Which States in America Are the Most Obese and Least Obese?

Obesity is a serious problem in the United States. In 2014, 27.7% of Americans were obese, and that number is only growing.

The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index measured the obesity rates of every state and compared them. Here are the most obese and least obese states as of 2015:

The Top 10 Most Obese States

1. West Virginia (37.0%)
2. Mississippi (35.5%)
3. Delaware (33.8%)
4. Arkansas (33.5%)
5. Oklahoma (33.5%)
6. Ohio (31.6%)
7. Maine (31.5%)
8. Michigan (31.5%)
9. Kentucky (31.4%)
10. South Carolina (31.4%)

The Top 10 Least Obese States

1. Hawaii (18.5%)
2. Colorado (19.8%)
3. Massachusetts (23.6%)
4. New Mexico (23.7%)
5. Nevada (23.9%)
6. California (23.9%)
7. Montana (24.1%)
8. New Hampshire (24.3%)
9. Utah (24.5%)
10. New Jersey (24.7%)

What About Florida?

Florida is somewhere in the middle in terms of the percentage of obese people living in a state. As of 2015 26.5% of Florida residents are obese.

This represents a 9.5% increase from 2008.