Obesity Rate by State

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Introduction

Obesity rates in the United States vary widely between different states. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the national obesity rate is currently 38.1%. Research suggests that despite efforts made by government agencies to reduce obesity rates in certain areas of the U.S., there are still large disparities between different regions depending on demographics such as race/ethnicity and income level. These have been linked to poor nutrition choices and lack of access to healthy food options as well as limited exercise opportunities due to sparse recreational spaces or other similar factors that can lead to higher levels of obesity in those populations compared to their counterparts across state lines or even within their state borders themselves.

#StateObesity per 100kDiabetes PrevalenceAverage Weight
1Mississippi39.7 per 100k13.1%85.11
2West Virginia39.1 per 100k13.1%85.2
3Alabama39 per 100k12.9%85.05
4Louisiana38.1 per 100k12.7%84.23
5Indiana36.8 per 100k10.5%84.42
6Kentucky36.6 per 100k11.4%85.29
7Delaware36.5 per 100k10.5%82.31
8Iowa36.5 per 100k9%85.89
9Arkansas36.4 per 100k11.7%82.68
10Oklahoma36.4 per 100k11.9%84.16
11South Carolina36.2 per 100k11.9%83.56
12Texas35.8 per 100k12.1%83.09
13Tennessee35.6 per 100k12.5%84.61
14Ohio35.5 per 100k10.9%84.94
15Kansas35.3 per 100k10%84.33
16Michigan35.2 per 100k10.6%83.22
17Georgia34.3 per 100k10.7%83.24
18Missouri34 per 100k9.4%84.37
19Nebraska34 per 100k8.9%84.51
20North Carolina33.6 per 100k11%82.88
21South Dakota33.2 per 100k7%84.61
22North Dakota33.1 per 100k9.3%84.34
23Illinois32.4 per 100k9.3%82.54
24Wisconsin32.3 per 100k7.6%84.18
25Virginia32.2 per 100k9.8%82.61
26Alaska31.9 per 100k7.4%82.91
27Pennsylvania31.5 per 100k9.8%83.32
28Idaho31.1 per 100k7.9%83.44
29Maine31 per 100k8.3%80.79
30Maryland31 per 100k9.1%82.19
31Arizona30.9 per 100k9.7%81.05
32New Mexico30.9 per 100k11%79.04
33Minnesota30.7 per 100k7.8%83.56
34Wyoming30.7 per 100k7.5%81.4
35California30.3 per 100k9.2%79.37
36Rhode Island30.1 per 100k9%79.52
37New Hampshire29.9 per 100k7.5%80.86
38Connecticut29.2 per 100k8.2%80.48
39Nevada28.7 per 100k9.7%82.07
40Utah28.6 per 100k8.5%82.57
41Montana28.5 per 100k7.8%82.94
42Florida28.4 per 100k9.5%80.97
43Oregon28.1 per 100k8.4%82.03
44Washington28 per 100k7.9%81.72
45New Jersey27.7 per 100k8.6%80.15
46New York26.3 per 100k9.1%79.43
47Vermont26.3 per 100k6.7%79.88
48Hawaii24.5 per 100k9.5%76.06
49Massachusetts24.4 per 100k7.7%78.7
50District of Columbia24.3 per 100k8.3%
51Colorado24.2 per 100k7.1%79.51

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39 per 100k

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12.9%

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85.05

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#5

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Alaska

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31.9 per 100k

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#26

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7.4%

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#48

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82.91

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#25

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Arizona

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30.9 per 100k

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#31

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9.7%

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#21

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81.05

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#37

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Arkansas

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36.4 per 100k

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#9

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11.7%

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#9

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82.68

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#27

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California

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30.3 per 100k

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#35

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9.2%

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#28

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79.37

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#47

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Colorado

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24.2 per 100k

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#51

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7.1%

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#49

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79.51

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#45

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Connecticut

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29.2 per 100k

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#38

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8.2%

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#39

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80.48

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#41

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Delaware

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36.5 per 100k

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#7

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10.5%

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#16

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82.31

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#31

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District of Columbia

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24.3 per 100k

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8.3%

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#37

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Florida

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28.4 per 100k

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#42

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9.5%

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#23

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80.97

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#38

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Georgia

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34.3 per 100k

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#17

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10.7%

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#14

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83.24

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#21

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Hawaii

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24.5 per 100k

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#48

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9.5%

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#24

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76.06

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#50

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Idaho

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31.1 per 100k

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#28

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7.9%

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#40

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83.44

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#19

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Illinois

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32.4 per 100k

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#23

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9.3%

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#26

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82.54

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#30

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Indiana

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36.8 per 100k

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#5

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10.5%

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#17

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84.42

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#10

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Iowa

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36.5 per 100k

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#8

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9%

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#31

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85.89

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#1

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Kansas

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35.3 per 100k

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#15

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10%

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#18

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84.33

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#13

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Kentucky

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36.6 per 100k

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#6

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11.4%

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#10

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85.29

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#2

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Louisiana

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38.1 per 100k

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#4

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12.7%

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#4

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84.23

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#14

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Maine

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31 per 100k

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#29

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8.3%

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#38

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80.79

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#40

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Maryland

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31 per 100k

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#30

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9.1%

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#29

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82.19

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#32

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Massachusetts

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24.4 per 100k

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#49

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7.7%

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#44

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78.7

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#49

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Michigan

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35.2 per 100k

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#16

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10.6%

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#15

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83.22

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#22

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Minnesota

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30.7 per 100k

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#33

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7.8%

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#42

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83.56

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#17

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Mississippi

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39.7 per 100k

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13.1%

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85.11

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#4

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Missouri

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34 per 100k

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#18

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9.4%

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#25

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84.37

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#11

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Montana

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28.5 per 100k

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#41

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7.8%

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#43

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82.94

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#24

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Nebraska

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34 per 100k

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#19

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8.9%

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#33

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84.51

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#9

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Nevada

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28.7 per 100k

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#39

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9.7%

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#22

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82.07

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#33

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New Hampshire

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29.9 per 100k

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#37

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7.5%

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#46

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80.86

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#39

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New Jersey

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27.7 per 100k

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#45

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8.6%

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#34

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80.15

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#42

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New Mexico

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30.9 per 100k

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#32

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11%

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#11

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79.04

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#48

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New York

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26.3 per 100k

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#46

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9.1%

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#30

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79.43

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#46

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North Carolina

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33.6 per 100k

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#20

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11%

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#12

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82.88

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#26

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North Dakota

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33.1 per 100k

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#22

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9.3%

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#27

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84.34

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#12

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Ohio

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35.5 per 100k

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#14

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10.9%

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#13

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84.94

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#6

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Oklahoma

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36.4 per 100k

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#10

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11.9%

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#7

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84.16

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#16

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Oregon

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28.1 per 100k

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#43

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8.4%

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#36

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82.03

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#34

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Pennsylvania

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31.5 per 100k

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#27

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9.8%

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#19

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83.32

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#20

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Rhode Island

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30.1 per 100k

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#36

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9%

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#32

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79.52

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#44

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South Carolina

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36.2 per 100k

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#11

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11.9%

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#8

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83.56

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#18

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South Dakota

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33.2 per 100k

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#21

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7%

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#50

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84.61

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#7

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Tennessee

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35.6 per 100k

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#13

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12.5%

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#5

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84.61

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#8

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Texas

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35.8 per 100k

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#12

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12.1%

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#6

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83.09

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#23

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Utah

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28.6 per 100k

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#40

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8.5%

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#35

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82.57

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#29

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Vermont

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26.3 per 100k

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#47

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6.7%

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#51

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79.88

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#43

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Virginia

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32.2 per 100k

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#25

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9.8%

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#20

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82.61

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#28

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Washington

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28 per 100k

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#44

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7.9%

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#41

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81.72

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#35

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West Virginia

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39.1 per 100k

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#2

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13.1%

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#2

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85.2

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#3

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Wisconsin

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32.3 per 100k

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#24

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7.6%

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#45

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84.18

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#15

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Wyoming

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30.7 per 100k

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#34

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7.5%

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#47

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81.4

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#36

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