In 2007, Mississippi was the only state with an adult obesity rate higher than 30 percent. Now Mississippi has lots of company. According to the latest annual report from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, there were 20 states that were at 30 percent in 2013.
Where does your state rank? Here's a rundown of all 50 states (plus Washington D.C.), based on the percentage of adults who are obese, starting with the thinnest of the bunch, Colorado:America's Fattest States
America's Fattest States (And D.C.)
All data latest (full year 2013). Source: The State of Obesity. Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
51. Colorado
Adult Obesity Rate: 21.3 percent
50. Hawaii
Adult Obesity Rate: 21.8 percent
49. Washington D.C.
Adult Obesity Rate: 22.9 percent
48. Massachusetts
Adult Obesity Rate: 23.6 percent
46. (tie) California
Adult Obesity Rate: 24.1 percent
46. (tie) Utah
Adult Obesity Rate: 24.1 percent
45. Montana
Adult Obesity Rate: 24.6 percent
44. Vermont
Adult Obesity Rate: 24.7 percent
43. Connecticut
Adult Obesity Rate: 25 percent
42. New York
Adult Obesity Rate: 25.4 percent
41. Minnesota
Adult Obesity Rate: 25.5 percent
40. Nevada
Adult Obesity Rate: 26.2 percent
39. New Jersey
Adult Obesity Rate: 26.3 percent
37. (tie) Florida
Adult Obesity Rate: 26.4 percent
37. (tie) New Mexico
Adult Obesity Rate: 26.4 percent
36. Oregon
Adult Obesity Rate: 26.5 percent
35. New Hampshire
Adult Obesity Rate: 26.7 percent
34. Arizona
Adult Obesity Rate: 26.8 percent
32. (tie) Virginia
Adult Obesity Rate: 27.2 percent
32. (tie) Washington
Adult Obesity Rate: 27.2 percent
31. Indiana
Adult Obesity Rate: 27.3 percent
30. Wyoming
Adult Obesity Rate: 27.8 percent
29. Maryland
Adult Obesity Rate: 28.3 percent
28. Alaska
Adult Obesity Rate: 28.4 percent
27. Maine
Adult Obesity Rate: 28.9 percent
25. (tie) Illinois
Adult Obesity Rate: 29.4 percent
25. (tie) North Carolina
Adult Obesity Rate: 29.4 percent
23. (tie) Idaho
Adult Obesity Rate: 29.6 percent
23. (tie) Nebraska
Adult Obesity Rate: 29.6 percent
22. Wisconsin
Adult Obesity Rate: 29.8 percent
21. South Dakota
Adult Obesity Rate: 29.9 percent
18. (tie) Kansas
Adult Obesity Rate: 30 percent
18. (tie) Pennsylvania
Adult Obesity Rate: 30 percent
18. (tie) Georgia
Adult Obesity Rate: 30.3 percent
16. (tie) Missouri
Adult Obesity Rate: 30.4 percent
16. (tie) Ohio
Adult Obesity Rate: 30.4 percent
15. Texas
Adult Obesity Rate: 30.9 percent
14. North Dakota
Adult Obesity Rate: 31 percent
13. Delaware
Adult Obesity Rate: 31.1 percent
12. Iowa
Adult Obesity Rate: 31.3 percent
11. Michigan
Adult Obesity Rate: 31.5 percent
10. South Carolina
Adult Obesity Rate: 31.7 percent
9. Indiana
Adult Obesity Rate: 31.8 percent
8. Alabama
Adult Obesity Rate: 32.4 percent
7. Oklahoma
Adult Obesity Rate: 32.5 percent
6. Louisiana
Adult Obesity Rate: 33.1 percent
5. Kentucky
Adult Obesity Rate: 33.2 percent
4. Tennessee
Adult Obesity Rate: 33.7 percent
3. Arkansas
Adult Obesity Rate: 34.6 percent
1. (tie) Mississippi
Adult Obesity Rate: 35.1 percent
1. (tie) West Virginia
Adult Obesity Rate: 35.1 percent