Obesity in the United States

Statistics report on obesity in the United States

Obesity in the United States

This report presents data on overweight and obesity in the United States. The U.S. has one of the highest obesity rates worldwide and has to face the problem of an increasing obese and overweight population that is at higher risk of diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers. This report contains information on the prevalence of obesity in the U.S. nationally, by state, and among different demographics, and presents timelines that track overweight and obesity over the past few decades.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Most important health issues facing the U.S. according to U.S. adults 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults average self-reported weight from 2002 to 2021, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Self-reported weight situation among U.S. adults from 2002 to 2021
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who wanted to lose weight from 2002 to 2021, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who seriously tried to lose weight from 2002 to 2021, by gender

Obesity prevalence

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  • Premium Statistic Obesity prevalence among adults in the U.S. by gender and age 2017-2020
  • Premium Statistic Obesity prevalence among adults in the U.S. by gender and race/ethnicity 2017-2020
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of severe obesity among adults in the U.S. 2017-2020, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Severe obesity prevalence among U.S. adults 2017-2020, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Severe obesity prevalence among U.S. adults 2017-2020, by race/ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic How U.S. college students described their weight as of fall 2022
  • Basic Statistic Body mass index of U.S. WWP veterans compared to the general population as of 2021

Trends in overweight and obesity

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  • Premium Statistic Obesity prevalence among U.S. adults aged 18 and over 2011-2021
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who were overweight from 1988 to 2018
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who were obese from 1988 to 2018
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who were severely obese from 1988 to 2018
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. men who were overweight or obese from 1988 to 2018
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. women who were overweight or obese from 1988 to 2018
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. adults who were obese from 1988 to 2018, by ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of obesity among U.S. males aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of obesity among U.S. females aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of obesity among U.S. population aged 2–19 years from 1963 to 2018, by age
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of obesity among U.S. population aged 2–19 years 1988-2018, by ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic Share of elderly U.S. adults who were obese 2013-2021
  • Premium Forecast Population share with overweight in the United States 2013-2028

U.S. states

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. states with adult obesity rates at or above 30 percent from 2011 to 2021
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of obese U.S. adults by state 2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. states with highest share of men who were obese 2021
  • Premium Statistic U.S. states with highest rates of obesity among women 2021
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of obesity among Black adults in the U.S. by state 2020-2022
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of obesity among Latinos in the U.S. by state 2022
  • Premium Statistic Prevalence of obesity among white adults in the U.S. by state 2020-2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of obese high school students in the U.S. by state 2021
  • Basic Statistic Obesity rates among 10-17 year-olds in the U.S. in 2020-2021, by state

Obesity-related conditions

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2016-2020, by cancer type
  • Premium Statistic U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2016-2020, by age
  • Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2016-2020, by race and ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2016-2020, by state
  • Premium Statistic Deaths by diabetes mellitus in the U.S. 1950-2019
  • Premium Statistic Deaths by heart diseases in the U.S. 1950-2019
  • Basic Statistic Heart disease death rates in the United States in 2021, by state
  • Premium Statistic Persons with hypertension in the U.S. 1988-2018 by gender
  • Premium Statistic Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the U.S. 2005-2020, by risk factor
  • Basic Statistic Share of older U.S. adults with modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's as of 2019
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