1. Obesity Rate
United States 60.00%
Alabama 64.10%
Alaska 63.00%
Arizona 58.70%
Arkansas 62.90%
California 56.30%
Colorado 53.30%
Connecticut 56.40%
Delaware 63.10%
District of Columbia
52.80%
Florida 58.90%
Georgia 62.50%
Hawaii 56.30%
Idaho 60.10%
Illinois 61.10%
Indiana 60.20%
Iowa 61.50%
Kansas 61.40%
Kentucky 66.30%
Louisiana 61.50%
Maine 60.80%
Maryland 59.90%
Massachusetts 56.10%
Michigan 62.00%
Minnesota 60.80%
Mississippi 65.90%
Missouri 61.80%
Montana 58.80%
Nebraska 62.50%
Nevada 60.10%
New Hampshire 59.40%
New Jersey 58.80%
New Mexico 58.90%
New York 58.60%
North Carolina61.30%
North Dakota 62.00%
Ohio 61.20%
Oklahoma 62.50%
Oregon 59.70%
Pennsylvania 60.30%
Rhode Island 58.30%
South Carolina 62.70%
South Dakota 62.80%
Tennessee 64.40%
Texas 61.20%
Utah 55.90%
Vermont 57.00%
Virginia 59.30%
Washington 59.20%
West Virginia 66.00%
Wisconsin 60.10%

2. Wyoming 60.30%
Guam 58.10%
Puerto Rico 61.60%
Virgin Islands 60.60%
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