Overweight and Obesity State and Local Data

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) provides state and some local obesity data on-line through a variety of tools.  Links to these data, as well as data for a variety of other health behaviors, are provided below, along with a link to FRAC’s summary table of state obesity data.  All of these obesity data are based on self-reported height and weight, which results in lower estimates than the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and other studies where height and weight are measured by trained examiners.

FRAC’s Summary Table of State Obesity Data
See FRAC’s summary: The Most Recent National and State Prevalence Data for Overweight and Obesity (including the District of Columbia) (pdf).

Adult Data
State data (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System)
County data (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System)
Some local data (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System)

Children and Adolescent Data
Low-income preschoolers: State data (Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System)
Low-income preschoolers: County data (Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System) - available through the Food Environment Atlas
Children 10-17 years of age: State data (National Survey of Children’s Health)
High school students: State and some local data (Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System)