11 states with highest & 10 with lowest obesity rates

Here are the 11 states with the highest and 10 states with the lowest rates of obesity based on the State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America 2016 report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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Highest:

1. Louisiana: 36.2 percent
2. Alabama: 35.6 percent
3. Mississippi: 35.6 percent
4. West Virginia: 35.6 percent
5. Kentucky: 34.6 percent
6. Arkansas: 34.5 percent
7. Kansas: 34.2 percent
8. Oklahoma: 33.9 percent
9. Tennessee: 33.8 percent
10. Missouri: 32.4 percent
11. Texas: 32.4 percent

Lowest:

1. Colorado: 20.2 percent
2. Washington, DC: 22.1 percent
3. Hawaii: 22.7 percent
4. Montana: 23.6 percent
5. California: 24.2 percent
6. Massachusetts: 24.3 percent
7. Utah: 24.5 percent
8. New York: 25 percent
9. Vermont: 25.1 percent
10. Connecticut: 25.3 percent

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