State Prevalence Rankings: BRFSS, 2000
State: Overweight Based on BMI Current Smokers No Leisure Time Physical Activity Not Eating 5 Servings of Fruits,Vegetables No Health Insurance Women 40+ No Mammogram Ever Told You Have Diabetes
% Rank % Rank % Rank % Rank % Rank % Rank % Rank
Alabama 60.8 4 25.2 10 31.6 8 77.3 22 16.1 14 11.3 30 7.4 3
Alaska 59.2 13 25.0 12 20.0 47 76.3 33 18.1 7 13.8 9 3.8 51
Arizona 55.9 33 18.6 49 34.2 4 63.1 51 17.1 10 10.5 35 5.9 32
Arkansas 59.9 8 25.1 11 28.1 20 77.5 20 17.2 8 14.7 5 6.2 22
California 57.3 24 17.2 50 26.5 28 73.3 40 18.4 6 N/A N/A 6.8 10
Colorado 48.0 51 20.0 43 19.8 48 76.7 28 13.5 22 12.4 24 5.1 43
Connecticut 53.7 44 19.9 45 25.2 30 70.7 47 9.3 41 7.3 48 5.5 37
Delaware 55.8 34 22.9 28 28.0 22 77.5 20 8.3 48 7.1 49 6.4 18
District of Co. 53.3 45 20.9 39 20.8 45 68.1 49 11.5 28 7.0 50 7.2 4
Florida 53.9 42 23.2 25 28.8 16 76.8 26 17.1 10 11.1 31 6.9 9
Georgia 59.4 11 23.5 21 29.0 15 77.7 18 14.9 16 12.6 20 6.8 10
Hawaii 50.2 50 19.7 47 23.2 39 77.6 19 7.0 51 10.5 35 5.2 41
Idaho 55.7 35 22.3 29 19.8 48 78.9 12 17.1 10 15.9 3 4.9 45
Illinois 58.9 16 22.3 29 30.9 10 76.7 28 10.9 33 12.6 20 6.2 22
Indiana 58.4 20 26.9 4 25.4 29 80.0 6 10.4 36 13.5 14 6.0 28
Iowa 60.0 6 23.2 25 27.3 24 81.9 2 8.9 45 13.1 15 6.1 26
Kansas 58.7 18 21.1 37 30.4 11 76.6 31 10.7 34 11.7 28 5.9 32
Kentucky 61.0 2 30.5 1 41.1 1 77.3 22 14.1 19 12.9 17 6.5 15
Louisiana 60.0 6 24.1 15 36.2 2 84.2 1 21.9 3 14.2 7 6.7 13
Maine 56.3 30 23.8 18 27.2 25 75.5 35 13.6 20 9.3 42 6.0 28
Maryland 56.7 27 20.5 42 24.2 37 72.6 42 9.9 39 9.2 43 6.5 15
Massachusetts 52.8 48 20.0 43 24.6 34 70.0 48 8.4 47 7.9 47 5.8 34
Michigan 61.0 2 24.1 15 22.9 42 76.9 25 8.5 46 8.8 45 7.0 8
Minnesota 55.0 39 19.8 46 24.8 33 75.7 34 7.1 50 12.7 18 4.9 45
Mississippi 61.7 1 23.5 21 33.3 6 81.4 4 19.3 4 16.4 2 7.6 1
Missouri 56.4 29 27.2 3 28.8 16 79.3 11 11.2 30 14.7 5 6.7 13
Montana 53.1 47 18.8 48 23.3 38 77.2 24 14.9 16 12.6 20 4.9 45
Nebraska 58.5 19 21.2 36 29.6 13 79.4 9 9.1 42 13.6 10 4.9 45
Nevada 53.2 46 29.0 2 25.0 31 78.7 13 13.6 20 10.9 32 6.8 10
New Hampshire 54.6 40 25.3 9 26.7 26 73.8 39 9.0 43 9.0 44 4.4 49
New Jersey 56.7 27 21.0 38 28.6 18 72.6 42 12.9 24 14.0 8 5.8 34
New Mexico 55.5 36 23.6 20 24.4 35 79.5 8 23.5 1 12.7 18 6.5 15
New York 56.9 26 21.6 33 29.4 14 72.5 44 13.1 23 9.8 40 6.3 21
North Carolina 59.2 13 26.1 6 30.4 11 77.9 17 12.7 25 10.9 32 6.4 18
North Dakota 60.4 5 23.2 25 24.3 36 76.8 26 11.8 27 12.0 25 5.2 41
Ohio 57.3 24 26.2 5 31.3 9 78.6 14 10.2 37 10.4 37 6.4 18
Oklahoma 56.3 30 23.3 24 34.4 3 81.8 3 16.9 13 17.7 1 5.5 37
Oregon 57.6 23 20.8 40 20.1 46 73.2 41 15.1 15 9.4 41 6.0 28
Pennsylvania 57.7 22 24.3 14 23.0 41 76.7 28 9.0 43 10.0 38 7.1 6
Rhode Island 53.8 43 23.4 23 27.5 23 70.8 46 11.1 31 8.1 46 6.0 28
South Carolina 59.0 15 24.9 13 28.1 20 75.4 36 14.5 18 10.0 38 7.1 6
South Dakota 58.8 17 21.9 31 26.7 26 80.1 5 10.5 35 13.0 16 5.7 36
Tennessee 59.4 11 25.7 8 32.7 7 65.9 50 11.9 26 11.9 26 7.2 4
Texas 59.8 9 21.9 31 28.6 18 76.6 31 23.0 2 15.1 4 6.2 22
Utah 54.1 41 12.9 51 15.5 51 79.4 9 11.1 31 13.6 10 5.4 40
Vermont 52.8 48 21.5 34 23.2 39 71.3 45 10.0 38 12.6 20 4.4 49
Virginia 56.1 32 21.4 35 25.0 31 74.4 38 11.4 29 11.4 29 6.2 22
Washington 55.1 37 20.7 41 16.9 50 75.3 37 9.8 40 10.7 34 5.5 37
West Virginia 59.8 9 26.1 6 33.6 5 78.6 14 19.1 5 13.6 10 7.6 1
Wisconsin 57.8 21 24.1 15 22.1 44 78.3 16 7.5 49 11.8 27 6.1 26
Wyoming 55.1 37 23.8 18 22.6 43 79.6 7 17.2 8 13.6 10 5.0 44
                             
Median 57.1   23.2   26.9   76.9   11.8   12.0   6.1  
 
NOTE: Each percent has a different standard error.  Because of this random variation, rankings are not truly meaningful.
           A ranking between 1 and 25 (above the median value) implies poor status relative to other states.
           N/A - Not Avialable in 2000