State Prevalence Rankings:
BRFSS, 2001 |
State: |
Obese Based on BMI |
Current Smokers |
No Leisure Time Physical Activity |
Never had a Sigmoidoscopy |
No Health Insurance |
No Flu Shot in Past 12 Months
(Age 65+) |
Ever Told You Have Diabetes |
% |
Rank |
% |
Rank |
% |
Rank |
% |
Rank |
% |
Rank |
% |
Rank |
% |
Rank |
Alabama |
24.5 |
6 |
23.8 |
21 |
31.2 |
9 |
55.3 |
16 |
17.8 |
19 |
34.1 |
23 |
9.6 |
1 |
Alaska |
22.1 |
19 |
26.2 |
7 |
21.1 |
41 |
55.3 |
16 |
20.3 |
10 |
37.2 |
13 |
4.0 |
51 |
Arizona |
18.5 |
45 |
21.5 |
40 |
21.9 |
38 |
50.0 |
37 |
20.5 |
8 |
38.2 |
7 |
6.1 |
31 |
Arkansas |
22.4 |
16 |
25.5 |
12 |
31.5 |
7 |
55.4 |
14 |
19.9 |
12 |
36.8 |
14 |
7.8 |
7 |
California |
21.9 |
21 |
17.2 |
50 |
26.6 |
16 |
51.5 |
33 |
17.3 |
20 |
31.1 |
31 |
6.5 |
25 |
Colorado |
14.9 |
51 |
22.3 |
32 |
19.2 |
47 |
52.9 |
27 |
17.9 |
17 |
22.6 |
50 |
4.6 |
47 |
Connecticut |
17.9 |
46 |
20.6 |
44 |
24.0 |
31 |
46.3 |
46 |
11.3 |
44 |
30.9 |
32 |
6.3 |
28 |
Delaware |
20.8 |
27 |
25.0 |
14 |
25.7 |
25 |
41.6 |
50 |
10.1 |
47 |
32.4 |
28 |
7.1 |
13 |
District of Co. |
20.0 |
33 |
20.8 |
43 |
24.2 |
29 |
44.0 |
48 |
14.2 |
28 |
44.5 |
2 |
8.3 |
4 |
Florida |
18.8 |
43 |
22.4 |
29 |
27.7 |
11 |
52.0 |
32 |
21.5 |
7 |
45.1 |
1 |
8.2 |
5 |
Georgia |
22.7 |
12 |
23.7 |
23 |
27.3 |
13 |
51.1 |
34 |
15.9 |
25 |
37.8 |
10 |
6.9 |
16 |
Hawaii |
17.9 |
46 |
20.5 |
45 |
18.9 |
48 |
50.2 |
36 |
8.8 |
50 |
21.0 |
51 |
6.2 |
29 |
Idaho |
20.5 |
29 |
19.6 |
48 |
21.0 |
42 |
56.6 |
12 |
17.9 |
17 |
34.9 |
19 |
5.4 |
42 |
Illinois |
21.0 |
25 |
23.7 |
23 |
26.5 |
18 |
59.1 |
8 |
11.7 |
40 |
37.8 |
10 |
6.6 |
22 |
Indiana |
24.5 |
6 |
27.4 |
5 |
26.2 |
21 |
54.5 |
20 |
16.2 |
24 |
34.3 |
22 |
6.5 |
25 |
Iowa |
22.5 |
14 |
22.1 |
37 |
25.9 |
23 |
54.5 |
20 |
10.1 |
47 |
27.2 |
47 |
5.7 |
35 |
Kansas |
21.6 |
22 |
22.2 |
34 |
26.7 |
15 |
55.6 |
13 |
12.1 |
38 |
31.5 |
29 |
5.8 |
34 |
Kentucky |
24.6 |
4 |
30.9 |
1 |
33.4 |
3 |
60.7 |
4 |
18.0 |
16 |
39.1 |
5 |
6.7 |
18 |
Louisiana |
24.0 |
8 |
24.6 |
15 |
35.6 |
1 |
60.6 |
5 |
25.3 |
3 |
43.9 |
3 |
7.6 |
10 |
Maine |
19.5 |
38 |
23.9 |
19 |
23.2 |
33 |
52.3 |
30 |
15.3 |
26 |
28.5 |
41 |
6.7 |
18 |
Maryland |
20.5 |
29 |
21.1 |
41 |
24.2 |
29 |
47.6 |
43 |
11.8 |
39 |
32.7 |
26 |
6.9 |
16 |
Massachusetts |
16.6 |
50 |
19.5 |
49 |
22.8 |
36 |
46.8 |
44 |
9.4 |
49 |
29.4 |
40 |
5.6 |
39 |
Michigan |
25.0 |
3 |
25.6 |
11 |
23.4 |
32 |
44.8 |
47 |
11.6 |
42 |
39.6 |
4 |
7.2 |
11 |
Minnesota |
19.9 |
34 |
22.2 |
34 |
17.1 |
49 |
38.0 |
51 |
6.4 |
51 |
29.9 |
37 |
4.4 |
49 |
Mississippi |
26.5 |
1 |
25.3 |
13 |
33.4 |
3 |
59.2 |
7 |
22.0 |
6 |
38.2 |
7 |
9.3 |
2 |
Missouri |
23.2 |
10 |
25.9 |
9 |
27.5 |
12 |
57.0 |
10 |
12.9 |
34 |
32.5 |
27 |
6.6 |
22 |
Montana |
18.8 |
43 |
21.9 |
39 |
21.9 |
38 |
56.8 |
11 |
20.4 |
9 |
26.9 |
48 |
5.6 |
39 |
Nebraska |
20.7 |
28 |
20.2 |
47 |
31.4 |
8 |
61.6 |
1 |
16.5 |
23 |
29.9 |
37 |
5.2 |
44 |
Nevada |
19.5 |
38 |
26.9 |
6 |
22.6 |
37 |
54.7 |
19 |
20.2 |
11 |
36.7 |
15 |
5.7 |
35 |
New Hampshire |
19.4 |
40 |
24.1 |
18 |
19.5 |
46 |
48.0 |
40 |
13.4 |
31 |
30.6 |
33 |
5.4 |
42 |
New Jersey |
19.6 |
37 |
21.1 |
41 |
26.6 |
16 |
53.7 |
24 |
13.5 |
30 |
35.5 |
18 |
7.1 |
13 |
New Mexico |
19.7 |
35 |
23.8 |
21 |
25.8 |
24 |
55.4 |
14 |
26.5 |
2 |
30.0 |
35 |
6.2 |
29 |
New York |
20.3 |
32 |
23.2 |
26 |
28.7 |
10 |
52.7 |
28 |
19.5 |
13 |
37.5 |
12 |
6.6 |
22 |
North Carolina |
22.9 |
11 |
25.7 |
10 |
26.4 |
19 |
52.4 |
29 |
16.7 |
21 |
33.9 |
24 |
6.7 |
18 |
North Dakota |
20.4 |
31 |
22.1 |
37 |
23.2 |
33 |
49.5 |
38 |
14.2 |
28 |
30.0 |
35 |
5.1 |
45 |
Ohio |
22.4 |
16 |
27.6 |
4 |
26.2 |
21 |
54.2 |
22 |
13.0 |
33 |
36.6 |
16 |
7.2 |
11 |
Oklahoma |
22.6 |
13 |
28.7 |
2 |
32.8 |
5 |
61.3 |
2 |
25.1 |
4 |
27.3 |
46 |
7.7 |
8 |
Oregon |
21.1 |
24 |
20.5 |
45 |
20.8 |
43 |
46.5 |
45 |
16.6 |
22 |
28.3 |
43 |
5.7 |
35 |
Pennsylvania |
22.1 |
19 |
24.5 |
16 |
24.7 |
28 |
52.3 |
30 |
11.3 |
44 |
36.2 |
17 |
6.7 |
18 |
Rhode Island |
17.7 |
48 |
23.9 |
19 |
24.9 |
27 |
47.9 |
42 |
10.5 |
46 |
27.4 |
45 |
6.4 |
27 |
South Carolina |
22.5 |
14 |
26.0 |
8 |
26.4 |
19 |
53.3 |
26 |
19.2 |
15 |
33.8 |
25 |
8.1 |
6 |
South Dakota |
21.2 |
23 |
22.3 |
32 |
25.4 |
26 |
54.9 |
18 |
12.4 |
36 |
25.9 |
49 |
6.1 |
31 |
Tennessee |
23.4 |
9 |
24.4 |
17 |
35.1 |
2 |
59.9 |
6 |
12.4 |
36 |
34.4 |
21 |
7.7 |
8 |
Texas |
24.6 |
4 |
22.4 |
29 |
27.1 |
14 |
57.1 |
9 |
26.6 |
1 |
38.2 |
7 |
7.1 |
13 |
Utah |
19.1 |
42 |
13.2 |
51 |
16.5 |
51 |
53.8 |
23 |
14.6 |
27 |
31.3 |
30 |
4.3 |
50 |
Vermont |
17.6 |
49 |
22.4 |
29 |
20.3 |
45 |
50.8 |
35 |
13.4 |
31 |
28.5 |
41 |
5.1 |
45 |
Virginia |
20.9 |
26 |
22.5 |
27 |
23.2 |
33 |
48.5 |
39 |
12.7 |
35 |
34.7 |
20 |
6.0 |
33 |
Washington |
19.3 |
41 |
22.5 |
27 |
17.1 |
49 |
48.0 |
40 |
11.6 |
42 |
27.5 |
44 |
5.7 |
35 |
West Virginia |
25.1 |
2 |
28.2 |
3 |
31.7 |
6 |
61.0 |
3 |
23.8 |
5 |
38.3 |
6 |
8.8 |
3 |
Wisconsin |
22.4 |
16 |
23.6 |
25 |
20.7 |
44 |
42.7 |
49 |
11.7 |
40 |
29.6 |
39 |
5.6 |
39 |
Wyoming |
19.7 |
35 |
22.2 |
34 |
21.2 |
40 |
53.7 |
24 |
19.5 |
13 |
30.4 |
34 |
4.5 |
48 |
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Median |
21.1 |
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22.9 |
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25.8 |
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53.7 |
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15.6 |
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33.8 |
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6.6 |
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NOTE: Each percent has a different standard of
error. |
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Because of this random variation,
rankings are not truly meaningful. |
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A ranking between 1 and 25 (above
the median value) implies poor status relative to other states. |
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