In 2021, around 27 percent of high school students in the state of West Virginia were obese, making it the state with the highest share of obese high school students that year. Colorado and Utah had the lowest obesity rates among students that year.
The state with the highest share of obese adults
West Virginia not only has the highest rate of obese high school students, it is also the U.S. state with the highest percentage of obese adults, which was about 41 percent as of 2022. Obesity remains a growing problem in the United States, especially in the southern states.
Body image among college students
In the fall of 2022, just over half of U.S. college students (18 years and older) described their weight as “about the right weight”. Almost a third of the respondents stated that they were slightly overweight, while six percent said they were very overweight. Furthermore, roughly 38 percent of college students rated their health as very good, while just two percent of this group rated their general health as poor.
Share of obese high school students in the United States in 2021, by state
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