West Virginia topped WalletHub’s 2025 ranking of the most overweight and obese states in the U.S., published Nov. 4, while Colorado is the healthiest-weight state.
The personal finance website compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three dimensions: obesity and overweight, health consequences, and food and fitness.
WalletHub evaluated these dimensions using 31 metrics, ranging from share of overweight adults to fitness centers per capita. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with 100 representing the most overweight state. Each state and the District’s overall score was then calculated using the weighted average across all metrics. More information about the methodology is available here.
The most obese and overweight states:
1. West Virginia — 75.24
2. Mississippi — 73.56
3. Arkansas — 70.19
4. Louisiana — 69.50
5. Alabama — 68.16
6. Tennessee — 68.00
7. Kentucky — 66.48
8. Texas — 65.94
9. Delaware — 64.87
10. Oklahoma — 64.86
The least obese and overweight states:
1. Colorado — 43.73
2. Utah — 45.90
3. Massachusetts — 48.50
4. California — 51.16
5. Hawaii — 51.29
6. Minnesota — 51.39
7. Montana — 52.98
8. District of Columbia — 53.02
9. Washington — 53.07
10. Vermont — 54.24
