Special Report
The Most Obese Metro Area in Every State
November 11, 2021 8:21 am
Last Updated: December 7, 2021 1:53 pm
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Alabama: Anniston-Oxford
> Adult obesity rate: 39.7% (Alabama: 36.1%)
> Adults who don’t exercise: 31.1% (Alabama: 29.3%)
> Adults with diabetes: 17.0% (Alabama: 14.5%)
> Adults reporting poor or fair health: 23.7% (Alabama: 21.4%)
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Alaska: Anchorage
> Adult obesity rate: 31.3% (Alaska: 31.9%)
> Adults who don’t exercise: 17.8% (Alaska: 19.3%)
> Adults with diabetes: 8.5% (Alaska: 8.3%)
> Adults reporting poor or fair health: 14.8% (Alaska: 15.6%)
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Arizona: Yuma
> Adult obesity rate: 37.9% (Arizona: 27.9%)
> Adults who don’t exercise: 24.3% (Arizona: 21.2%)
> Adults with diabetes: 12.0% (Arizona: 9.6%)
> Adults reporting poor or fair health: 26.1% (Arizona: 18.6%)
Arkansas: Pine Bluff
> Adult obesity rate: 42.5% (Arkansas: 35.0%)
> Adults who don’t exercise: 34.0% (Arkansas: 30.4%)
> Adults with diabetes: 14.7% (Arkansas: 13.5%)
> Adults reporting poor or fair health: 28.0% (Arkansas: 23.3%)
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California: Visalia
> Adult obesity rate: 37.2% (California: 24.3%)
> Adults who don’t exercise: 26.3% (California: 17.7%)
> Adults with diabetes: 10.9% (California: 8.8%)
> Adults reporting poor or fair health: 28.0% (California: 17.6%)
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