Obesity Statistics: Ethnicity

"Obesity statistics shown by Ethnicity."

Prevalence of obesity among non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic White racial and ethnic groups

Among women, the age-adjusted prevalence of obesity (BMI > 30) in racial and ethnic groups is higher among non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic women than among non-Hispanic White women.

Among these three groups of men, the difference in prevalence is less significant. In this context, the term Hispanic includes Mexican Americans.¹

• Non-Hispanic Black Women: 49.6 percent
  
• Hispanic Women: 43 percent
  
• Non-Hispanic White Women: 33 percent
  
• Non-Hispanic Black Men: 37.3 percent
  
• Hispanic Men: 34.3 percent
  
• Non-Hispanic White Men: 31.9 percent

(Obesity statistics are for populations age 20 and older.)

Percentage distributions of obesity in other racial and ethnic groups

Gender-specific data for Asian Americans, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders are not available. Following obesity statistics are percent distributions of obesity for men and women in these groups. Rates of obesity among Asian Americans are much lower in comparison to other racial and ethnic groups.²

• Asian Americans: 8.9 percent
  
• Native Americans and Alaska Natives: 32.4 percent
  
• Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders: 31 percent

* The obesity statistics presented in this section for adults and racial and ethnic groups are based on the following definitions unless otherwise specified: healthy weight = BMI > 18.5 to < 25; overweight = BMI > 25 to < 30; obesity = BMI > 30; and extreme obesity = BMI > 40. BMI is a number calculated from a person’s weight and height.³

**Obesity statistics are for populations age 18 and older.

References

1. Flegal, KM, Carroll, MD, Ogden, CL, Curtin, LR. Prevalence and Trends in Obesity Among US Adults, 1999–2008. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2010; 235–241.
   
2. Pleis JR, Lucas JW. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2007. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital and Health Statistics 10(240). 2009.
   
3. Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. September 1998. Available at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_gdlns.htm.

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