Here in America, we're pretty good at eating. Obesity rates have risen steadily over the last 50 years or so, and we've now reached a point where roughly 7 out of 10 adults are overweight or obese... which is, y'know, not ideal.

But not all states are created equal in this department. Some states are more skilled at packing on the pounds than others.

A new study from WalletHub has revealed 2022's most overweight & obese states in the nation. Here's how they conducted their methodology:

In order to determine the most overweight and obese states in America, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions: 1) Obesity & Overweight Prevalence, 2) Health Consequences and 3) Food & Fitness. We evaluated those dimensions using 31 relevant metrics... Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the most overweight state.

THERE'S GOOD NEWS FOR NEW YORK

Turns out New Yorkers don't have to feel as guilty reaching for that extra slice of tomato pie or second pint of Utica Club. Because we're actually towards the bottom of this study, ranking #44 out of 51 (including the District of Columbia).

I don't know about you, but I think New Yorkers can look themselves in the mirror with a result like that.

(Click here for a more detailed look at WalletHub's study.)

Here's how the rest of the states broke down:

Overall Rank*	State	Total Score	Obesity & Overweight Prevalence	Health Consequences	Food & Fitness
1	West Virginia	74.60	1	1	9
2	Mississippi	72.33	2	10	1
3	Kentucky	68.99	4	8	5
4	Arkansas	68.95	3	17	6
5	Alabama	68.63	5	11	3
6	Tennessee	67.46	6	12	10
7	Louisiana	65.66	7	26	4
8	Delaware	63.99	14	3	22
9	Oklahoma	63.71	8	32	15
10	South Carolina	63.43	10	22	2
11	Georgia	62.27	11	28	8
12	Texas	62.08	9	34	13
13	Ohio	61.99	13	18	14
14	Missouri	61.51	12	23	17
15	North Carolina	60.13	16	21	18
16	Iowa	60.10	15	19	33
17	Kansas	59.98	21	7	36
18	Michigan	58.32	20	24	21
19	Indiana	58.12	17	27	16
20	Virginia	57.71	24	20	7
21	Maine	57.53	34	2	45
22	Rhode Island	57.41	27	9	32
23	Illinois	56.73	22	41	12
24	New Mexico	56.56	19	39	35
25	Maryland	56.47	28	15	30
26	North Dakota	56.12	26	14	40
27	Pennsylvania	56.02	25	31	20
28	Wisconsin	55.51	29	29	24
29	New Hampshire	55.39	41	5	42
30	South Dakota	54.75	18	46	48
31	Florida	54.63	31	36	11
32	Nevada	54.01	36	30	28
33	Oregon	53.88	30	33	23
34	Alaska	53.84	23	43	46
35	Vermont	53.38	46	4	49
36	Montana	52.71	48	6	29
37	Idaho	52.71	40	16	44
38	Connecticut	52.69	33	37	38
39	Wyoming	52.66	39	13	47
40	New Jersey	52.43	42	25	37
41	Nebraska	51.91	32	40	50
42	Washington	51.17	37	35	43
43	Arizona	51.12	35	47	25
44	New York	50.93	43	38	27
45	California	49.97	38	49	26
46	Minnesota	48.27	45	42	39
47	Hawaii	47.00	44	51	41
48	Massachusetts	45.90	47	45	51
49	District of Columbia	44.28	50	44	31
50	Utah	43.47	49	50	34
51	Colorado	43.23	51	48	19