The data displays the percentage of women with a live birth in the United States in 2015 who were overweight or obese prior to becoming pregnant, by state. In West Virginia, 31.3% of women who gave birth in 2015 were obese prior to becoming pregnant.
Alabama | 24.8 | 30.4 |
Alaska | 25.4 | 26 |
Arizona | 26.1 | 26.1 |
Arkansas | 23.7 | 29.5 |
California | 26.4 | 23.2 |
Colorado | 26.1 | 20.9 |
Delaware | 27.7 | 28 |
District of Columbia | 23.4 | 19.9 |
Floridia | 26.1 | 23.3 |
Georgia | 25.9 | 28.3 |
Hawaii | 25.2 | 22.8 |
Idaho | 25.2 | 24.2 |
Illinois | 26.8 | 27.3 |
Indiana | 25.8 | 28.7 |
Iowa | 25.7 | 26.8 |
Kansas | 26.4 | 26.4 |
Kentucky | 24.8 | 30 |
Louisiana | 25.1 | 29.9 |
Maine | 26.2 | 30.1 |
Maryland | 26.8 | 25.7 |
Massachusetts | 25.3 | 20.3 |
Michigan | 25.9 | 28.6 |
Minnesota | 27.7 | 26.3 |
Mississippi | 25 | 33.5 |
Missouri | 24.5 | 26.4 |
Montana | 25.5 | 24.7 |
Nebraska | 26 | 24.7 |
Nevada | 25.4 | 23.8 |
New Hampshire | 25.9 | 23.9 |
New Mexico | 26.8 | 27.2 |
New York | 27 | 25.8 |
North Carolina | 25.2 | 26.6 |
North Dakota | 27.8 | 29.7 |
Ohio | 24.6 | 26.9 |
Oklahoma | 25.7 | 28.8 |
Oregon | 25 | 24.9 |
Pennsylvania | 24.6 | 24.6 |
Rhode Island | 26.6 | 22.4 |
South Caroline | 25.3 | 29.7 |
South Dakota | 25.7 | 24.9 |
Tennessee | 24.4 | 26.4 |
Texas | 26.4 | 25.6 |
Utah | 23.5 | 20.5 |
Vermont | 24.3 | 26.1 |
Virginia | 26.4 | 24.7 |
Washington | 26 | 25 |
West Virginia | 23.9 | 31.3 |
Wisconsin | 26.3 | 29.8 |
Wyoming | 24.7 | 22.9 |
U.S. | 25.8 | 25.6 |