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Current Disparities (2006 -2008 data)
Five years ago (2001-2003 data)
Ten years ago (1996 - 1998 data)
Current Status: Prevalence of Obesity - by State and Race/Ethnicity
|
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Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black |
Hispanic |
|
United States |
24.7% |
36.8% |
28.4% |
|
Alabama |
28.2% |
41.1% |
32.5% |
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Alaska |
26.2% |
NA |
25.6% |
|
Arizona |
22.4% |
32.9% |
32.0% |
|
Arkansas |
27.7% |
38.2% |
25.8% |
|
California |
21.1% |
36.7% |
29.3% |
|
Colorado |
17.1% |
26.7% |
26.0% |
|
Connecticut |
20.7% |
31.7% |
24.1% |
|
Delaware |
25.5% |
40.2% |
28.2% |
|
District of Columbia |
9.4% |
34.0% |
19.7% |
|
Florida |
21.8% |
35.9% |
26.9% |
|
Georgia |
24.7% |
37.4% |
24.6% |
|
Hawaii |
18.3% |
24.0% |
28.3% |
|
Idaho |
24.6% |
NA |
25.8% |
|
Illinois |
24.5% |
34.0% |
30.1% |
|
Indiana |
27.2% |
36.7% |
22.7% |
|
Iowa |
26.6% |
36.1% |
26.6% |
|
Kansas |
26.6% |
42.6% |
31.2% |
|
Kentucky |
28.4% |
40.5% |
25.4% |
|
Louisiana |
26.1% |
36.8% |
25.1% |
|
Maine |
24.6% |
NA |
24.8% |
|
Maryland |
23.8% |
35.2% |
20.0% |
|
Massachusetts |
20.8% |
30.1% |
26.4% |
|
Michigan |
27.4% |
38.0% |
29.4% |
|
Minnesota |
25.4% |
28.4% |
28.0% |
|
Mississippi |
28.2% |
41.0% |
26.3% |
|
Missouri |
27.3% |
37.2% |
29.2% |
|
Montana |
21.9% |
NA |
21.4% |
|
Nebraska |
26.6% |
37.0% |
25.5% |
|
Nevada |
24.2% |
27.4% |
28.3% |
|
New Hampshire |
24.1% |
NA |
32.2% |
|
New Jersey |
23.0% |
34.1% |
24.3% |
|
New Mexico |
20.2% |
39.2% |
28.8% |
|
New York |
24.0% |
31.4% |
27.0% |
|
North Carolina |
25.9% |
40.0% |
25.3% |
|
North Dakota |
25.8% |
NA |
35.5% |
|
Ohio |
27.7% |
43.1% |
24.4% |
|
Oklahoma |
28.2% |
33.4% |
31.8% |
|
Oregon |
25.5% |
NA |
23.2% |
|
Pennsylvania |
25.9% |
37.0% |
31.0% |
|
Rhode Island |
21.1% |
27.7% |
25.6% |
|
South Carolina |
26.1% |
40.1% |
28.4% |
|
South Dakota |
26.2% |
NA |
27.7% |
|
Tennessee |
28.2% |
40.3% |
40.9% |
|
Texas |
24.7% |
39.2% |
31.8% |
|
Utah |
22.5% |
NA |
20.5% |
|
Vermont |
22.1% |
NA |
22.6% |
|
Virginia |
24.8% |
35.9% |
24.2% |
|
Washington |
25.2% |
29.1% |
29.5% |
|
West Virginia |
31.1% |
35.9% |
28.7% |
|
Wisconsin |
25.4% |
37.9% |
26.4% |
|
Wyoming |
23.6% |
NA |
28.9% |
|
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| NA=Data are not available |
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Five years ago: Prevalence of Smoking - by State and Race/Ethnicity
|
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Non-Hispanic White
|
Non-Hispanic Black
|
Hispanic
|
|
United States
|
20.8%
|
32.9%
|
24.6%
|
|
Alabama
|
23.8%
|
36.3%
|
19.1%
|
|
Alaska
|
21.8%
|
29.6%
|
22.3%
|
|
Arizona
|
18.2%
|
24.2%
|
22.3%
|
|
Arkansas
|
22.4%
|
34.7%
|
23.9%
|
|
California
|
19.2%
|
34.5%
|
27.0%
|
|
Colorado
|
14.2%
|
27.2%
|
21.5%
|
|
Connecticut
|
17.4%
|
29.1%
|
21.8%
|
|
Delaware
|
20.8%
|
32.8%
|
20.9%
|
|
District of Columbia
|
7.5%
|
30.6%
|
11.3%
|
|
Florida
|
18.2%
|
28.9%
|
19.6%
|
|
Georgia
|
21.1%
|
31.3%
|
19.2%
|
|
Hawaii
|
14.8%
|
24.9%
|
19.8%
|
|
Idaho
|
20.6%
|
NA
|
27.2%
|
|
Illinois
|
21.0%
|
30.5%
|
26.8%
|
|
Indiana
|
24.1%
|
36.3%
|
26.3%
|
|
Iowa
|
23.0%
|
35.9%
|
21.7%
|
|
Kansas
|
22.0%
|
33.6%
|
22.0%
|
|
Kentucky
|
24.5%
|
34.5%
|
19.0%
|
|
Louisiana
|
21.6%
|
33.0%
|
21.4%
|
|
Maine
|
20.1%
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
Maryland
|
18.9%
|
27.4%
|
18.3%
|
|
Massachusetts
|
16.8%
|
27.1%
|
21.8%
|
|
Michigan
|
23.6%
|
35.2%
|
29.5%
|
|
Minnesota
|
21.7%
|
30.6%
|
23.9%
|
|
Mississippi
|
23.0%
|
36.4%
|
20.7%
|
|
Missouri
|
22.6%
|
30.9%
|
25.5%
|
|
Montana
|
17.6%
|
NA
|
30.1%
|
|
Nebraska
|
22.3%
|
31.2%
|
26.9%
|
|
Nevada
|
20.8%
|
26.0%
|
22.8%
|
|
New Hampshire
|
19.1%
|
NA
|
22.7%
|
|
New Jersey
|
18.4%
|
33.5%
|
19.5%
|
|
New Mexico
|
16.7%
|
23.9%
|
22.7%
|
|
New York
|
19.1%
|
31.4%
|
21.6%
|
|
North Carolina
|
20.7%
|
36.2%
|
19.8%
|
|
North Dakota
|
22.2%
|
NA
|
28.7%
|
|
Ohio
|
23.0%
|
29.5%
|
26.8%
|
|
Oklahoma
|
22.4%
|
28.4%
|
26.8%
|
|
Oregon
|
21.0%
|
NA
|
19.3%
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
22.5%
|
36.0%
|
22.9%
|
|
Rhode Island
|
17.7%
|
25.4%
|
21.8%
|
|
South Carolina
|
20.2%
|
36.5%
|
21.7%
|
|
South Dakota
|
21.0%
|
NA
|
23.6%
|
|
Tennessee
|
22.8%
|
33.6%
|
26.4%
|
|
Texas
|
22.1%
|
37.4%
|
28.8%
|
|
Utah
|
19.1%
|
NA
|
19.7%
|
|
Vermont
|
18.6%
|
NA
|
19.1%
|
|
Virginia
|
20.4%
|
34.9%
|
19.7%
|
|
Washington
|
20.6%
|
28.8%
|
21.8%
|
|
West Virginia
|
26.7%
|
29.2%
|
22.1%
|
|
Wisconsin
|
20.9%
|
34.5%
|
24.7%
|
|
Wyoming
|
19.4%
|
NA
|
24.0%
|
|
|
|
|
| NA=Data are not available |
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Ten years ago: Prevalence of Obesity -by State and Race/Ethnicity
|
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Non-Hispanic White
|
Non-Hispanic Black
|
Hispanic
|
|
United States
|
16.0%
|
25.8%
|
20.3%
|
|
Alabama
|
17.6%
|
29.4%
|
22.0%
|
|
Alaska
|
19.2%
|
NA
|
14.7%
|
|
Arizona
|
10.7%
|
NA
|
22.5%
|
|
Arkansas
|
17.8%
|
26.2%
|
21.4%
|
|
California
|
14.1%
|
23.3%
|
21.2%
|
|
Colorado
|
11.6%
|
16.8%
|
16.4%
|
|
Connecticut
|
13.9%
|
26.3%
|
15.4%
|
|
Delaware
|
16.7%
|
24.8%
|
17.2%
|
|
District of Columbia
|
7.0%
|
23.7%
|
13.1%
|
|
Florida
|
14.9%
|
26.8%
|
20.9%
|
|
Georgia
|
13.1%
|
21.3%
|
12.6%
|
|
Hawaii
|
11.7%
|
NA
|
16.1%
|
|
Idaho
|
16.2%
|
NA
|
21.3%
|
|
Illinois
|
16.1%
|
29.0%
|
18.9%
|
|
Indiana
|
19.3%
|
28.1%
|
26.6%
|
|
Iowa
|
19.2%
|
32.0%
|
23.3%
|
|
Kansas
|
15.1%
|
20.1%
|
16.3%
|
|
Kentucky
|
19.9%
|
30.6%
|
NA
|
|
Louisiana
|
18.1%
|
26.7%
|
19.4%
|
|
Maine
|
16.5%
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
Maryland
|
15.9%
|
27.5%
|
16.2%
|
|
Massachusetts
|
13.7%
|
21.4%
|
18.1%
|
|
Michigan
|
18.8%
|
26.2%
|
24.6%
|
|
Minnesota
|
15.5%
|
22.9%
|
14.1%
|
|
Mississippi
|
17.4%
|
30.0%
|
NA
|
|
Missouri
|
18.6%
|
29.6%
|
16.0%
|
|
Montana
|
14.0%
|
NA
|
27.9%
|
|
Nebraska
|
16.8%
|
35.8%
|
17.7%
|
|
Nevada
|
14.5%
|
17.8%
|
13.2%
|
|
New Hampshire
|
14.8%
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
New Jersey
|
14.2%
|
23.2%
|
17.1%
|
|
New Mexico
|
12.7%
|
NA
|
17.1%
|
|
New York
|
15.0%
|
22.7%
|
16.0%
|
|
North Carolina
|
16.2%
|
28.6%
|
18.8%
|
|
North Dakota
|
18.0%
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
Ohio
|
18.2%
|
24.6%
|
27.4%
|
|
Oklahoma
|
16.5%
|
23.1%
|
18.1%
|
|
Oregon
|
18.0%
|
NA
|
20.3%
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
18.1%
|
23.2%
|
25.7%
|
|
Rhode Island
|
14.5%
|
30.5%
|
16.2%
|
|
South Carolina
|
15.0%
|
28.0%
|
21.7%
|
|
South Dakota
|
15.1%
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
Tennessee
|
17.0%
|
25.1%
|
16.0%
|
|
Texas
|
16.0%
|
26.9%
|
23.6%
|
|
Utah
|
14.9%
|
NA
|
17.2%
|
|
Vermont
|
15.2%
|
NA
|
13.7%
|
|
Virginia
|
15.4%
|
28.1%
|
12.9%
|
|
Washington
|
16.0%
|
27.4%
|
22.4%
|
|
West Virginia
|
21.2%
|
35.8%
|
22.2%
|
|
Wisconsin
|
17.3%
|
24.8%
|
20.7%
|
|
Wyoming
|
15.0%
|
NA
|
16.2%
|
|
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| NA=Data are not available |
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