Arizona Ranks In The Top 15 Fattest States In America

Arizona ranks in the top 15 Fattest States in America, according to a new WalletHub Study.

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and Americans collectively spending up to $315.8 billion annually on obesity-related medical treatment, the personal-finance website WalletHub took an in-depth look at 2016’s Fattest States in America.

In order to encourage America to tip the scale back to good health, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 17 key metrics. They range from “percentage of adults and children who are overweight and obese” to “sugary-beverage consumption among adolescents.”

The Fat Problem in Arizona (1=Worst; 25=Avg.)

29^th – % of Adults Who Are Obese
13^th – % of Children Who Are Overweight
7^th – % of Children Who Are Obese
11^th – % of Residents with High Cholesterol
22^nd – % of Adults Eating Less than 1 Serving of Fruits/Vegetables per Day
24^th – % of Residents with Diabetes
10^th – Obesity-Related Death Rate

Source: WalletHub

Overall Rank	State	Total Score	‘Obesity & Overweight Prevalence’ Rank	‘Unhealthy Habits & Consequences’ Rank	‘Food & Fitness’ Rank
1	Mississippi	63.59	1	4	12
2	Louisiana	62.74	3	1	25
3	Arkansas	62.34	2	5	1
4	Kentucky	61.13	5	7	9
5	Tennessee	60.87	7	6	15
6	West Virginia	60.51	8	3	3
7	South Carolina	60.36	4	15	23
8	Alabama	59.79	6	20	17
9	Texas	58.25	9	22	10
10	Oklahoma	57.22	11	21	2
11	Delaware	56.51	10	14	43
12	Indiana	55.26	13	10	24
13	Arizona	54.68	18	19	4
14	North Dakota	54.61	12	45	8
15	New Mexico	54.53	24	2	5
16	Georgia	54.38	15	18	27
17	Michigan	54.14	16	25	11
18	Ohio	54.00	14	31	38
19	Kansas	53.60	19	33	14
20	Missouri	53.53	17	34	20
21	North Carolina	53.46	20	12	39
22	Iowa	53.29	21	8	18
23	Illinois	51.74	22	35	40
24	Nebraska	51.07	26	26	32
25	Maine	51.05	31	17	26
26	Wisconsin	50.59	29	27	21
27	Maryland	50.18	23	44	45
28	New Hampshire	49.69	36	16	48
29	Alaska	49.62	40	23	6
30	Florida	49.62	32	32	16
31	Pennsylvania	49.60	25	38	30
32	District of Columbia	49.58	35	9	51
33	Minnesota	49.56	27	37	22
34	Nevada	49.50	28	48	29
35	South Dakota	49.31	30	49	7
36	Virginia	48.43	33	39	42
37	Washington	48.43	34	24	37
38	Vermont	47.86	47	13	31
39	Wyoming	47.77	42	41	34
40	Rhode Island	47.68	38	28	46
41	New York	47.50	39	30	47
42	Idaho	47.41	43	40	13
43	Oregon	47.13	46	11	35
44	California	47.07	37	36	36
45	Montana	46.69	44	42	33
46	Connecticut	45.96	41	47	44
47	Hawaii	45.64	45	51	28
48	Massachusetts	43.70	48	50	50
49	New Jersey	42.04	49	46	49
50	Colorado	40.77	50	43	41
51	Utah	40.66	51	29	19