Twenty-two states have obesity rates at or above 35 percent, according to CDC estimates updated Sept. 21.
Ten years ago, no state had an adult obesity rate at or above this threshold. The agency's obesity prevalence map shows the proportion of U.S. adults with a body mass index of 30 or higher in each state. The 2022 estimates are based on self-reported height and weight data collected as part of the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
Here are 22 states with the highest estimated adult obesity rates for 2022:
West Virginia — 41 percent
Louisiana — 40.1
Oklahoma — 40
Mississippi — 39.5
Tennessee — 38.9
Alabama — 38.3
Ohio — 38.1
Delaware — 37.9
Indiana — 37.7
Kentucky — 37.7
Wisconsin — 37.7
Arkansas — 37.4
Iowa — 37.4
Georgia — 37
South Dakota — 36.8
Missouri — 36.4
Kansas — 35.7
Texas — 35.5
North Dakota — 35.4
Nebraska — 35.3
Virginia — 35.2
South Carolina — 35