5%
\n\t\tWyoming
\n\t\t\t34.3%
\n\t\tNorth Carolina
\n\t\t\t34.1%
\n\t\tPuerto Rico
\n\t\t\t34.1%
\n\t\tMinnesota
\n\t\t\t33.6%
\n\t\tNevada
\n\t\t\t33.5%
\n\t\tIllinois
\n\t\t\t33.4%
\n\t\tPennsylvania
\n\t\t\t33.4%
\n\t\tArizona
\n\t\t\t33.2%
\n\t\tIdaho
\n\t\t\t33.2%
\n\t\tMaryland
\n\t\t\t33.2%
\n\t\tMaine
\n\t\t\t33.1%
\n\t\tGuam
\n\t\t\t32.7%
\n\t\tNew Mexico
\n\t\t\t32.4%
\n\t\tAlaska
\n\t\t\t32.1%
\n\t\tVirgin Islands
\n\t\t\t32.1%
\n\t\tWashington
\n\t\t\t31.7%
\n\t\tFlorida
\n\t\t\t31.6%
\n\t\tUtah
\n\t\t\t31.1%
\n\t\tOregon
\n\t\t\t30.9%
\n\t\tRhode Island
\n\t\t\t30.8%
\n\t\tConnecticut
\n\t\t\t30.6%
\n\t\tMontana
\n\t\t\t30.5%
\n\t\tNew Hampshire
\n\t\t\t30.2%
\n\t\tNew York
\n\t\t\t30.1%
\n\t\tNew Jersey
\n\t\t\t29.1%
\n\t\tCalifornia
\n\t\t\t28.1%
\n\t\tMassachusetts
\n\t\t\t27.2%
\n\t\tVermont
\n\t\t\t26.8%
\n\t\tHawaii
\n\t\t\t25.9%
\n\t\tColorado
\n\t\t\t25.0%
\n\t\tDistrict of Columbia
\n\t\t\t24.3%<\/p>\n

West Virginia recorded the highest obesity rate in the United States at 41%, followed by Louisiana and Oklahoma at 40%.<\/p>\n

These states, characterized by high rural populations and poverty rates, are often home to many\u00a0food deserts<\/a>, or areas where access to fresh and healthy foods is limited, leading residents to rely more on fast food and other nutritionally poor options.<\/p>\n

The CDC data also showed disparities in age and education level when it came to obesity prevalence.<\/p>\n

According to the\u00a0CDC<\/a>, young adults were half as likely to be obese compared to middle-aged adults. Adults aged 18\u201324 years had the lowest prevalence of obesity (20.5%) while adults aged 45\u201354 years had the highest (39.9%).<\/p>\n

Adults without a high school diploma were the most likely to be obese (37.6%) compared to 35.9% of adults with some college education, and 27.2% of college graduates.<\/p>\n

To see how the United States ranks among the countries that have the highest obesity rates in the world, check out this\u00a0graphic<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSun, 08\/25\/2024 – 11:05<\/span><\/p>\n

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