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Overall U.S. adult obesity rates decreased from March 2022–2023 to March 2023–2024 following prior increases

by Mariah Ehmke and Brandon J. Restrepo
8/5/2025

Obesity

Bar chart comparing U.S. adult obesity rates from 2019–prepandemic 2020 to March 13, 2023–March 12, 2024.

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A USDA, Economic Research Service examination of U.S. obesity trends by location found adults living in rural areas had higher obesity rates than their urban counterparts in 2016, a trend that continued through 2024.

Overall U.S. adult obesity rates decreased from March 2022–2023 to March 2023–2024 following prior increases

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