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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/04/2026 7:12 am.

2 2024 BRFSS Survey Data is the source for this data collected by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data for the US is a median and not a percent.

BRFSS Prevalence estimates presented here may vary from other published estimates due to differences in the methodology used to generate estimates.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

For more information about Healthy Weight (BMI 18.5 to <25), see the dictionary.

Data not available for this combination of geography, cancer site, age, and race/ethnicity.
Screening and Risk Factors Report by State
(Directly Estimated 2024 BRFSS Data)

Healthy Weight (BMI 18.5 to <25)
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 20+

Sorted by Percent
State Percent 2
(95% Confidence Interval)		 Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor
United States 28.5 N/A
Mississippi 23.5 (21.5, 25.6) 646
Arkansas 24.0 (22.5, 25.5) 1,232
West Virginia 24.1 (22.7, 25.5) 1,327
Alabama 24.7 (23.1, 26.3) 1,196
Puerto Rico 24.8 (22.8, 26.7) 1,040
Iowa 25.0 (23.8, 26.2) 1,896
Louisiana 25.0 (23.3, 26.6) 1,046
Kansas 25.8 (24.7, 27.0) 2,518
North Dakota 25.8 (24.2, 27.3) 1,243
Indiana 26.0 (25.0, 27.0) 2,878
Nebraska 26.0 (24.8, 27.2) 2,841
Oklahoma 26.0 (24.8, 27.3) 1,674
New Mexico 26.1 (23.9, 28.4) 904
Kentucky 26.2 (24.6, 27.8) 1,581
Ohio 27.0 (25.7, 28.4) 2,367
Texas 27.2 (25.6, 28.8) 2,863
Delaware 27.3 (25.2, 29.4) 1,024
Georgia 27.6 (25.9, 29.3) 1,811
Wisconsin 27.9 (26.7, 29.1) 3,025
South Dakota 28.0 (24.9, 31.1) 1,362
Pennsylvania 28.1 (25.9, 30.2) 886
South Carolina 28.1 (26.4, 29.8) 2,228
Wyoming 28.2 (26.4, 30.0) 1,241
Maryland 28.3 (27.1, 29.4) 3,499
Michigan 28.3 (27.0, 29.5) 2,866
Illinois 28.5 (27.4, 29.6) 3,044
Missouri 28.5 (27.0, 30.0) 1,868
North Carolina 28.5 (26.8, 30.2) 1,093
Connecticut 29.0 (27.4, 30.5) 1,824
Alaska 29.2 (27.2, 31.2) 1,461
Virginia 29.4 (27.7, 31.1) 1,821
Oregon 29.5 (28.0, 30.9) 1,642
Arizona 29.6 (27.8, 31.5) 2,409
Idaho 29.6 (27.5, 31.6) 1,080
Minnesota 29.6 (28.6, 30.6) 3,887
Nevada 29.6 (26.6, 32.6) 727
New Hampshire 29.6 (27.9, 31.4) 2,027
Maine 29.9 (28.8, 31.1) 3,281
Rhode Island 29.9 (28.2, 31.6) 1,466
Washington 31.3 (30.6, 32.1) 6,970
Utah 31.8 (30.7, 32.9) 3,605
Florida 31.9 (30.2, 33.6) 3,578
California 32.2 (30.7, 33.8) 2,432
Montana 32.2 (30.7, 33.7) 1,934
New Jersey 32.3 (30.8, 33.8) 2,294
New York 32.4 (31.7, 33.2) 11,312
Vermont 33.8 (32.3, 35.4) 2,024
Massachusetts 33.9 (32.6, 35.2) 2,725
Colorado 34.8 (33.7, 35.9) 3,404
Hawaii 36.5 (34.7, 38.3) 2,366
District of Columbia 39.3 (37.1, 41.6) 1,123
Tennessee data not available data not available