State by State Obesity rankings

Stylerod · 07-01-2009, 10:16 AM

NC is further down than I would have expected. Actually, this list is a bit of a surprise to me. I expected the South to make up most of the top half and they really don't. It seems about equal.

State-by-state list of obesity rates, each state's obesity ranking in the nation and the percentage point change from the previous report, according to the Trust for America's Health:

State Rate Rank Change

Ala. 31.2 2 1.1

Alaska 27.2 18 -0.1

Ariz. 24.8 33 1.5

Ark. 28.6 10 0.5

Calif. 23.6 41 0.5

Colo. 18.9 51 0.4

Conn. 21.3 49 0.5

Del. 27.3 17 1.4

D.C. 22.3 45 0.2

Fla. 24.1 39 0.8

Ga. 27.9 14 0.4

Hawaii 21.8 47 1.1

Idaho 24.8 33 0.2

Ill. 25.9 27 0.6

Ind. 27.4 16 -0.1

Iowa 26.7 22 0.4

Kan. 27.2 18 1.4

Ky. 29.0 7 0.6

La. 28.9 8 -0.6

Maine 24.7 35 1.1

Md. 26.0 25 0.7

Mass. 21.2 50 0.3

Mich. 28.8 9 1.1

Minn. 25.3 31 0.5

Miss. 32.5 1 0.8

Mo. 28.1 13 0.7

Mont. 22.7 43 1

Neb. 26.9 20 0.4

Nev. 25.1 32 1.4

N.H. 24.1 39 0.6

N.J. 23.4 42 0.5

N.M. 24.6 36 1.3

N.Y. 24.5 37 1

N.C. 28.3 12 1.2

N.D. 26.7 22 0.8

Ohio 28.6 10 1.6

Okla. 29.5 6 1.4

Ore. 25.4 28 0.4

Pa. 26.7 22 1

R.I. 21.7 48 0.3

S.C. 29.7 5 0.5

S.D. 26.9 20 0.9

Tenn. 30.2 4 1.3

Texas 27.9 14 0.6

Utah 22.5 44 0.6

Vt. 22.1 46 1

Va. 25.4 28 0.2

Wash. 25.4 28 0.9

W.Va. 31.1 3 0.4

Wis. 26.0 25 0.6

Wyo. 24.3 38 0.4

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