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Rural U.S. adults with chronic health conditions from 2012-2015, by ethnicity

Percentage of U.S. adults living in rural areas with self-reported chronic health conditions from 2012 to 2015, by ethnicity

The data shows the percentage of U.S. adults living in rural areas that identified themselves as having select chronic conditions from 2012 to 2015, by ethnicity. According to the data, 40.3% of both Black and American Indian/Alaska Native respondents indicated that they had two or more chronic conditions.

No chronic conditions	35.4	37.8	49.2	61.8	34	38.6
One chronic condition	24.3	26.3	23.4	17.5	25.7	25.7
Two or more chronic conditions	40.3	36	27.4	20.7	40.3	35.7
Depressive disorder	15.8	20.3	15.9	5.8	23.2	19.5
Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2)	45.9	32	35.5	15.5	38.5	33.4
Obese (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2)	12.1	5	5.1		6.9	5.6

Rural U.S. adults with chronic health conditions from 2012-2015, by ethnicity

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