ASA Monitor November 2024, Vol. 88, 29.
Adult obesity prevalence remains high, CDC data says
New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) population data from 2023 show that in 23 states more than one in three adults (35%) has obesity. Before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%. Currently, at least one in five adults (20%) in each U.S. state is living with obesity.
Obesity impacts some groups more than others. There are notable differences by race and ethnicity, as shown by combined BRFSS data from 2021-23.
- Asian adults do not have an obesity prevalence at or above 35% in any state (among 37 states, 1 territory, and D.C.).
- In 16 states, White adults have an obesity prevalence at or above 35% (among 47 states, 2 territories, and D.C.).
- In 30 states, American Indian or Alaska Native adults have an obesity prevalence at or above 35% (among 44 states).
- In 34 states, Hispanic adults have an obesity prevalence at or above 35% (among 47 states, 3 territories, and D.C.).
- In 38 states, Black adults have an obesity prevalence at or above 35% (among 46 states, 1 territory, and D.C.).
Source: asamonitor.pub/3XKA2of