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As a nation, our excess pounds are creating excess costs. Find out what obesity is costing your state today, and if trends continue, what it may cost in the future.
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Non-Hispanic Asian

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Non-Hispanic Multiracial

United States

7.7%

12.8%

8.8%

6.6%

7.2%

13.1%

10.1%

Alabama

9.6%

12.9%

12.0%

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12.2%

Alaska

5.9%

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8.6%

5.8%

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7.2%

3.5%

Arizona

7.6%

13.1%

9.7%

2.8%

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15.0%

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Arkansas

8.8%

10.9%

5.5%

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12.6%

12.5%

California

6.9%

14.2%

8.8%

7.4%

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15.6%

8.1%

Colorado

4.8%

11.1%

7.4%

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9.9%

6.3%

Connecticut

6.4%

13.9%

7.1%

5.2%

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9.6%

Delaware

8.2%

10.7%

4.6%

6.0%

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District of Columbia

2.4%

13.3%

4.8%

3.1%

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Florida

8.6%

12.5%

7.9%

6.7%

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15.8%

13.8%

Georgia

8.5%

12.4%

10.1%

8.9%

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10.2%

9.0%

Hawaii

4.6%

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8.0%

9.5%

11.1%

---

8.8%

Idaho

7.2%

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5.8%

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16.9%

Illinois

7.3%

14.6%

7.8%

7.1%

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9.2%

Indiana

8.4%

12.9%

7.7%

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11.9%

Iowa

7.1%

9.5%

4.6%

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Kansas

7.4%

10.9%

7.2%

5.8%

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16.7%

6.7%

Kentucky

9.6%

13.1%

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14.1%

14.2%

Louisiana

8.9%

12.9%

8.0%

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11.3%

Maine

7.7%

---

6.1%

---

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10.8%

9.9%

Maryland

7.5%

11.4%

5.3%

7.1%

---

6.6%

6.2%

Massachusetts

6.5%

10.9%

9.1%

5.3%

---

14.5%

6.5%

Michigan

8.1%

13.4%

8.8%

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12.1%

Minnesota

5.8%

5.0%

5.6%

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Mississippi

10.0%

13.5%

5.8%

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8.0%

Missouri

7.9%

9.3%

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12.3%

13.3%

Montana

6.1%

---

6.8%

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12.2%

10.2%

Nebraska

7.4%

10.4%

6.9%

4.1%

---

8.1%

8.1%

Nevada

8.6%

11.5%

5.1%

8.6%

---

---

10.3%

New Hampshire

7.2%

---

11.5%

5.8%

---

9.5%

10.3%

New Jersey

7.4%

13.6%

8.9%

6.0%

---

15.7%

---

New Mexico

6.1%

---

9.2%

8.2%

---

11.3%

8.3%

New York

7.6%

11.5%

7.0%

5.7%

---

12.5%

---

North Carolina

8.5%

14.3%

4.5%

4.4%

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12.2%

10.5%

North Dakota

6.5%

---

8.9%

---

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12.8%

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Ohio

8.1%

14.4%

8.8%

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12.6%

11.2%

Oklahoma

9.0%

13.5%

8.0%

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17.1%

13.3%

Oregon

6.8%

14.6%

4.4%

5.1%

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9.3%

Pennsylvania

8.0%

14.4%

8.0%

2.4%

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13.1%

Rhode Island

7.0%

13.2%

9.0%

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South Carolina

8.4%

13.1%

7.8%

4.7%

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13.3%

11.0%

South Dakota

6.3%

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3.7%

---

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12.6%

4.9%

Tennessee

11.0%

12.7%

2.6%

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Texas

8.1%

12.2%

10.6%

5.7%

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13.2%

Utah

5.8%

---

5.6%

2.8%

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13.0%

10.4%

Vermont

6.2%

---

13.8%

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11.8%

8.4%

Virginia

7.0%

14.9%

4.7%

5.3%

---

10.3%

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Washington

7.0%

8.0%

6.0%

5.8%

6.2%

10.8%

8.5%

West Virginia

11.6%

11.1%

10.0%

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16.5%

Wisconsin

6.2%

12.6%

5.4%

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11.7%

6.5%

Wyoming

6.6%

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9.2%

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12.1%









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