A new report issued by the Trust for America’s Health says Mississippi gets the title as the country’s most overweight state.  32.5% of people in Mississippi are considered to be obese.  The state with the fewest obese residents was Colorado, where only 18.9% were found to be obese.  Here is the complete list:

1. Mississippi  32.5%

2.  Alabama 31.2%

3.  West Virginia 31.1%

4.  Tennessee  30.2%

5.  South Carolina 29.7

6.  Oklahoma 29.5%

7.  Kentucky 29%

8.   Louisiana 28.9%

9.  Michigan 28.8%

10. Arkansas and Ohio 28.6% (tie)

12. North Carolina 28.3%

13. Missouri 28.1%

14. Georgia and Texas 27.9% (tie)

16. Indiana 27.4%

17. Delaware 27.3%

18. Alaska and Kansas 27.2% (tie)

20.  Nebraska and South Dakota 26.9% (tie)

22.  Iowa, North Dakota and Pennsylvania 26.7% (tie)

25.  Maryland and Wisconsin 26% (tie)

27. Illinois 25.9%

28. Oregon, Washington and Virginia 25.4% (tie)

31. Minnesota 25.3%

32. Nevada 25.1%

33.  Arizona and Idaho 24.8% (tie)

35. Maine 24.7%

36. New Mexico 24.6%

37. New York 24.5%

38. Wyoming 24.3%

39. Florida and New Hampshire 24.1%

41. California 23.6%

42. New Jersey 23.4%

43. Montana 22.7%

44. Utah 22.5%

45. District of Columbia 22.3%

46. Vermont 22.1%

47.  Hawaii 21.8%

48. Rhode Island 21.7%

49. Connecticut 21.3%

50.  Massachusetts 21.2%

51.  Colorado 18.9%