Table 2.
Obesity Prevalence by Age Group & State; ABOM Diplomates by Specialty* & State; Obesity Medicine Fellowships by State
| 2017 Total Population** | Obesity Prevalence*** (%) | Number ABOM Diplomates | Number & Type of Obesity Medicine Fellowship Programs**** | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Adult | 2017 Adolescent | 2014 Child | All Adult Medicine | All Pediatric Medicine | All Other | |||
| Alabama | 4,874,747 | 36.3 | NR | 16.3 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Alaska | 739,795 | 34.2 | 13.7 | 19.1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona | 7,016,270 | 29.5 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 46 | 23 | 8 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 3,004,279 | 35.0 | 21.7 | 14.4 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| California | 39,536,653 | 25.1 | 13.9 | 16.6 | 204 | 81 | 30 | 0 |
| Colorado | 5,607,154 | 22.6 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 26.9 | 12.7 | 15.3 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Delaware | 961,939 | 31.8 | 15.1 | 17.2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 Pediatric |
| District of Columbia | 693,972 | 23.0 | 16.8 | 13.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Florida | 20,984,400 | 28.4 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 128 | 63 | 31 | 0 |
| Georgia | 10,429,379 | 31.6 | NR | 13.0 | 58 | 35 | 13 | 0 |
| Hawaii | 1,427,538 | 23.8 | 14.2 | 10.3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Idaho | 1,716,943 | 29.3 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Illinois | 12,802,023 | 31.1 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 125 | 55 | 19 | 0 |
| Indiana | 6,666,818 | 33.6 | NR | 14.3 | 54 | 28 | 11 | 0 |
| Iowa | 3,145,711 | 36.4 | 15.3 | 14.7 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Kansas | 2,913,123 | 32.4 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 4,454,189 | 34.3 | 20.2 | 13.3 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 4,684,333 | 36.2 | 17.0 | 13.2 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| Maine | 1,335,907 | 29.1 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Maryland | 6,052,177 | 31.3 | 12.6 | 16.5 | 50 | 24 | 12 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 25.9 | 11.7 | 16.6 | 73 | 20 | 10 | 2 Adult |
| Michigan | 9,962,311 | 32.3 | 16.7 | 13.4 | 58 | 21 | 12 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 28.4 | NR | 12.3 | 43 | 33 | 8 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 2,984,100 | 37.3 | NR | 14.5 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Missouri | 6,113,532 | 32.5 | 16.6 | 13.0 | 45 | 21 | 7 | 0 |
| Montana | 1,050,493 | 25.3 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 32.8 | 14.6 | 16.9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Nevada | 2,998,039 | 26.7 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 28.1 | 12.8 | 15.1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| New Jersey | 9,005,644 | 27.3 | NR | 15.3 | 74 | 27 | 13 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 2,088,070 | 28.4 | 15.3 | 12.5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| New York | 19,849,399 | 25.7 | 12.4 | 14.3 | 139 | 59 | 19 | 2 Adult |
| North Carolina | 10,273,419 | 32.1 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 62 | 32 | 17 | 1 Adult |
| North Dakota | 755,393 | 33.2 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio | 11,658,609 | 33.8 | NR | 13.1 | 61 | 37 | 11 | 1 Pediatric |
| Oklahoma | 3,930,864 | 36.5 | 17.1 | 13.8 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| Oregon | 4,142,776 | 29.4 | NR | 15.0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,805,537 | 31.6 | 13.7 | 12.9 | 104 | 46 | 12 | 1 Adult |
| Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 30.0 | 15.2 | 16.3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 5,024,369 | 34.1 | 17.2 | 12.0 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 869,666 | 31.9 | 12.7 | 17.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 6,715,984 | 32.8 | 20.5 | 14.9 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 1 Pediatric |
| Texas | 28,304,596 | 33.0 | 18.6 | 14.9 | 163 | 88 | 26 | 1 Adult |
| Utah | 3,101,833 | 25.3 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Vermont | 623,657 | 27.6 | 12.6 | 14.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia | 8,470,020 | 30.1 | 12.7 | 20.0 | 64 | 31 | 12 | 0 |
| Washington | 7,405,743 | 27.7 | NR | 13.6 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 1,815,857 | 38.1 | 19.5 | 16.4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 5,795,483 | 32.0 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 579,315 | 28.8 | NR | 9.9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Abbreviations: ABOM – American Board of Obesity Medicine; NR – not reported.
All adult medicine includes physicians trained in internal medicine, family medicine or medicine-pediatrics. All pediatric medicine includes physicians trained pediatrics, family medicine or medicine-pediatrics. All other includes surgical, other specialty (e.g., dermatology) or unknown training background.
Total population obtained from U.S. Census Bureau (25).
Obesity prevalence data abstracted from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System and Youth Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System, which report obesity for adults (age 18 or older), adolescents (defined as students in grades 9–12), and children (defined as age 2–4 years participating in the Women, Infants, and Children Program)(24).
Number of obesity medicine fellowships obtained from the Obesity Medicine Fellowship Council (23).