The adult obesity rate, or the percentage of the county population (age 18 and older*) that is obese, or has a Body Mass Index (BMI) equal to or greater than 30 [kg/m2], is illustrative of a serious health problem, in Champaign County, statewide, and nationally.
The adult obesity rate data shown here spans from Reporting Years (RY) 2015 to 2023. Champaign County’s adult obesity rate fluctuated during this time, peaking in RY 2022, and decreasing again in RY 2023. The adult obesity rates for Champaign County, Illinois, and the United States were all above 30% in RY 2023, but the Champaign County rate was lower than the state and national rates.
Obesity is a health problem in and of itself, and is commonly known to exacerbate other health problems. It is included in our set of indicators because it can be easily measured and compared between Champaign County and other areas.
This data was sourced from the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute’s and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. Each year’s County Health Rankings uses data from the most recent previous years that data is available. Therefore, the 2023 County Health Rankings (“Reporting Year” in the table) uses data from 2020 (“Data Year” in the table). The survey methodology changed in Reporting Year 2015 for Data Year 2011, which is why the historical data shown here begins at that time. No data is available for Data Year 2018.
*The percentage of the county population measured for obesity was age 20 and older through Reporting Year 2021, but starting in Reporting Year 2022 the percentage of the county population measured for obesity was age 18 and older.
Source: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. County Health Rankings & Roadmaps.
