Which states have the best and worst obesity rates?

According to the most recent data, adult obesity rates exceeded 35 percent in five states, 30 percent in 25 states, and 25 percent in 46 states. Colorado had the lowest adult obesity rate at 22.3 percent and West Virginia had the highest at 37.7 percent. Between 2015 and 2016, U.S. read more

In Montana, 23.6 percent of adults reported being obese, making it our fourth best state for obesity. According to the State of Obesity, 2015 was the first year in the last decade that any state saw a statistically significant decrease in obesity rates. read more

Nine of the 11 states with the highest rates are also in what experts call the"stroke belt." In 1990, Texas ranked 26th for adult obesity with a rate of 10.7 percent. Today, no state has an obesity rate that low. Colorado, the state with the lowest rate of obesity, nearly doubles that figure in 2015. read more

Twenty-two states now have obesity rates that top 30 percent, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. And while much of the country is holding steady, obesity rates are growing in five states: Ohio, Minnesota, Kansas, New Mexico and Utah. read more