So it's not just a stereotype after all.
FATTEST AND THINNEST STATES
Percent of adults who are obese
FATTEST
Mississippi, 29.5
Alabama, 28.7
West Virginia, 28.6
Louisiana, 27.4
Kentucky, 26.7
Tennessee, 26.6
Arkansas, 26.4
Indiana, 26.2
South Carolina, 26.2
Texas, 25.8
THINNEST
Colorado, 16.9
Hawaii, 18.2
Massachusetts, 18.6
Rhode Island, 19.5
Vermont, 19.5
Connecticut, 19.6
Montana, 19.9
Arizona, 20.8
Utah, 20.8
Nevada, 21
FATTEST AND THINNEST STATES
Percent of adults who are obese
FATTEST
Mississippi, 29.5
Alabama, 28.7
West Virginia, 28.6
Louisiana, 27.4
Kentucky, 26.7
Tennessee, 26.6
Arkansas, 26.4
Indiana, 26.2
South Carolina, 26.2
Texas, 25.8
THINNEST
Colorado, 16.9
Hawaii, 18.2
Massachusetts, 18.6
Rhode Island, 19.5
Vermont, 19.5
Connecticut, 19.6
Montana, 19.9
Arizona, 20.8
Utah, 20.8
Nevada, 21