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The Obesity Index: The Cost of Obesity by State
August 5, 2010 4:34 am
Last Updated: August 6, 2010 8:56 am
New York
*Percentage Obese: 24.2%
*Population: 19,541,453
*Number Of Obese: 4,729,031
*Cost: $6,757,786,193
Virginia
*Percentage Obese: 24.2%
*Population: 7,882,590
*Number Of Obese: 1,907,586
*Cost: $2,725,941,508
Idaho
*Percentage Obese: 24.5%
*Population: 1,545,801
*Number Of Obese: 378,721
*Cost: $541,192,659
Minnesota
*Percentage Obese: 24.6%
*Population: 5,266,214
*Number Of Obese: 1,295,488
*Cost: $1,851,253,272
Rhode Island
*Percentage Obese: 24.6%
*Population: 1,053,209
*Number Of Obese: 259,089
*Cost: $370,238,772
Wyoming
*Percentage Obese: 24.6%
*Population: 544,270
*Number Of Obese: 133,890
*Cost: $191,329,410
Alaska
*Percentage Obese: 24.8%
*Population: 698,473
*Number Of Obese: 173,221
*Cost: $247,533,243
California
*Percentage Obese: 24.8%
*Population: 36,961,664
*Number Of Obese: 9,166,492
*Cost: $13,098,918,028
New Mexico
*Percentage Obese: 25.1%
*Population: 2,009,671
*Number Of Obese: 504,427
*Cost: $720,826,784
Florida
*Percentage Obese: 25.2%
*Population: 18,537,969
*Number Of Obese: 4,671,568
*Cost: $6,675,670,940
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