What does obesity cost? 51 statistics

As a comorbidity, obesity has the potential to complicate diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with the condition. Surgery, in particular, can be difficult to perform on obese patients, with some studies indicating differential outcomes for obese patients. As a result, obesity is a costly condition for both patients and providers. Here are 51 statistics on the individual cost of obesity by state from a NerdWallet Health analysis of CDC obesity-attributable expenditures.

District of Columbia — $3,739 (22 percent obese)

Massachusetts — $2,512 (21 percent obese)

Rhode Island — $2,477 (22 percent obese)

Delaware — $2,450 (27 percent obese)

Alaska — $2,416 (27 percent obese)

Maine — $2,356 (25 percent obese)

New York — $2,321 (25 percent obese)

Connecticut — $2,294 (21 percent obese)

New Jersey — $2,182 (23 percent obese)

North Dakota — $2,148 (27 percent obese)

Vermont — $2,118 (22 percent obese)

Minnesota — $2,102 (25 percent obese)

Wisconsin — $2,094 (26 percent obese)

Ohio — $2,089 (29 percent obese)

Pennsylvania — $2,079 (27 percent obese)

Nebraska — $2,073 (27 percent obese)

West Virginia — $2,069 (31 percent obese)

Maryland — $2,046 (26 percent obese)

Indiana — $2,000 (27 percent obese)

Tennessee — $1,923 (30 percent obese)

Illinois — $1,904 (26 percent obese)

Missouri — $1,900 (28 percent obese)

Kentucky — $1,896 (29 percent obese)

South Dakota — $1,872 (27 percent obese)

Michigan — $1,863 (29 percent obese)

New Hampshire — $1,861 (24 percent obese)

Louisiana — $1,836 (29 percent obese)

Florida — $1,808 (24 percent obese)

Iowa — $1,787 (27 percent obese)

Washington — $1,759 (25 percent obese)

California — $1,745 (24 percent obese)

North Carolina — $1,732 (28 percent obese)

Kansas — $1,731 (27 percent obese)

Oregon — $1,727 (25 percent obese)

Colorado — $1,724 (19 percent obese)

Montana — $1,712 (23 percent obese)

Alabama — $1,705 (31 percent obese)

Virginia — $1,692 (25 percent obese)

South Carolina — $1,691 (30 percent obese)

Hawaii — $1,665 (22 percent obese)

Mississippi — $1,653 (33 percent obese)

Oklahoma — $1,582 (30 percent obese)

Nevada — $1,580 (25 percent obese)

Georgia — $1,541 (28 percent obese)

Wyoming — $1,535 (24 percent obese)

Utah — $1,521 (23 percent obese)

Arkansas — $1,517 (29 percent obese)

Texas — $1,484 (28 percent obese)

Idaho — $1,435 (25 percent obese)

New Mexico — $1,341 (25 percent obese)

Arizona — $1,292 (25 percent obese)