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Alabama is one of seven states where the adult obesity rate is 35% or higher, according to a new study.
The situation of obesity in 2018, published by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, indicates that 48 countries have obesity rates above 25%. At least 20% of adults are obese in all states, says the report.
In Alabama, the obesity rate is 36.3%. The other six states where obesity rates reach 35% are:
West Virginia – 38.1%
Mississippi – 37.3%
Oklahoma – 36.5%
Iowa – 36.4%
Louisiana – 36.2%
Arkansas – 35%
This year is the first time Oklahoma and Iowa have obesity rates above 35%; Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, West Virginia and Alabama also posted rates above 35% last year.
Only two states – Hawaii and Colorado – and the District of Columbia had adult obesity rates below 25% in 2017.
The obesity rates for each state are as follows:
1. West Virginia – 38.1%
2. Mississippi – 37.3%
3. Oklahoma – 36.5%
4. Iowa – 36.4%
5. Alabama – 36.3%
6. Louisiana – 36.2%
7. Arkansas – 35.0%
8. Kentucky – 34.3%
9. Alaska – 34.2%
10. South Carolina – 34.1%,
11. Ohio – 33.8%
12. Indiana – 33.6%
13. North Dakota – 33.2%
14. Texas – 33.0%
15. Tennessee and Nebraska Tie – 32.8%
17. Missouri – 32.5%
18. Kansas – 32.4%
19. Michigan – 32.3%
20. North Carolina – 32.1%
21. Wisconsin – 32.0%
22. South Dakota – 31.9%
23. Delaware – 31.8%
24. Link Pennsylvania and Georgia – 31.6%
26. Maryland – 31.3%
27. Illinois – 31.1%
28. Virginia – 30.1%
29. Rhode Island – 30.0%
30. Arizona – 29.5%
31. Oregon – 29.4%
32. Idaho – 29.3%
33. Maine – 29.1%
34. Wyoming – 28.8%
35. Link Minnesota, Florida and New Mexico – 28.4%
38. New Hampshire – 28.1%
39. Washington – 27.7%
40. Vermont – 27.6%
41. New Jersey – 27.3%
42. Connecticut – 26.9%
43. Nevada – 26.7%
44. Massachusetts – 25.9%
45. New York – 25.7%
46. Tie Montana and Utah – 25.3%
48. California – 25.1%
49. Hawaii – 23.8%
50. District of Columbia – 23.0%
51. Colorado – 22.6%
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