Where Hawaii Ranks 24

Fat, fat, who’s got the fat? Hawaii ranks in the five states lowest average obesity in two different surveys. Who to believe? Who to believe?

Least Obese States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011)

1. Colorado (20.7% of adults)
2. HAWAII (21.8%)
3. Massachusetts (22.7%)
4. New Jersey (23.7%)
5. California (23.8%)

Lowest Obesity Rates (Trust for America’s Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2012)

1. Colorado (20.5% of adults)
2. Washington, D.C. (21.9%)
3. Massachusetts (22.9%)
4. HAWAII (23.6%)
5. New York (23.6%)

Lowest Obesity, Low-Income Preschoolers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011)

1. HAWAII (9.2% of children age 2-4 years)
2. Colorado (10.0%)
3. New Mexico (11.3%)
4. Idaho (11.5%)
5. Montana (11.7%)

Highest Mortgage Closing Costs (Bankrate.com, 2013)

1. HAWAII ($2,919)
2. Alaska ($2,675)
3. South Carolina ($2,658)
4. California ($2,639)
5. New Mexico ($2,566)

Lowest Affordability of Homes (Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey, 2013)

1. Hong Kong (14.9 times the gross annual median income)
2. Vancouver (10.3x)
3. HONOLULU (9.4x)
4. (Tie) Australia and New Zealand (5.5x)