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    • 26.2% of the U.S. population is obese, according to Gallup. But some states weigh-in heavier than others.

      Gallup recently ranked each state by the percentage of population that was classified as obese -- meaning they had a Body Mass Index (BMI) score of 30 or above. West Virginia came in at the heaviest while Colorado proved to be the thinnest state in the nation.

      Read on to see how each state ranked.

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    • #1 West Virginia

      33.5% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #2 Mississippi

      32.1% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #3 Arkansas

      31.2% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #4 Louisiana

      30.9% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #5 Alabama

      30.4% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #6 Kentucky

      29.7% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #7 Tennessee

      29.6% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #8 Ohio

      29.5% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #9 Oklahoma

      29.2% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #10 Iowa

      29.0% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #11 North Carolina

      28.9% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #12 Texas

      28.9% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #13 Indiana

      28.8% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #14 Georgia

      28.6% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #15 Michigan

      28.5% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #16 Pennsylvania

      27.9% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #17 Nebraska

      27.9% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #18 South Carolina

      27.9% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #19 North Dakota

      27.8% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #20 Maine

      27.5% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #21 Missouri

      27.2% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #22 Wisconsin

      27.1% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #23 Maryland

      27.1% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

    • #24 Alaska

      26.4% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #25 Delaware

      26.3% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #26 Kansas

      26.3% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #27 South Dakota

      26.3% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #28 Virginia

      26.2% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #29 Illinois

      25.9% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #30 Vermont

      25.7% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #31 Hawaii

      25.7% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #32 Oregon

      25.4% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #33 Florida

      25.1% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #34 New Hampshire

      25.1% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #35 Nevada

      24.9% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #36 New York

      24.9% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #37 Minnesota

      24.7% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #38 Wyoming

      24.7% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #39 New Mexico

      24.6% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #40 Washington

      24.4% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #41 New Jersey

      24.4% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #42 Idaho

      24.4% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #43 Rhode Island

      24.3% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #44 Arizona

      24.1% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #45 Utah

      23.9% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #46 California

      23.1% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #47 Connecticut

      22.7% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #48 Montana

      22.0% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #49 Massachusetts

      21.5% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

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    • #50 Colorado

      18.7% obese

      Read more about Gallup's study here.

      To see how your state did in other areas of well-being, visit Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.

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