Body mass index of 30 or higher; Regular two-year surveys of at least 4,117 adults ages 20 and older, conducted 2000–2023
A line chart showing the estimated obesity rate among U.S. adults from 2000 to 2023. From an analysis conducted every other year, the rate increased from 30.5% in 2000 to a peak of 42.4% in 2018, before declining slightly to 40.3% in 2023.