The percentage of obese adults measured over a three-year period, 2002-04, compared with the average rate for 2001-03, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed by the Trust for America’s Health. Figures for Hawaii were not available.

State 02-04 % increase

Ala. 27.7 1.5

Alaska 23.5 0.5

Ariz. 20.3 0.9

Ark. 25.0 1.2

Calif. 21.5 0.1

Colo. 16.4 0.6

Conn. 18.9 0.6

Del. 22.5 0.1

D.C. 21.2 0.8

Fla. 20.7 1.4

Ga. 24.5 0.7

Hawaii NHA NHA

Idaho 20.9 0.1

Ill. 22.9 0.7

Ind. 25.2 0.3

Iowa 23.4 0.3

Kan. 22.9 0.5

Ky. 25.3 0.4

La. 25.8 1.0

Maine 21.3 1.3

Md. 21.7 1.1

Mass. 17.8 0.6

Mich. 25.3 0.1

Minn. 22.6 0.9

Miss. 28.1 1.0

Mo. 23.9 0.6

Mont. 19.1 0.3

Neb. 23.4 0.8

Nev. 21.3 0.5

N.H. 19.9 0.7

N.J. 20.3 0.8

N.M. 20.5 0.6

N.Y. 21.2 0.6

N.C. 23.9 0.4

N.D. 23.9 1.4

Ohio 24.4 1.0

Okla. 24.1 0.8

Ore. 21.0 0.0

Pa. 24.0 0.7

R.I. 18.6 0.4

S.C. 25.1 0.9

S.D. 22.6 0.9

Tenn. 25.6 1.3

Texas 25.3 0.4

Utah 19.6 0.4

Vt. 19.1 0.4

Va. 22.9 0.7

Wash. 21.7 1.0

W.Va. 27.6 0.8

Wis. 21.9 0.3

Wyo. 20.1 0.4

Nation 22.7 0.7

By The Associated Press

Source: Adult Obesity, Overweight and Diabetes Rates: Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey from 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.