Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps

Obesity Prevalence in 2016 by Education and Age

Obesity decreased by level of education. Adults without a high school degree or equivalent had the highest self-reported obesity (35.5%), followed by high school graduates (32.3%), adults with some college (31.0%) and college graduates (22.2%).
Young adults were half as likely to have obesity as middle-aged adults. Adults aged 18-24 had the lowest self-reported obesity (17.3%) compared to adults aged 45-54 years who had the highest prevalence (35.1%).

Obesity Prevalence in 2016 Varies Across States and Territories

All states had more than 20% of adults with obesity.
20% to less than 25% of adults had obesity in 3 states (Colorado, Hawaii, and Massachusetts) and the District of Columbia.
25% to less than 30% of adults had obesity in 22 states and Guam.
30% to less than 35% of adults had obesity in 20 states, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands.
35% or more adults had obesity in 5 states (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and West Virginia).
The South had the highest prevalence of obesity (32.0%), followed by the Midwest (31.4%), the Northeast (26.9%), and the West (26.0%).

Prevalence^¶ of Self-Reported Obesity Among U.S. Adults by State and Territory, BRFSS, 2016^¶

Prevalence estimates reflect BRFSS methodological changes started in 2011. These estimates should not be compared to prevalence estimates before 2011.

Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
*Sample size <50 or the relative standard error (dividing the standard error by the prevalence) ≥ 30%

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Prevalence of Self-Reported Obesity Among U.S. Adults by State and Territory, BRFSS, 2016
State	Prevalence	95% CI
Alabama	35.7	(34.2, 37.3)
Alaska	31.4	(28.5, 34.4)
Arizona	29.0	(27.5, 30.6)
Arkansas	35.7	(33.3, 38.1)
California	25.0	(23.9, 26.1)
Colorado	22.3	(21.4, 23.2)
Connecticut	26.0	(24.8, 27.2)
Delaware	30.7	(28.7, 32.8)
District of Columbia	22.6	(20.9, 24.3)
Florida	27.4	(26.4, 28.5)
Georgia	31.4	(29.7, 33.2)
Guam	28.3	(25.1, 31.7)
Hawaii	23.8	(22.5, 25.2)
Idaho	27.4	(25.6, 29.3)
Illinois	31.6	(29.9, 33.3)
Indiana	32.5	(31.2, 33.8)
Iowa	32.0	(30.5, 33.4)
Kansas	31.2	(30.1, 32.3)
Kentucky	34.2	(32.7, 35.6)
Louisiana	35.5	(33.4, 37.7)
Maine	29.9	(28.5, 31.3)
Maryland	29.9	(28.9, 31.0)
Massachusetts	23.6	(22.3, 24.9)
Michigan	32.5	(31.4, 33.6)
Minnesota	27.8	(26.9, 28.6)
Mississippi	37.3	(35.4, 39.1)
Missouri	31.7	(30.0, 33.4)
Montana	25.5	(23.9, 27.2)
Nebraska	32.0	(30.8, 33.2)
Nevada	25.8	(23.9, 27.8)
New Hampshire	26.6	(25.0, 28.2)
New Jersey	27.4	(25.7, 29.1)
New Mexico	28.3	(26.6, 30.1)
New York	25.5	(24.6, 26.5)
North Carolina	31.8	(30.4, 33.3)
North Dakota	31.9	(30.3, 33.6)
Ohio	31.5	(30.2, 32.8)
Oklahoma	32.8	(31.2, 34.3)
Oregon	28.7	(27.3, 30.3)
Pennsylvania	30.3	(28.8, 31.8)
Puerto Rico	30.7	(29.0, 32.5)
Rhode Island	26.6	(24.9, 28.4)
South Carolina	32.3	(31.0, 33.6)
South Dakota	29.6	(27.6, 31.7)
Tennessee	34.8	(33.0, 36.7)
Texas	33.7	(31.9, 35.4)
Utah	25.4	(24.2, 26.5)
Vermont	27.1	(25.5, 28.7)
Virgin Islands	32.5	(28.6, 36.6)
Virginia	29.0	(27.7, 30.3)
Washington	28.6	(27.6, 29.6)
West Virginia	37.7	(36.3, 39.0)
Wisconsin	30.7	(29.0, 32.5)
Wyoming	27.7	(25.7, 29.8)

Prevalence of Self –Reported Obesity Among U.S. Adults by Race/Ethnicity, State and Territory, BRFSS, 2014-2016

Combining data from 2014 through 2016, non-Hispanic blacks had the highest prevalence of self-reported obesity (38.3%), followed by Hispanics (32.5%) and non-Hispanic whites (28.1%).

Prevalence of Self-Reported Obesity Among Non-Hispanic White Adults by State and Territory,
BRFSS, 2014-2016

Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

*Sample size <50 or the relative standard error (dividing the standard error by the prevalence) ≥ 30%

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Prevalence of Self-Reported Obesity Among Non-Hispanic White Adults by State and Territory, BRFSS, 2014-2016
State	Prevalence	95% CI
Alabama	32.4	(31.4, 33.4)
Alaska	28.7	(27.2, 30.2)
Arizona	26.0	(25.1, 26.9)
Arkansas	34.0	(32.5, 35.4)
California	22.7	(21.9, 23.6)
Colorado	19.8	(19.2, 20.4)
Connecticut	24.3	(23.5, 25.1)
Delaware	29.4	(28.0, 30.9)
District of Columbia	9.7	(8.5, 11.2)
Florida	25.7	(24.9, 26.5)
Georgia	28.9	(27.7, 30.1)
Guam	24.8	(19.9, 30.5)
Hawaii	17.6	(16.3, 19.0)
Idaho	27.6	(26.6, 28.7)
Illinois	29.2	(28.1, 30.3)
Indiana	31.8	(30.9, 32.7)
Iowa	31.9	(31.1, 32.8)
Kansas	31.5	(30.9, 32.1)
Kentucky	33.4	(32.4, 34.3)
Louisiana	32.6	(31.4, 33.9)
Maine	29.5	(28.7, 30.3)
Maryland	27.8	(26.8, 28.8)
Massachusetts	22.9	(22.2, 23.7)
Michigan	30.7	(29.9, 31.4)
Minnesota	27.3	(26.8, 27.8)
Mississippi	31.9	(30.6, 33.3)
Missouri	30.7	(29.7, 31.8)
Montana	24.4	(23.5, 25.4)
Nebraska	30.8	(30.1, 31.5)
Nevada	26.2	(24.7, 27.9)
New Hampshire	27.2	(26.3, 28.2)
New Jersey	25.4	(24.5, 26.4)
New Mexico	23.9	(22.7, 25.2)
New York	25.1	(24.3, 25.9)
North Carolina	28.1	(27.2, 29.1)
North Dakota	31.5	(30.5, 32.6)
Ohio	30.8	(30.0, 31.7)
Oklahoma	32.3	(31.3, 33.2)
Oregon	29.0	(28.1, 30.0)
Pennsylvania	29.5	(28.6, 30.4)
Puerto Rico	36.0	(24.8, 49.0)
Rhode Island	26.0	(24.9, 27.1)
South Carolina	28.9	(28.1, 29.8)
South Dakota	29.5	(28.4, 30.7)
Tennessee	31.3	(30.2, 32.4)
Texas	29.2	(28.1, 30.3)
Utah	24.9	(24.3, 25.6)
Vermont	25.7	(24.9, 26.6)
Virginia	27.3	(26.5, 28.2)
Washington	28.2	(27.5, 28.8)
West Virginia	36.0	(35.2, 36.9)
Wisconsin	30.5	(29.5, 31.5)
Wyoming	27.9	(26.8, 29.2)

Prevalence of Self-Reported Obesity Among Non-Hispanic Black Adults by State and Territory,
BRFSS, 2014-2016

Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

*Sample size <50 or the relative standard error (dividing the standard error by the prevalence) ≥ 30%

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Prevalence of Self-Reported Obesity Among Non-Hispanic Black Adults by State and Territory, BRFSS, 2014-2016
State	Prevalence	95% CI
Alabama	44.1	(42.3, 46.0)
Alaska	43.6	(32.6, 55.1)
Arizona	33.1	(28.6, 38.0)
Arkansas	44.2	(40.3, 48.3)
California	31.0	(28.2, 34.0)
Colorado	29.1	(25.4, 33.0)
Connecticut	37.7	(34.8, 40.8)
Delaware	36.5	(33.4, 39.8)
District of Columbia	35.5	(33.4, 37.6)
Florida	35.2	(32.8, 37.6)
Georgia	37.7	(35.6, 39.9)
Guam	Insufficient data*	Insufficient data*
Hawaii	31.3	(22.3, 41.9)
Idaho	Insufficient data*	Insufficient data*
Illinois	41.3	(38.2, 44.4)
Indiana	41.7	(38.2, 45.3)
Iowa	32.1	(25.9, 38.9)
Kansas	43.1	(40.0, 46.3)
Kentucky	42.4	(38.5, 46.4)
Louisiana	42.9	(40.7, 45.2)
Maine	34.3	(23.2, 47.4)
Maryland	38.1	(36.3, 40.0)
Massachusetts	36.6	(33.0, 40.4)
Michigan	37.4	(35.1, 39.7)
Minnesota	30.4	(27.4, 33.5)
Mississippi	44.6	(42.7, 46.6)
Missouri	38.6	(35.2, 42.1)
Montana	Insufficient data*	Insufficient data*
Nebraska	37.2	(32.8, 41.9)
Nevada	30.8	(25.8, 36.2)
New Hampshire	30.3	(19.2, 44.2)
New Jersey	37.2	(34.7, 39.8)
New Mexico	34.4	(26.2, 43.7)
New York	32.1	(30.1, 34.3)
North Carolina	40.2	(38.3, 42.2)
North Dakota	15.9	(9.6, 25.2)
Ohio	37.6	(34.7, 40.5)
Oklahoma	36.6	(33.0, 40.4)
Oregon	30.2	(21.4, 40.6)
Pennsylvania	36.4	(33.5, 39.5)
Puerto Rico	Insufficient data*	Insufficient data*
Rhode Island	31.9	(27.2, 37.1)
South Carolina	41.7	(40.2, 43.3)
South Dakota	Insufficient data*	Insufficient data*
Tennessee	45.1	(41.7, 48.6)
Texas	42.4	(39.2, 45.7)
Utah	30.1	(22.3, 39.1)
Vermont	21.9	(13.3, 33.9)
Virginia	39.4	(37.4, 41.4)
Washington	34.2	(29.9, 38.7)
West Virginia	44.6	(39.3, 50.1)
Wisconsin	39.9	(34.0, 46.1)
Wyoming	43.8	(29.3, 59.4)

*Sample size <50 or the relative standard error (dividing the standard error by the prevalence) ≥ 30%.

Prevalence of Self-Reported Obesity Among Hispanic Adults by State and Territory,
BRFSS, 2014-2016

Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

*Sample size <50 or the relative standard error (dividing the standard error by the prevalence) ≥ 30%

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Prevalence of Self-Reported Obesity Among Hispanic Adults by State and Territory, BRFSS, 2014-2016
State	Prevalence	95% CI
Alabama	28.1	(21.7, 35.6)
Alaska	27.9	(21.3, 35.5)
Arizona	35.0	(32.8, 37.2)
Arkansas	32.4	(25.4, 40.3)
California	32.3	(31.1, 33.5)
Colorado	27.1	(25.5, 28.8)
Connecticut	30.3	(28.0, 32.8)
Delaware	32.1	(27.6, 37.1)
District of Columbia	20.0	(15.0, 26.1)
Florida	26.8	(25.1, 28.6)
Georgia	28.4	(23.9, 33.4)
Guam	32.6	(27.0, 38.7)
Hawaii	31.4	(28.3, 34.6)
Idaho	33.6	(29.3, 38.2)
Illinois	36.3	(33.2, 39.6)
Indiana	28.7	(24.9, 32.9)
Iowa	29.9	(24.9, 35.5)
Kansas	35.2	(32.8, 37.6)
Kentucky	25.0	(18.4, 33.0)
Louisiana	32.2	(25.9, 39.2)
Maine	30.5	(22.5, 39.9)
Maryland	25.4	(21.6, 29.5)
Massachusetts	31.4	(28.8, 34.2)
Michigan	38.4	(33.8, 43.3)
Minnesota	33.1	(30.0, 36.3)
Mississippi	22.3	(14.2, 33.4)
Missouri	32.7	(26.1, 40.2)
Montana	24.8	(19.1, 31.7)
Nebraska	31.8	(29.1, 34.7)
Nevada	30.6	(27.3, 34.1)
New Hampshire	24.7	(17.7, 33.4)
New Jersey	31.4	(29.1, 33.7)
New Mexico	31.3	(29.7, 33.0)
New York	30.6	(28.7, 32.5)
North Carolina	31.2	(28.1, 34.4)
North Dakota	37.2	(28.8, 46.5)
Ohio	27.8	(22.7, 33.5)
Oklahoma	36.7	(32.7, 41.0)
Oregon	32.4	(28.6, 36.6)
Pennsylvania	39.5	(34.3, 45.0)
Puerto Rico	29.4	(28.5, 30.4)
Rhode Island	30.8	(27.4, 34.4)
South Carolina	28.2	(23.9, 33.0)
South Dakota	29.5	(20.0, 41.3)
Tennessee	33.0	(25.1, 42.0)
Texas	37.4	(35.7, 39.1)
Utah	28.1	(26.0, 30.4)
Vermont	24.3	(16.7, 34.1)
Virginia	29.6	(26.1, 33.3)
Washington	34.4	(31.7, 37.1)
West Virginia	37.7	(28.7, 47.6)
Wisconsin	31.2	(25.7, 37.1)
Wyoming	32.4	(27.2, 38.1)

Download the Adult Obesity Maps by State and Territory

The adult obesity prevalence for states and territories in 2011-2016 are depicted in a Powerpoint slide presentation format[PPT-2.77MB]. This is also available as an Acrobat file[PDF-1.89MB].

CDC’s Data, Trends, and Maps Interactive Tool provides additional state and territory adult obesity prevalence estimates.

Download the Adult Race/Ethnicity Obesity Maps by State and Territory

The state and territory adult obesity prevalence by Race/Ethnicity in 2014-2016 are depicted in a Powerpoint slide presentation format[PPT-2.90MB]. This is also available as an Acrobat file[PDF-507KB]

The state and territory adult obesity prevalence by Race/Ethnicity in 2011-2013, 2012-2014 and 2013-2015 are depicted in a Powerpoint slide presentation format[PPT-1.38MB]. This is also available as an Acrobat file[PDF-3.30MB].

Changed System, New Baseline

Like all public health surveillance systems, BRFSS must occasionally change its methods to adapt to the changing world and to maintain validity. The improvement changes to the BRFSS affect obesity prevalence estimates, and mean that estimates from data collected in 2010 and before cannot be compared estimates from data collected in 2011 and forward. Learn more about the changes to the BRFSS .

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The history of the increase in state obesity prevalence is depicted in a PowerPoint slide presentation format[PPT-3.01MB]. Estimates of obesity prevalence from 2011 forward cannot be compared to estimates from previous years. This is also available as an Acrobat file[PDF-98KB].

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Obesity Prevalence in 2016 Varies Across States and Territories

Prevalence^¶ of Self-Reported Obesity Among U.S. Adults by State and Territory, BRFSS, 2016^¶

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Prevalence of Self –Reported Obesity Among U.S. Adults by Race/Ethnicity, State and Territory, BRFSS, 2014-2016

Prevalence of Self-Reported Obesity Among Non-Hispanic White Adults by State and Territory,
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Prevalence of Self-Reported Obesity Among Non-Hispanic Black Adults by State and Territory,
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