Top 10 States with Fewest Number of Adults Overweight or Obese, 2009

1. District of Columbia (49.8%)
2. Colorado (53.3%)
3. Massachusetts (54.4%)
4. Utah (55.6%)
5. Connecticut (56.0%)
6. Vermont (56.5%)
7. Hawaii (56.8%)
8. New York (57.4%)
9. Virginia (57.6%)
10. California (57.7%)

Notes: Overweight or obese is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 25.0 kg/meters squared. Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics. Data based on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, an ongoing, state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of noninstitutionalized civilian adults aged 18 years and older.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data, 2009.
Source URL: http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.htm.

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