Obesity Percentage by State

Interactive Map

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Story

The data I analyzed from the National County Illinois GIS about Obesity Percentage By State showed that Colorado had the lowest obesity percentage, 20.2%, and Louisiana had the highest, 36.2%. The data was published in 2016 and updated in 2022. The top 10 states with the highest percentages are in the south. Apart from D.C. and Hawaii, all of the states with the lowest percentages are in the north or in the west.

Media

I decided to make an interactive map because it is a great visual for showing the states with the highest and lowest obesity percentages. It is a way for the users to interact with the media and see for themselves the trends of which parts of the country have higher obesity rates. It allows the user to click on different states to see their percentage and also see them in order from top 10 highest and lowest.

Process and Credits

I used StoryMap to create the map and used Canva to make the green and blue numbers for each state.