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In 2007, Mississippi was named the fattest state in the country. Mississippi has the highest percentage of overweight residents, 30.6%, and Colorado has the lowest, 17.6%, according to the 2007 fat report card. This report is published every year by the Trust for America’s Health, a research group that focuses on disease prevention.

Here’s the continued report with the fattest states and leanest states:

Fattest States
- Mississippi - 30.6%
- West Virginia - 29.8%
- Alabama - 29.4%
- Louisiana - 28.2%
- South Carolina - 27.8%
- Tennessee - 27.8%
- Kentucky - 27.5%
- Arkansas - 27.0%
- Indiana - 26.8%
- Michigan - 26.8%
- Oklahoma - 26.8%
- Missouri - 26.3%
- Texas - 26.3%
- Georgia - 26.1%

Leanest States
- Colorado - 17.6%
- Massachusetts - 19.8%
- Vermont - 20.0%
- Hawaii - 20.1%
- Connecticut - 20.1%
- Rhode Island - 20.5%
- Montana - 20.7%
- Utah - 21.1%
- Arizona - 21.7%
- New Mexico - 22.0%
- New Jersery - 22.2%

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