
Obesity in the United States - Statistics & Facts
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- Obesity prevalence among U.S. adults
- 41.9%

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Obesity prevalence among adults in the U.S. by gender and age 2017-2020
- Prevalence of severe obesity among U.S. adults
- 9.2%

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Prevalence of severe obesity among adults in the U.S. 2017-2020, by gender
- Percentage of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older who are obese
- 29.5%

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Share of elderly U.S. adults who were obese 2013-2021
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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
Overview
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Most important health issues facing the U.S. according to U.S. adults 2023
Most important health issues facing the U.S. according to U.S. adults 2023
Percentage of U.S. adults that thought select health issues were most important for the U.S. as of 2019 and 2023
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U.S. adults average self-reported weight from 2002 to 2021, by gender
U.S. adults average self-reported weight from 2002 to 2021, by gender
Average self-reported weight among U.S. adults from 2002 to 2021, by gender (in pounds)
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Self-reported weight situation among U.S. adults from 2002 to 2021
Self-reported weight situation among U.S. adults from 2002 to 2021
Percentage of U.S. adults who described their weight as about right, overweight, or underweight from 2002 to 2021
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Share of U.S. adults who wanted to lose weight from 2002 to 2021, by gender
Share of U.S. adults who wanted to lose weight from 2002 to 2021, by gender
Percentage of U.S. adults who wanted to lose weight from 2002 to 2021, by gender
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Share of U.S. adults who seriously tried to lose weight from 2002 to 2021, by gender
Share of U.S. adults who seriously tried to lose weight from 2002 to 2021, by gender
Percentage 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. veterans compared to the general population as of 2021
Obesity prevalence
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Obesity prevalence among adults in the U.S. by gender and age 2017-2020
Obesity prevalence among adults in the U.S. by gender and age 2017-2020
Obesity prevalence among U.S. adults from 2017 to March 2020, by gender and age group
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Obesity prevalence among adults in the U.S. by gender and race/ethnicity 2017-2020
Obesity prevalence among adults in the U.S. by gender and race/ethnicity 2017-2020
Obesity prevalence among U.S. adults from 2017 to March 2020, by gender and ethnicity
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Prevalence of severe obesity among adults in the U.S. 2017-2020, by gender
Prevalence of severe obesity among adults in the U.S. 2017-2020, by gender
Prevalence of severe obesity among U.S. adults aged 20 and older from 2017 to March 2020, by gender
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Severe obesity prevalence among U.S. adults 2017-2020, by age group
Severe obesity prevalence among U.S. adults 2017-2020, by age group
Prevalence of severe obesity among U.S. adults from 2017 to March 2020, by age group
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Severe obesity prevalence among U.S. adults 2017-2020, by race/ethnicity
Severe obesity prevalence among U.S. adults 2017-2020, by race/ethnicity
Prevalence of severe obesity among U.S. adults from 2017 to March 2020, by race/ethnicity
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How U.S. college students described their weight as of fall 2022
How U.S. college students described their weight as of fall 2022
Percentage of U.S. college students that described themselves as underweight or overweight as of fall 2022
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Body mass index of U.S. veterans compared to the general population as of 2021
Body mass index of U.S. veterans compared to the general population as of 2021
Body mass index of WWP warriors in the United States 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 2011-2020
- 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 Statistic Population share with overweight in the United States 2013-2028
Trends in overweight and obesity
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Obesity prevalence among U.S. adults aged 18 and over 2011-2020
Obesity prevalence among U.S. adults aged 18 and over 2011-2020
Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 18 and over in the U.S. from 2011 to 2020
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Share of U.S. adults who were overweight from 1988 to 2018
Share of U.S. adults who were overweight from 1988 to 2018
Prevalence of being overweight among adults in the United States from 1988-1994 to 2017-2018
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Share of U.S. adults who were obese from 1988 to 2018
Share of U.S. adults who were obese from 1988 to 2018
Prevalence of obesity among adults in the United States from 1988-1994 to 2017-2018
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Share of U.S. adults who were severely obese from 1988 to 2018
Share of U.S. adults who were severely obese from 1988 to 2018
Prevalence of severe obesity among adults in the United States from 1988-1994 to 2017-2018
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Share of U.S. men who were overweight or obese from 1988 to 2018
Share of U.S. men who were overweight or obese from 1988 to 2018
Prevalence of overweight, obesity, and severe obesity among men in the United States from 1988-1994 to 2017-2018
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Share of U.S. women who were overweight or obese from 1988 to 2018
Share of U.S. women who were overweight or obese from 1988 to 2018
Prevalence of overweight, obesity, and severe obesity among women in the United States from 1988-1994 to 2017-2018
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Share of U.S. adults who were obese from 1988 to 2018, by ethnicity
Share of U.S. adults who were obese from 1988 to 2018, by ethnicity
Prevalence of obesity among adults in the United States from 1988-1994 to 2017-2018, by ethnicity
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Prevalence of obesity among U.S. males aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018
Prevalence of obesity among U.S. males aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018
Prevalence of overweight, obesity, and severe obesity among U.S. males aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018*
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Prevalence of obesity among U.S. females aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018
Prevalence of obesity among U.S. females aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018
Prevalence of overweight, obesity, and severe obesity among U.S. females aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018*
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Prevalence of obesity among U.S. population aged 2–19 years from 1963 to 2018, by age
Prevalence of obesity among U.S. population aged 2–19 years from 1963 to 2018, by age
Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in the United States aged 2–19 years from 1963 to 2018, by age*
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Prevalence of obesity among U.S. population aged 2–19 years 1988-2018, by ethnicity
Prevalence of obesity among U.S. population aged 2–19 years 1988-2018, by ethnicity
Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in the United States aged 2–19 years from 1988 to 2018, by ethnicity*
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Share of elderly U.S. adults who were obese 2013-2021
Share of elderly U.S. adults who were obese 2013-2021
Percentage of adults aged 65 years or older in the U.S. who were obese from 2013 to 2021
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Population share with overweight in the United States 2013-2028
Population share with overweight in the United States 2013-2028
Population share with overweight in the United States from 2013 to 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 2021
- 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 Share of obesity among black people in the U.S. by state 2021
- Basic Statistic Share of obesity among Latinos in the U.S. by state 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of obesity among whites in the U.S. by state 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of obese high school students in the U.S. by state 2019
- Basic Statistic States with lowest obesity rate among 10-17 year olds in U.S. 2019-2020
- Basic Statistic Highest obesity rate among 10-17 year-olds in U.S. by state 2019-2020
U.S. states
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U.S. states with adult obesity rates at or above 30 percent from 2011 to 2021
U.S. states with adult obesity rates at or above 30 percent from 2011 to 2021
Number of U.S. states with adult obesity rates at 30 percent or higher from 2011 to 2021
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Percentage of obese U.S. adults by state 2021
Percentage of obese U.S. adults by state 2021
Percentage of adults with obesity in the United States as of 2021, by state
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U.S. states with highest share of men who were obese 2021
U.S. states with highest share of men who were obese 2021
States with the highest share of obese men with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher in the U.S. in 2021
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U.S. states with highest rates of obesity among women 2021
U.S. states with highest rates of obesity among women 2021
States with the highest rates of obese women with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher in the U.S. in 2021
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Share of obesity among black people in the U.S. by state 2021
Share of obesity among black people in the U.S. by state 2021
Share of obesity among African Americans in the United States in 2021, by state
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Share of obesity among Latinos in the U.S. by state 2021
Share of obesity among Latinos in the U.S. by state 2021
Share of obesity among Latinos in the United States in 2021, by state
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Share of obesity among whites in the U.S. by state 2021
Share of obesity among whites in the U.S. by state 2021
Share of obesity among whites in the United States in 2021, by state
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Share of obese high school students in the U.S. by state 2019
Share of obese high school students in the U.S. by state 2019
Share of obese high school students in the United States in 2019, by state
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States with lowest obesity rate among 10-17 year olds in U.S. 2019-2020
States with lowest obesity rate among 10-17 year olds in U.S. 2019-2020
Top 10 U.S. states by lowest obesity rate among children aged 10-17 years in 2019-2020
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Highest obesity rate among 10-17 year-olds in U.S. by state 2019-2020
Highest obesity rate among 10-17 year-olds in U.S. by state 2019-2020
Top 10 U.S. states by obesity rate among children aged 10-17 years in 2019-2020
Obesity-related conditions
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- Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2015-2019, by cancer type
- Premium Statistic U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2015-2019, by age
- Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2015-2019, by race and ethnicity
- Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2015-2019, 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 Leading U.S. states based on deaths due to heart diseases 2020
- 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
Obesity-related conditions
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U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2015-2019, by cancer type
U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2015-2019, by cancer type
Rate of new obesity-associated cancers in the United States from 2015 to 2019, by cancer type (per 100,000 people)
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U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2015-2019, by age
U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2015-2019, by age
Rate of new obesity-associated cancers in the United States from 2015 to 2019, by age (per 100,000 people)
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U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2015-2019, by race and ethnicity
U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2015-2019, by race and ethnicity
Rate of new obesity-associated cancers in the United States from 2015 to 2019, by race and ethnicity (per 100,000 people)
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U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2015-2019, by state
U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2015-2019, by state
Rate of new obesity-associated cancers in the United States from 2015 to 2019, by state (per 100,000 people)
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Deaths by diabetes mellitus in the U.S. 1950-2019
Deaths by diabetes mellitus in the U.S. 1950-2019
Deaths by diabetes mellitus in the U.S. from 1950 to 2019 (per 100,000 population)
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Deaths by heart diseases in the U.S. 1950-2019
Deaths by heart diseases in the U.S. 1950-2019
Deaths by heart diseases in the U.S. from 1950 to 2019 (per 100,000 population)
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Leading U.S. states based on deaths due to heart diseases 2020
Leading U.S. states based on deaths due to heart diseases 2020
Leading U.S. states based on deaths due to heart diseases in 2020 (per 100,000 population)
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Persons with hypertension in the U.S. 1988-2018 by gender
Persons with hypertension in the U.S. 1988-2018 by gender
Percentage of persons with hypertension in the U.S. in periods between 1988 and 2018, by gender*
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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the U.S. 2005-2020, by risk factor
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the U.S. 2005-2020, by risk factor
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who had chronic kidney disease from 2005 to 2020, by risk factor
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Share of older U.S. adults with modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's as of 2019
Share of older U.S. adults with modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's as of 2019
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 45 years and above with selected modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, as of 2019*
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