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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/03/2026 11:56 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 Obese (BMI >= 30), 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)

Obese (BMI >= 30)
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 34.8 N/A
Alabama 39.5 (37.7, 41.3) 1,828
Alaska 34.8 (32.8, 36.8) 1,679
Arizona 33.7 (31.7, 35.7) 2,391
Arkansas 40.0 (38.2, 41.8) 1,801
California 29.9 (28.4, 31.4) 2,105
Colorado 25.5 (24.5, 26.6) 2,402
Connecticut 32.8 (31.2, 34.5) 2,016
Delaware 37.3 (35.1, 39.5) 1,412
District of Columbia 25.7 (23.7, 27.8) 724
Florida 30.1 (28.5, 31.8) 3,701
Georgia 35.9 (34.2, 37.6) 2,292
Hawaii 27.3 (25.7, 28.9) 1,523
Idaho 33.3 (31.3, 35.3) 1,310
Illinois 34.8 (33.6, 35.9) 3,802
Indiana 39.3 (38.2, 40.4) 4,481
Iowa 37.8 (36.4, 39.1) 3,006
Kansas 38.4 (37.1, 39.7) 3,757
Kentucky 37.8 (36.1, 39.5) 2,598
Louisiana 39.7 (37.9, 41.5) 1,521
Maine 33.9 (32.7, 35.0) 3,694
Maryland 33.3 (32.1, 34.5) 4,335
Massachusetts 27.7 (26.5, 28.9) 2,246
Michigan 36.9 (35.5, 38.2) 3,699
Minnesota 33.1 (32.1, 34.1) 4,339
Mississippi 41.5 (39.1, 43.9) 1,116
Missouri 35.3 (33.7, 36.9) 2,315
Montana 31.5 (30.0, 33.0) 1,993
Nebraska 38.6 (37.4, 39.9) 4,518
Nevada 34.3 (31.3, 37.3) 769
New Hampshire 31.3 (29.6, 33.1) 1,779
New Jersey 28.2 (26.8, 29.6) 2,241
New Mexico 34.8 (32.3, 37.3) 992
New York 30.0 (29.3, 30.7) 12,811
North Carolina 35.3 (33.4, 37.1) 1,351
North Dakota 38.0 (36.4, 39.7) 1,951
Ohio 37.4 (35.9, 38.9) 3,439
Oklahoma 37.7 (36.3, 39.1) 2,400
Oregon 33.8 (32.3, 35.3) 1,842
Pennsylvania 35.1 (32.8, 37.4) 1,097
Puerto Rico 36.5 (34.2, 38.8) 1,514
Rhode Island 32.0 (30.2, 33.8) 1,465
South Carolina 35.1 (33.4, 36.9) 3,043
South Dakota 38.4 (35.1, 41.7) 1,992
Texas 36.3 (34.7, 38.0) 3,825
Utah 32.0 (30.9, 33.1) 3,563
Vermont 29.8 (28.3, 31.3) 1,649
Virginia 32.9 (31.2, 34.6) 2,070
Washington 32.1 (31.3, 32.8) 7,228
West Virginia 41.9 (40.3, 43.6) 2,181
Wisconsin 38.2 (36.9, 39.5) 4,383
Wyoming 33.2 (31.3, 35.0) 1,331
Tennessee data not available data not available