<P> The long - running REGARDS study, published in the journal of Obesity in 2014, brought in individuals from the nine census regions and measured their height and weight . The data collected disagreed with the data in the CDC's phone survey used to create the following chart . REGARDS found that the West North Central region (North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa), and East North Central region (Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana) were the worst in obesity numbers, not the East South Central region (Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky) as had been previously thought . Dr. P.H., professor in the Department of Biostatistics in the UAB School of Public Health George Howard explains that "Asking someone how much they weigh is probably the second worst question behind how much money they make," "From past research, we know that women tend to under - report their weight, and men tend to over-report their height ." Howard said as far as equivalency between the self - reported and measured data sets, the East South Central region showed the least misreporting . "This suggests that people from the South come closer to telling the truth than people from other regions, perhaps because there's not the social stigma of being obese in the South as there is in other regions ." </P> <P> The area of the United States with the highest obesity rate is American Samoa (75% obese and 95% overweight). </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> States, District, & Territories </Th> <Th> Obese adults (mid-2000s) </Th> <Th> Obese adults (2016) </Th> <Th> Overweight (incl . obese) adults (mid-2000s) </Th> <Th> Obese children and adolescents (mid-2000s) </Th> <Th> Obesity rank </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> 30.1% </Td> <Td> 35.7% </Td> <Td> 65.4% </Td> <Td> 16.7% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alaska </Td> <Td> 27.3% </Td> <Td> 31.4% </Td> <Td> 64.5% </Td> <Td> 11.1% </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> American Samoa </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 75% </Td> <Td> 95% </Td> <Td> 35% </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arizona </Td> <Td> 23.3% </Td> <Td> 29.0% </Td> <Td> 59.5% </Td> <Td> 12.2% </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arkansas </Td> <Td> 28.1% </Td> <Td> 35.7% </Td> <Td> 64.7% </Td> <Td> 16.4% </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> California </Td> <Td> 23.1% </Td> <Td> 25.0% </Td> <Td> 59.4% </Td> <Td> 13.2% </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colorado </Td> <Td> 21.0% </Td> <Td> 22.3% </Td> <Td> 55.0% </Td> <Td> 9.9% </Td> <Td> 51 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> 20.8% </Td> <Td> 26.0% </Td> <Td> 58.7% </Td> <Td> 12.3% </Td> <Td> 49 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> 25.9% </Td> <Td> 30.7% </Td> <Td> 63.9% </Td> <Td> 22.8% </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> District of Columbia </Td> <Td> 22.1% </Td> <Td> 22.6% </Td> <Td> 55.0% </Td> <Td> 14.8% </Td> <Td> 43 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> 23.3% </Td> <Td> 27.4% </Td> <Td> 60.8% </Td> <Td> 14.4% </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> 27.5% </Td> <Td> 31.4% </Td> <Td> 63.3% </Td> <Td> 16.4% </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guam </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 28.3% </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 22% </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hawaii </Td> <Td> 20.7% </Td> <Td> 23.8% </Td> <Td> 55.3% </Td> <Td> 13.3% </Td> <Td> 50 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Idaho </Td> <Td> 24.6% </Td> <Td> 27.4% </Td> <Td> 61.4% </Td> <Td> 10.1% </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> 25.3% </Td> <Td> 31.6% </Td> <Td> 61.8% </Td> <Td> 15.8% </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indiana </Td> <Td> 27.5% </Td> <Td> 32.5% </Td> <Td> 62.8% </Td> <Td> 15.6% </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iowa </Td> <Td> 26.3% </Td> <Td> 32.0% </Td> <Td> 63.4% </Td> <Td> 12.5% </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kansas </Td> <Td> 25.8% </Td> <Td> 31.2% </Td> <Td> 62.3% </Td> <Td> 14.0% </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> 28.4% </Td> <Td> 34.2% </Td> <Td> 66.8% </Td> <Td> 20.6% </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> 29.5% </Td> <Td> 35.5% </Td> <Td> 64.2% </Td> <Td> 17.2% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maine </Td> <Td> 23.7% </Td> <Td> 29.9% </Td> <Td> 60.8% </Td> <Td> 12.7% </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> 25.2% </Td> <Td> 29.9% </Td> <Td> 61.5% </Td> <Td> 13.3% </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> 20.9% </Td> <Td> 23.6% </Td> <Td> 56.8% </Td> <Td> 13.6% </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michigan </Td> <Td> 27.7% </Td> <Td> 32.5% </Td> <Td> 63.9% </Td> <Td> 14.5% </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Minnesota </Td> <Td> 24.8% </Td> <Td> 27.8% </Td> <Td> 61.9% </Td> <Td> 10.1% </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> 34.4% </Td> <Td> 37.3% </Td> <Td> 67.4% </Td> <Td> 17.8% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> 27.4% </Td> <Td> 31.7% </Td> <Td> 63.3% </Td> <Td> 15.6% </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montana </Td> <Td> 21.7% </Td> <Td> 25.5% </Td> <Td> 59.6% </Td> <Td> 11.1% </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nebraska </Td> <Td> 26.50% </Td> <Td> 32.00% </Td> <Td> 63.90% </Td> <Td> 11.90% </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nevada </Td> <Td> 23.6% </Td> <Td> 25.8% </Td> <Td> 61.8% </Td> <Td> 12.4% </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Hampshire </Td> <Td> 23.6% </Td> <Td> 26.6% </Td> <Td> 60.8% </Td> <Td> 12.9% </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> 22.9% </Td> <Td> 27.4% </Td> <Td> 60.5% </Td> <Td> 13.7% </Td> <Td> 42 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Mexico </Td> <Td> 23.3% </Td> <Td> 28.3% </Td> <Td> 60.3% </Td> <Td> 16.8% </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> 23.5% </Td> <Td> 25.5% </Td> <Td> 60.0% </Td> <Td> 15.3% </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> 27.1% </Td> <Td> 31.8% </Td> <Td> 63.4% </Td> <Td> 19.3% </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Dakota </Td> <Td> 25.9% </Td> <Td> 31.9% </Td> <Td> 64.5% </Td> <Td> 12.1% </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Northern Mariana Islands </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 16% </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> 26.9% </Td> <Td> 31.5% </Td> <Td> 63.3% </Td> <Td> 14.2% </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oklahoma </Td> <Td> 28.1% </Td> <Td> 32.8% </Td> <Td> 64.2% </Td> <Td> 15.4% </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oregon </Td> <Td> 25.0% </Td> <Td> 28.7% </Td> <Td> 60.8% </Td> <Td> 14.1% </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> 25.7% </Td> <Td> 30.3% </Td> <Td> 61.9% </Td> <Td> 13.3% </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Puerto Rico </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 30.7% </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 26% </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rhode Island </Td> <Td> 21.4% </Td> <Td> 26.6% </Td> <Td> 60.4% </Td> <Td> 11.9% </Td> <Td> 46 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> 29.2% </Td> <Td> 32.3% </Td> <Td> 65.1% </Td> <Td> 18.9% </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Dakota </Td> <Td> 26.1% </Td> <Td> 29.6% </Td> <Td> 64.2% </Td> <Td> 12.1% </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> 29.0% </Td> <Td> 34.8% </Td> <Td> 65.0% </Td> <Td> 20.0% </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> 27.2% </Td> <Td> 33.7% </Td> <Td> 64.1% </Td> <Td> 19.1% </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Utah </Td> <Td> 21.8% </Td> <Td> 25.4% </Td> <Td> 56.4% </Td> <Td> 8.5% </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vermont </Td> <Td> 21.1% </Td> <Td> 27.1% </Td> <Td> 56.9% </Td> <Td> 11.3% </Td> <Td> 47 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Virgin Islands (U.S.) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 32.5% </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> 25.2% </Td> <Td> 29.0% </Td> <Td> 61.6% </Td> <Td> 13.8% </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Washington </Td> <Td> 24.5% </Td> <Td> 28.6% </Td> <Td> 60.7% </Td> <Td> 10.8% </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> West Virginia </Td> <Td> 30.6% </Td> <Td> 37.7% </Td> <Td> 66.8% </Td> <Td> 20.9% </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wisconsin </Td> <Td> 25.5% </Td> <Td> 30.7% </Td> <Td> 62.4% </Td> <Td> 13.5% </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wyoming </Td> <Td> 24.0% </Td> <Td> 27.7% </Td> <Td> 61.7% </Td> <Td> 8.7% </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> States, District, & Territories </Th> <Th> Obese adults (mid-2000s) </Th> <Th> Obese adults (2016) </Th> <Th> Overweight (incl . obese) adults (mid-2000s) </Th> <Th> Obese children and adolescents (mid-2000s) </Th> <Th> Obesity rank </Th> </Tr>

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