Poverty and High School Obesity in America
The following map indicates which states fall above the 2013 national averages for poverty and high school student obesity rates.
States with a poverty rate above the national average (15.2%):
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- DC
- Kentucky
- Alabama
- Arizona
- South Carolina
- West Virginia
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Florida
- Michigan
- California
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Montana
- New York
- Ohio
- Iniana
- Missouri
- Nevada
- Idaha
States with an obesity rate above the national average (12.7%):
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Alabama
- South Carolina
- West Virginia
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Michigan
- Ohio
- Missouri
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Delaware
- Vermont
- North Dakota
- Hawaii
States with both rates above the national averages:
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Alabama
- South Carolina
- West Virginia
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Michigan
- Ohio
- Missouri
States with both rates below the national averages:
- New Hampshire
- Alaska
- Maryland
- Connecticut
- Wyoming
- New Jersey
- Virginia
- Massachusetts
- Utah
- Wisconsin
- Maine
- South Dakota
- Rhode Island
- Illinois
States with no data for high school obesity rates:
- California
- Oregon
- Indiana
- Washington
- Pennsylvania
- Colorado
- Iowa
- Minnesota
- District of Columbia
Poverty rate by state:
MISSISSIPPI – 24
NEW MEXICO – 21.9
LOUISIAN – 19.8
ARKANSAS – 19.7
GEORGIA – 19
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 18.9
KENTUCKY – 18.8
ALABAMA – 18.7
ARIZONA – 18.6
SOUTH CAROLINA – 18.6
WEST VIRGINIA – 18.5
NORTH CAROLINA – 17.9
TENNESSEE – 17.8
TEXAS – 17.5
FLORIDA – 17
MICHIGAN – 17
CALIFORNIA – 16.8
OKLAHOMA – 16.8
OREGON – 16.7
MONTANA – 16.5
NEW YORK – 16
OHIO – 16
INDIANA – 15.9
MISSOURI – 15.9
NEVADA – 15.8
IDAHO – 15.6
ILLINOIS – 14.7
RHODE ISLAND – 14.3
SOUTH DAKOTA – 14.2
WASHINGTON – 14.1
KANSAS – 14
MAINE – 14
PENNSYLVANIA – 13.7
WISCONSIN – 13.5
NEBRASKA – 13.2
COLORADO – 13
IOWA – 12.7
UTAH – 12.7
DELAWARE – 12.4
VERMONT – 12.3
MASSACHUSETTS – 11.9
NORTH DAKOTA – 11.8
VIRGINIA – 11.7
NEW JERSEY – 11.4
MINNESOTA – 11.2
WYOMING – 10.9
HAWAII – 10.8
CONNECTICUT – 10.7
MARYLAND – 10.1
ALASKA – 9.3
NEW HAMPSHIRE – 8.7
Obesity by state:
MISSISSIPPI – 15
NEW MEXICO – 13
LOUISIANA – 14
ARKANSAS – 18
GEORGIA – 13
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – N/A
KENTUCKY – 18
ALABAMA – 17
ARIZONA – 11
SOUTH CAROLINA – 14
WEST VIRGINIA – 16
NORTH CAROLINA – 12
TENNESSEE – 17
TEXAS – 16
FLORIDA – 12
MICHIGAN – 13
CALIFORNIA – N/A
OKLAHOMA – 12
OREGON – N/A
MONTANA – 9
NEW YORK – 11
OHIO – 13
INDIANA – N/A
MISSOURI – 15
NEVADA – 11
IDAHO – 10
ILLINOIS – 12
RHODE ISLAND – 11
SOUTH DAKOTA – 12
WASHINGTON – N/A
KANSAS – 13
MAINE – 12
PENNSYLVANIA – N/A
WISCONSIN – 12
NEBRASKA – 13
COLORADO – N/A
IOWA – N/A
UTAH – 6
DELAWARE – 14
VERMONT – 13
MASSACHUSETTS – 10
NORTH DAKOTA – 14
VIRGINIA – 12
NEW JERSEY – 9
MINNESOTA – N/A
WYOMING – 11
HAWAII – 13
CONNECTICUT – 12
MARYLAND – 11
ALASKA – 12
NEW HAMPSHIRE – 11
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