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The State of Obesity in

Arkansas

Arkansas has the seventh highest adult obesity rate in the nation, and the 20th highest obesity rate for youth ages 10 to 17. Arkansas's adult obesity rate is currently 35.0%, up from 21.9% in 2000 and from % in 1990. This state profile includes data on adult and childhood obesity, obesity-related health issues, and policy actions Arkansas is taking to prevent and reduce obesity. According to the most recent data, adult obesity rates now exceed 35% in seven states, 30% in 29 states and 25% in 48 states. View adult obesity rates for all states.

Adult Obesity in Arkansas New Data Current adult obesity rate (2017) 35.0% Rank among states (2017) 7/51 Adult obesity rate in Arkansas (1990-2017) Obesity rate by age (2017) 18-25 13.3% 26-44 40.3% 45-64 41.4% 65+ 30.6% Obesity rate by race (2017) White 34.0% Black 44.2% Latino 30.1% Obesity rate by gender (2017) Men 32.8% Women 37.4%

Note: A change in methodology makes direct comparisons to data collected prior to 2011 difficult. Read the full rates and ranks methodology for more information. Source: Trust for America's Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The State of Obesity 2018. Washington, D.C.: 2018.

Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Arkansas New Data 2- to 4-year-old WIC participants Current obesity rate (2014) 14.4% Rank among states (2014) 24/51 Historical rates (2000-2014) Source: stateofobesity.org/wic 10- to 17-year-olds Current obesity rate (2016-2017) 15.6% Rank among states (2016-2017) 20/51 Historical rates (2016-2017) Source: stateofobesity.org/children1017 High school students Current obesity rate (2017) 21.7% Rank among states (2017) 1/43 Historical rates (1999-2017) Source: stateofobesity.org/high-school-obesity

Obesity-Related Health Issues in Arkansas New Data Diabetes Current adult diabetes rate (2017) 12.2% Rank among states (2017) 9/51 Diabetes cases in 2010 265,417 Projected cases of diabetes in 2030 at current pace 381,937 Historical adult diabetes rates (1990-2017) Hypertension Current adult hypertension rate (2017) 41.3% Rank among states (2017) 3/51 Hypertension cases in 2010 606,605 Projected cases of hypertension in 2030 at current pace 749,537 Historical adult hypertension rates (1990-2015) Heart Disease Heart disease cases in 2010 187,061 Projected cases of heart disease in 2030 838,734 Arthritis Arthritis cases in 2010 598,760 Projected cases of arthritis in 2030 484,296 Obesity-Related Cancer Obesity-related cancer cases in 2010 47,390 Projected cases of cancer in 2030 116,050

Sources: Current diabetes (2017) and hypertension (2017) rates are from The State of Obesity 2018; 2010 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, arthritis and obesity-related cancer numbers and projected cases of obesity-related health problems related are from F as in Fat 2012.

State Policies to Prevent Obesity