Spotlight on Older Women: State-by-State Health & Well-Being Data

Percent of Women and Men Who Exercised for 150 minutes Per Week or More in the Past Month, by State, Aged 65 and Older, 2013

Percent of Women and Men Who Eat at Least Five Servings of Fruit and Vegetables per Day, by State, Aged 65 and Older, 2013

Percent of Women and Men Who Report Smoking Every Day or Some Days and Have Smoked at Least 100 Cigarettes in Lifetime, by State, Aged 65 and Older, 2013

Percent of Women and Men Who Report Binge Drinking on at least One Occasion in Past Month, by State, Aged 65 and Older, 2013

Percent of Women and Men Who Have Ever Been Screened for HIV, by State, Age 65 and Older, 2013

Average Number of Days per Month of Poor Mental Health Among Women and Men by State, Age 65 and Older, 2013

Average Number of Days per Month of Limited Activities Among Women and Men, by State, Aged 65 and Older, 2013

Percent of Women and Men Who Are Overweight or Obese by State, Age 65 and Older, 2013

Incidence of Diabetes Among Women and Men by State, Age 65 and Older, 2013

Percent of Women and Men Who Exercised for 150 minutes Per Week or More in the Past Month, by State, Aged 65 and Older, 2013
	Older Women (Aged 65 and Older)		Older Men (Aged 65 and Older)
State	Percent	Rank	Percent	Rank
Alabama	40.8%	44	54.4%	33
Alaska	49.3%	22	55.7%	25
Arizona	54.7%	10	62.2%	10
Arkansas	40.0%	46	49.0%	43
California	60.3%	2	59.6%	14
Colorado	57.2%	5	66.7%	2
Connecticut	46.7%	29	54.2%	35
Delaware	43.7%	35	53.5%	37
Dist. of Columbia	49.7%	20	65.7%	5
Florida	50.9%	18	55.8%	24
Georgia	44.6%	33	57.1%	20
Hawaii	57.9%	4	66.6%	3
Idaho	56.2%	7	66.5%	4
Illinois	47.7%	26	54.7%	31
Indiana	40.2%	45	48.0%	45
Iowa	42.3%	39	55.0%	30
Kansas	47.9%	25	55.2%	27
Kentucky	42.2%	41	47.4%	46
Louisiana	41.0%	43	45.9%	48
Maine	54.1%	11	57.5%	18
Maryland	41.6%	42	50.5%	42
Massachusetts	49.4%	21	58.0%	15
Michigan	50.0%	19	57.8%	17
Minnesota	48.2%	24	55.2%	27
Mississippi	30.8%	51	42.7%	51
Missouri	47.7%	26	52.1%	41
Montana	52.9%	13	60.5%	12
Nebraska	51.8%	15	56.8%	21
Nevada	43.7%	35	56.2%	22
New Hampshire	53.6%	12	62.9%	8
New Jersey	45.2%	32	58.0%	15
New Mexico	56.4%	6	62.7%	9
New York	43.4%	38	54.0%	36
North Carolina	48.8%	23	52.4%	40
North Dakota	43.5%	37	48.9%	44
Ohio	42.3%	39	54.5%	32
Oklahoma	38.9%	49	47.4%	46
Oregon	62.2%	1	69.3%	1
Pennsylvania	43.9%	34	53.0%	38
Rhode Island	45.3%	31	52.5%	39
South Carolina	47.7%	26	55.2%	27
South Dakota	51.8%	15	55.9%	23
Tennessee	34.6%	50	44.6%	49
Texas	39.3%	47	44.6%	49
Utah	55.6%	9	63.2%	7
Vermont	56.0%	8	61.6%	11
Virginia	46.6%	30	57.3%	19
Washington	58.9%	3	64.6%	6
West Virginia	39.0%	48	54.4%	33
Wisconsin	52.6%	14	60.0%	13
Wyoming	51.4%	17	55.5%	26
United States	47.8%		55.1%
Notes: Exercise is defined as participating in 150 minutes or more (or vigorous equivalent minutes) of physical activity per week. Data are three-year (2011–2013) averages.
Source: IWPR analysis of 2013 microdata from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

Percent of Women and Men Who Eat at Least Five Servings of Fruit and Vegetables per Day, by State, Aged 65 and Older, 2013
	Older Women (Aged 65 and Older)		Older Men (Aged 65 and Older)
State	Percent	Rank	Percent	Rank
Alabama	12.6%	46	10.6%	35
Alaska	23.6%	9	16.5%	4
Arizona	23.6%	9	11.1%	29
Arkansas	14.9%	43	9.4%	42
California	30.6%	1	20.3%	2
Colorado	23.2%	12	14.2%	10
Connecticut	24.3%	6	11.5%	27
Delaware	17.0%	37	10.9%	32
Dist. of Columbia	25.0%	5	21.1%	1
Florida	21.7%	17	14.3%	9
Georgia	17.7%	35	11.5%	27
Hawaii	25.4%	4	16.8%	3
Idaho	21.3%	20	12.6%	21
Illinois	21.8%	16	13.6%	14
Indiana	16.9%	38	10.6%	35
Iowa	19.6%	28	9.7%	41
Kansas	16.9%	38	10.1%	40
Kentucky	12.9%	45	10.4%	38
Louisiana	9.8%	51	8.2%	45
Maine	24.1%	7	13.0%	18
Maryland	17.4%	36	13.2%	17
Massachusetts	23.0%	13	15.6%	7
Michigan	21.4%	18	10.6%	35
Minnesota	20.3%	25	10.8%	33
Mississippi	10.7%	48	6.7%	50
Missouri	18.4%	32	12.0%	23
Montana	21.4%	18	11.7%	25
Nebraska	20.3%	25	11.7%	25
Nevada	16.1%	40	13.5%	15
New Hampshire	23.6%	9	13.0%	18
New Jersey	20.6%	24	13.7%	12
New Mexico	20.7%	23	13.5%	15
New York	22.0%	15	15.6%	7
North Carolina	15.0%	42	7.9%	47
North Dakota	19.8%	27	8.1%	46
Ohio	17.8%	34	10.8%	33
Oklahoma	10.9%	47	7.1%	49
Oregon	27.6%	2	13.9%	11
Pennsylvania	18.8%	31	12.6%	21
Rhode Island	21.1%	21	13.0%	18
South Carolina	15.2%	41	8.5%	43
South Dakota	14.9%	43	7.4%	48
Tennessee	10.2%	50	8.5%	43
Texas	18.4%	32	11.1%	29
Utah	23.9%	8	16.2%	6
Vermont	26.8%	3	16.4%	5
Virginia	18.9%	30	11.9%	24
Washington	20.9%	22	13.7%	12
West Virginia	10.3%	49	6.5%	51
Wisconsin	19.1%	29	11.0%	31
Wyoming	22.1%	14	10.2%	39
United States	20.4%		12.9%
Note: Data are three-year (2011–2013) averages.
Source: IWPR analysis of 2013 microdata from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

Percent of Women and Men Who Report Smoking Every Day or Some Days and Have Smoked at Least 100 Cigarettes in Lifetime, by State, Aged 65 and Older, 2013
	Older Women (Aged 65 and Older)		Older Men (Aged 65 and Older)
State	Percent	Rank	Percent	Rank
Alabama	8.6%	28	11.0%	37
Alaska	11.3%	50	12.5%	46
Arizona	8.6%	28	9.1%	17
Arkansas	9.5%	41	12.9%	47
California	5.9%	3	7.6%	6
Colorado	8.8%	32	9.2%	20
Connecticut	8.0%	19	7.6%	6
Delaware	8.9%	34	8.5%	10
Dist. of Columbia	7.9%	16	10.7%	35
Florida	7.6%	12	9.0%	16
Georgia	8.2%	24	12.0%	44
Hawaii	5.5%	2	6.5%	2
Idaho	7.9%	16	9.2%	20
Illinois	7.4%	10	8.8%	13
Indiana	9.2%	38	11.8%	41
Iowa	6.9%	6	9.1%	17
Kansas	8.0%	19	10.6%	33
Kentucky	10.2%	47	13.1%	48
Louisiana	10.0%	44	14.3%	51
Maine	6.4%	5	8.8%	13
Maryland	8.0%	19	10.2%	28
Massachusetts	8.1%	22	10.1%	26
Michigan	8.5%	27	9.7%	25
Minnesota	7.9%	16	10.2%	28
Mississippi	8.9%	34	13.6%	49
Missouri	9.8%	42	12.2%	45
Montana	9.8%	42	9.1%	17
Nebraska	7.8%	14	9.5%	23
Nevada	14.9%	51	13.8%	50
New Hampshire	7.3%	8	6.8%	3
New Jersey	8.3%	26	8.1%	9
New Mexico	9.4%	39	10.6%	33
New York	7.6%	12	7.6%	6
North Carolina	8.7%	31	10.1%	26
North Dakota	8.1%	22	10.5%	32
Ohio	9.4%	39	10.4%	30
Oklahoma	10.1%	46	11.6%	39
Oregon	8.6%	28	8.9%	15
Pennsylvania	8.8%	32	9.6%	24
Rhode Island	8.2%	24	8.5%	10
South Carolina	7.3%	8	11.7%	40
South Dakota	8.9%	34	9.2%	20
Tennessee	11.1%	49	11.9%	43
Texas	7.8%	14	10.7%	35
Utah	4.2%	1	4.9%	1
Vermont	6.3%	4	6.8%	3
Virginia	9.1%	37	10.4%	30
Washington	7.4%	10	7.5%	5
West Virginia	10.0%	44	11.8%	41
Wisconsin	6.9%	6	8.6%	12
Wyoming	10.6%	48	11.1%	38
United States	8.1%		9.7%
Note: Data are three-year (2011–2013) averages.
Source: IWPR analysis of 2013 microdata from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

Percent of Women and Men Who Report Binge Drinking on at least One Occasion in Past Month, by State, Aged 65 and Older, 2013
	Older Women (Aged 65 and Older)		Older Men (Aged 65 and Older)
State	Percent	Rank	Percent	Rank
Alabama	1.4%	4	4.6%	5
Alaska	3.8%	47	8.8%	49
Arizona	2.4%	24	7.2%	37
Arkansas	1.5%	6	4.8%	9
California	3.3%	42	8.0%	43
Colorado	2.7%	32	6.5%	19
Connecticut	2.9%	36	5.9%	14
Delaware	3.8%	47	7.4%	38
Dist. of Columbia	3.3%	42	8.0%	43
Florida	3.5%	45	7.0%	31
Georgia	1.7%	13	5.8%	12
Hawaii	2.2%	22	10.1%	51
Idaho	2.7%	32	6.6%	24
Illinois	2.4%	24	8.4%	45
Indiana	1.6%	9	5.3%	11
Iowa	1.8%	16	7.1%	33
Kansas	1.6%	9	4.9%	10
Kentucky	1.4%	4	4.6%	5
Louisiana	2.1%	20	8.7%	47
Maine	2.6%	30	6.7%	25
Maryland	3.2%	41	7.4%	38
Massachusetts	3.1%	38	6.7%	25
Michigan	3.6%	46	9.7%	50
Minnesota	2.9%	36	6.9%	29
Mississippi	1.2%	3	4.6%	5
Missouri	1.7%	13	7.7%	41
Montana	2.8%	35	7.6%	40
Nebraska	2.5%	27	6.8%	27
Nevada	4.2%	50	8.6%	46
New Hampshire	2.5%	27	7.1%	33
New Jersey	2.6%	30	7.1%	33
New Mexico	1.5%	6	6.0%	15
New York	3.8%	47	6.9%	29
North Carolina	1.6%	9	4.7%	8
North Dakota	2.7%	32	6.5%	19
Ohio	2.1%	20	6.1%	16
Oklahoma	1.1%	2	4.2%	4
Oregon	3.1%	38	6.5%	19
Pennsylvania	2.3%	23	7.7%	41
Rhode Island	3.1%	38	6.8%	27
South Carolina	2.0%	19	6.5%	19
South Dakota	1.5%	6	5.8%	12
Tennessee	1.6%	9	2.8%	1
Texas	2.5%	27	7.0%	31
Utah	1.7%	13	3.9%	3
Vermont	2.4%	24	6.5%	19
Virginia	1.9%	17	6.1%	16
Washington	3.4%	44	7.1%	33
West Virginia	0.7%	1	3.4%	2
Wisconsin	5.3%	51	8.7%	47
Wyoming	1.9%	17	6.3%	18
United States	2.6%		6.8%
Notes: Binge drinking is defined as having five or more drinks on one occasion for men and four or more drinks on one occasion for women. Data are three-year (2011–2013) averages.
Source: IWPR analysis of 2013 microdata from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

Percent of Women and Men Who Have Ever Been Screened for HIV, by State, Age 65 and Older, 2013
	Older Women (Aged 65 and Older)		Older Men (Aged 65 and Older)		All Women		All Men
State	Percent	Rank	Percent	Rank	Percent	Rank	Percent	Rank
Alabama	10.0%	13	17.0%	12	39.8%	16	37.0%	15
Alaska	13.0%	3	15.5%	17	47.2%	3	41.9%	8
Arizona	7.8%	26	14.0%	25	36.6%	25	36.5%	16
Arkansas	6.5%	32	11.7%	33	32.9%	33	29.2%	40
California	12.4%	5	19.5%	5	42.6%	10	39.0%	14
Colorado	8.5%	21	15.0%	19	38.3%	19	35.7%	21
Connecticut	6.2%	37	12.9%	28	37.3%	21	34.1%	24
Delaware	10.3%	12	16.7%	13	41.3%	14	40.4%	12
District of Columbia	28.1%	1	43.7%	1	68.8%	1	72.9%	1
Florida	10.8%	11	18.9%	9	43.9%	7	41.2%	10
Georgia	11.1%	10	20.1%	4	43.6%	8	43.6%	4
Hawaii	5.9%	40	14.1%	24	29.4%	46	33.0%	27
Idaho	7.1%	27	10.9%	41	31.7%	40	28.1%	42
Illinois	6.4%	34	10.3%	45	35.0%	28	31.8%	32
Indiana	6.1%	38	11.4%	35	33.2%	31	27.4%	44
Iowa	4.7%	48	8.4%	51	27.3%	48	25.4%	50
Kansas	6.4%	34	10.8%	44	31.3%	42	30.0%	38
Kentucky	6.8%	29	11.6%	34	32.6%	34	30.7%	34
Louisiana	11.5%	8	21.2%	3	44.2%	5	42.8%	6
Maine	5.3%	45	12.6%	29	32.0%	38	31.1%	33
Maryland	13.0%	3	19.2%	7	44.4%	4	43.4%	5
Massachusetts	8.4%	23	15.5%	17	39.2%	17	36.2%	19
Michigan	8.5%	21	12.6%	29	36.6%	25	33.7%	26
Minnesota	5.5%	42	11.4%	35	29.9%	44	26.7%	46
Mississippi	9.0%	18	18.0%	11	41.8%	12	40.8%	11
Missouri	6.5%	32	11.2%	37	34.2%	29	29.0%	41
Montana	6.4%	34	13.2%	26	29.8%	45	32.9%	28
Nebraska	4.3%	50	8.9%	50	28.4%	47	26.1%	47
Nevada	16.6%	2	23.2%	2	39.9%	15	41.3%	9
New Hampshire	5.5%	42	11.2%	37	31.4%	41	30.7%	34
New Jersey	9.5%	14	14.3%	21	37.9%	20	35.5%	22
New Mexico	9.3%	15	16.6%	14	37.2%	22	33.8%	25
New York	11.2%	9	19.2%	7	48.9%	2	44.6%	2
North Carolina	9.3%	15	16.1%	15	44.0%	6	39.1%	13
North Dakota	3.4%	51	9.4%	48	26.4%	50	25.9%	48
Ohio	6.7%	30	10.3%	45	32.4%	36	30.2%	37
Oklahoma	6.6%	31	11.8%	32	31.9%	39	28.1%	42
Oregon	8.4%	23	12.0%	31	37.0%	24	35.9%	20
Pennsylvania	5.8%	41	11.2%	37	32.4%	36	32.1%	30
Rhode Island	5.2%	46	10.9%	41	37.1%	23	32.3%	29
South Carolina	8.0%	25	14.8%	20	36.4%	27	36.3%	17
South Dakota	4.4%	49	9.4%	48	26.8%	49	25.8%	49
Tennessee	12.0%	7	19.5%	5	43.0%	9	44.1%	3
Texas	9.3%	15	16.0%	16	42.0%	11	34.6%	23
Utah	5.4%	44	9.8%	47	26.1%	51	24.6%	51
Vermont	6.0%	39	13.2%	26	31.2%	43	30.3%	36
Virginia	12.4%	5	18.6%	10	41.4%	13	42.2%	7
Washington	8.8%	20	14.3%	21	38.8%	18	36.3%	17
West Virginia	8.9%	19	14.3%	21	33.3%	30	32.0%	31
Wisconsin	6.9%	28	10.9%	41	33.0%	32	29.7%	39
Wyoming	5.0%	47	11.0%	40	32.5%	35	26.9%	45
United States	9.1%		15.3%		39.0%		36.2%
Notes: Data for all women and men are for those aged 18 and older. Data for all women and men are for 2013; all other data are three-year (2011–2013) averages.
Source: IWPR analysis of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System microdata.

Average Number of Days per Month of Poor Mental Health Among Women and Men by State, Age 65 and Older, 2013
	Older Women (Aged 65 and Older)		Older Men (Aged 65 and Older)		All Women		All Men
State	Days	Rank	Days	Rank	Days	Rank	Days	Rank
Alabama	3.2	49	2.3	45	5.6	51	4.0	49
Alaska	2.4	18	2.2	41	3.9	11	2.4	2
Arizona	2.4	18	2.2	41	4.5	32	3.4	33
Arkansas	3.0	44	2.0	25	5.5	50	4.0	49
California	3.0	44	2.3	45	4.2	23	3.4	33
Colorado	2.2	10	1.6	10	4.0	13	2.9	12
Connecticut	2.5	23	1.8	13	3.9	11	3.1	20
Delaware	2.3	14	2.0	25	4.1	18	3.0	15
District of Columbia	2.2	10	2.6	49	3.8	8	3.5	39
Florida	3.1	46	2.3	45	4.7	41	3.8	48
Georgia	2.6	28	2.1	35	4.1	18	3.2	24
Hawaii	1.9	4	1.5	4	3.1	1	2.6	6
Idaho	2.5	23	2.0	25	4.5	32	3.0	15
Illinois	2.6	28	2.7	51	4.1	18	3.3	27
Indiana	2.7	32	2.1	35	4.9	44	3.4	33
Iowa	1.8	3	1.5	4	3.5	5	2.5	4
Kansas	2.0	6	1.5	4	3.8	8	2.6	6
Kentucky	3.1	46	2.6	49	5.4	49	4.1	51
Louisiana	2.8	38	2.0	25	4.9	44	3.5	39
Maine	2.3	14	1.9	16	4.4	30	3.5	39
Maryland	2.4	18	1.5	4	4.0	13	2.9	12
Massachusetts	2.4	18	2.0	25	4.2	23	3.3	27
Michigan	2.4	18	1.9	16	4.6	36	3.5	39
Minnesota	1.6	1	1.5	4	3.4	4	2.6	6
Mississippi	2.8	38	2.3	45	5.0	47	3.7	45
Missouri	2.5	23	1.9	16	4.5	32	3.4	33
Montana	2.6	28	2.1	35	4.0	13	3.1	20
Nebraska	2.1	7	1.4	3	3.5	5	2.5	4
Nevada	3.5	51	1.9	16	4.6	36	3.2	24
New Hampshire	2.1	7	1.6	10	4.2	23	3.4	33
New Jersey	2.5	23	2.1	35	3.7	7	2.9	12
New Mexico	2.6	28	2.0	25	4.3	27	3.4	33
New York	3.1	46	2.2	41	4.3	27	3.3	27
North Carolina	2.7	32	1.9	16	4.3	27	3.1	20
North Dakota	1.9	4	1.3	1	3.2	2	2.4	2
Ohio	2.7	32	1.9	16	4.6	36	3.3	27
Oklahoma	2.9	42	2.2	41	4.9	44	3.7	45
Oregon	2.7	32	2.0	25	4.7	41	3.6	43
Pennsylvania	2.8	38	2.1	35	4.6	36	3.3	27
Rhode Island	2.7	32	2.0	25	4.4	30	3.6	43
South Carolina	2.9	42	2.0	25	4.7	41	3.3	27
South Dakota	1.7	2	1.3	1	3.2	2	2.3	1
Tennessee	2.7	32	2.1	35	4.6	36	3.0	15
Texas	2.5	23	1.9	16	4.1	18	2.8	10
Utah	2.8	38	1.6	10	4.2	23	2.8	10
Vermont	2.3	14	1.9	16	4.1	18	3.1	20
Virginia	2.2	10	1.8	13	3.8	8	3.0	15
Washington	2.3	14	1.8	13	4.5	32	3.2	24
West Virginia	3.3	50	2.0	25	5.3	48	3.7	45
Wisconsin	2.2	10	1.5	4	4.0	13	3.0	15
Wyoming	2.1	7	1.9	16	4.0	13	2.7	9
United States	2.7		2.0		4.3		3.3
Notes: Data are for women and men aged 18 and older. Data for all women and men are for 2013; all other data are three-year (2011–2013) averages.
Source: IWPR analysis of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System microdata.

Average Number of Days per Month of Limited Activities Among Women and Men, by State, Aged 65 and Older, 2013
	Older Women (Aged 65 and Older)		Older Men (Aged 65 and Older)		All Women		All Men
State	Days	Rank	Days	Rank	Days	Rank	Days	Rank
Alabama	6.2	41	7.4	46	5.9	47	6.2	47
Alaska	6.5	45	7.3	43	4.6	23	4.6	23
Arizona	5.7	28	6.1	27	5.2	40	5.2	35
Arkansas	5.9	33	7.2	42	5.9	47	6.2	47
California	6.0	36	5.9	22	4.7	28	4.6	23
Colorado	4.9	7	5.6	9	3.8	4	3.9	5
Connecticut	5.3	17	4.9	3	4.1	9	4.3	11
Delaware	5.2	14	6.6	34	4.4	18	4.6	23
District of Columbia	5.2	14	5.7	14	4.3	14	4.4	14
Florida	5.8	30	6.0	23	5.1	37	5.4	41
Georgia	5.9	33	7.0	38	4.8	31	5.2	35
Hawaii	4.7	3	5.3	6	4.1	9	4.2	8
Idaho	5.6	26	7.3	43	4.4	18	4.5	19
Illinois	5.1	11	5.8	16	4.0	8	4.2	8
Indiana	5.6	26	5.8	16	4.9	32	4.6	23
Iowa	4.9	7	5.8	16	3.7	2	4.0	7
Kansas	5.2	14	6.0	23	4.2	12	4.3	11
Kentucky	6.8	48	7.8	49	5.7	46	6.6	49
Louisiana	6.4	43	6.8	36	5.5	44	5.8	43
Maine	4.6	2	5.6	9	4.6	23	5.3	39
Maryland	5.3	17	5.4	7	4.3	14	4.4	14
Massachusetts	5.3	17	5.4	7	4.3	14	4.2	8
Michigan	5.9	33	5.8	16	4.9	32	5.2	35
Minnesota	4.8	6	4.7	2	3.8	4	3.6	2
Mississippi	7.1	49	7.8	49	5.9	47	6.8	50
Missouri	6.4	43	7.4	46	5.2	40	6.0	44
Montana	6.0	36	7.0	38	4.6	23	5.1	33
Nebraska	4.7	3	6.0	23	3.8	4	3.9	5
Nevada	6.0	36	5.2	5	5.0	35	4.4	14
New Hampshire	4.7	3	5.1	4	4.4	18	4.4	14
New Jersey	5.3	17	5.7	14	4.2	12	4.3	11
New Mexico	6.2	41	7.0	38	5.2	40	5.4	41
New York	5.4	21	5.8	16	4.5	22	4.5	19
North Carolina	6.5	45	7.0	38	5.0	35	5.3	39
North Dakota	4.1	1	4.6	1	3.5	1	3.5	1
Ohio	6.0	36	6.2	29	5.1	37	5.0	31
Oklahoma	6.6	47	7.5	48	5.6	45	6.1	45
Oregon	5.5	24	6.4	32	5.1	37	5.2	35
Pennsylvania	5.1	11	5.8	16	4.6	23	4.9	30
Rhode Island	5.4	21	6.0	23	4.9	32	5.0	31
South Carolina	6.0	36	6.5	33	5.3	43	5.1	33
South Dakota	4.9	7	6.7	35	3.8	4	3.7	4
Tennessee	7.2	50	7.3	43	6.5	51	6.1	45
Texas	5.8	30	6.9	37	4.7	28	4.6	23
Utah	5.5	24	5.6	9	3.7	2	3.6	2
Vermont	4.9	7	5.6	9	4.1	9	4.4	14
Virginia	5.8	30	6.3	30	4.7	28	4.7	28
Washington	5.7	28	5.6	9	4.6	23	4.7	28
West Virginia	7.3	51	8.4	51	6.0	50	6.8	50
Wisconsin	5.1	11	6.1	27	4.3	14	4.5	19
Wyoming	5.4	21	6.3	30	4.4	18	4.5	19
United States	5.7		6.2		4.8		4.9
Notes: Data are for women and men aged 18 and older. Data for all women and men are for 2013; all other data are three-year (2011–2013) averages.
Source: IWPR analysis of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System microdata.

Percent of Women and Men Who Are Overweight or Obese by State, Age 65 and Older, 2013
	Older Women (Aged 65 and Older)		Older Men (Aged 65 and Older)		All Women		All Men
State	Percent	Rank	Percent	Rank	Percent	Rank	Percent	Rank
Alabama	63.7%	44	73.0%	28	64.8%	49	71.6%	33
Alaska	63.4%	42	78.2%	51	58.8%	28	72.5%	39
Arizona	53.9%	3	71.3%	12	53.9%	12	69.5%	16
Arkansas	60.4%	25	73.6%	33	65.2%	50	74.6%	50
California	54.9%	5	66.6%	5	52.8%	8	67.3%	6
Colorado	52.5%	2	66.2%	4	48.9%	3	63.3%	2
Connecticut	60.0%	24	72.4%	23	55.8%	17	69.4%	15
Delaware	63.1%	41	75.8%	43	58.5%	26	70.9%	26
District of Columbia	57.3%	9	59.0%	1	49.2%	4	58.6%	1
Florida	57.8%	11	72.5%	25	55.3%	15	70.4%	22
Georgia	59.8%	22	72.2%	22	61.3%	40	70.1%	21
Hawaii	44.4%	1	59.0%	1	45.7%	1	64.6%	3
Idaho	61.4%	31	76.3%	44	56.8%	20	72.5%	39
Illinois	62.3%	36	75.6%	42	60.3%	36	69.2%	13
Indiana	64.9%	49	75.4%	41	62.2%	42	72.2%	36
Iowa	62.6%	39	77.3%	49	60.3%	36	73.4%	46
Kansas	59.8%	22	72.6%	27	59.2%	31	71.2%	29
Kentucky	62.3%	36	73.8%	35	63.2%	45	71.3%	30
Louisiana	65.8%	51	73.1%	29	62.4%	43	72.4%	38
Maine	61.1%	29	72.5%	25	58.9%	29	70.9%	26
Maryland	62.5%	38	70.5%	10	59.7%	35	68.8%	11
Massachusetts	57.3%	9	69.2%	7	48.7%	2	67.4%	8
Michigan	65.5%	50	77.4%	50	61.3%	40	71.1%	28
Minnesota	57.8%	11	75.1%	40	52.4%	7	69.3%	14
Mississippi	63.4%	42	73.5%	31	66.0%	51	72.7%	42
Missouri	61.7%	32	74.0%	37	58.4%	25	72.5%	39
Montana	55.3%	6	71.4%	13	53.2%	9	69.1%	12
Nebraska	62.6%	39	76.8%	46	58.5%	26	72.2%	36
Nevada	56.8%	8	69.1%	6	56.4%	18	72.8%	43
New Hampshire	59.3%	17	72.0%	20	53.8%	10	69.5%	16
New Jersey	60.6%	27	73.8%	35	54.6%	13	70.8%	24
New Mexico	54.2%	4	65.3%	3	57.5%	21	67.8%	9
New York	59.6%	19	69.5%	8	54.6%	13	68.2%	10
North Carolina	58.9%	16	73.2%	30	60.4%	38	71.8%	35
North Dakota	61.7%	32	76.5%	45	58.9%	29	75.4%	51
Ohio	64.1%	47	74.3%	38	59.5%	32	70.7%	23
Oklahoma	59.6%	19	73.7%	34	62.8%	44	72.9%	44
Oregon	58.0%	14	72.1%	21	52.3%	6	67.1%	5
Pennsylvania	64.1%	47	74.7%	39	57.6%	22	71.5%	32
Rhode Island	60.5%	26	72.4%	23	57.6%	22	71.7%	34
South Carolina	61.7%	32	71.8%	18	63.2%	45	69.8%	18
South Dakota	63.7%	44	77.0%	48	59.5%	32	73.9%	48
Tennessee	61.0%	28	73.5%	31	63.4%	47	73.5%	47
Texas	61.1%	29	71.5%	14	61.2%	39	70.8%	24
Utah	58.2%	15	71.8%	18	51.8%	5	66.0%	4
Vermont	57.8%	11	71.5%	14	53.8%	10	69.8%	18
Virginia	59.3%	17	70.8%	11	58.0%	24	69.9%	20
Washington	59.6%	19	71.6%	16	55.3%	15	67.3%	6
West Virginia	62.0%	35	71.6%	16	63.4%	47	74.1%	49
Wisconsin	63.8%	46	76.9%	47	59.6%	34	73.1%	45
Wyoming	55.8%	7	69.9%	9	56.7%	19	71.4%	31
United States	60.0%		72.1%		57.6%		70.0%
Notes: Percent of women and men with a BMI of 25 or greater. Data are for women and men aged 18 and older. Data for all women and men are for 2013; all other data are three-year (2011–2013) averages.
Source: IWPR analysis of 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System microdata.

Incidence of Diabetes Among Women and Men by State, Age 65 and Older, 2013
	Older Women (Aged 65 and Older)		Older Men (Aged 65 and Older)		All Women		All Men
State	Percent	Rank	Percent	Rank	Percent	Rank	Percent	Rank
Alabama	22.5%	45	27.8%	51	14.1%	51	13.6%	51
Alaska	19.6%	31	18.5%	2	6.6%	2	7.5%	4
Arizona	17.9%	19	21.2%	9	10.0%	28	11.3%	40
Arkansas	19.3%	27	22.7%	20	10.5%	39	12.6%	49
California	19.6%	31	23.3%	26	10.2%	33	10.2%	27
Colorado	14.2%	1	20.2%	7	5.9%	1	7.1%	2
Connecticut	17.8%	18	22.8%	21	7.6%	8	9.2%	15
Delaware	18.2%	22	24.9%	35	11.2%	43	10.9%	38
District of Columbia	21.2%	40	20.7%	8	8.5%	18	7.0%	1
Florida	18.9%	25	26.2%	44	10.1%	30	12.3%	47
Georgia	23.6%	49	25.7%	41	11.7%	45	9.8%	21
Hawaii	17.4%	15	16.7%	1	8.4%	17	8.3%	7
Idaho	17.0%	12	22.6%	19	7.3%	7	9.4%	17
Illinois	20.8%	39	24.9%	35	10.2%	33	9.5%	18
Indiana	20.5%	35	25.8%	42	10.3%	36	11.7%	44
Iowa	18.0%	20	23.0%	22	9.4%	25	9.3%	16
Kansas	18.2%	22	23.0%	22	9.3%	24	9.8%	21
Kentucky	20.7%	37	24.4%	32	10.6%	40	10.7%	36
Louisiana	23.5%	48	26.3%	45	12.8%	48	10.4%	30
Maine	18.1%	21	21.2%	9	8.9%	22	10.4%	30
Maryland	21.5%	43	24.2%	30	10.0%	28	9.6%	19
Massachusetts	16.7%	9	21.5%	12	8.1%	11	9.0%	11
Michigan	19.0%	26	24.9%	35	9.7%	26	11.0%	39
Minnesota	15.2%	4	19.8%	5	7.0%	4	7.8%	5
Mississippi	24.6%	51	25.4%	40	13.7%	50	11.9%	45
Missouri	20.3%	34	22.5%	18	10.2%	33	9.0%	11
Montana	14.8%	2	19.3%	3	7.0%	4	8.3%	7
Nebraska	16.5%	8	21.8%	15	8.3%	14	10.1%	25
Nevada	16.7%	9	24.9%	35	8.5%	18	10.6%	35
New Hampshire	16.8%	11	24.7%	33	7.9%	10	10.5%	34
New Jersey	19.3%	27	24.2%	30	8.3%	14	10.2%	27
New Mexico	19.4%	29	21.7%	13	10.7%	41	10.7%	36
New York	20.6%	36	25.9%	43	10.9%	42	10.2%	27
North Carolina	20.7%	37	26.8%	50	11.3%	44	11.5%	41
North Dakota	17.2%	13	23.6%	27	7.8%	9	10.0%	23
Ohio	21.4%	42	24.7%	33	10.3%	36	10.4%	30
Oklahoma	19.9%	33	26.3%	45	10.1%	30	12.1%	46
Oregon	15.9%	5	21.7%	13	8.7%	20	9.7%	20
Pennsylvania	19.4%	29	24.1%	29	10.1%	30	10.1%	25
Rhode Island	16.2%	7	23.1%	24	8.2%	13	10.4%	30
South Carolina	23.9%	50	26.5%	47	13.4%	49	11.6%	43
South Dakota	17.6%	17	21.2%	9	9.2%	23	9.0%	11
Tennessee	22.5%	45	26.7%	49	12.0%	46	12.5%	48
Texas	21.7%	44	26.6%	48	10.4%	38	11.5%	41
Utah	17.4%	15	22.4%	17	6.8%	3	7.4%	3
Vermont	14.8%	2	19.4%	4	7.1%	6	8.5%	9
Virginia	21.3%	41	23.1%	24	9.7%	26	10.0%	23
Washington	17.2%	13	23.6%	27	8.1%	11	9.1%	14
West Virginia	22.5%	45	25.2%	39	12.6%	47	13.5%	50
Wisconsin	18.3%	24	19.9%	6	8.3%	14	8.2%	6
Wyoming	16.0%	6	21.9%	16	8.7%	20	8.5%	9
United States	19.8%		24.3%		10.0%		10.4%
Notes: Percent who have ever been told they have diabetes, excluding pregnancy diabetes. Data for all women and men are for those aged 18 and older and are for 2013; all other data are three-year (2011–2013) averages.
Source: IWPR analysis of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System microdata.

Older Women (Aged 65 and Older)

Older Men (Aged 65 and Older)

State

Percent

Rank

Percent

Rank

Alabama

40.8%

44

54.4%

33

Alaska

49.3%

22

55.7%

25

Arizona

54.7%

10

62.2%

10

Arkansas

40.0%

46

49.0%

43

California

60.3%

2

59.6%

14

Colorado

57.2%

5

66.7%

2

Connecticut

46.7%

29

54.2%

35

Delaware

43.7%

35

53.5%

37

Dist. of Columbia

49.7%

20

65.7%

5

Florida

50.9%

18

55.8%

24

Georgia

44.6%

33

57.1%

20

Hawaii

57.9%

4

66.6%

3

Idaho

56.2%

7

66.5%

4

Illinois

47.7%

26

54.7%

31

Indiana

40.2%

45