Obesity Statistics

New York State

• Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work, and Play, September 2015 (PDF)
• Adult Overweight and Obesity in New York State, 2000-2010 (PDF)
• Student Weight Status Data
• Obesity Statistics and Prevention Activities by County

Information for Action (IFA) Fact Sheets:

• Information for Action Reports

BRFSS Briefs and Reports:

• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Briefs and Reports

U.S.

• During the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity among adults. CDC's U.S. Obesity Trends. Reference: Flegal, KM, Carroll, MD, Ogden CL, et al. Prevalence and Trends in Obesity Among US Adults(PDF, 275KB, 8pg.), 1999-2008 JAMA. 2010;303(3):235-241
• Among US children enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in 2008, American Indian children and Hispanic children had the highest prevalence of obesity (20% and 18%, respectively), followed by Whites (13%) and Blacks (12%). Reference: CDC Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance Survey, 2008.