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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. Obesity has long been a common stereotype associated with Americans.
| States, district, & territories | Obesity rank | Obese adults | Overweight (incl. obese) adults (mid-2000s) | Obese children and adolescents (mid-2000s) | |
| (mid-2000s) | (2020) | ||||
| Alabama | 5 | 30 % | 36 % | 65 % | 16 % |
| Alaska | 9 | 27 % | 34 % | 64 % | 11 % |
| American Samoa | — | — | 75% | 95% | 35% |
| Arizona | 30 | 23 % | 29 % | 59 % | 12 % |
| Arkansas | 7 | 28 % | 35 % | 64 % | 16 % |
| California | 48 | 23 % | 25 % | 59 % | 13 % |
| Colorado | 51 | 21 % | 22 % | 55 % | 9 % |
| Connecticut | 42 | 20 % | 26 % | 58 % | 12 % |
| Delaware | 23 | 25 % | 31 % | 63 % | 22 % |
| District of Columbia | 50 | 22 % | 23 % | 55 % | 14 % |
| Florida | 35 | 23 % | 28 % | 60 % | 14 % |
| Georgia | 24 | 27 % | 31 % | 63 % | 16 % |
| Guam | — | — | 28 % | — | 22% |
| Hawaii | 49 | 20 % | 23 % | 55 % | 13 % |
| Idaho | 32 | 24 % | 29 % | 61 % | 10 % |
| Illinois | 27 | 25 % | 31 % | 61 % | 15 % |
| Indiana | 12 | 27 % | 33 % | 62 % | 15 % |
| Iowa | 4 | 26 % | 36 % | 63 % | 12 % |
| Kansas | 18 | 25 % | 32 % | 62 % | 14 % |
| Kentucky | 8 | 28 % | 34 % | 66 % | 20 % |
| Louisiana | 6 | 29 % | 36 % | 64 % | 17 % |
| Maine | 33 | 23 % | 29 % | 60 % | 12 % |
| Maryland | 26 | 25 % | 31 % | 61 % | 13 % |
| Massachusetts | 44 | 20 % | 25 % | 56 % | 13 % |
| Michigan | 19 | 27 % | 32 % | 63 % | 14 % |
| Minnesota | 35 | 24 % | 28 % | 61 % | 10 % |
| Mississippi | 2 | 34 % | 37 % | 67 % | 17 % |
| Missouri | 17 | 27 % | 32 % | 63 % | 15 % |
| Montana | 46 | 21 % | 25 % | 59 % | 11 % |
| Nebraska | 15 | 26 % | 32 % | 63 % | 11 % |
| Nevada | 43 | 23 % | 26 % | 61 % | 12 % |
| New Hampshire | 38 | 23 % | 28 % | 60 % | 12 % |
| New Jersey | 41 | 22 % | 27 % | 60 % | 13 % |
| New Mexico | 35 | 23 % | 28 % | 60 % | 16 % |
| New York | 45 | 23 % | 25 % | 60 % | 15 % |
| North Carolina | 20 | 27 % | 32 % | 63 % | 19 % |
| North Dakota | 13 | 25 % | 33 % | 64 % | 12 % |
| Northern Mariana Islands | — | — | — | — | 16% |
| Ohio | 11 | 26 % | 33 % | 63 % | 14 % |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 28 % | 36 % | 64 % | 15 % |
| Oregon | 31 | 25 % | 29 % | 60 % | 14 % |
| Pennsylvania | 24 | 25 % | 31 % | 61 % | 13 % |
| Puerto Rico | — | — | 30 % | — | 26% |
| Rhode Island | 29 | 21 % | 30 % | 60 % | 11 % |
| South Carolina | 10 | 29 % | 34 % | 65 % | 18 % |
| South Dakota | 22 | 26 % | 31 % | 64 % | 12 % |
| Tennessee | 15 | 29 % | 32 % | 65 % | 20 % |
| Texas | 14 | 27 % | 33 % | 64 % | 19 % |