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This page includes Illinois data in four areas: the latest data on obesity, diabetes, and hypertension; how federal nutrition policies impact Illinois; health behaviors and outcomes among high school students; and policies enacted by Illinois to support health and prevent obesity.
• Obesity is defined as a BMI value that is greater than or equal to 30 • Severe obesity is defined as a BMI value that is greater than or equal to 35 All tables and charts based on data from:
Like the U.S., one third of Illinois children, ages 10 to 17, are overweight or obese (33.6%). In children 10 to 15 years old, 75% of those with a BMI-for-age > 85th percentile (overweight and obese) were obese as adults and 80% of those with a BMI-for-age > 95th percentile (obese) were obese at age 25.
Adults with an annual household income less than $25,000 compared with those with incomes of $75,000 or more. Adults living in non-metropolitan areas compared with those in metropolitan areas. Adults who have difficulty with mobility compared with adults without a disability.
Illinois Obesity Rates Over Time, 2018—2022 Key Report Takeaways Nationwide, the adult obesity rate is 42 percent. The rate of obesity among U.S. children ages 2 to 19 is nearly 20 percent. Over the past 20 years, adult obesity increased 37 percent, and childhood obesity increased 42 percent. Continuous increases in obesity
Blacks had the lowest median household income compared to Whites and Hispanics in Illinois. The median. $13,000 less than Hispanic households.
Women with household incomes less than $25,000 compared with women who have higher incomes; the prevalence of obesity is higher with each decrease in income level. Women living in non-metropolitan areas compared with those in metropolitan areas.
