In 2023, around 29 percent of all adult Hispanics in Florida were obese. Many states with high obesity rates are also prone to low physical activity rates. This statistic depicts the obesity rates for adults in Florida in 2023, by race/ethnicity.
Obesity rates for adults in Florida in 2023, by race and ethnicity
Racial/ethnic groups are mutually exclusive. Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics. An adult who has a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight. An adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese. Data based on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, an ongoing, state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of non-institutionalized civilian adults aged 18 years and older. Information about the BRFSS is available at http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.html. Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
* Estimates are not provided if the relative standard error exceeds 30% or if the denominator is based on fewer than 50 respondents in the unweighted sample.
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