Health
Overweight or Obese Adults
Source: Arkansas Department of Health
Overweight or Obese Adults
2023
Arkansas County74%
Ashley County75%
Baxter County70%
Benton County69%
Boone County75%
Bradley County75%
Calhoun County76%
Carroll County73%
Chicot County82%
Clark County71%
Clay County76%
Cleburne County73%
Cleveland County82%
Columbia County71%
Conway County78%
Craighead County74%
Crawford County71%
Crittenden County79%
Cross County76%
Dallas County75%
Desha County78%
Drew County83%
Faulkner County69%
Franklin County71%
Fulton County77%
Garland County69%
Grant County71%
Greene County75%
Hempstead County75%
Hot Spring County68%
Howard County76%
Independence County72%
Izard County69%
Jackson County74%
Jefferson County71%
Johnson County77%
Lafayette County73%
Lawrence County74%
Lee County81%
Lincoln County79%
Little River County74%
Logan County73%
Lonoke County72%
Madison County71%
Marion County71%
Miller County72%
Mississippi County78%
Monroe County77%
Montgomery County69%
Nevada County76%
Newton County78%
Ouachita County74%
Perry County71%
Phillips County78%
Pike County78%
Poinsett County76%
Polk County74%
Pope County77%
Prairie County73%
Pulaski County70%
Randolph County77%
Saline County69%
Scott County70%
Searcy County74%
Sebastian County67%
Sevier County76%
Sharp County74%
St. Francis County78%
Stone County69%
Union County72%
Van Buren County76%
Washington County69%
White County73%
Woodruff County76%
Yell County75%

Source: Arkansas Department of Health







NATIONAL RANKING
49
OUT OF 50
2024

STATE TREND

Increasing

73%
2024




Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Percent of overweight and obese adults
20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Arkansas65%69%70%71%70%68%70%70%71%67%70%71%72%73%
United States64%64%64%65%65%65%67%66%67%67%68%68%69%69%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention






Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Overweight or Obese Adults by Race
American Indian or Alaskan Native, non-HispanicBlack, non-HispanicHispanicMultiracial, non-HispanicWhite, non-Hispanic
Arkansas79%80%76%79%72%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention





Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Overweight or Obese Adults by Sex
FemaleMale
Arkansas70%76%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention





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INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Education: Access to Quality Slots for Infants and Toddlers Increasing
Education: Access to Quality Child Care Slots for Preschoolers Increasing
Education: Grade 3 Reading Maintaining
Education: Grade 8 Math Increasing
Education: Graduation Rate Increasing
Education: Remediation Rate Increasing
Education: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Education: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Education: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Education: Imagination Libraries Increasing
Health: Low Birth Weight Babies Maintaining
Health: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Health: Physically Inactive Adults Decreasing
Health: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Health: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Health: Oral Health Increasing
Health: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Health: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Health: Overdose Deaths Maintaining
Families: Teen Births Decreasing
Families: Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Families: People Living in Poverty Decreasing
Families: Elderly Living in Poverty Increasing
Families: Median Household Income Maintaining
Families: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Families: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Families: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Families: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Families: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Families: Food Deserts Not Applicable
Families: Homelessness Decreasing
Families: Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Families: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Families: Households Below ALICE Threshold Not Applicable
Families: Overall Housing Cost Burden Decreasing
Families: Child Care Costs for Toddlers Increasing
Families: Medical Debt Decreasing
Families: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Families: Incarceration Rate Decreasing
Community: Voter Participation Rate Maintaining
Community: Charitable Giving Maintaining
Community: Volunteering Increasing
Community: Group Participation Increasing
Community: Connection to Neighbors Decreasing
Community: Local Voting Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population Increasing
Demographics: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population by Age Not Applicable
Equity: Grade 3 Reading Maintaining
Equity: Grade 8 Math Increasing
Equity: Graduation Rate Increasing
Equity: Remediation Rate Increasing
Equity: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Equity: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Equity: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Equity: Low Birth Weight Babies Maintaining
Equity: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Equity: Physically Inactive Adults Decreasing
Equity: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Equity: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Equity: Oral Health Increasing
Equity: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Equity: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Equity: Teen Births Decreasing
Equity: Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Equity: People Living in Poverty Decreasing
Equity: Elderly Living in Poverty Increasing
Equity: Median Household Income Maintaining
Equity: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Equity: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Equity: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Equity: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Equity: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Equity: Homelessness Decreasing
Equity: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Equity: Medical Debt Decreasing
Equity: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Equity: Incarceration Rate Decreasing
Equity: Volunteering Increasing
Equity: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable




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