Most and Least Obese States: See Full Rankings

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A new poll from Gallup-Healthways ranks the most and least obese U.S. states in 2014. Hawaii had the lowest obesity rate, with just 19 percent of residents who are obese, while Mississippi had the highest rate, at 35.2 percent.

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The full list is below. States are ranked by their obesity rates in 2014, with the lowest ranked first.

Hawaii: 19.0 percent
Colorado: 20.3 percent
Montana: 23.5 percent
California: 23.9 percent
Massachusetts: 24.0 percent
Idaho: 24.2 percent
South Dakota: 24.6 percent
New York: 24.7 percent
Minnesota: 24.8 percent
Connecticut: 24.9 percent
Utah: 25.1 percent
Oregon: 25.1 percent
Washington: 25.5 percent
Maine: 25.9 percent
Florida: 26.0 percent
New Jersey: 26.2 percent
Arizona: 26.3 percent
Maryland: 26.6 percent
Nevada: 26.8 percent
Vermont: 26.8 percent
Georgia: 27.1 percent
New Hampshire: 27.1 percent
Virginia: 27.2 percent
Alaska: 27.2 percent
Illinois: 27.3 percent
Wyoming: 27.4 percent
Rhode Island: 27.9 percent
New Mexico: 28.0 percent
North Carolina: 28.3 percent
Tennessee: 28.4 percent
Delaware: 28.5 percent
North Dakota: 28.6 percent
Pennsylvania: 28.6 percent
South Carolina: 28.6 percent
Nebraska: 28.8 percent
Wisconsin: 28.8 percent
Kansas: 29.3 percent
Texas: 29.7 percent
Ohio: 29.9 percent
Michigan: 30.8 percent
Missouri: 30.9 percent
Iowa: 31.1 percent
Indiana: 31.4 percent
Kentucky: 31.5 percent
Alabama: 32.1 percent
Oklahoma: 32.6 percent
Arkansas: 33.0 percent
Louisiana: 33.2 percent
West Virginia: 34.3 percent
Mississippi: 35.2 percent

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