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The Top 5 U.S. States with the Highest Rates of Obese Children 10 to 17 Years Old
| U.S. State | % Obese Children (10 to 17 years) |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi | 21.7% |
| 2 | South Carolina | 21.5% |
| 3 | D.C. | 21.4% |
| 4 | Louisiana | 21.1% |
| 5 | Tennessee | 20.5% |
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Health Statistics, Top 5 Highest, The United States
Sources: Trust for America's Health: "The State of Obesity 2014."
List Notes: Data is percentage of children ages 10 to 17 years old that are defined as obese ranked by US state for the year 2013. For the purposes of this list, obesity is defined as an excessively high amount of body fat or adipose tissue in relation to lean body mass defined as BMI greater than the 95th percentile for age group.
Sources: Trust for America's Health: "The State of Obesity 2014."
List Notes: Data is percentage of children ages 10 to 17 years old that are defined as obese ranked by US state for the year 2013. For the purposes of this list, obesity is defined as an excessively high amount of body fat or adipose tissue in relation to lean body mass defined as BMI greater than the 95th percentile for age group.
