West Virginia has the highest percentage of adults living with diabetes in the U.S., according to a ranking from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The data is based on an analysis of the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2013-2018 survey results.
Here are the U.S. states ranked by adults who report having diabetes:
Note: The list includes ties and results in a numerical listing of 38.
1. West Virginia: 16.2 percent
2. Alabama: 14.5 percent
3. Mississippi: 14.3 percent
4. Louisiana: 14.1 percent
5. Arkansas: 13.9 percent
6. Tennessee: 13.8 percent
7. Kentucky: 13.7 percent
8. South Carolina: 13.3 percent
9. Georgia: 12.6 percent
Florida: 12.6 percent
Texas: 12.6 percent
10. New Mexico: 12.5 percent
Oklahoma: 12.5 percent
North Carolina: 12.5 percent
Indiana: 12.5 percent
11. Ohio: 12.2 percent
12. Maryland: 12 percent
13. Delaware: 11.9 percent
14. Michigan: 11.7 percent
15. Kansas: 11.6 percent
16. Missouri: 11.5 percent
Hawaii: 11.5 percent
17. Pennsylvania: 11.3 percent
18. Oregon: 11 percent
New York: 11 percent
19. Rhode Island: 10.9 percent
20. Arizona: 10.8 percent
New Jersey: 10.8 percent
21. Nevada: 10.7 percent
22. Maine: 10.6 percent
23. Virginia: 10.5 percent
24. California: 10.4 percent
25. New Hampshire: 10.3 percent
26. Idaho: 10.2 percent
27. Illinois: 10 percent
Iowa: 10 percent
28. Washington: 9.9 percent
29. Nebraska: 9.7 percent
Connecticut: 9.7 percent
30. North Dakota: 9.4 percent
31. South Dakota: 9.3 percent
Montana: 9.3 percent
32. Vermont: 9.2 percent
33. Minnesota: 8.9 percent
34. Alaska: 8.8 percent
35. Wyoming: 8.7 percent
Wisconsin: 8.7 percent
36. Massachusetts: 8.6 percent
37. District of Columbia: 8.4 percent
Utah: 8.4 percent
38. Colorado: 7 percent