State Cancer Profiles > State Cancer Profiles

State Cancer Profiles

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/06/2026 9:50 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
West Virginia	41.9 (40.3, 43.6)	2,181
Mississippi	41.5 (39.1, 43.9)	1,116
Arkansas	40.0 (38.2, 41.8)	1,801
Louisiana	39.7 (37.9, 41.5)	1,521
Alabama	39.5 (37.7, 41.3)	1,828
Indiana	39.3 (38.2, 40.4)	4,481
Nebraska	38.6 (37.4, 39.9)	4,518
Kansas	38.4 (37.1, 39.7)	3,757
South Dakota	38.4 (35.1, 41.7)	1,992
Wisconsin	38.2 (36.9, 39.5)	4,383
North Dakota	38.0 (36.4, 39.7)	1,951
Iowa	37.8 (36.4, 39.1)	3,006
Kentucky	37.8 (36.1, 39.5)	2,598
Oklahoma	37.7 (36.3, 39.1)	2,400
Ohio	37.4 (35.9, 38.9)	3,439
Delaware	37.3 (35.1, 39.5)	1,412
Michigan	36.9 (35.5, 38.2)	3,699
Puerto Rico	36.5 (34.2, 38.8)	1,514
Texas	36.3 (34.7, 38.0)	3,825
Georgia	35.9 (34.2, 37.6)	2,292
Missouri	35.3 (33.7, 36.9)	2,315
North Carolina	35.3 (33.4, 37.1)	1,351
Pennsylvania	35.1 (32.8, 37.4)	1,097
South Carolina	35.1 (33.4, 36.9)	3,043
Alaska	34.8 (32.8, 36.8)	1,679
Illinois	34.8 (33.6, 35.9)	3,802
New Mexico	34.8 (32.3, 37.3)	992
Nevada	34.3 (31.3, 37.3)	769
Maine	33.9 (32.7, 35.0)	3,694
Oregon	33.8 (32.3, 35.3)	1,842
Arizona	33.7 (31.7, 35.7)	2,391
Idaho	33.3 (31.3, 35.3)	1,310
Maryland	33.3 (32.1, 34.5)	4,335
Wyoming	33.2 (31.3, 35.0)	1,331
Minnesota	33.1 (32.1, 34.1)	4,339
Virginia	32.9 (31.2, 34.6)	2,070
Connecticut	32.8 (31.2, 34.5)	2,016
Washington	32.1 (31.3, 32.8)	7,228
Rhode Island	32.0 (30.2, 33.8)	1,465
Utah	32.0 (30.9, 33.1)	3,563
Montana	31.5 (30.0, 33.0)	1,993
New Hampshire	31.3 (29.6, 33.1)	1,779
Florida	30.1 (28.5, 31.8)	3,701
New York	30.0 (29.3, 30.7)	12,811
California	29.9 (28.4, 31.4)	2,105
Vermont	29.8 (28.3, 31.3)	1,649
New Jersey	28.2 (26.8, 29.6)	2,241
Massachusetts	27.7 (26.5, 28.9)	2,246
Hawaii	27.3 (25.7, 28.9)	1,523
District of Columbia	25.7 (23.7, 27.8)	724
Colorado	25.5 (24.5, 26.6)	2,402
Tennessee	data not available	data not available