MS	AL	LA	SC	NC	DE	SD
TN	WV	OK	TX	OH	ND	AZ
AR	GA	MI	PA	NE	IL	NM
KY	MO	IA	MD	NY	ID	FL
AK	KS	OR	VA	NH	NJ	UT
IN	MN	WI	NV	CA	DC	RI
WA	ME	WY	MT	VT	HI	MA
					CT	CO

U.S. Average

Obese: 26.30%
Overweight: 36.60%
Neither: 37.10%

Obesity

Obesity and overweight are labels for ranges of weight that are greater than what is considered healthy for a given individual’s height. These ranges are determined using a person’s weight and height to calculate his or her “body mass index” a measure which, for most people, correlates with their amount of body fat.

A person is considered obese if they have a BMI of 30 or higher.

A person is considered overweight if they have a BMI between 25 and 29.9.

A person is considered neither overweight nor obese if they have a BMI below 25

Being overweight or obsess is associated with an increased risk for many chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers.

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Rank	State	Obese	Overweight	Neither
1	Mississippi	32.60%	35.50%	31.90%
2	Alabama	30.90%	35.70%	33.40%
3	Tennessee	30.70%	36.70%	32.60%
4	Louisiana	30.70%	34.50%	34.80%
5	West Virginia	30.30%	37.70%	32.00%
6	Arkansas	29.30%	36.30%	34.40%
7	South Carolina	29.00%	36.30%	34.70%
8	Oklahoma	28.80%	36.30%	34.90%
9	Georgia	28.70%	36.30%	35.00%
10	Kentucky	28.70%	40.40%	30.90%
11	North Carolina	28.70%	35.90%	35.40%
12	Texas	28.60%	37.20%	34.20%
13	Michigan	28.20%	36.10%	35.70%
14	Missouri	28.20%	35.10%	36.70%
15	Alaska	28.20%	36.90%	34.90%
16	Delaware	28.20%	36.80%	35.00%
17	Ohio	28.10%	35.40%	36.50%
18	Pennsylvania	27.80%	34.90%	37.30%
19	Iowa	27.70%	37.00%	35.30%
20	Kansas	27.70%	36.10%	36.20%
21	Indiana	27.40%	35.80%	36.80%
22	South Dakota	27.20%	38.30%	34.50%
23	North Dakota	27.00%	37.90%	35.10%
24	Nebraska	26.50%	38.20%	35.30%
25	Maryland	26.30%	36.40%	37.30%
26	Oregon	26.30%	35.70%	38.00%
27	Minnesota	26.00%	36.00%	38.00%
28	Washington	25.90%	36.20%	37.90%
29	Arizona	25.80%	36.80%	37.40%
30	Illinois	25.60%	37.40%	37.00%
31	New York	25.50%	36.40%	38.10%
32	Virginia	25.30%	36.60%	38.10%
33	Wisconsin	25.30%	37.00%	37.70%
34	Maine	25.20%	37.70%	37.10%
35	New Mexico	25.10%	35.70%	39.20%
36	Idaho	25.10%	38.00%	36.90%
37	New Hampshire	25.10%	36.70%	38.20%
38	Nevada	24.60%	38.40%	37.00%
39	Wyoming	24.50%	37.70%	37.80%
40	Florida	24.10%	38.00%	37.90%
41	New Jersey	24.10%	38.20%	37.70%
42	California	23.30%	35.70%	41.00%
43	Montana	22.60%	39.20%	38.20%
44	Utah	22.40%	35.60%	42.00%
45	District of Columbia	22.20%	33.10%	44.70%
46	Vermont	21.90%	36.90%	41.20%
47	Rhode Island	21.70%	39.10%	39.20%
48	Hawaii	21.70%	35.10%	43.20%
49	Massachusetts	21.70%	37.20%	41.10%
50	Connecticut	21.70%	37.50%	40.80%
51	Colorado	19.30%	36.40%	44.30%