14 States Where Obesity Is Growing Fastest

14. Pennsylvania 14. Pennsylvania

Obesity growth rate: 7.4%*
2008: 27.2% obese
2015: 29.2% obese

*All data from Gallup, based on the growth in obesity in the U.S. between 2008 and 2015.

Flickr/Morgan Burke

13. Florida 13. Florida

Obesity growth rate: 9.5%
2008: 24.2% obese
2015: 26.5% obese

Don Sullivan

12. Washington 12. Washington

Obesity growth rate: 10.6%
2008: 24.5% obese
2015: 27.1% obese

11. Georgia 11. Georgia

Obesity growth rate: 10.8%
2008: 26% obese
2015: 28.8% obese

Flickr/JR_P

10. Texas 10. Texas

Obesity growth rate: 13.3%
2008: 27.1% obese
2015: 30.7% obese

Flickr/Andy

9. South Carolina 9. South Carolina

Obesity growth rate: 13.8%
2008: 27.6% obese
2015: 31.4% obese

Flickr/Phil Snyder

8. North Carolina 8. North Carolina

Obesity growth rate: 13.9%
2008: 26.7% obese
2015: 30.4% obese

Flickr/James Willamor

7. Ohio 7. Ohio

Obesity growth rate: 14.5%
2008: 27.6% obese
2015: 31.6% obese

Flickr/Photographer

6. Michigan 6. Michigan

Obesity growth rate: 18%
2008: 26.7% obese
2015: 31.5% obese

Flickr/Jason Mrachina

5. Iowa 5. Iowa

Obesity growth rate: 18.6%
2008: 26.4% obese
2015: 31.3% obese

Flickr/Pete Zarria

4. Oklahoma 4. Oklahoma

Obesity growth rate: 19.6%
2008: 28% obese
2015: 33.5% obese

Jimmy Emerson/DVM

3. West Virginia 3. West Virginia

Obesity growth rate: 21.3%
2008: 30.5% obese
2015: 37% obese

2. Idaho 2. Idaho

Obesity growth rate: 23.8%
2008: 24% obese
2015: 29.7% obese

Flickr/Loren Kerns

1. Maine 1. Maine

Obesity growth rate: 26.5%
2008: 24.9% obese
2015: 31.5% obese

Corey Templeton