Special Report
The Most Obese City in Every State
September 18, 2019 7:00 pm
Last Updated: February 17, 2020 1:01 pm
Hawaii: Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina
> Obesity rate: 23.2 (city) 23.1% (state)
> Adults who do not exercise: 18.8% (city) 19.8% (state)
> Population with access to exercise venues: 87.2% (city) 91.5% (state)
> Adults with diabetes: 9.3% (city) 9.8% (state)
> Adults who report fair or poor health: 12.8% (city) 14.0% (state)
> Poverty rate: 9.7% (city) 9.5% (state)
Idaho: Lewiston, ID-WA
> Obesity rate: 31.9 (city) 28.3% (state)
> Adults who do not exercise: 21.7% (city) 19.0% (state)
> Population with access to exercise venues: 73.9% (city) 78.2% (state)
> Adults with diabetes: 10.7% (city) 8.5% (state)
> Adults who report fair or poor health: 14.7% (city) 15.3% (state)
> Poverty rate: 10.1% (city) 12.8% (state)
Illinois: Danville
> Obesity rate: 35.3 (city) 28.7% (state)
> Adults who do not exercise: 27.9% (city) 21.5% (state)
> Population with access to exercise venues: 75.2% (city) 90.8% (state)
> Adults with diabetes: 11.2% (city) 9.3% (state)
> Adults who report fair or poor health: 18.9% (city) 17.2% (state)
> Poverty rate: 19.9% (city) 12.6% (state)
Indiana: Michigan City-La Porte
> Obesity rate: 36.6 (city) 32.8% (state)
> Adults who do not exercise: 25.2% (city) 25.1% (state)
> Population with access to exercise venues: 75.3% (city) 75.3% (state)
> Adults with diabetes: 12.0% (city) 11.5% (state)
> Adults who report fair or poor health: 17.2% (city) 17.7% (state)
> Poverty rate: 14.3% (city) 13.5% (state)
Iowa: Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
> Obesity rate: 35.7 (city) 32.2% (state)
> Adults who do not exercise: 26.6% (city) 23.0% (state)
> Population with access to exercise venues: 88.5% (city) 82.8% (state)
> Adults with diabetes: 10.0% (city) 9.6% (state)
> Adults who report fair or poor health: 15.5% (city) 13.1% (state)
> Poverty rate: 12.2% (city) 10.7% (state)
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