See the interactive map here. The CDC data was based on self-reported ... This data is then used to estimate the obesity rate by state. While adults are defined as obese if they have a BMI of ...

At least 19 states had obesity rates of 35% or higher ... Compiled using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the map is part of a larger study by data journalist ...

America's obesity problem is growing — and it is disproportionately affecting one region of the country. The southern United States is home to 90 of the 100 most obese counties nationwide, and ...

The below map shows data for 2023 Twenty ... which surveys 400,000 adults in all 50 states, DC, and three territories. The CDC defines obesity as having a body mass index (BMI) of at least 30.

Drawing on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among others, World Population Review compiled its rankings of states by rates of obesity, seen here on this map created by ...

Yet a number of states have been able to stay a bit slimmer, with CDC data pointing to eight where the adult obesity prevalence was less than 30%, including one with a rate under 25%. Among the ...