How U.S. college students described their weight as of fall 2021

In the fall of 2021, around 56 percent of U.S. college students described their weight as “about the right weight”. Around 11 percent of respondents stated that they were slightly underweight, while 27 percent described themselves as slightly overweight.

Overweight and obesity in select states

American adults in Colorado, Massachusetts, and Hawaii struggled the least with obesity in 2020, however, the share of adults who are either obese or overweight in these states remains high. In Colorado, roughly 22 percent of white adults are obese. The ethnic group in Colorado with the highest rate of obesity was the Black population, with approximately 33 percent suffering from obesity. Around 20 percent of White and Asian/Pacific Island adults living on the Hawaiian archipelago are obese, while its Hispanic population had a rate of about 31 percent. Lastly, around 46 percent of Black and 40 percent of Hispanic Californians are obese. However, only around 11 percent of Asians and Pacific Islanders from this state were obese during the measured period.