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Lowest obesity by state

Adult obesity prevalence.

Estimated share of adults with obesity (BMI of 30 or higher). This is a model-based CDC small-area estimate based on BRFSS, Census population estimates and ACS data—not a countywide clinical measurement or a verdict on individual health.

  1. 1District of Columbia24.7%
  2. 2Hawaii25.6%
  3. 3Colorado26.2%
  4. 4Massachusetts27.7%
  5. 5California27.9%
  6. 6Vermont28.7%
  7. 7New York28.8%
  8. 8New Jersey28.9%
  9. 9Connecticut30.4%
  10. 10Washington30.7%
  11. 11Utah31.0%
  12. 12Arizona31.3%
  13. 13Nevada31.4%
  14. 14Montana31.5%
  15. 15New Hampshire31.8%
  16. 16Rhode Island31.8%
  17. 17Florida31.9%
  18. 18Idaho32.2%
  19. 19Maine32.8%
  20. 20Minnesota33.5%
  21. 21Oregon33.7%
  22. 22Wyoming33.8%
  23. 23Illinois34.1%
  24. 24New Mexico34.2%
  25. 25Virginia34.5%
  26. 26Maryland35.1%
  27. 27North Carolina35.1%
  28. 28Georgia35.3%
  29. 29Delaware35.4%
  30. 30Alaska35.5%
  31. 31Texas35.7%
  32. 32South Carolina35.8%
  33. 33South Dakota36.0%
  34. 34Michigan36.3%
  35. 35Kansas36.6%
  36. 36Missouri36.6%
  37. 37North Dakota36.6%
  38. 38Ohio37.1%
  39. 39Tennessee37.6%
  40. 40Iowa37.7%
  41. 41Nebraska37.7%
  42. 42Wisconsin37.8%
  43. 43Indiana38.4%
  44. 44Oklahoma38.9%
  45. 45Arkansas39.3%
  46. 46Alabama39.4%
  47. 47Louisiana40.0%
  48. 48Mississippi40.4%
  49. 49West Virginia40.7%

Not ranked, because this measure is not published for them: Kentucky, Pennsylvania. CDC PLACES publishes estimates where the adult population is at least 50. A blank is unavailable model output, not zero obesity.

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Source: CDC PLACES 2025 release (2023 BRFSS). · How this is built