“Of the states with the 20 highest adult obesity rates, only Pennsylvania is not in the South or Midwest.”
F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2013
| State | Percentage of Obesity |
| 1) Louisiana | 34.7% (+/- 1.6) |
| 2) Mississippi | 34.6% (+/- 1.6) |
| 3) Arkansas | 34.5% (+/- 1.9) |
| 4 West Virginia | 33.8% (+/- 1.6) |
| 5) Alabama | 33.0% (+/- 1.5) |
| 6) Oklahoma | 32.2% (+/- 1.4) |
| 7) South Carolina | 31.6% (+/- 1.2) |
| 8) Indiana | 31.4% (+/- 1.3) |
| 9) Kentucky | 31.3% (+/- 1.4) |
| 10) Tennessee | 31.1% (+/- 1.6) |
| 10) Michigan | 31.1% (+/- 1.3) |
(Based on 2012 Data, Including Confidence Intervals)
Source: Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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