All percentages are crude.
* Prepregnancy BMI was categorized as underweight (BMI <18.5), normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9), overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9), and obese (BMI ≥30.0).
** Not including New York City.
***Not including Connecticut and New Jersey.
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Prepregnancy overweight and obesity U.S. women with a live birth in 2015, by state
This statistic shows the percentage of women with a live birth in the U.S. in 2015 who were overweight or obese prior to becoming pregnant, by state. In West Virginia, **** percent of women who gave birth in 2015 were obese prior to becoming pregnant.
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MMWR, & CDC. (January 5, 2018). Percentage of women with a live birth who were overweight or obese prior to pregnancy in the U.S. in 2015, by state* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/795161/prepregnancy-overweight-and-obesity-us-women-by-state/
MMWR, und CDC. "Percentage of women with a live birth who were overweight or obese prior to pregnancy in the U.S. in 2015, by state*." Chart. January 5, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/795161/prepregnancy-overweight-and-obesity-us-women-by-state/
MMWR, CDC. (2018). Percentage of women with a live birth who were overweight or obese prior to pregnancy in the U.S. in 2015, by state*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/795161/prepregnancy-overweight-and-obesity-us-women-by-state/
MMWR, and CDC. "Percentage of Women with a Live Birth Who Were Overweight or Obese Prior to Pregnancy in The U.S. in 2015, by State*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 5 Jan 2018, /statistics/795161/prepregnancy-overweight-and-obesity-us-women-by-state/
MMWR & CDC, Percentage of women with a live birth who were overweight or obese prior to pregnancy in the U.S. in 2015, by state* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/795161/prepregnancy-overweight-and-obesity-us-women-by-state/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Percentage of women with a live birth who were overweight or obese prior to pregnancy in the U.S. in 2015, by state* [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, January 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/795161/prepregnancy-overweight-and-obesity-us-women-by-state/
