On May 25, 2015, overweight people take exercise. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOURFRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images
Hawaiians were the least likely Americans to tip the scales at obese levels in 2014, with Coloradans a close second for lowest obesity rates.
Hawaii’s rate was 19 percent. Colorado’s was 20.1 percent, according to a released May 27.
Actually, Coloradans were slightly meatier — on average — than Montanans in 2013. Colorado last held the skinniest spot in 2012. But Colorado consistently has had one of the two lowest obesity rates since 2008.
The data are based on survey respondents’ self-reported height and weight. Americans with a of 30 or higher are classified as obese.
Nationally, the obesity rate rose to 27.7 percent in 2014, compared with 27.1 percent in 2013 and 25.5 percent in 2008.
Mississippi and West Virginia have had the two highest obesity rates since 2012. And, since Gallup and Healthways began tracking this in 2008, five states have been among the top 10 every year:Louisiana, Arkansas, Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi and West Virginia.
As far as up and down: Four states had significant increases: Nevada, New Mexico, Alabama and Minnesota. Only one state, Tennessee, enjoyed a statistically significant drop in obesity in 2014.
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