• Obesity rates North Carolina adults by ethnicity 2020

This statistic depicts the obesity rates for adults in North Carolina in 2020, by ethnicity. In that year, 34.9 percent of all adult Hispanics in North Carolina were obese. Gaining weight occurs when a person intakes more energy in calories than one uses.

Obesity rates for adults in North Carolina in 2020, by ethnicity

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Release date

2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2020

Number of respondents

Approximately 350,000

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Racial/ethnic groups are mutually exclusive. Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics.
An adult who has a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight. An adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese.
Data based on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, an ongoing, state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of non-institutionalized civilian adults aged 18 years and older. Information about the BRFSS is available at http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.html.
Release date represents the date figures were accessed.