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Adult Obesity Rates |
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Rank |
City |
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1 |
Mississippi |
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2 |
Alabama |
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3 |
West Virginia |
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4 |
Louisiana |
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5 |
Tennessee |
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6 (tie) |
Michigan |
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6 (tie) |
Texas |
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6 (tie) |
Kentucky |
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9 |
Indiana |
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10 |
South Carolina |
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11 |
Arkansas |
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12 |
Georgia |
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13 |
Ohio |
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14 |
Oklahoma |
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15 |
Pennsylvania |
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16 (tie) |
North Carolina |
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16 (tie) |
Missouri |
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16 (tie) |
North Dakota |
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19 |
Alaska |
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20 (tie) |
Iowa |
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20 (tie) |
Nebraska |
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22 (tie) |
Kansas |
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22 (tie) |
Illinois |
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22 (tie) |
Virginia |
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25 |
Minnesota |
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26 |
South Dakota |
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27 |
Delaware |
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28 |
Wisconsin |
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29 (tie) |
Washington |
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29 (tie) |
Maryland |
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31 |
California |
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32 (tie) |
Maine |
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32 (tie) |
Nevada |
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34 |
New York |
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35 |
District of Columbia |
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36 |
Oregon |
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37 |
Idaho |
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38 |
Florida |
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39 |
New Mexico |
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40 (tie) |
New Jersey |
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40 (tie) |
Arizona |
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42 |
Wyoming |
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43 |
New Hampshire |
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44 |
Utah |
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45 (tie) |
Montana |
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45 (tie) |
Vermont |
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47 |
Connecticut |
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48 |
Rhode Island |
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49 |
Massachusetts |
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50 |
Colorado |
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Hawaii was not included in the report. |
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Source: Trust In America’s Health, 2005 |
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