CDC ranks Tennessee as 3rd most obese state
The top three states having the highest obesity rates are. Go to the CDC link for other states
| State | % |
| Mississippi | 32.0 |
| Alabama | 30.3 |
| Tennessee | 30.1 |
During the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States. This slide set illustrates this trend by mapping the increased prevalence of obesity across each of the states.
In 2007, only one state (Colorado) had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%. Thirty states had a prevalence equal to or greater than 25%; three of these states (Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee) had a prevalence of obesity equal to or greater than 30%.
