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Missisippi, Alabama, West Virginia are the fattest and Colorado, Massachusetts and Vermont the leanest of US states



Image source: http://calorielab.com/news/2007/08/06/fattest-states-2007/

Here's the list:

1 Mississippi
2 Alabama
2 West Virginia
4 Louisiana
6 Kentucky
5 Tennessee
11 Arkansas
9 Indiana
10 South Carolina
6 Texas
6 Michigan
12 Georgia
14 Oklahoma
16 Missouri
19 Alaska
13 Ohio
16 North Carolina
16 North Dakota
15 Pennsylvania
20 Nebraska
20 Iowa
26 South Dakota
22 Illinois
29 Maryland
22 Virginia
22 Kansas
25 Minnesota
27 Delaware
28 Wisconsin
31 California
37 Idaho
29 Washington
36 Oregon
32 Maine
38 Florida
34 New York
42 Wyoming
43 New Hampshire
34 Washington, D.C.
40 New Jersey
32 Nevada
39 New Mexico
40 Arizona
44 Utah
45 Montana
47 Connecticut
48 Rhode Island
45 Vermont
49 Massachusetts
50 Colorado
N.A. Hawaii

Source: http://calorielab.com/news/2006/08/12/fattest-states-2006/