1. Mississippi (34.4% obesity rate)

A resident walks around downtown Lexington, Miss., in Holmes County. Just five years ago, in 2006, Mississippi was the only state with an obesity rate above 30 percent. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
 
  • Population: 2.9 million
  • % Uninsured: 17.6
  • Obesity Rate, % Adults: 34.4
  • Obesity Rate, % Children: 21.9

2. Alabama (32.3% obesity rate)

 
Band member Alvin Garrett, left, and Ruben Studdard perform in concert at Workplay Theater in Birmingham, Ala. After shedding nearly 100 pounds, Studdard hopes to inspire such diet changes in his home state of Alabama. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
 
  • Population: 4.7 million
  • % Uninsured: 16.9
  • Obesity Rate, % Adults: 32.3
  • Obesity Rate, % Children: 17.9

 3. West Virginia (32.2% obesity rate)

K.D. Jones, 11, of Campbells Creek, W.Va., dances to control a video game. Jones is one of 85 children who was recruited by the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency to participate in an at-home study using the video game Dance Dance Revolution to increase physical activity. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner)
 
  • Population: 1.8 million

  • % Uninsured: 6.2
  • Obesity Rate, % Adults: 32.2
  • Obesity Rate, % Children: 18.9

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