OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY BY RACE AND ETHNICITY
Obesity prevalence affects persons of varying races and ethnicities differently among populations. The prevalence of Self-Reported Obesity, 2019-2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) reflects significant differences in obesity prevalence rates among non-Hispanic, Hispanic, black, white, and Asian populations. Non-Hispanic Asian adults have the lowest obesity prevalence at just 13.8% of the U.S. population as compared with all other races and Hispanic populations29.
In Carroll County, 1 in 3.2 White Adults; 1 in 2.8 Hispanic adults; 1 in 2.5 Black adults and 1 in 7.2 Asian adults are obese29.