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Fattest and Thinnest U.S. States

March 6, 2013 / 3:12 PM EST / CBS News

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26.2% of the U.S. population is obese, according to Gallup. But some states weigh-in heavier than others.

Gallup recently ranked each state by the percentage of population that was classified as obese -- meaning they had a Body Mass Index (BMI) score of 30 or above. West Virginia came in at the heaviest while Colorado proved to be the thinnest state in the nation.

Read on to see how each state ranked.

#1 West Virginia

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33.5% obese

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#2 Mississippi

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32.1% obese

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#3 Arkansas

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31.2% obese

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#4 Louisiana

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30.9% obese

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#5 Alabama

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30.4% obese

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#6 Kentucky

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29.7% obese

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#7 Tennessee

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29.6% obese

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#8 Ohio

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29.5% obese

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#9 Oklahoma

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29.2% obese

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#10 Iowa

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29.0% obese

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#11 North Carolina

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28.9% obese

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#12 Texas

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28.9% obese

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#13 Indiana

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28.8% obese

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#14 Georgia

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28.6% obese

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#15 Michigan

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28.5% obese

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#16 Pennsylvania

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27.9% obese

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#17 Nebraska

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27.9% obese

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#18 South Carolina

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27.9% obese

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#19 North Dakota

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27.8% obese

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#20 Maine

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27.5% obese

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#21 Missouri

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27.2% obese

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#22 Wisconsin

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27.1% obese

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#23 Maryland

27.1% obese

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#24 Alaska

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26.4% obese

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#25 Delaware

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26.3% obese

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#26 Kansas

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26.3% obese

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#27 South Dakota

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26.3% obese

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#28 Virginia

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26.2% obese

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#29 Illinois

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25.9% obese

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#30 Vermont

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25.7% obese

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#31 Hawaii

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25.7% obese

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#32 Oregon

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25.4% obese

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#33 Florida

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25.1% obese

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#34 New Hampshire

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25.1% obese

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#35 Nevada

24.9% obese

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#36 New York

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24.9% obese

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#37 Minnesota

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24.7% obese

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#38 Wyoming

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24.7% obese

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#39 New Mexico

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24.6% obese

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#40 Washington

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24.4% obese

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#41 New Jersey

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24.4% obese

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#42 Idaho

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24.4% obese

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#43 Rhode Island

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24.3% obese

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#44 Arizona

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24.1% obese

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#45 Utah

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23.9% obese

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#46 California

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23.1% obese

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#47 Connecticut

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22.7% obese

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#48 Montana

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22.0% obese

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#49 Massachusetts

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21.5% obese

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#50 Colorado

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18.7% obese

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To see how your state did in other areas of well-being, visit Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.