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Obesity rates for adults in Guam in 2024, by race/ethnicity

Characteristic	Obesity rate
White	23.2%
Black*	-
Hispanic	53.3%
Asian/Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	40%
American Indian/Alaska Native*	-
Other*	-

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2025

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2024

Number of respondents

Approximately 350,000

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Racial/ethnic groups are mutually exclusive. Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics.
An adult who has a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight. An adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese.
Data based on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, an ongoing, state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of non-institutionalized civilian adults aged 18 years and older. Information about the BRFSS is available at http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.html.
* Not sufficient data.
Release date represents the date figures were accessed.

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On the U.S. island territory of Guam, around 23 percent of the white population is obese. Obesity is a growing problem across the United States. Being overweight or obese has been linked to various negative health impacts including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and certain types of cancers.

Obesity in the U.S.

The prevalence of obesity in the United States has increased gradually over the past few decades. As of 2023, it was estimated that around 33 percent of the entire U.S. population was obese. This trend has impacted youth as well as adults.

In the states

The U.S. states with the highest percentage of the adult population who are obese include West Virginia, Mississippi, and Arkansas. In 2023, 41 percent of the population of West Virginia were considered obese. Obesity is caused by a combination of poor diet, a lack of physical exercise, and genetics. It is estimated that around a quarter of the U.S. population is physically inactive, with rates as high as 34 percent in the state of Mississippi.