Below, please find statistics illustrating the percentages of obese adults by state in 2004. |
State |
Percentage of Obese Adults by State in 2004 |
| Alabama | 28.9 |
| Alaska | 23.7 |
| Arizona | 21.2 |
| Arkansas | 26.1 |
| California | 22.2 |
| Colorado | 16.8 |
| Connecticut | 19.7 |
| Delaware | 21.1 |
| DC | 22.5 |
| Florida | 22.9 |
| Georgia | 24.7 |
| Hawaii | n/a |
| Idaho | 20.8 |
| Illinois | 23 |
| Indiana | 25.5 |
| Iowa | 23.5 |
| Kansas | 23.2 |
| Kentucky | 25.8 |
| Louisiana | 27 |
| Maine | 23.4 |
| Maryland | 23.9 |
| Massachusetts | 18.4 |
| Michigan | 25.4 |
| Minnesota | 22.6 |
| Mississippi | 29.5 |
| Missouri | 24.9 |
| Montana | 19.7 |
| Nebraska | 23.2 |
| Nevada | 21.1 |
| New Hampshire | 21.6 |
| New Jersey | 21.9 |
| New Mexico | 21.5 |
| New York | 22.1 |
| North Carolina | 24.2 |
| North Dakota | 24.6 |
| Ohio | 25.3 |
| Oklahoma | 24.9 |
| Oregon | 21.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 24.3 |
| Rhode Island | 19 |
| South Carolina | 25.1 |
| South Dakota | 23.8 |
| Tennessee | 27.2 |
| Texas | 25.8 |
| Utah | 20.4 |
| Vermont | 18.7 |
| Virginia | 23.1 |
| Washington | 22.2 |
| West Virginia | 27.6 |
| Wisconsin | 23.2 |
| Wyoming | 20.8 |
Source: Adult Obesity Rates: CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) from 2004. As reported by Trust for American's Health (www.healthyamericans.org) |
