Obesity Prevalence

Group 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030
Overall 28.1 (26.6-29.5) 34.9 (34.1-35.7) 42.6 (41.9-43.2) 50.5 (49.2-51.7) 58.2 (56.0-60.2)
Males 24.6 (22.6-26.6) 31.0 (29.8-32.3) 38.4 (37.5-39.3) 46.4 (44.3-48.1) 54.3 (51.1-57.2)
Females 31.4 (29.5-33.2) 38.6 (37.6-39.7) 46.6 (45.8-47.3) 54.6 (52.9-56.2) 62.0 (59.3-64.6)
White, non-Hispanic 22.6 (21.1-24.1) 29.7 (28.8-30.6) 38.0 (37.3-38.7) 47.0 (45.5-48.7) 56.0 (53.5-58.5)
Black, non-Hispanic 41.5 (38.5-44.5) 46.6 (45.0-48.2) 51.8 (50.8-52.7) 57.0 (54.8-59.2) 61.9 (58.4-65.4)
Hispanic 23.2 (15.5-31.9) 28.4 (23.5-33.3) 34.6 (30.1-39.3) 41.2 (31.9-51.1) 47.2 (32.8-62.7)
Other, non-Hispanic 25.2 (16.2-36.6) 30.3 (24.9-36.5) 36.4 (33.0-39.7) 43.1 (34.3-51.6) 49.4 (34.8-63.6)
Income: Less than $20k 32.9 (30.4-35.5) 40.0 (38.6-41.4) 47.9 (46.9-48.9) 55.9 (53.9-58.0) 63.4 (60.1-66.5)
Income: $20k to $50k 26.6 (24.5-28.8) 34.6 (33.3-35.8) 43.8 (42.8-44.7) 53.3 (51.2-55.4) 62.3 (59.1-65.3)
Income: $50k or more 22.2 (19.7-24.8) 30.0 (28.5-31.6) 39.3 (38.3-40.3) 49.3 (46.8-51.5) 58.8 (55.0-62.6)
NOTES:

• Data shown in the table are estimated means with 95% confidence intervals (CIs)

• Obesity is defined as a BMI value that is greater than or equal to 30

• Severe obesity is defined as a BMI value that is greater than or equal to 35

Severe Obesity Prevalence

Group 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030
Overall 11.3 (10.4-12.3) 15.5 (14.9-16.1) 20.5 (19.9-21.0) 26.0 (24.7-27.3) 31.7 (29.5-33.9)
Males 7.9 (6.8-9.2) 11.0 (10.3-11.9) 15.0 (14.3-15.6) 19.6 (17.8-21.3) 24.6 (21.4-28.0)
Females 14.5 (13.1-16.0) 19.7 (18.8-20.6) 25.8 (25.1-26.5) 32.2 (30.6-33.8) 38.6 (35.9-41.2)
White, non-Hispanic 7.9 (7.1-8.7) 11.7 (11.1-12.3) 16.6 (16.1-17.2) 22.5 (21.1-23.9) 28.8 (26.2-31.3)
Black, non-Hispanic 19.9 (17.7-22.4) 23.9 (22.6-25.3) 28.1 (27.2-29.1) 32.5 (30.4-34.7) 36.9 (33.3-40.6)
Hispanic 7.1 (3.5-12.3) 10.0 (7.2-13.1) 14.1 (11.1-17.2) 19.0 (11.6-27.4) 24.1 (11.4-38.1)
Other, non-Hispanic 12.9 (6.6-22.3) 14.6 (10.6-19.2) 16.4 (14.1-19.0) 18.3 (11.9-25.4) 20.0 (9.5-32.6)
Income: Less than $20k 14.4 (12.7-16.3) 20.3 (19.1-21.5) 27.3 (26.4-28.3) 34.9 (32.6-37.1) 42.3 (38.4-45.9)
Income: $20k to $50k 9.9 (8.7-11.2) 14.8 (13.9-15.7) 21.0 (20.1-21.7) 28.0 (26.1-29.9) 35.1 (31.8-38.3)
Income: $50k or more 7.4 (6.0-8.9) 11.0 (10.0-12.1) 15.8 (15.0-16.5) 21.4 (19.4-23.4) 27.3 (23.3-31.1)
NOTES:

• Data shown in the table are estimated means with 95% confidence intervals (CIs)

• Obesity is defined as a BMI value that is greater than or equal to 30

• Severe obesity is defined as a BMI value that is greater than or equal to 35

Charts for projected adult obesity vs gender in Mississippi

Charts for projected adult obesity vs race and ethnicity in Mississippi

Charts for projected adult obesity vs income in Mississippi


All tables and charts based on data from: 

Ward ZJ, Bleich SN, Cradock AL, Barrett JL, Giles CM, Flax CN, Long MW, Gortmaker SL. Projected U.S. State-Level Prevalence of Adult Obesity and Severe Obesity. N Engl J Med. 2019;381:2440-50. doi: 10.1056/NEJMsa1909301

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