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Share of overweight high school students in the U.S. by state 2017
Share of overweight high school students in the U.S. by state 2017
Share of overweight high school students in the United States in 2017, by state
by John Elflein,
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Oct 1, 2018
This statistic depicts the share of overweight high school students in the United States in 2017, sorted by state. In that year, 17.5 percent of high school students in Alaska were overweight.
Share of overweight high school students in the United States in 2017, by state
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| Percentage of high school students | |
|---|---|
| Alabama | - |
| Alaska | 17.5% |
| Arizona | 15.9% |
| Arkansas | 18.1% |
| California | 15% |
| Colorado | 12.3% |
| Connecticut | 16% |
| Delaware | 16.6% |
| D.C. | 18% |
| Florida | 14.2% |
| Georgia | - |
| Hawaii | 14.2% |
| Idaho | 14.7% |
| Illinois | 16.1% |
| Indiana | - |
| Iowa | 16% |
| Kansas | 15.3% |
| Kentucky | 16.1% |
| Louisiana | 18.3% |
| Maine | 16% |
| Maryland | 15.2% |
| Massachusetts | 14% |
| Michigan | 16.3% |
| Minnesota | - |
| Mississipi | - |
| Missouri | 15.7% |
| Montana | 14.6% |
| Nebraska | 16.6% |
| Nevada | 14.3% |
| New Hampshire | 14.1% |
| New Jersey | - |
| New Mexico | 16.4% |
| New York | 16.2% |
| North Carolina | 15.5% |
| North Dakota | 16.2% |
| Ohio | - |
| Oklahoma | 16.5% |
| Oregon | - |
| Pennsylvania | 15.7% |
| Rhode Island | 15.9% |
| South Carolina | 16.5% |
| South Dakota | - |
| Tennessee | 17.5% |
| Texas | 18% |
| Utah | 13.2% |
| Vermont | 14.1% |
| Virginia | 15.5% |
| Washington | - |
| West Virginia | 16% |
| Wisconsin | 15% |
| Wyoming | - |
| Percentage of high school students | |
|---|---|
| Alabama | - |
| Alaska | 17.5% |
| Arizona | 15.9% |
| Arkansas | 18.1% |
| California | 15% |
| Colorado | 12.3% |
| Connecticut | 16% |
| Delaware | 16.6% |
| D.C. | 18% |
| Florida | 14.2% |
| Georgia | - |
| Hawaii | 14.2% |
| Idaho | 14.7% |
| Illinois | 16.1% |
| Indiana | - |
| Iowa | 16% |
| Kansas | 15.3% |
| Kentucky | 16.1% |
| Louisiana | 18.3% |
| Maine | 16% |
| Maryland | 15.2% |
| Massachusetts | 14% |
| Michigan | 16.3% |
| Minnesota | - |
| Mississipi | - |
| Missouri | 15.7% |
| Montana | 14.6% |
| Nebraska | 16.6% |
| Nevada | 14.3% |
| New Hampshire | 14.1% |
| New Jersey | - |
| New Mexico | 16.4% |
| New York | 16.2% |
| North Carolina | 15.5% |
| North Dakota | 16.2% |
| Ohio | - |
| Oklahoma | 16.5% |
| Oregon | - |
| Pennsylvania | 15.7% |
| Rhode Island | 15.9% |
| South Carolina | 16.5% |
| South Dakota | - |
| Tennessee | 17.5% |
| Texas | 18% |
| Utah | 13.2% |
| Vermont | 14.1% |
| Virginia | 15.5% |
| Washington | - |
| West Virginia | 16% |
| Wisconsin | 15% |
| Wyoming | - |
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Oct 1, 2018
This statistic depicts the share of overweight high school students in the United States in 2017, sorted by state. In that year, 17.5 percent of high school students in Alaska were overweight.
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