Highest obesity rates among 10-17 year olds by U.S. state 2019-2020 | Statista

In 2019-2020, Kentucky topped the ranking of states with the highest share of children/adolescents between 10 and 17 years of age who were obese. This statistic illustrates the U.S. states with the highest obesity rates among children/adolescents between 10 and 17 years of age in the United States in 2019-2020.

Top 10 U.S. states by obesity rate among children aged 10-17 years in 2019-2020

Characteristic	Percentage of children aged 10-17 years
Kentucky	23.8%
Mississippi	22.3%
Louisiana	22.2%
West Virginia	21.9%
Alabama	21.8%
Tennessee	20.8%
Arkansas	20.6%
Texas	20.3%
South Carolina	20.1%
North Carolina	19.8%

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Release date

September 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2019-2020

Number of respondents

base: around 96,000

Age group

10-17 years

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