Eating disorder number adults U.S. by metropolitan status 2008-2012

This statistic displays the number of adults aged 18 and over with an eating disorder in the United States in the period 2008-2012, by metropolitan status. During this time, some 27,000 adults living in small metropolitan areas had bulimia nervosa.

Number of adults with eating disorders in the U.S. in 2008-2012, by metropolitan status (in 1,000)

Metropolitan status	Large metropolitan	Small metropolitan	Non-metropolitan
Anorexia nervosa*	-	5	8
Bulimia Nervosa	26	27	5
One of more eating disorders	26	32	13

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Release date

October 2014

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2008 to 2012

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Disorder present within the past year.
* No data = low precision; no estimate reported.
Large metro areas have a total population of 1 million or more. Small metro areas have a total population of fewer than 1 million. Nonmetropolitan areas include counties in micropolitan statistical areas and counties outside of both metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas.

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