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April 2021
Of all Americans who self-identify as African American/Black, 42% met the criteria for obesity in 2020.
Margin of error = ±5.9%| 47157 | Shelby, TN | 1 |
| 06037 | Los Angeles, CA | 1 |
| 42017 | Bucks, PA | 1 |
| 53053 | Pierce, WA | 1 |
| 24033 | Prince Georges, MD | 1 |
| 13121 | Fulton, GA | 1 |
| 06085 | Santa Clara, CA | 1 |
| 10001 | Kent, DE | 1 |
| 13135 | Gwinnett, GA | 1 |
| 54019 | Fayette, WV | 1 |
| 06071 | San Bernardino, CA | 1 |
| 13293 | Upson, GA | 1 |
| 33015 | Rockingham, NH | 1 |
| 42101 | 1 | |
| 13151 | Henry, GA | 1 |
| 13067 | Cobb, GA | 1 |
| 48439 | Tarrant, TX | 1 |
| 54029 | Hancock, WV | 1 |
| 37133 | Onslow, NC | 1 |
| 45013 | Beaufort, SC | 1 |
| 08005 | Arapahoe, CO | 1 |
| 13009 | Baldwin, GA | 1 |
| 36047 | Kings, NY | 1 |
| 34013 | Essex, NJ | 1 |
| 36005 | Bronx, NY | 1 |
| 24003 | Anne Arundel, MD | 1 |
| 12011 | Broward, FL | 1 |
| 17115 | Macon, IL | 1 |
| 46099 | Minnehaha, SD | 1 |
| 29189 | St Louis, MO | 1 |
| 51760 | Richmond City, VA | 1 |
| 27003 | Anoka, MN | 1 |
| 29175 | Randolph, MO | 1 |
| 55079 | Milwaukee, WI | 1 |
| 51700 | Newport News City, VA | 1 |
| 18089 | Lake, IN | 1 |
| 34007 | Camden, NJ | 1 |
| 12057 | Hillsborough, FL | 1 |
| 37101 | Johnston, NC | 1 |
| 12103 | Pinellas, FL | 1 |
| 22033 | East Baton Rouge, LA | 1 |
| 48157 | Fort Bend, TX | 1 |
| 51087 | Henrico, VA | 1 |
| 24005 | Baltimore, MD | 1 |
| 13089 | De Kalb, GA | 1 |
| 51770 | Roanoke City, VA | 1 |
| 48121 | 1 | |
| 12086 | Miami-Dade, FL | 1 |
| 26163 | Wayne, MI | 1 |
| 06047 | Merced, CA | 1 |
| 17031 | Cook, IL | 1 |
| 09011 | New London, CT | 1 |
| 25025 | Suffolk, MA | 1 |
| 47185 | White, TN | 1 |
| 34039 | Union, NJ | 1 |
| 01097 | Mobile, AL | 1 |
| 17097 | Lake, IL | 1 |
| 25013 | Hampden, MA | 1 |
| 37067 | Forsyth, NC | 1 |
| 51053 | Dinwiddie, VA | 1 |
| 51800 | Suffolk City, VA | 1 |
| 48029 | Bexar, TX | 1 |
| 51650 | Hampton City, VA | 1 |
| 37001 | Alamance, NC | 1 |
| 12031 | Duval, FL | 1 |
| 37119 | Mecklenburg, NC | 1 |
| 06001 | Alameda, CA | 1 |
| 22017 | Caddo, LA | 1 |
| 48309 | McLennan, TX | 2 |
| 37127 | Nash, NC | 1 |
| 37057 | Davidson, NC | 1 |
| 48201 | Harris, TX | 1 |
| 06073 | San Diego, CA | 1 |
| 26125 | Oakland, MI | 1 |
| 37183 | Wake, NC | 1 |
| 36093 | Schenectady, NY | 1 |
| 47189 | Wilson, TN | 1 |
| 17163 | St Clair, IL | 1 |
| 12099 | Palm Beach, FL | 1 |
| 25005 | Bristol, MA | 1 |
| 48149 | Fayette, TX | 1 |
| 41067 | Washington, OR | 1 |
| 12073 | Leon, FL | 1 |
| 34015 | Gloucester, NJ | 1 |
| 48113 | Dallas, TX | 1 |
| 39035 | Cuyahoga, OH | 1 |
| 37079 | Greene, NC | 1 |
| 24510 | Baltimore City, MD | 1 |
| 39047 | Fayette, OH | 1 |
| 20173 | Sedgwick, KS | 1 |
| 25009 | Essex, MA | 1 |
| 28049 | Hinds, MS | 1 |
| 28061 | Jasper, MS | 1 |
| 17043 | Du Page, IL | 1 |
| 45003 | Aiken, SC | 1 |
| 05069 | Jefferson, AR | 1 |
| 39003 | Allen, OH | 1 |
| 13097 | Douglas, GA | 1 |
| 05073 | Lafayette, AR | 1 |
| 06077 | San Joaquin, CA | 1 |
| 13215 | Muscogee, GA | 1 |
| 42133 | York, PA | 1 |
| 18141 | St Joseph, IN | 1 |
| 51680 | Lynchburg City, VA | 1 |
| 12085 | Martin, FL | 1 |
| 37147 | Pitt, NC | 1 |
| 05119 | Pulaski, AR | 1 |
| 42003 | Allegheny, PA | 1 |
| 26099 | Macomb, MI | 1 |
| 48049 | Brown, TX | 1 |
| 34033 | Salem, NJ | 1 |
| 56037 | Sweetwater, WY | 1 |
| 13021 | Bibb, GA | 1 |
| 11001 | 1 | |
| 09009 | 1 | |
| 34025 | 1 | |
| 36055 | 1 | |
| 01101 | 1 |
| 47157 | Shelby, TN | 1 |
| 06037 | Los Angeles, CA | 1 |
| 42017 | Bucks, PA | 1 |
| 53053 | Pierce, WA | 1 |
| 24033 | Prince Georges, MD | 1 |
| 13121 | Fulton, GA | 1 |
| 06085 | Santa Clara, CA | 1 |
| 10001 | Kent, DE | 1 |
| 13135 | Gwinnett, GA | 1 |
| 54019 | Fayette, WV | 1 |
| 06071 | San Bernardino, CA | 1 |
| 13293 | Upson, GA | 1 |
| 33015 | Rockingham, NH | 1 |
| 42101 | 1 | |
| 13151 | Henry, GA | 1 |
| 13067 | Cobb, GA | 1 |
| 48439 | Tarrant, TX | 1 |
| 54029 | Hancock, WV | 1 |
| 37133 | Onslow, NC | 1 |
| 45013 | Beaufort, SC | 1 |
| 08005 | Arapahoe, CO | 1 |
| 13009 | Baldwin, GA | 1 |
| 36047 | Kings, NY | 1 |
| 34013 | Essex, NJ | 1 |
| 36005 | Bronx, NY | 1 |
| 24003 | Anne Arundel, MD | 1 |
| 12011 | Broward, FL | 1 |
| 17115 | Macon, IL | 1 |
| 46099 | Minnehaha, SD | 1 |
| 29189 | St Louis, MO | 1 |
| 51760 | Richmond City, VA | 1 |
| 27003 | Anoka, MN | 1 |
| 29175 | Randolph, MO | 1 |
| 55079 | Milwaukee, WI | 1 |
| 51700 | Newport News City, VA | 1 |
| 18089 | Lake, IN | 1 |
| 34007 | Camden, NJ | 1 |
| 12057 | Hillsborough, FL | 1 |
| 37101 | Johnston, NC | 1 |
| 12103 | Pinellas, FL | 1 |
| 22033 | East Baton Rouge, LA | 1 |
| 48157 | Fort Bend, TX | 1 |
| 51087 | Henrico, VA | 1 |
| 24005 | Baltimore, MD | 1 |
| 13089 | De Kalb, GA | 1 |
| 51770 | Roanoke City, VA | 1 |
| 48121 | 1 | |
| 12086 | Miami-Dade, FL | 1 |
| 26163 | Wayne, MI | 1 |
| 06047 | Merced, CA | 1 |
| 17031 | Cook, IL | 1 |
| 09011 | New London, CT | 1 |
| 25025 | Suffolk, MA | 1 |
| 47185 | White, TN | 1 |
| 34039 | Union, NJ | 1 |
| 01097 | Mobile, AL | 1 |
| 17097 | Lake, IL | 1 |
| 25013 | Hampden, MA | 1 |
| 37067 | Forsyth, NC | 1 |
| 51053 | Dinwiddie, VA | 1 |
| 51800 | Suffolk City, VA | 1 |
| 48029 | Bexar, TX | 1 |
| 51650 | Hampton City, VA | 1 |
| 37001 | Alamance, NC | 1 |
| 12031 | Duval, FL | 1 |
| 37119 | Mecklenburg, NC | 1 |
| 06001 | Alameda, CA | 1 |
| 22017 | Caddo, LA | 1 |
| 48309 | McLennan, TX | 2 |
| 37127 | Nash, NC | 1 |
| 37057 | Davidson, NC | 1 |
| 48201 | Harris, TX | 1 |
| 06073 | San Diego, CA | 1 |
| 26125 | Oakland, MI | 1 |
| 37183 | Wake, NC | 1 |
| 36093 | Schenectady, NY | 1 |
| 47189 | Wilson, TN | 1 |
| 17163 | St Clair, IL | 1 |
| 12099 | Palm Beach, FL | 1 |
| 25005 | Bristol, MA | 1 |
| 48149 | Fayette, TX | 1 |
| 41067 | Washington, OR | 1 |
| 12073 | Leon, FL | 1 |
| 34015 | Gloucester, NJ | 1 |
| 48113 | Dallas, TX | 1 |
| 39035 | Cuyahoga, OH | 1 |
| 37079 | Greene, NC | 1 |
| 24510 | Baltimore City, MD | 1 |
| 39047 | Fayette, OH | 1 |
| 20173 | Sedgwick, KS | 1 |
| 25009 | Essex, MA | 1 |
| 28049 | Hinds, MS | 1 |
| 28061 | Jasper, MS | 1 |
| 17043 | Du Page, IL | 1 |
| 45003 | Aiken, SC | 1 |
| 05069 | Jefferson, AR | 1 |
| 39003 | Allen, OH | 1 |
| 13097 | Douglas, GA | 1 |
| 05073 | Lafayette, AR | 1 |
| 06077 | San Joaquin, CA | 1 |
| 13215 | Muscogee, GA | 1 |
| 42133 | York, PA | 1 |
| 18141 | St Joseph, IN | 1 |
| 51680 | Lynchburg City, VA | 1 |
| 12085 | Martin, FL | 1 |
| 37147 | Pitt, NC | 1 |
| 05119 | Pulaski, AR | 1 |
| 42003 | Allegheny, PA | 1 |
| 26099 | Macomb, MI | 1 |
| 48049 | Brown, TX | 1 |
| 34033 | Salem, NJ | 1 |
| 56037 | Sweetwater, WY | 1 |
| 13021 | Bibb, GA | 1 |
| 11001 | 1 | |
| 09009 | 1 | |
| 34025 | 1 | |
| 36055 | 1 | |
| 01101 | 1 |
Locations of the survey respondents who met these two criteria.
With a national sample of 1,449 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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