Interpretation of Screening and Risk Factors Data

Screening and Risk Factors Report by State
(Directly Estimated 2023 BRFSS Data)

Obese (BMI >= 30)
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 20+

Sorted by Percent

Explanation of Column Headers

Percent (95% Confidence Interval) - The percent of people
Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor - Number of people who responded to the survey and are in the current category.

Line by Line Interpretation of the Report


United States


West Virginia


Louisiana


Mississippi


Arkansas


Alabama


Oklahoma


Indiana


Iowa


Tennessee


Nebraska


Ohio


South Dakota


Wisconsin


Illinois


Kansas


Puerto Rico


South Carolina


Delaware


Missouri


North Dakota


Michigan


Georgia


New Mexico


Alaska


Texas


Virginia


Maryland


North Carolina


Oregon


Wyoming


Minnesota


New Hampshire


Maine


Arizona


Rhode Island


Idaho


Nevada


Utah


Montana


Washington


Florida


Connecticut


New Jersey


Vermont


New York


California


Massachusetts


Hawaii


Colorado


District of Columbia


Kentucky Pennsylvania

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/13/2025 6:36 pm.
2 2023 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.