US State-Level Prevalence of Adult Obesity by Race and Ethnicity From 1990 to 2022 and Forecasted to 2035
While there are large differences by race and ethnicity, sex, age, and state, the prevalence of obesity is high and forecasted to continue increasing for all groups.
Authors
- Craig Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4361-9703)
- Christopher S. Murray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8504-9054)
- Ethan Kahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2340-7749)
- Ali Mokdad
- Nicole K. DeCleene
- Gregory A. Roth
- Chun-Wei Yuan
Institutions
- University of Washington (US)
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.26817
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 83.69