Obesity in 2025 — Numbers in the PIA Western Alliance States

Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) took a look at obesity data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and found the number of adults considered obese with rates at 35% or above declined in 2024.

Just 19 states had 35% of above considered obese. That’s down from 23 states in 2023.

The TFAH data came from the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System  (BRFSS) and from data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2021 to 2023.

While obesity dropping in several states is good news, the totals still show about 40% of us are considered obese.

These are the reports highlights:

• West Virginia (41.1%), Mississippi (40.4%) and Louisiana (39.2%) had the highest obesity rates in 2024
• The lowest level are found in Colorado (25.0%) and the PIA Western Alliance state of Hawaii (27.0%)
• The highest obesity rates are blacks (49.9%) and Latino adults (45.6%)
• Rural communities tend to have the highest rates
• People with college degrees tend to have lower obesity levels than those without
• Obesity rates are rising among children age 2-19 at just over 21%
• These rates are triple those of the 1970s
• Black and Latino kids have higher rates than Asians and whites

Here are some numbers:

Overall

• All adults — 40.3%
• Men — 39.2%
• Women — 41.3%
• Age 20-39 — 35.5%
• Age 40-59 — 46.4%
• Age 60 and over — 38.9%

Ten most obese states:

1. West Virginia

2. Mississippi

3. Louisiana

4. Alabama

5. Arkansas

6. Indiana

7. Kansas & Nebraska tied

9. Wisconsin

10. Kentucky

The PIA Western Alliance states:

Alaska

• Obesity 34.0% — Ranked 28th most obese state
• Overweight & obesity 68.2% — Ranked 29th
• Diabetes 9.5% — Ranked 44th
• Physical inactivity 17.8% — Ranked 44th
• Hypertension 34.4% — Ranked 25th

Arizona

• 33.3% — Ranked 29th most obese state
• Overweight & obesity 67.5% — Ranked 35th
• Diabetes 11.9% — Ranked 27th
• Physical inactivity 21.4% — Ranked 23rd
• Hypertension 33.8% — Ranked 29th

California

• 29.1% — Ranked 44th most obese state
• Overweight & obesity 64.5% — Ranked 45th
• Diabetes 12.7% — Ranked 20th
• Physical inactivity 19.7% — Ranked 35th
• Hypertension 31.1% — Ranked 46th

Hawaii

• 27.0% — Ranked 47th most obese state
• Overweight & obesity 60.1% — Ranked 49th
• Diabetes 11.6% — Ranked 32nd
• Physical inactivity 21.0% — Ranked 27th
• Hypertension 32.8% — Ranked 36th

Idaho

• 32.7% — Ranked 31st most obese state
• Overweight & obesity 67.4% — Ranked 36th
• Diabetes 9.3% — Ranked 45th
• Physical inactivity 19.5% — Ranked 37th
• Hypertension 31.8% — Ranked 41st

Montana

• 31.0% — Ranked 40th most obese state
• Overweight & obesity 65.2% — Ranked 41st
• Diabetes 8.7% — Ranked 48th
• Physical inactivity 18.3% — Ranked 41st
• Hypertension 32.5% — Ranked 38th

Nevada

• 34.2% — Ranked 24th most obese state
• Overweight & obesity 68.3% — Ranked 27th
• Diabetes 14.2% — Ranked 8th
• Physical inactivity 21.9% — Ranked 18th
• Hypertension 34.9% — Ranked 21st

New Mexico

• 34.5% — Ranked 22nd most obese state
• Overweight & obesity 71.1% — Ranked 10th
• Diabetes 12.6% — Ranked 22nd
• Physical inactivity 21.2% — Ranked 26th
• Hypertension 34.5% — Ranked 23rd

Oregon

• 33.5% — Ranked 28th most obese state
• Overweight & obesity 68.0% — Ranked 31st
• Diabetes 11.8% — Ranked 29th
• Physical inactivity 18.4% — Ranked 40th
• Hypertension 33.7% — Ranked 30th

Washington

• 31.5% — Ranked 37th most obese state
• Overweight & obesity 66.0% — Ranked 39th
• Diabetes 10.0% — Ranked 41st
• Physical inactivity 16.5% — Ranked 46th
• Hypertension 31.2% — Ranked 44th

Percent of obesity by sex and age in PIA Western Alliance States

Alaska

• Male — 33.7%
• Rank — 21st
• Female — 34.4%
• Rank — 27th
• Age 18-24 — 19.9%
• Rank — 31st
• Age 25 -44 — 35.4%
• Rank — 24th
• Age 45-64 — 40.0%
• Rank — 25th
• Age 65 and up — 30.8%
• Rank — 24th

Arizona

• Male — 33.3%
• Rank — 23rd
• Female — 33.3%
• Rank — 30th
• Age 18-24 — 24.0%
• Rank — 11th
• Age 25 -44 — 36.6%
• Rank — 21st
• Age 45-64 — 37.7%
• Rank — 33rd
• Age 65 and up — 28.6%
• Rank — 38th

California

• Male — 29.0%
• Rank — 44th
• Female — 29.2%
• Rank — 46th
• Age 18-24 — 17.7%
• Rank — 40th
• Age 25 -44 — 30.8%
• Rank — 44th
• Age 45-64 — 34.5%
• Rank — 44th
• Age 65 and up — 24.5%
• Rank — 48th

Hawaii

• Male — 29.0%
• Rank — 23rd
• Female — 24.9%
• Rank — 50th
• Age 18-24 — 23.0%
• Rank — 16th
• Age 25 -44 — 30.5%
• Rank — 45th
• Age 45-64 — 31.4%
• Rank — 48th
• Age 65 and up — 19.5%
• Rank — 50th

Idaho

• Male — 34.7%
• Rank — 17th
• Female — 30.5%
• Rank — 28th
• Age 18-24 — 21.8%
• Rank — 22nd
• Age 25 -44 — 34.3%
• Rank — 29th
• Age 45-64 — 36.4%
• Rank — 38th
• Age 65 and up — 32.0%
• Rank — 18th

Montana

• Male — 31.5%
• Rank — 35th
• Female — 30.3%
• Rank — 41st
• Age 18-24 — 20.3%
• Rank — 29th
• Age 25 -44 — 30.9%
• Rank — 43rd
• Age 45-64 — 37.5%
• Rank — 35th
• Age 65 and up — 28.9%
• Rank — 37th

Nevada

• Male — 33.5%
• Rank — 22nd
• Female — 35.1%
• Rank — 24th
• Age 18-24 — 22.3%
• Rank — 19th
• Age 25 -44 — 36.0%
• Rank — 22nd
• Age 45-64 — 39.6%
• Rank — 27th
• Age 65 and up — 30.0%
• Rank — 29th

New Mexico

• Male — 33.1%
• Rank — 26th
• Female — 36.0%
• Rank — 22nd
• Age 18-24 — 24.9%
• Rank — 10th
• Age 25 -44 — 38.8%
• Rank — 17th
• Age 45-64 — 42.5%
• Rank — 14th
• Age 65 and up — 24.7%
• Rank — 46th

Oregon

• Male — 32.8%
• Rank — 27th
• Female — 34.3%
• Rank — 28th
• Age 18-24 — 27.2%
• Rank — 7th
• Age 25 -44 — 33.8%
• Rank — 34th
• Age 45-64 — 38.9%
• Rank — 29th
• Age 65 and up — 29.8%
• Rank — 30th

Washington

• Male — 31.6%
• Rank — 34th
• Female — 31.3%
• Rank — 37th
• Age 18-24 — 21.5%
• Rank — 26th
• Age 25 -44 — 32.9%
• Rank — 37th
• Age 45-64 — 36.0%
• Rank — 39th
• Age 65 and up — 28.4%
• Rank — 39th

Source link: Trust for America's Health — https://bit.ly/3LkLAuN