In 2007, Mississippi was the only state with an adult obesity rate higher than 30 percent. Now Mississippi has lots of company. According to the latest annual report from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, there were 20 states that were at 30 percent in 2013.

Where does your state rank? Here's a rundown of all 50 states (plus Washington D.C.), based on the percentage of adults who are obese, starting with the thinnest of the bunch, Colorado:

America's Fattest States

 

America's Fattest States (And D.C.)

All data latest (full year 2013). Source: The State of Obesity. Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

 

51. Colorado

Adult Obesity Rate: 21.3 percent

 

50. Hawaii

Adult Obesity Rate: 21.8 percent

 

49. Washington D.C.

Adult Obesity Rate: 22.9 percent

 

48. Massachusetts

Adult Obesity Rate: 23.6 percent

 

46. (tie) California

Adult Obesity Rate: 24.1 percent

 

46. (tie) Utah

Adult Obesity Rate: 24.1 percent

 

45. Montana

Adult Obesity Rate: 24.6 percent

 

44. Vermont

Adult Obesity Rate: 24.7 percent

 

43. Connecticut

Adult Obesity Rate: 25 percent

 

42. New York

Adult Obesity Rate: 25.4 percent

 

41. Minnesota

Adult Obesity Rate: 25.5 percent

 

40. Nevada

Adult Obesity Rate: 26.2 percent

 

39. New Jersey

Adult Obesity Rate: 26.3 percent

 

37. (tie) Florida

Adult Obesity Rate: 26.4 percent

 

37. (tie) New Mexico

Adult Obesity Rate: 26.4 percent

 

36. Oregon

Adult Obesity Rate: 26.5 percent

 

35. New Hampshire

Adult Obesity Rate: 26.7 percent

 

34. Arizona

Adult Obesity Rate: 26.8 percent

 

32. (tie) Virginia

Adult Obesity Rate: 27.2 percent

 

32. (tie) Washington

Adult Obesity Rate: 27.2 percent

 

31. Indiana

Adult Obesity Rate: 27.3 percent

 

30. Wyoming

Adult Obesity Rate: 27.8 percent

 

29. Maryland

Adult Obesity Rate: 28.3 percent

 

28. Alaska

Adult Obesity Rate: 28.4 percent

 

27. Maine

Adult Obesity Rate: 28.9 percent

 

25. (tie) Illinois

Adult Obesity Rate: 29.4 percent

 

25. (tie) North Carolina

Adult Obesity Rate: 29.4 percent

 

23. (tie) Idaho

Adult Obesity Rate: 29.6 percent

 

23. (tie) Nebraska

Adult Obesity Rate: 29.6 percent

 

22. Wisconsin

Adult Obesity Rate: 29.8 percent

 

21. South Dakota

Adult Obesity Rate: 29.9 percent

 

18. (tie) Kansas

Adult Obesity Rate: 30 percent

 

18. (tie) Pennsylvania

Adult Obesity Rate: 30 percent

 

18. (tie) Georgia

Adult Obesity Rate: 30.3 percent

 

16. (tie) Missouri

Adult Obesity Rate: 30.4 percent

 

16. (tie) Ohio

Adult Obesity Rate: 30.4 percent

 

15. Texas

Adult Obesity Rate: 30.9 percent

 

14. North Dakota

Adult Obesity Rate: 31 percent

 

13. Delaware

Adult Obesity Rate: 31.1 percent

 

12. Iowa

Adult Obesity Rate: 31.3 percent

 

11. Michigan

Adult Obesity Rate: 31.5 percent

 

10. South Carolina

Adult Obesity Rate: 31.7 percent

 

9. Indiana

Adult Obesity Rate: 31.8 percent

 

8. Alabama

Adult Obesity Rate: 32.4 percent

 

7. Oklahoma

Adult Obesity Rate: 32.5 percent

 

6. Louisiana

Adult Obesity Rate: 33.1 percent

 

5. Kentucky

Adult Obesity Rate: 33.2 percent

 

4. Tennessee

Adult Obesity Rate: 33.7 percent

 

3. Arkansas

Adult Obesity Rate: 34.6 percent

 

1. (tie) Mississippi

Adult Obesity Rate: 35.1 percent

 

1. (tie) West Virginia

Adult Obesity Rate: 35.1 percent

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