Facts: Fat (Obese) And Skinny States

States that ranked by percentage of their population classified as obese 2002-2004 (Average the data from 2004 is in the parenthetical)


The Obese States:
1 Mississippi (29.5) 28.1
2 Alabama (28.9) 27.7
3 West Virginia (27.6) 27.6
4 Louisiana (27.00) 25.8
5 Tennessee (27.2) 25.6
6 (tie) Texas (25.8) 25.3, (tie) Michigan (25.4) 25.3, (tie) Kentucky (25.8) 25.3
9 Indiana (25.5) 25.2
10 South Carolina (25.1) 25.1


The Skinny States:
1 Colorado 16.8
2 Massachusetts 18.4
3 Vermont 18.7
4 Rhode Island 19.0
5 Utah 19.6
6 Conneticut 19.7
7 Montana 19.7
8 (tie) Wyoming 20.8, (tie) Idaho 20.8
10 Nevada 21.1



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