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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.
| States, district, & territories | Obesityrank | Obese adults | Overweight(incl. obese)adults(mid-2000s) | Obese childrenand adolescents(mid-2000s) | |
| (mid-2000s) | (2020) | ||||
| Alabama | 5 | 30.1% | 36.3% | 65.4% | 16.7% |
| Alaska | 9 | 27.3% | 34.2% | 64.5% | 11.1% |
| American Samoa | — | — | 75% | 95% | 35% |
| Arizona | 30 | 23.3% | 29.5% | 59.5% | 12.2% |
| Arkansas | 7 | 28.1% | 35.0% | 64.7% | 16.4% |
| California | 48 | 23.1% | 25.1% | 59.4% | 13.2% |
| Colorado | 51 | 21.0% | 22.6% | 55.0% | 9.9% |
| Connecticut | 42 | 20.8% | 26.9% | 58.7% | 12.3% |
| Delaware | 23 | 25.9% | 31.8% | 63.9% | 22.8% |
| District of Columbia | 50 | 22.1% | 23.0% | 55.0% | 14.8% |
| Florida | 35 | 23.3% | 28.4% | 60.8% | 14.4% |
| Georgia | 24 | 27.5% | 31.6% | 63.3% | 16.4% |
| Guam | — | — | 28.3% | — | 22% |
| Hawaii | 49 | 20.7% | 23.8% | 55.3% | 13.3% |
| Idaho | 32 | 24.6% | 29.3% | 61.4% | 10.1% |
| Illinois | 27 | 25.3% | 31.1% | 61.8% | 15.8% |
| Indiana | 12 | 27.5% | 33.6% | 62.8% | 15.6% |
| Iowa | 4 | 26.3% | 36.4% | 63.4% | 12.5% |
| Kansas | 18 | 25.8% | 32.4% | 62.3% | 14.0% |
| Kentucky | 8 | 28.4% | 34.3% | 66.8% | 20.6% |
| Louisiana | 6 | 29.5% | 36.2% | 64.2% | 17.2% |
| Maine | 33 | 23.7% | 29.1% | 60.8% | 12.7% |
| Maryland | 26 | 25.2% | 31.3% | 61.5% | 13.3% |
| Massachusetts | 44 | 20.9% | 25.9% | 56.8% | 13.6% |
| Michigan | 19 | 27.7% | 32.3% | 63.9% | 14.5% |
| Minnesota | 35 | 24.8% | 28.4% | 61.9% | 10.1% |
| Mississippi | 2 | 34.4% | 37.3% | 67.4% | 17.8% |
| Missouri | 17 | 27.4% | 32.5% | 63.3% | 15.6% |
| Montana | 46 | 21.7% | 25.3% | 59.6% | 11.1% |
| Nebraska | 15 | 26.5% | 32.8% | 63.9% | 11.9% |
| Nevada | 43 | 23.6% | 26.7% | 61.8% | 12.4% |
| New Hampshire | 38 | 23.6% | 28.1% | 60.8% | 12.9% |
| New Jersey | 41 | 22.9% | 27.3% | 60.5% | 13.7% |
| New Mexico | 35 | 23.3% | 28.4% | 60.3% | 16.8% |
| New York | 45 | 23.5% | 25.7% | 60.0% | 15.3% |
| North Carolina | 20 | 27.1% | 32.1% | 63.4% | 19.3% |
| North Dakota | 13 | 25.9% | 33.2% | 64.5% | 12.1% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | — | — | — | — | 16% |
| Ohio | 11 | 26.9% | 33.8% | 63.3% | 14.2% |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 28.1% | 36.5% | 64.2% | 15.4% |
| Oregon | 31 | 25.0% | 29.4% | 60.8% | 14.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 24 | 25.7% | 31.6% | 61.9% | 13.3% |
| Puerto Rico | — | — | 30.7% | — | 26% |
| Rhode Island | 29 | 21.4% | 30.0% | 60.4% | 11.9% |
| South Carolina | 10 | 29.2% | 34.1% | 65.1% | 18.9% |
| South Dakota | 22 | 26.1% | 31.9% | 64.2% | 12.1% |
| Tennessee | 15 | 29.0% | 32.8% | 65.0% | 20.0% |
| Texas | 14 | 27.2% | 33.0% | 64.1% | 19.1% |