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In 2020-2022, the obesity rate among Black adults in Mississippi was to around 47.5 percent. Thus, Mississippi had one of the highest rates of obesity among its Black population. This statistic depicts the obesity rate among African Americans in the United States in 2020-2022, sorted by state.

Prevalence of obesity among African Americans in the United States in 2020-2022, by state

Characteristic	Percentage of black adults
Wisconsin	49.8%
Alabama	49.3%
North Carolina	48.2%
Mississippi	47.5%
Virginia	46.7%
Arkansas	46.6%
Louisiana	46.5%
Tennessee	46.4%
Delaware	46.3%
Oklahoma	46.1%
South Carolina	44.9%
Kentucky	44.7%
Indiana	44%
Ohio	43.9%
Texas	43.5%
Georgia	42.8%
Missouri	42.6%
California	42.5%
Michigan	42.1%
West Virginia	42%
Iowa	41.9%
Alaska	41.8%
Maryland	41.6%
Connecticut	41.1%
Illinois	41%
Arizona	40.9%
Pennsylvania	40.8%
Kansas	39.6%
Rhode Island	38.5%
D.C.	38.3%
New Mexico	37.5%
Nebraska	37.5%
New Jersey	37.3%
Maine	36.9%
New York	36.3%
Washington	36.1%
Massachusetts	36%
Minnesota	36%
New Hampshire	33.7%
Nevada	33.4%
Colorado	31.3%
Hawaii	31.2%
Oregon	31%
Wyoming	30.7%
Idaho	30.5%
South Dakota	28.9%
Vermont	28.6%
Utah	28.1%
North Dakota	25%

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Release date

September 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2020-2022

Number of respondents

base: 400,000

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Data for Florida and Montana was not reported for this year.

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