This statistic shows the leading US states based on the percentage of children who were overweight or obese in 2011. In that year, almost 40 percent of children aged 10-17 years in Louisiana were overweight or obese. Thus, Louisiana was the state with the highest rate of obese or overweight children.
Leading U.S. states based on percentage of children who were overweight or obese in 2011
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (June 28, 2013). Leading U.S. states based on percentage of children who were overweight or obese in 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285048/us-states-with-highest-percentage-of-children-who-were-overweight-or-obese-2011/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Leading U.S. states based on percentage of children who were overweight or obese in 2011." Chart. June 28, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285048/us-states-with-highest-percentage-of-children-who-were-overweight-or-obese-2011/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2013). Leading U.S. states based on percentage of children who were overweight or obese in 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285048/us-states-with-highest-percentage-of-children-who-were-overweight-or-obese-2011/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Leading U.S. States Based on Percentage of Children Who Were Overweight or Obese in 2011." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285048/us-states-with-highest-percentage-of-children-who-were-overweight-or-obese-2011/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Leading U.S. states based on percentage of children who were overweight or obese in 2011 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285048/us-states-with-highest-percentage-of-children-who-were-overweight-or-obese-2011/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Leading U.S. states based on percentage of children who were overweight or obese in 2011 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, June 28, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/285048/us-states-with-highest-percentage-of-children-who-were-overweight-or-obese-2011/
