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Share of obesity among black people in the United States by state 2016

Share of obesity among blacks in the United States in 2016, by state

The data illustrates the obesity rate among blacks in the U.S. in 2016, sorted by state. In that year, the obesity rate among black people in Alabama amounted to 44.1%. Thus, Alabama had one of the highest rates of obesity among its African-American population.

Tennessee	45.1
Mississipi	44.6
West Virginia	44.6
Arkansas	44.2
Alabama	44.1
Alaska	43.6
Kansas	43.1
Louisiana	42.9
Texas	42.4
Kentucky	42.4
South Carolina	41.7
Indiana	41.7
Illinois	41.3
North Carolina	40.2
Wisconsin	39.9
Virginia	39.4
Missouri	38.6
Maryland	38.1
Connecticut	37.7
Georgia	37.7
Ohio	37.6
Michigan	37.4
New Jersey	37.2
Nebraska	37.2
Oklahoma	36.6
Massachusetts	36.6
Delaware	36.5
Pennsylvania	36.4
D.C.	35.5
Florida	35.2
New Mexico	34.4
Maine	34.3
Washington	34.2
Arizona	33.1
New York	32.1
Iowa	32.1
Rhode Island	31.9
Hawaii	31.3
California	31
Nevada	30.8
Minnesota	30.4
New Hampshire	30.3
Oregon	30.2
Utah	30.1
Colorado	29.1
North Dakota	15.9

Share of obesity among black people in the United States by state 2016

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