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Overweight and Obesity Rates for Adults by Race/Ethnicity, 2008

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United StatesPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White59.6%
Black69.9%
Hispanic62.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander38.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native67.1%
Other59.5%



AlabamaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White62.2%
Black75.8%
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD

AlaskaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White63.6%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska Native70.0%
Other53.9%

ArizonaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White57.1%
BlackNSD
Hispanic59.1%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska Native75.2%
OtherNSD

ArkansasPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White62.6%
Black71.1%
Hispanic57.1%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other66.4%

CaliforniaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White56.9%
Black68.8%
Hispanic63.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander37.3%
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other60.1%

ColoradoPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White51.6%
Black60.0%
Hispanic59.1%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other54.6%

ConnecticutPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White56.5%
Black65.2%
Hispanic65.9%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other66.4%

DelawarePercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White60.9%
Black72.0%
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD

District of ColumbiaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White38.2%
Black66.3%
Hispanic49.8%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD

FloridaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White56.0%
Black73.9%
Hispanic55.2%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other54.5%

GeorgiaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White60.0%
Black71.9%
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD

HawaiiPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White53.2%
BlackNSD
Hispanic60.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander51.6%
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other64.7%

IdahoPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White59.5%
BlackNSD
Hispanic58.9%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD

IllinoisPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White58.7%
Black72.6%
Hispanic68.7%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD

IndianaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White61.4%
Black68.3%
Hispanic67.5%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD

IowaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White61.5%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD

KansasPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White63.2%
Black74.2%
Hispanic62.1%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other62.3%

KentuckyPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White64.7%
Black73.7%
Hispanic48.7%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other69.8%

LouisianaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White59.4%
Black65.1%
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other62.9%

MainePercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White60.3%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD

MarylandPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White58.7%
Black71.3%
Hispanic60.4%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other52.4%

MassachusettsPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White55.2%
Black63.2%
Hispanic60.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander37.1%
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other53.9%

MichiganPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White61.9%
Black69.6%
Hispanic59.2%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other60.7%

MinnesotaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White62.0%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD

MississippiPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White62.4%
Black71.3%
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other69.3%

MissouriPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White63.3%
Black73.7%
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other62.3%

MontanaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White59.8%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska Native73.2%
Other65.3%

NebraskaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White62.1%
BlackNSD
Hispanic59.2%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other68.0%

NevadaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White58.4%
BlackNSD
Hispanic63.9%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other64.9%

New HampshirePercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White60.9%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other73.1%

New JerseyPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White57.0%
Black69.9%
Hispanic63.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander36.1%
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other57.6%

New MexicoPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White53.7%
BlackNSD
Hispanic64.0%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska Native63.8%
Other48.3%

New YorkPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White58.5%
Black63.9%
Hispanic52.2%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other59.6%

North CarolinaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White61.3%
Black72.3%
Hispanic60.1%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska Native67.9%
Other67.4%

North DakotaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White64.3%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD

OhioPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White61.1%
Black67.6%
Hispanic57.4%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other59.7%

OklahomaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White63.3%
Black70.0%
Hispanic57.3%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska Native72.2%
Other69.5%

OregonPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White59.7%
BlackNSD
Hispanic60.3%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD

PennsylvaniaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White61.0%
Black72.8%
Hispanic61.7%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other60.1%

Rhode IslandPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White57.5%
Black69.4%
Hispanic59.6%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD

South CarolinaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White60.5%
Black70.5%
Hispanic72.0%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other57.3%

South DakotaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White62.5%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska Native70.2%
OtherNSD

TennesseePercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White63.5%
Black73.2%
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD

TexasPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White59.7%
Black68.5%
Hispanic66.6%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other60.6%

UtahPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White55.8%
BlackNSD
Hispanic64.1%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD

VermontPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White57.5%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska Native37.3%
Other57.5%

VirginiaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White60.3%
Black66.4%
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD

WashingtonPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White59.8%
Black65.7%
Hispanic58.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander44.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native71.8%
Other59.2%

West VirginiaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White66.6%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD

WisconsinPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White61.3%
Black62.1%
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska Native70.2%
Other56.0%

WyomingPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White59.8%
BlackNSD
Hispanic66.3%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
Other55.6%



GuamPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
WhiteNSD
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
Asian/Pacific Islander59.7%
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD

Puerto RicoPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
WhiteNSD
BlackNSD
Hispanic61.8%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD

Virgin IslandsPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White50.5%
Black66.9%
Hispanic67.8%
Asian/Pacific IslanderNSD
American Indian/Alaska NativeNSD
OtherNSD



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Notes: 

U.S. totals include territories. Overweight or obese is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 25.0 kg/meters squared.
Racial/ethnic groups are mutually exclusive.
Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics.

Sources: 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data, 2008, unpublished data. Information about the BRFSS is available at http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.htm.

Definitions: 

NSD: Not Sufficient Data.




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