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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
Pennsylvania
*Percentage Obese: 27.4%
*Population: 12,604,767
*Number Of Obese: 3,453,706
*Cost: $4,935,346,099
Iowa
*Percentage Obese: 27.9%
*Population: 3,007,856
*Number Of Obese: 839,191
*Cost: $1,199,205,116
North Dakota
*Percentage Obese: 27.9%
*Population: 646,844
*Number Of Obese: 180,191
*Cost: $257,890,881
Kansas
*Percentage Obese: 28.1%
*Population: 2,818,747
*Number Of Obese: 792,067
*Cost: $1,131,865,039
Texas
*Percentage Obese: 28.7%
*Population: 24,782,302
*Number Of Obese: 7,112,520
*Cost: $10,163,792,043
Wisconsin
*Percentage Obese: 28.7%
*Population: 5,654,774
*Number Of Obese: 1,622,920
*Cost: $2,319,152,877
Ohio
*Percentage Obese: 28.8%
*Population: 11,542,645
*Number Of Obese: 3,324,281
*Cost: $4,750,398,635
North Carolina
*Percentage Obese: 29.3%
*Population: 9,380,884
*Number Of Obese: 2,748,599
*Cost: $3,927,747,988
South Carolina
*Percentage Obese: 29.3%
*Population: 4,561,242
*Number Of Obese: 1,341,005
*Cost: $1,916,296,356
Indiana
*Percentage Obese: 29.5%
*Population: 6,423,113
*Number Of Obese: 1,894,818
*Cost: $2,707,695,400
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