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  • #10 - Reading, PA (32.7%). Obesity rates continue to soar in the U.S. Nationwide, 26.1% of American adults were obese in 2011 according to the CDC. Gallup tracks U.S. obesity levels as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, using Americans' self-reported height and weight to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) scores. BMI scores of 30 or higher are considered obese.
  • #9 - Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA (33.2%). Obesity rates continue to soar in the U.S. Nationwide, 26.1% of American adults were obese in 2011 according to the CDC. Gallup tracks U.S. obesity levels as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, using Americans' self-reported height and weight to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) scores. BMI scores of 30 or higher are considered obese. Photo courtesy Allen (4names).
  • #8 - Topeka, Kansas (33.3%). Obesity rates continue to soar in the U.S. Nationwide, 26.1% of American adults were obese in 2011 according to the CDC. Gallup tracks U.S. obesity levels as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, using Americans' self-reported height and weight to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) scores. BMI scores of 30 or higher are considered obese. Photo courtesy Dylan Edwards (Kswx29).
  • #7 - Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL (33.5%). Obesity rates continue to soar in the U.S. Nationwide, 26.1% of American adults were obese in 2011 according to the CDC. Gallup tracks U.S. obesity levels as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, using Americans' self-reported height and weight to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) scores. BMI scores of 30 or higher are considered obese.
  • #6 - Charleston, WV (33.8%). Obesity rates continue to soar in the U.S. Nationwide, 26.1% of American adults were obese in 2011 according to the CDC. Gallup tracks U.S. obesity levels as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, using Americans' self-reported height and weight to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) scores. BMI scores of 30 or higher are considered obese. Photo courtesy Tim Kiser.
  • #5 - Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas (33.8%). Obesity rates continue to soar in the U.S. Nationwide, 26.1% of American adults were obese in 2011 according to the CDC. Gallup tracks U.S. obesity levels as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, using Americans' self-reported height and weight to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) scores. BMI scores of 30 or higher are considered obese.
  • #4 - Rockford, Illinois (35.5%). Obesity rates continue to soar in the U.S. Nationwide, 26.1% of American adults were obese in 2011 according to the CDC. Gallup tracks U.S. obesity levels as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, using Americans' self-reported height and weight to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) scores. BMI scores of 30 or higher are considered obese.
  • The Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH area comes in 3rd with 36% of its residents qualifying as being obese. Source: Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. Nationwide, 26.1% of American adults were obese in 2011. Gallup tracks U.S. obesity levels as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, using Americans' self-reported height and weight to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) scores. BMI scores of 30 or higher are considered obese.
  • #2 - Binghamton, NY (37.6%). Obesity rates continue to soar in the U.S. Nationwide, 26.1% of American adults were obese in 2011 according to the CDC. Gallup tracks U.S. obesity levels as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, using Americans' self-reported height and weight to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) scores. BMI scores of 30 or higher are considered obese.
  • #1 - McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX (38.8%). Obesity rates continue to soar in the U.S. Nationwide, 26.1% of American adults were obese in 2011 according to the CDC. Gallup tracks U.S. obesity levels as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, using Americans' self-reported height and weight to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) scores. BMI scores of 30 or higher are considered obese. Photo courtesy Rgv17_956.
 

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