States with the most obesity
The top U.S. states with the highest share of the population considered obese are concentrated in the Southeast. The states with the highest share of population with obesity are:
1. West Virginia — 51.05%.
2. Mississippi — 51.02%.
3. Alabama — 49.85%.
4. Oklahoma — 49.52%.
5. Arkansas — 48.79%.
6. Kentucky — 48.78%.
7. Louisiana — 47.91%.
8. Iowa — 47.64%.
9. South Dakota — 47.61%.
10. Tennessee — 47.5%.
Source: Total Shape analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data sets, which were pooled into a three-year group (2019-2021) and interpreted.