{"id":51807,"date":"2025-06-20T16:10:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T20:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackhealthmatters.com\/?p=51807"},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:35:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T18:35:20","slug":"most-overweight-obese-cities-in-the-u-s-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackhealthmatters.com\/most-overweight-obese-cities-in-the-u-s-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Overweight & Obese Cities in the U.S. 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Obesity<\/a> is a global pandemic and a significant public health concern in the United States. The World Health Organization<\/a> estimated that one in eight people is now living with obesity. Each year, WalletHub<\/a> analyzes 19 key metrics across 100 of the most populous cities to map the 20 most (and least) overweight and obese cities in the US. Is your city on the list?<\/p>\n

Obesity Rates Are Rising<\/h2>\n

Just two years ago, in 2023, 43% of adults were overweight; the stats about worldwide obesity amongst adults have nearly tripled since 1990. In the U.S., four out of five Black women are living with obesity, according to the Office of Minority Health.<\/a><\/p>\n

Obesity disproportionately affects our community as we have some of the highest rates of obesity or being overweight compared to other groups in the United States. The CDC states that Black adults in the United States have an obesity prevalence of 38 percent among 48 states and D.C. There are a multitude of reasons why obesity is heightened within the U.S., and the array of unhealthy food choices on every corner and highway surely doesn\u2019t help.<\/p>\n

We Need to Understand How Having Obesity Impacts Our Community<\/h2>\n

Recognizing the issues that\u00a0contribute to these statistics and\u00a0understanding how they specifically affect<\/a>\u00a0our community<\/a>, we can hopefully find personal ways to address obesity within the nation. Below are the top twenty overweight and obese cities in the U.S. for 2025.<\/p>\n

Cities That Have Changed Position<\/h2>\n