Ten years ago, no state had an adult obesity rate at or above this threshold. The agency’s obesity prevalence map shows the proportion of U.S. adults with a body mass index of 30 or higher in each state. The 2022 estimates are based on self-reported height and weight data collected as part of the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
Here are 22 states with the highest estimated adult obesity rates for 2022:
West Virginia — 41 percent
Louisiana — 40.1
Oklahoma — 40
Mississippi — 39.5
Tennessee — 38.9
Alabama — 38.3
Ohio — 38.1
Delaware — 37.9
Indiana — 37.7
Kentucky — 37.7
Wisconsin — 37.7
Arkansas — 37.4
Iowa — 37.4
Georgia — 37
South Dakota — 36.8
Missouri — 36.4
Kansas — 35.7
Texas — 35.5
North Dakota — 35.4
Nebraska — 35.3
Virginia — 35.2
South Carolina — 35
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