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Highest obesity rate among 10-17 year-olds in U.S. by state 2016
Highest obesity rate among 10-17 year-olds in U.S. by state 2016
Top 10 U.S. states by obesity rate among children aged 10-17 years in 2016
by John Elflein,
last edited
Oct 1, 2018
This statistic illustrates the U.S. states with the highest obesity rate among children/adolescents between 10 and 17 years of age in the United States in 2016. In that year, Mississippi topped the ranking with an obesity rate of 26.2 percent.
Top 10 U.S. states by obesity rate among children aged 10-17 years in 2016
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| Percentage of children aged 10-17 years | |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 26.2% |
| Texas | 21.3% |
| West Virginia | 19.9% |
| Kentucky | 19.6% |
| Louisiana | 19.2% |
| Rhode Island | 19.2% |
| Tennessee | 19.2% |
| Arkansas | 19.1% |
| Georgia | 18.6% |
| Ohio | 18.6% |
| Percentage of children aged 10-17 years | |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 26.2% |
| Texas | 21.3% |
| West Virginia | 19.9% |
| Kentucky | 19.6% |
| Louisiana | 19.2% |
| Rhode Island | 19.2% |
| Tennessee | 19.2% |
| Arkansas | 19.1% |
| Georgia | 18.6% |
| Ohio | 18.6% |
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Oct 1, 2018
This statistic illustrates the U.S. states with the highest obesity rate among children/adolescents between 10 and 17 years of age in the United States in 2016. In that year, Mississippi topped the ranking with an obesity rate of 26.2 percent.
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- State of Obesity; HRSA
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- 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2016
- Number of respondents
- base: around 96,000
- Age group
- 10-17 years
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- State of Obesity; HRSA
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2016
- Number of respondents
- base: around 96,000
- Age group
- 10-17 years
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