US Percentage of Old Adults that were Obese By State in 2020 (CDC)

Updated on February 25, 2026.

Based on data from the CDC, in 2020, 33.4% of old adults in the US were Obese, with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more.

Among all states, Mississippi had the highest percentage of its old adult population who were obese (40.5%), followed by Alabama (40%), Delaware (39.3%), and West Virginia (39%).

For the District of Columbia, 28.3% of old adults were obese.

The interactive chart and table below shows the percentage of old adults who were obese by state.

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Data Source: CDC (BRFSS).

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State	Percent of Old Adults Obese (%)
Mississippi	40.5
Alabama	40
Delaware	39.3
West Virginia	39
Indiana	38.7
Louisiana	38.4
Texas	37.8
Tennessee	37.7
Iowa	37.6
Oklahoma	37.4
Michigan	37.1
Nebraska	37.1
South Carolina	36.7
Arkansas	36.6
Kentucky	36.5
Ohio	36.4
Kansas	36.3
Georgia	36.2
Missouri	35.8
North Carolina	35.6
Illinois	35.4
South Dakota	34.9
North Dakota	34.3
Alaska	34
Wisconsin	33.8
Virginia	33.6
Minnesota	33.5
Wyoming	33
Idaho	32.8
Maryland	32.8
Nevada	32.7
Pennsylvania	32.6
Utah	31.5
California	31.4
Maine	31.3
Arizona	30.9
New Mexico	30.9
Rhode Island	30.6
Connecticut	30.2
New Hampshire	30.2
Montana	30.1
Florida	30
New Jersey	29.6
Washington	29.4
Oregon	28.8
Vermont	28.3
District of Columbia	28.3
New York	27.8
Massachusetts	27.1
Colorado	25.7
Hawaii	23.6