Arizona is in the middle of the pack regarding obesity
Aug 13, 2016, 9:39 AM
According to the American Medical Association, obesity is defined as a disease. In which case, the United States is not exactly healthy.
America is the wealthiest country in the world, but 35.7 percent of its population is considered obese. That statistic puts the United States at No. 18 of 230 in obesity.
While the United States may be the wealthiest country in the world, within America it’s a different story. Studies show that areas with lower average incomes tend to see higher rates of obesity.
Broken down state-by-state, Arizona sits right in the middle of the pack. Apache County has the highest population of obese people in the Grand Canyon state at 35.2 percent. Apache County is located in the northeast portion of the state near the New Mexico border.
The highest county in the United States is Claiborne County in Mississippi, and the lowest county is Hawaii County in Hawaii.
