Age-Adjusted Percent Distributions of Body Mass Index (BMI) Among Persons 20–74 Years Old, by Selected Characteristics, 2009–2012
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Find below the BMI percent distributions by age, sex, and race. Classifications are as follows: healthy weight BMI is 18.5–24.9; overweight is ≥25 BMI; obese is ≥30 BMI; grade 1 obese is 30–34.9 BMI; grade 2 obese is 35–39.9 BMI; and grade 3 obese is ≥40 BMI.
| Above healthy weight | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected characteristic | Healthy weight | Overweight | Obese | Grade 1 obese | Grade 2 obese | Grade 3 obese |
| Total1 (age-adjusted) | 29.6 | 68.7 | 35.3 | 20.4 | 8.6 | 6.3 |
| Sex: | ||||||
| Male | 26.2 | 72.9 | 34.6 | 22.3 | 7.8 | 4.4 |
| Female | 32.8 | 64.6 | 36.4 | 18.5 | 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Sex and age:2 | ||||||
| Men 20 to 34 years | 37.5 | 60.9 | 28.9 | 19.6 | 6.3 | 3.0 |
| Women 20 to 34 | 40.8 | 55.2 | 30.0 | 14.4 | 7.9 | 7.7 |
| Men 35 to 44 years | 21.0 | 78.9 | 38.1 | 22.7 | 9.7 | 5.6 |
| Women 35-44 | 35.2 | 62.4 | 36.0 | 19.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Men 45 to 54 years | 20.0 | 79.3 | 38.1 | 24.4 | 8.2 | * 5.5 |
| Women 45 to 54 | 27.3 | 70.5 | 38.3 | 19.0 | 10.7 | 8.6 |
| Men 55 to 64 years | 21.9 | 77.4 | 38.1 | 25.6 | 7.1 | * 5.4 |
| Women 55 to 64 | 23.8 | 75.1 | 42.9 | 22.7 | 11.1 | 9.1 |
| Men 65 to 74 | 22.4 | 76.9 | 36.4 | 21.9 | 10.8 | * |
| Women 65 to 74 | 23.5 | 73.8 | 44.2 | 21.1 | 12.3 | 10.7 |
| Men 75 and over | 29.2 | 70.4 | 27.4 | 21.1 | * 4.7 | * |
| Women 75 and over | 35.3 | 62.4 | 29.8 | 19.1 | 6.6 | * 4.1 |
| Race and sex: | ||||||
| White alone, men | 25.2 | 73.2 | 34.4 | 22.5 | 7.9 | 4.0 |
| White alone, women | 36.0 | 60.9 | 32.3 | 16.5 | 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Black or African American alone, men | 29.0 | 70.2 | 38.1 | 19.9 | 10.8 | 7.4 |
| Black or African American alone, women | 15.4 | 81.8 | 57.5 | 27.7 | 12.8 | 16.9 |
| Hispanic men | 17.5 | 81.9 | 40.2 | 28.3 | 7.7 | 4.2 |
| Hispanic women | 20.9 | 78.3 | 46.3 | 24.0 | 14.6 | 7.7 |
* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error (RSE) of 20%â30%. Data not shown have an RSE greater than 30%.
1. Total includes other races not shown separately and persons with unknown characteristics.
2. Estimates for age groups are not age adjusted.
Source: Centers for Disease Control.
