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. 2022 Jan 7;71(1):1–9. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7101a1

TABLE 2. State-specific percentage of respondents meeting federal fruit intake recommendations, by sex, age, race/ethnicity, and income-to-poverty ratio — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 49 states* and District of Columbia, 2019.

Jurisdiction % (95% CI)
Sex
Age group, yrs
Race/Ethnicity
IPR
Male Female (Ref) 18–30 31–50 ≥51 (Ref) Black Hispanic White (Ref) <1.25 1.25–3.49 >3.49 (Ref)
National
10.1§ (8.5–11.6)
14.5 (13.1–15.8)
10.2 (7.7–12.6)
13.2 (11.4–14.9)
12.6 (11.1–14.1)
12.9 (11.1–14.7)
16.4§ (14.4–18.5)
11.1 (10.1–12.2)
12.8 (11.2–14.4)
10.9§ (9.6–12.3)
12.9 (11.5–14.2)
Alabama
9.2 (6.6–11.7)
11.4 (9.4–13.4)
9.5 (4.9–14.2)
11.9 (9.2–14.6)
9.5 (7.6–11.4)
12.9§ (9.7–16.0)
17.3 (6.2–28.4)
9.1 (7.5–10.7)
12.0 (8.5–15.4)
8.0§ (6.0–10.0)
11.3 (9.1–13.5)
Alaska
9.5§ (6.3–12.7)
15.4 (11.2–19.6)
13.6 (4.6–22.6)
10.9 (7.0–14.8)
12.9 (9.8–15.9)


11.2 (8.8–13.6)
16.2 (6.1–26.4)
8.4§ (4.7–12.0)
13.4 (10.1–16.7)
Arizona
12.7 (9.7–15.8)
16.8 (13.9–19.7)
13.8 (8.4–19.2)
15.6 (11.8–19.5)
14.5 (11.9–17.1)
19.3 (10.2–28.4)
17.8 (13.3–22.2)
13.1 (11.0–15.3)
19.6 (13.9–25.4)
11.7 (8.8–14.6)
15.1 (12.4–17.7)
Arkansas
10.7 (7.7–13.7)
12.5 (9.9–15.0)
10.3 (5.1–15.5)
12.0 (8.4–15.6)
12.0 (9.7–14.3)
13.1 (7.8–18.4)
18.6 (9.3–27.9)
10.8 (8.9–12.7)
11.1 (7.5–14.7)
10.5 (7.8–13.2)
12.9 (10.0–15.8)
California
11.3§ (8.9–13.6)
15.8 (13.7–18.0)
9.5§ (6.3–12.8)
15.1 (12.2–18.0)
14.5 (12.2–16.9)
11.2 (7.5–14.8)
16.3§ (13.8–18.8)
12.3 (10.5–14.1)
13.9 (11.3–16.5)
13.4 (10.8–15.9)
13.5 (11.4–15.6)
Colorado
10.7§ (8.2–13.1)
14.1 (11.9–16.3)
9.8 (6.1–13.6)
14.4 (11.3–17.4)
12.0 (9.8–14.1)
12.7 (7.1–18.2)
15.3 (12.0–18.5)
11.6 (9.9–13.4)
10.8 (7.9–13.7)
10.3§ (8.0–12.5)
13.6 (11.5–15.7)
Connecticut
13.6§ (10.9–16.3)
18.6 (15.9–21.2)
15.0 (10.0–20.0)
15.8 (12.5–19.1)
16.7 (14.3–19.2)
15.7 (11.0–20.5)
19.8 (15.0–24.7)
15.7 (13.6–17.8)
17.3 (12.8–21.9)
14.4 (11.5–17.2)
16.6 (14.3–18.9)
Delaware
11.3 (7.6–15.0)
15.2 (12.2–18.2)
10.3 (4.2–16.3)
15.3 (10.7–19.9)
13.2 (10.4–16.1)
15.3 (9.7–21.0)
21.8§ (13.0–30.6)
11.4 (9.1–13.6)
14.0 (9.5–18.5)
13.6 (9.2–17.9)
13.1 (10.3–15.9)
District of Columbia
11.8 (7.7–16.0)
16.9 (13.7–20.0)
7.2§ (2.3–12.0)
17.9 (13.2–22.5)
16.2 (12.6–19.8)
15.0 (11.3–18.8)
15.3 (8.3–22.3)
13.8 (10.4–17.2)
14.8 (8.7–20.9)
14.8 (9.8–19.8)
14.3 (11.3–17.4)
Florida
10.2§ (7.7–12.7)
14.5 (12.1–17.0)
10.8 (6.6–15.0)
13.8 (10.4–17.2)
12.1 (9.7–14.4)
14.5 (9.7–19.2)
15.7§ (11.6–19.8)
10.7 (9.1–12.4)
13.5 (9.8–17.2)
12.3 (9.5–15.1)
12.1 (9.8–14.4)
Georgia
9.6 (6.7–12.6)
12.7 (10.4–14.9)
9.7 (4.8–14.5)
12.8 (9.5–16.0)
10.6 (8.3–12.9)
11.1 (7.9–14.3)
19.6§ (12.6–26.5)
10.0 (8.1–12.0)
12.4 (8.9–15.9)
9.4 (6.7–12.1)
11.8 (9.3–14.3)
Hawaii
9.3§ (7.1–11.6)
14.4 (11.9–16.9)
11.3 (7.2–15.4)
13.0 (9.8–16.1)
11.3 (9.0–13.5)
7.6 (1.9–13.4)
16.7 (12.2–21.1)
13.1 (10.7–15.5)
14.7 (10.7–18.6)
11.6 (8.7–14.4)
11.5 (9.5–13.5)
Idaho
8.2§ (5.7–10.7)
12.3 (9.9–14.8)
8.1 (3.8–12.4)
10.3 (7.4–13.1)
11.4 (8.9–13.9)

11.8 (6.9–16.6)
10.0 (8.2–11.9)
11.6 (7.5–15.7)
8.5 (6.4–10.7)
11.2 (8.7–13.7)
Illinois
10.1§ (7.6–12.6)
15.5 (13.1–17.8)
10.8 (6.6–15.0)
12.5 (9.7–15.4)
14.1 (11.7–16.6)
13.6 (9.6–17.6)
16.3§ (12.7–20.0)
11.9 (10.0–13.7)
13.7 (10.1–17.4)
11.2 (8.7–13.7)
13.5 (11.3–15.7)
Indiana
11.1§ (8.7–13.6)
14.9 (12.7–17.1)
11.3 (7.3–15.4)
14.3 (11.3–17.2)
12.8 (10.7–14.9)
15.9 (11.4–20.5)
18.7§ (12.9–24.6)
12.3 (10.6–14.0)
13.2 (9.9–16.5)
10.8§ (8.6–12.9)
14.5 (12.2–16.7)
Iowa
7.7§ (5.6–9.7)
13.4 (11.4–15.5)
8.2 (4.5–12.0)
10.8 (8.4–13.2)
11.5 (9.5–13.6)
13.5 (7.0–20.1)
16.7§ (11.8–21.6)
10.1 (8.7–11.6)
9.5 (6.7–12.4)
9.3 (7.3–11.3)
11.4 (9.6–13.2)
Kansas
8.7§ (6.7–10.7)
13.1 (11.1–15.1)
8.5 (5.2–11.8)
12.1 (9.6–14.6)
11.2 (9.3–13.1)
11.9 (7.7–16.2)
13.2 (9.3–17.2)
10.5 (9.1–12.0)
9.6 (6.6–12.5)
9.1§ (7.3–11.0)
12.3 (10.4–14.2)
Kentucky
6.7§ (4.5–9.0)
10.8 (8.5–13.1)
8.1 (3.7–12.5)
8.8 (6.1–11.4)
9.1 (6.8–11.3)
14.2 (6.4–22.0)
17.7§ (8.3–27.1)
8.0 (6.5–9.5)
10.2 (6.2–14.2)
6.6 (4.4–8.9)
9.6 (7.6–11.7)
Louisiana
10.6 (7.5–13.8)
11.8 (9.5–14.0)
10.8 (5.4–16.2)
11.7 (8.5–14.9)
11.0 (8.7–13.4)
13.8§ (9.9–17.6)
18.2 (8.9–27.5)
9.2 (7.4–11.1)
12.7 (9.0–16.5)
9.7 (6.7–12.8)
11.5 (8.9–14.0)
Maine
9.3§ (6.7–11.9)
14.5 (12.0–17.0)
10.3 (4.8–15.7)
12.9 (9.8–16.1)
11.9 (9.8–14.0)

27.5 (9.9–45.1)
11.7 (10.0–13.5)
8.0§ (5.3–10.7)
9.3§ (6.9–11.6)
14.5 (12.1–17.0)
Maryland
10.8§ (8.4–13.1)
16.1 (13.9–18.3)
12.4 (8.1–16.7)
13.8 (11.1–16.5)
13.8 (11.7–16.0)
13.9 (11.1–16.7)
18.0§ (13.3–22.7)
12.8 (11.1–14.6)
14.3 (10.7–17.8)
11.9 (9.5–14.3)
14.1 (12.1–16.1)
Massachusetts
11.9 (9.2–14.7)
14.9 (12.5–17.3)
10.6 (6.2–15.0)
15.6 (12.2–18.9)
13.1 (10.7–15.5)
12.0 (7.0–17.0)
15.6 (11.2–20.0)
13.5 (11.5–15.4)
12.8 (8.8–16.7)
12.2 (9.4–15.0)
14.0 (11.8–16.2)
Michigan
8.0§ (5.8–10.1)
14.2 (12.0–16.5)
7.8§ (4.2–11.4)
11.5 (8.8–14.2)
12.2 (10.1–14.4)
13.7 (9.8–17.5)
11.0 (6.8–15.1)
10.8 (9.2–12.4)
11.1 (8.0–14.2)
9.2§ (7.2–11.2)
12.1 (10.1–14.1)
Minnesota
9.7§ (7.7–11.8)
15.6 (13.4–17.8)
9.4§ (5.9–12.8)
12.3 (9.8–14.8)
14.3 (12.1–16.6)
13.1 (8.7–17.6)
15.4 (11.1–19.7)
12.6 (11.0–14.1)
14.2 (10.7–17.6)
9.8§ (7.9–11.6)
13.6 (11.8–15.5)
Mississippi
9.2 (6.0–12.5)
11.7 (9.5–13.9)
12.0 (5.6–18.4)
11.2 (8.4–14.0)
9.3 (7.2–11.3)
12.3§ (9.1–15.6)

8.3 (6.5–10.0)
9.4 (6.6–12.3)
9.7 (7.0–12.5)
11.8 (8.9–14.8)
Missouri
6.6§ (4.5–8.7)
10.7 (8.7–12.8)
6.0 (2.7–9.4)
9.5 (7.0–12.1)
9.3 (7.3–11.3)
11.1 (7.2–14.9)
10.0 (4.1–15.9)
8.2 (6.7–9.6)
8.0 (5.1–10.8)
6.7§ (4.9–8.5)
10.1 (8.1–12.1)
Montana
8.1§ (5.9–10.2)
12.0 (9.8–14.2)
6.2§ (2.8–9.7)
10.9 (8.1–13.7)
11.0 (8.9–13.0)

12.8 (5.5–20.0)
9.7 (8.2–11.3)
8.7 (5.9–11.4)
8.3§ (6.3–10.4)
11.6 (9.5–13.7)
Nebraska
8.3§ (6.2–10.4)
13.1 (11.1–15.1)
9.2 (5.6–12.9)
10.6 (8.2–13.1)
11.4 (9.4–13.3)
13.5 (7.5–19.5)
14.9§ (11.4–18.4)
10.2 (8.8–11.7)
10.3 (7.7–12.8)
9.3 (7.3–11.2)
11.6 (9.7–13.5)
Nevada
7.6 (5.1–10.1)
9.7 (7.4–12.0)
5.5 (2.1–9.0)
9.8 (6.7–12.9)
8.9 (6.4–11.4)
8.4 (4.0–12.9)
11.7 (7.8–15.5)
8.1 (6.2–10.0)
9.9 (5.7–14.1)
8.2 (5.5–10.9)
8.5 (6.4–10.6)
New Hampshire
10.1§ (7.5–12.7)
15.7 (12.9–18.5)
10.8 (5.4–16.1)
11.7 (8.5–15.0)
14.4 (11.9–16.9)


12.8 (10.9–14.7)
8.5§ (5.3–11.7)
12.4 (9.5–15.2)
13.8 (11.4–16.2)
New Mexico
8.7§ (6.4–11.1)
14.3 (11.8–16.9)
7.6 (3.8–11.5)
13.5 (10.1–16.9)
11.9 (9.6–14.1)
12.6 (0.5–24.7)
13.5 (10.7–16.3)
8.9 (7.1–10.7)
13.8 (10.3–17.2)
10.0 (7.4–12.7)
11.6 (9.2–13.9)
New York
13.5§ (10.8–16.2)
17.1 (14.8–19.4)
12.8 (8.5–17.1)
15.6 (12.6–18.7)
16.3 (13.8–18.7)
15.9 (12.0–19.7)
18.6 (14.9–22.3)
14.1 (12.2–16.0)
17.7 (13.8–21.6)
14.9 (12.2–17.6)
14.8 (12.6–17.0)
North Carolina
9.3 (6.6–12.0)
12.7 (10.3–15.0)
10.2 (5.4–15.0)
12.5 (9.3–15.6)
10.2 (8.0–12.5)
10.1 (7.0–13.1)
13.4 (8.7–18.1)
10.8 (8.8–12.8)
8.1§ (5.3–10.9)
10.4 (7.3–13.5)
12.1 (9.9–14.4)
North Dakota
7.3§ (4.9–9.6)
12.8 (10.0–15.5)
8.4 (3.9–12.9)
9.5 (6.5–12.6)
10.9 (8.6–13.2)

16.5 (6.3–26.8)
9.3 (7.6–11.0)
11.5 (6.1–16.8)
7.0§ (4.9–9.2)
11.0 (8.7–13.3)
Ohio
7.6§ (5.4–9.7)
11.3 (9.4–13.3)
7.6 (3.6–11.6)
10.1 (7.6–12.6)
9.9 (8.1–11.7)
11.0 (7.2–14.7)
20.4§ (10.6–30.2)
8.7 (7.3–10.2)
7.6§ (5.3–10.0)
8.4 (6.4–10.5)
10.8 (8.8–12.8)
Oklahoma
7.0§ (4.8–9.2)
10.2 (8.2–12.2)
8.8 (4.6–13.0)
8.8 (6.3–11.3)
8.5 (6.6–10.4)
8.5 (4.0–12.9)
12.9 (7.6–18.2)
8.3 (6.8–9.9)
7.9 (5.0–10.8)
7.5 (5.4–9.6)
9.8 (7.7–11.9)
Oregon
10.1§ (7.8–12.5)
15.6 (13.1–18.2)
10.4 (6.2–14.6)
13.2 (10.3–16.2)
13.7 (11.1–16.3)

13.3 (9.2–17.4)
13.3 (11.4–15.2)
11.6 (7.9–15.2)
11.4 (8.9–13.9)
14.1 (11.8–16.4)
Pennsylvania
8.1§ (5.9–10.2)
13.1 (10.8–15.5)
8.3 (4.4–12.3)
12.1 (9.0–15.1)
10.5 (8.4–12.6)
13.7 (9.5–17.8)
15.5 (9.6–21.4)
9.8 (8.2–11.5)
10.4 (6.5–14.3)
8.5§ (6.3–10.6)
11.8 (9.7–13.8)
Rhode Island
12.8 (9.7–16.0)
16.7 (13.8–19.6)
10.9 (5.8–16.1)
16.7 (12.5–20.9)
15.2 (12.6–17.8)
15.5 (8.5–22.6)
16.7 (10.7–22.7)
14.1 (11.9–16.3)
14.6 (10.1–19.0)
12.6 (9.4–15.8)
15.8 (13.0–18.5)
South Carolina
10.3 (7.7–12.9)
13.5 (11.1–15.9)
10.2 (6.0–14.5)
13.5 (10.1–16.9)
11.6 (9.5–13.8)
15.1§ (11.5–18.7)
16.9 (6.6–27.2)
10.4 (8.7–12.1)
12.7 (9.1–16.3)
11.0 (8.2–13.8)
12.3 (10.0–14.5)
South Dakota
8.3 (5.1–11.4)
12.5 (9.5–15.4)
7.6 (2.2–13.0)
10.6 (6.9–14.2)
11.4 (8.5–14.3)

23.1 (7.5–38.8)
9.7 (7.7–11.8)
12.1 (5.9–18.4)
8.1 (5.2–11.0)
11.3 (8.5–14.1)
Tennessee
9.9 (7.1–12.7)
12.2 (10.0–14.4)
10.1 (5.3–14.9)
10.6 (7.7–13.5)
11.8 (9.5–14.2)
11.6 (7.8–15.4)
15.3 (6.1–24.5)
10.7 (8.8–12.6)
10.5 (7.4–13.5)
9.5 (6.9–12.1)
12.3 (9.7–14.8)
Texas
11.5§ (8.6–14.4)
16.2 (13.4–18.9)
13 (8.1–17.9)
14.5 (11.2–17.8)
13.6 (10.8–16.5)
12.8 (8.1–17.4)
17.5§ (13.7–21.4)
11.0 (9.1–12.9)
15.1 (10.8–19.4)
13.2 (9.7–16.7)
13.7 (11.2–16.2)
Utah
8.5§ (6.4–10.7)
14.6 (12.6–16.7)
8.0§ (4.6–11.3)
12.5 (10.0–15.0)
12.9 (10.7–15.1)
8.6 (1.6–15.6)
15.4§ (11.7–19.1)
10.9 (9.4–12.5)
10.2 (7.0–13.4)
10.1 (8.1–12.2)
12.5 (10.6–14.4)
Vermont
11.5§ (8.6–14.3)
19.1 (15.8–22.3)
10.8 (5.2–16.5)
17.0 (12.8–21.3)
16.0 (13.4–18.7)

13.9 (3.4–24.5)
15.4 (13.2–17.6)
11.1§ (7.0–15.3)
12.2§ (9.2–15.1)
18.0 (15.0–21.0)
Virginia
9.1§ (6.7–11.5)
15.2 (12.8–17.6)
11.2 (6.5–15.8)
13.0 (10.0–15.9)
12.1 (9.9–14.3)
14.0 (10.6–17.3)
16.6§ (11.6–21.7)
10.9 (9.2–12.6)
11.5 (8.2–14.8)
9.5§ (7.3–11.8)
13.6 (11.3–15.9)
Washington
10.1§ (7.9–12.3)
15.1 (12.9–17.3)
9.7 (6.0–13.3)
13.2 (10.5–16.0)
13.4 (11.2–15.6)
14.2 (8.1–20.4)
16.1 (12.3–19.9)
12.4 (10.8–14.1)
12.0 (8.9–15.2)
11.6 (9.4–13.9)
13.0 (11.1–14.9)
West Virginia
6.1§ (4.2–8.1)
10.6 (8.3–12.9)
8.5 (3.8–13.3)
8.7 (6.0–11.4)
8.0 (6.4–9.7)
13.4 (3.1–23.7)

8.1 (6.6–9.6)
8.3 (5.4–11.2)
6.9 (5.0–8.9)
9.7 (7.5–12.0)
Wisconsin
7.7§ (5.4–9.9)
15.5 (12.7–18.4)
7.9 (3.3–12.5)
12.2 (8.9–15.5)
12.7 (10.2–15.2)
7.9 (2.3–13.4)
13.5 (6.4–20.6)
11.4 (9.6–13.3)
10.0 (6.0–13.9)
10.8 (7.9–13.6)
12.4 (10.1–14.6)
Wyoming 7.2§ (4.7–9.6) 11.8 (9.4–14.2) 6.8 (2.4–11.2) 9.3 (6.3–12.4) 10.7 (8.4–13.0) 12.1 (6.4–17.8) 9.0 (7.3–10.7) 8.9 (5.0–12.7) 8.0 (5.7–10.3) 10.4 (8.1–12.7)

Abbreviations: IPR = income-to-poverty ratio; Ref = referent group.

* New Jersey data did not meet the minimum requirements for inclusion in the 2019 aggregate data set and were excluded.

Black and White persons are non-Hispanic; Hispanic persons could be of any race. Other racial/ethnic groups were not reported because of small sample sizes but were included in overall estimates and estimates by other demographic characteristics.

§ p<0.05 for t-test comparing differences by demographic groups to the Ref.

Sample sizes <50 were considered unstable and were not reported.