The CDC has released state- and territory-specific maps showing that in spite of the efforts of public health experts, the proportion of adults with obesity in the United States remains high.
Based on self-reported information from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), the 2013-2015 data used for the maps shows that no state had less than a 20 percent obesity rate. Colorado had the lowest rate, at 20.2 percent, with Louisiana the highest, at 36.2 percent.