In 2023, some 42 percent of the adult Black population in West Virginia were obese. Being obese tends to run within families and the likelihood for children to be overweight or obese increases if the parent has weight problems. This statistic depicts the obesity rates for adults in West Virginia in 2023, by race/ethnicity.
Obesity rates for adults in West Virginia in 2023, by race/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.
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KFF. (November 27, 2024). Obesity rates for adults in West Virginia in 2023, by race/ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207432/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-west-virginia-by-ethnicity/
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KFF. (2024). Obesity rates for adults in West Virginia in 2023, by race/ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207432/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-west-virginia-by-ethnicity/
KFF. "Obesity Rates for Adults in West Virginia in 2023, by Race/Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207432/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-west-virginia-by-ethnicity/
KFF, Obesity rates for adults in West Virginia in 2023, by race/ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207432/overweight-and-obesity-rates-for-adults-in-west-virginia-by-ethnicity/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
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