In 2023, roughly 54 percent of U.S. adults considered their weight to be about right, while around 40 percent stated they were overweight, and only 5 percent said they were underweight. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who described their weight as about right, overweight, or underweight from 1990 to 2023.
Percentage of U.S. adults who described their weight as about right, overweight, or underweight from 1990 to 2023
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Gallup. (February 7, 2024). Percentage of U.S. adults who described their weight as about right, overweight, or underweight from 1990 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305055/percentage-of-us-adults-that-described-their-weight-situation/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. adults who described their weight as about right, overweight, or underweight from 1990 to 2023." Chart. February 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305055/percentage-of-us-adults-that-described-their-weight-situation/
Gallup. (2024). Percentage of U.S. adults who described their weight as about right, overweight, or underweight from 1990 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305055/percentage-of-us-adults-that-described-their-weight-situation/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Described Their Weight as about Right, Overweight, or Underweight from 1990 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305055/percentage-of-us-adults-that-described-their-weight-situation/
Gallup, Percentage of U.S. adults who described their weight as about right, overweight, or underweight from 1990 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305055/percentage-of-us-adults-that-described-their-weight-situation/ (last visited December 02, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who described their weight as about right, overweight, or underweight from 1990 to 2023 [Graph], Gallup, February 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305055/percentage-of-us-adults-that-described-their-weight-situation/