Figure 1.
Prevalence of self-reported obesity among US adults, by state and territory, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2017. Obesity was defined as a body mass index of 30 or higher based on self-reported weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters. Prevalence estimates reflect changes in BRFSS methods that started in 2011. These estimates should not be compared to prevalence estimates before 2011. No area had a prevalence of <20%, and all had sufficient data to determine prevalence.
| State or Territory | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 36.3 |
| Alaska | 34.2 |
| Arizona | 29.5 |
| Arkansas | 35.0 |
| California | 25.1 |
| Colorado | 22.6 |
| Connecticut | 26.9 |
| Delaware | 31.8 |
| District of Columbia | 22.9 |
| Florida | 28.4 |
| Georgia | 31.6 |
| Guam | 34.3 |
| Hawaii | 23.8 |
| Idaho | 29.3 |
| Illinois | 31.1 |
| Indiana | 33.6 |
| Iowa | 36.4 |
| Kansas | 32.4 |
| Kentucky | 34.3 |
| Louisiana | 36.2 |
| Maine | 29.1 |
| Maryland | 31.3 |
| Massachusetts | 25.9 |
| Michigan | 32.3 |
| Minnesota | 28.4 |
| Mississippi | 37.3 |
| Missouri | 32.5 |
| Montana | 25.3 |
| Nebraska | 32.8 |
| Nevada | 26.7 |
| New Hampshire | 28.1 |
| New Jersey | 27.3 |
| New Mexico | 28.4 |
| New York | 25.7 |
| North Carolina | 32.1 |
| North Dakota | 33.2 |
| Ohio | 33.8 |
| Oklahoma | 36.5 |
| Oregon | 29.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 31.6 |
| Puerto Rico | 32.9 |
| Rhode Island | 30.0 |
| South Carolina | 34.1 |
| South Dakota | 31.9 |
| Tennessee | 32.8 |
| Texas | 33.0 |
| Utah | 25.3 |
| Vermont | 27.6 |
| Virginia | 30.1 |
| Washington | 27.7 |
| West Virginia | 38.1 |
| Wisconsin | 32.0 |
| Wyoming | 28.8 |
