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The 2023 Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps for 48 states, the District of Columbia (DC), and three U.S. territories show the proportion of adults with obesity. These maps are based on self-reported weight and height from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
1 dzień temu · QuickStats: Prevalence of Obesity* and Severe Obesity † Among Persons Aged 2–19 Years — United States, 1999–2000 Through 2021–2023 §
The CDC 2022 Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps for 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 3 US territories show the proportion of adults with a body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 30 ( ≥30 kg/m2) based on self-reported weight and height. Data are presented by race, ethnicity, and location.
Results from the 2017–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), using measured heights and weights, indicate that an estimated 42.5% of U.S. adults aged 20 and over have obesity, including 9.0% with severe obesity, and another 31.1% are overweight.
CDC has released the 2019 Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps for 49 states, the District of Columbia, and 2 US territories. The maps show self-reported adult obesity prevalence by race, ethnicity, and location.
report from Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) on obesity in the United States. During that time, we have seen obesity rates rise across states, ages, sexes, racial/ethnic groups, and income.1,2,3,4,5,6 We have also seen ultra-processed food consumption and food advertising increase.7,8,9,10,11 Structural
Though obesity is a widespread phenomenon in the US, obesity rates and associated comorbidities differ across states. As discussed later in this report, these variations occur in the context of geographic differences in health care coverage for obesity screening and treatment.
