Prepregnancy BMI among U.S. women who gave birth in 2020, by race and Hispanic origin
The prepregnancy body mass index of women in the U.S. who gave birth in 2020 varied significantly by race and Hispanic origin. Non-Hispanic Black women had the highest prevalence of prepregnancy obesity with around 40.3 percent considered obese before they became pregnant and gave birth in 2020. In comparison, around 27.4 percent of non-Hispanic White women who gave birth in 2020 were obese before becoming pregnant.
This graph shows the prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) of women in United States who gave birth in 2020, by race and Hispanic origin.