15 least obese states in America

In 1980, no state had an adult obesity rate above 15 percent, and in 1991, no state had a rate above 20 percent. Now, obesity rates are not below 21 percent in any states, according to "The State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America."

The State of Obesity report was published by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 

The report — based on 2014 state-by-state data from the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey — found adult obesity rates were lowest in the following 15 states:

  1. Colorado — 21.3 percent
  2. Hawaii — 22.1 percent
  3. Massachusetts — 23.3 percent
  4. California — 24.7 percent
  5. Vermont — 24.8 percent
  6. Utah — 25.7 percent
  7. Florida — 26.2 percent
  8. Connecticut — 26.3 percent
  9. Montana — 26.4 percent
  10. New Jersey — 26.9 percent
  11. Rhode Island — 27 percent
  12. New York — 27 percent
  13. Washington — 27.3 percent
  14. New Hampshire — 27.4 percent
  15. Minnesota — 27.6 percent

To see a list of the most obese states in the country, click here

 

 

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