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June 2020

Of all Americans who self-identify as African American/Black, 44% met the criteria for obesity in 2019.

Margin of error = ±6.6%
41051OR, Multnomah1
42017PA, Bucks1
24033MD, Prince George's1
34027NJ, Morris1
13135GA, Gwinnett1
13151GA, Henry1
13067GA, Cobb1
29189MO, St. Louis1
06001CA, Alameda1
36005NY, Bronx1
12011FL, Broward1
46099SD, Minnehaha2
51760VA, Richmond1
27003MN, Anoka1
29175MO, Randolph1
22033LA, East Baton Rouge1
48029TX, Bexar2
24005MD, Baltimore1
55101WI, Racine2
51770VA, Roanoke2
12057FL, Hillsborough1
17031IL, Cook1
01097AL, Mobile2
36061NY, New York1
28051MS, Holmes1
26125MI, Oakland1
37183NC, Wake1
42101PA, Philadelphia1
48201TX, Harris1
08035CO, Douglas1
12099FL, Palm Beach2
41067OR, Washington1
51810VA, Virginia Beach1
48113TX, Dallas3
51710VA, Norfolk2
06037CA, Los Angeles2
20173KS, Sedgwick1
37119NC, Mecklenburg1
25009MA, Essex3
28061MS, Jasper1
17043IL, DuPage3
01017AL, Chambers3
45003SC, Aiken2
05069AR, Jefferson1
51121VA, Montgomery2
06077CA, San Joanquin1
01073AL, Jefferson1
51031VA, Campbell1
41051OR, Multnomah1
42017PA, Bucks1
24033MD, Prince George's1
34027NJ, Morris1
13135GA, Gwinnett1
13151GA, Henry1
13067GA, Cobb1
29189MO, St. Louis1
06001CA, Alameda1
36005NY, Bronx1
12011FL, Broward1
46099SD, Minnehaha2
51760VA, Richmond1
27003MN, Anoka1
29175MO, Randolph1
22033LA, East Baton Rouge1
48029TX, Bexar2
24005MD, Baltimore1
55101WI, Racine2
51770VA, Roanoke2
12057FL, Hillsborough1
17031IL, Cook1
01097AL, Mobile2
36061NY, New York1
28051MS, Holmes1
26125MI, Oakland1
37183NC, Wake1
42101PA, Philadelphia1
48201TX, Harris1
08035CO, Douglas1
12099FL, Palm Beach2
41067OR, Washington1
51810VA, Virginia Beach1
48113TX, Dallas3
51710VA, Norfolk2
06037CA, Los Angeles2
20173KS, Sedgwick1
37119NC, Mecklenburg1
25009MA, Essex3
28061MS, Jasper1
17043IL, DuPage3
01017AL, Chambers3
45003SC, Aiken2
05069AR, Jefferson1
51121VA, Montgomery2
06077CA, San Joanquin1
01073AL, Jefferson1
51031VA, Campbell1
Locations of the survey respondents who met these two criteria.

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In April 2021, the rate was 42%

With a national sample of 1,231 individuals, we unfortunately have too few respondents in the following categories to show representative results: Asian Americans, Native Americans, More than one race, and Nonbinary/another gender. We are committed to more research on these populations.

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