Obesity in the United States

Statistics report on obesity in the United States

Obesity in the United States

This report presents data on overweight and obesity in the United States. The U.S. has one of the highest obesity rates worldwide and has to face the problem of an increasing obese and overweight population that is at higher risk of diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers. This report contains information on the prevalence of obesity in the U.S. nationally, by state, and among different demographics, and presents timelines that track overweight and obesity over the past few decades.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Most important health issues facing the U.S. according to U.S. adults 2023
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults with select health conditions 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults average self-reported weight from 1990 to 2023
  • Premium Statistic Self-reported weight situation among U.S. adults from 1990 to 2023
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who wanted to lose weight from 1951 to 2023, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who seriously tried to lose weight from 1990 to 2023, by gender

Obesity prevalence

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. adult obesity prevalence in 2022, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Adult obesity rates in the U.S. by race/ethnicity 2022
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of obesity among U.S. adults in 2022, by education
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adult obesity prevalence in 2022, by annual income
  • Basic Statistic How U.S. college students described their weight as of fall 2023

Trends in overweight and obesity

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  • Premium Statistic Obesity prevalence among U.S. adults aged 18 and over 2011-2023
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who were overweight from 1988 to 2018
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who were obese from 1988 to 2018
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who were severely obese from 1988 to 2018
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. men who were overweight or obese from 1988 to 2018
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. women who were overweight or obese from 1988 to 2018
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. adults who were obese from 1988 to 2018, by ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of obesity among U.S. males aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of obesity among U.S. females aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of obesity among U.S. population aged 2–19 years from 1963 to 2018, by age
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of obesity among U.S. population aged 2–19 years 1988-2018, by ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic Share of elderly U.S. adults who were obese 2013-2022
  • Premium Forecast Population share with overweight in the United States 2014-2029

U.S. states

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. states with adult obesity rates at or above 30 percent from 2011 to 2021
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of obese U.S. adults by state 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. states with highest share of men who were obese 2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. states with highest rates of obesity among women 2022
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of obesity among Black adults in the U.S. by state 2021-2023
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of obesity among Latinos in the U.S. by state 2023
  • Premium Statistic Prevalence of obesity among white adults in the U.S. by state 2021-2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of obese high school students in the U.S. by state 2021
  • Basic Statistic Obesity rates among 6-17 year-olds in the U.S. in 2021-2022, by state

Obesity-related conditions

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2017-2021, by cancer type
  • Premium Statistic U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2017-2021, by age
  • Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2017-2021, by race and ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2017-2021, by state
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of doctor-diagnosed arthritis in U.S. adults in 2019-2021, by weight
  • Premium Statistic Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among adults in the U.S. 2000-2022
  • Basic Statistic Adults with hypertension in the U.S. by state 2023
  • Basic Statistic Heart disease death rates in the United States in 2022, by state
  • Basic Statistic Diagnosed comorbidities among U.S adults with CLBP in 2022
  • Premium Statistic Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the U.S. 2005-2020, by risk factor
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