Overweight
and Obesity
Obesity Trends
1991–2001 Prevalence of Obesity Among U.S. Adults by State
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (1991–2001); self-reported
data
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Prevalence is the
number of obese individuals in the population divided by total
number of individuals in the population.
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An obesity epidemic within the U.S. population is portrayed that in 1991,
only 4 of 45 participating states had obesity prevalence rates of 15 to
19 percent and none had prevalence greater than 20 percent.
By the year 2000, all of the 50 states except Colorado had prevalences
of 15 percent or greater, with 22 of the 50 states having obesity prevalence
as high as 20 percent or greater.
In 2001, 20 states had obesity prevalence of 15–19 percent; 29 states
had prevalences of 20–24 percent; and one state reported a prevalence
more than 25 percent. The prevalence of obesity among U.S. adults increased
to 20.9 percent in 2001, a 5.6 percent increase in 1 year and a 74 percent
increase since 1991.
Obesity Prevalence Among US Adults by State. BRFSS Data by Year.
| State Obesity |
1991 |
1995 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Alabama |
13.2 |
18.3 |
20.7 |
21.8 |
23.5 |
23.4 |
| Alaska |
13.1 |
19.2 |
20.7 |
19.2 |
20.5 |
21.0 |
| Arizona |
11.0 |
12.8 |
12.7 |
11.6 |
18.8 |
17.9 |
| Arkansas |
12.7 |
17.3 |
19.2 |
21.9 |
22.6 |
21.7 |
| California |
10.0 |
14.4 |
16.8 |
19.6 |
19.2 |
20.9 |
| Colorado |
8.4 |
10.00 |
14.0 |
14.3 |
13.8 |
14.4 |
| Connecticut |
10.9 |
11.9 |
14.7 |
14.5 |
16.9 |
17.3 |
| Delaware |
14.9 |
16.2 |
16.6 |
17.1 |
16.2 |
20.0 |
| District of Columbia |
15.2 |
n/a |
19.9 |
17.9 |
21.2 |
19.9 |
| Florida |
10.1 |
16.5 |
17.4 |
17.9 |
18.1 |
18.4 |
| Georgia |
9.2 |
12.6 |
18.7 |
20.7 |
20.9 |
22.1 |
| Hawaii |
10.4 |
10.4 |
15.3 |
15.3 |
15.1 |
17.6 |
| Idaho |
11.7 |
13.8 |
16.0 |
19.5 |
18.4 |
20.0 |
| Illinois |
12.7 |
16.4 |
17.9 |
20.2 |
20.9 |
20.5 |
| Indiana |
14.8 |
19.6 |
19.5 |
19.4 |
21.3 |
24.0 |
| Iowa |
14.4 |
17.2 |
19.3 |
20.9 |
20.8 |
21.8 |
| Kansas |
n/a |
15.8 |
17.3 |
18.5 |
20.1 |
21.0 |
| Kentucky |
12.7 |
16.6 |
19.9 |
21.1 |
22.3 |
24.2 |
| Louisiana |
15.7 |
17.4 |
21.3 |
21.5 |
22.8 |
23.3 |
| Maine |
12.1 |
13.7 |
17.0 |
18.9 |
19.7 |
19.0 |
| Maryland |
11.2 |
15.8 |
19.8 |
17.6 |
19.5 |
19.8 |
| Massachusetts |
8.8 |
11.1 |
13.8 |
14.3 |
16.4 |
16.1 |
| Michigan |
15.2 |
17.7 |
20.7 |
22.1 |
21.8 |
24.4 |
| Minnesota |
10.6 |
15.0 |
15.7 |
15.0 |
16.8 |
19.2 |
| Mississippi |
15.7 |
18.6 |
22.0 |
22.8 |
24.3 |
25.9 |
| Missouri |
12.0 |
18.0 |
19.8 |
20.8 |
21.6 |
22.5 |
| Montana |
9.5 |
12.6 |
1.7 |
14.7 |
15.2 |
18.2 |
| Nebraska |
12.5 |
15.7 |
17.5 |
20.2 |
20.6 |
20.1 |
| Nevada |
n/a |
13.3 |
13.4 |
15.3 |
17.2 |
19.1 |
| New Hampshire |
10.4 |
14.7 |
14.7 |
13.8 |
17.1 |
19.0 |
| New Jersey |
9.7 |
14.2 |
15.2 |
16.8 |
17.6 |
19.0 |
| New Mexico |
7.8 |
12.7 |
14.7 |
17.3 |
17.8 |
18.8 |
| New York |
12.8 |
13.3 |
15.9 |
16.9 |
17.2 |
19.7 |
| North Carolina |
13.0 |
16.5 |
19.0 |
21.0 |
21.3 |
22.4 |
| North Dakota |
12.9 |
15.6 |
18.7 |
21.2 |
19.8 |
19.9 |
| Ohio |
14.9 |
17.2 |
19.5 |
19.8 |
21.0 |
21.8 |
| Oklahoma |
11.9 |
13.0 |
18.7 |
20.2 |
19.0 |
22.1 |
| Oregon |
11.2 |
14.7 |
17.8 |
19.6 |
21.0 |
20.7 |
| Pennsylvania |
14.4 |
16.1 |
19.0 |
19.0 |
20.7 |
21.4 |
| Rhode Island |
9.1 |
12.9 |
16.2 |
16.01 |
16.8 |
17.3 |
| South Carolina |
13.8 |
16.1 |
20.2 |
20.2 |
21.5 |
21.7 |
| South Dakota |
12.8 |
13.6 |
15.4 |
19.0 |
19.2 |
20.6 |
| Tennessee |
12.1 |
18.0 |
18.5 |
20.1 |
22.7 |
22.6 |
| Texas |
12.7 |
15.0 |
19.9 |
21.1 |
22.7 |
23.8 |
| Utah |
9.7 |
12.6 |
15.3 |
16.3 |
18.5 |
18.4 |
| Vermont |
10.0 |
14.2 |
14.4 |
17.2 |
17.7 |
17.1 |
| Virginia |
10.1 |
15.2 |
18.2 |
18.6 |
17.5 |
20.0 |
| Washington |
9.9 |
13.5 |
17.6 |
17.7 |
18.5 |
18.9 |
| West Virginia |
15.2 |
17.8 |
22.9 |
23.9 |
22.8 |
24.6 |
| Wisconsin |
12.7 |
15.3 |
17.9 |
19.3 |
19.4 |
21.9 |
| Wyoming |
n/a |
13.9 |
14.5 |
16.4 |
17.6 |
19.2 |
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