Below, please find statistics illustrating obesity-attributable medical expenses by state for year 2003. |
State |
Obesity-Attributable Medical Expenses by State in 2003 |
| Alabama | $1.320 billion |
| Alaska | $195 million |
| Arizona | $752 million |
| Arkansas | $663 million |
| California | $7.675 billion |
| Colorado | $874 million |
| Connecticut | $856 million |
| Delaware | $207 million |
| DC | $372 million |
| Florida | $3.987 billion |
| Georgia | $2.133 billion |
| Hawaii | $290 million |
| Idaho | $227 million |
| Illinois | $3.439 billion |
| Indiana | $1.637 billion |
| Iowa | $783 million |
| Kansas | $657 million |
| Kentucky | $1.163 billion |
| Louisiana | $1.373 billion |
| Maine | $357 million |
| Maryland | $1.533 billion |
| Massachusetts | $1.822 billion |
| Michigan | $2.931 billion |
| Minnesota | $1.307 billion |
| Mississippi | $757 million |
| Missouri | $1.636 billion |
| Montana | $175 million |
| Nebraska | $454 million |
| Nevada | $337 million |
| New Hampshire | $302 million |
| New Jersey | $2.342 billion |
| New Mexico | $324 million |
| New York | $6.080 billion |
| North Carolina | $2.318 billion |
| North Dakota | $209 million |
| Ohio | $3.304 billion |
| Oklahoma | $854 million |
| Oregon | $781 million |
| Pennsylvania | $4.138 billion |
| Rhode Island | $305 million |
| South Carolina | $1.060 billion |
| South Dakota | $195 million |
| Tennessee | $1.840 billion |
| Texas | $5.340 billion |
| Utah | $393 million |
| Vermont | $141 million |
| Virginia | $1.641 billion |
| Washington | $1.330 billion |
| West Virginia | $588 million |
| Wisconsin | $1.486 billion |
| Wyoming | $87 million |
Source: State-Level Obesity Attributable Expenditures, Finkelstein, Fiebelkorn, and Wang. Obesity Research January 2004 |
