most obese states list
Overall, people living in the nationâs least obese states tend to be wealthier. In Hawaii, 19 percent of residents are obese, and only 10.8 percent of folks live in poverty. And in Colorado, the second-slimmest state with 20.3 percent people classified as obese, 13 percent of residents live in poverty. The correlation isnât always clear-cut, however. The outlier in the most obese states is Iowa. Its poverty rate of 12.7 percent is below the national average. Meanwhile, Californiaâs obesity rate is relatively low when compared with Mississippiâs, but its 16.8 percent poverty rate is above the national average.