Percentage of North Carolina Adults Who Are
Overweight or Obese BMI* >25
by Area Health Education Center Regions, 2007
Watauga
Haywood
Graham
Cherokee
Clay
Macon
Jackson
Buncombe
Henderson
Transylvania
McDowell
Iredell
Burke
Catawba
Lincoln
Rutherford
Polk
Alexander
Cleveland
Gaston
Forsyth
Caswell
Person
Orange
Alamance
Guilford
Davie
Davidson
Randolph
Rowan
Cabarrus
Mecklenburg
Union
Montgomery
Anson
Granville
Franklin
Chatham
Bertie
Edgecombe
Pitt
Cumberland
Robeson
Percent
Sampson
Duplin
Craven
Jones
Onslow
Bladen
im
an
ta
en
s
Washington
Tyrrell
Dare
Hyde
Pamlico
Carteret
Pender
New
Hanover
Columbus
61.3 - 62.0
qu
Wayne
Harnett
Scotland
Legend
Pe
r
Beaufort
Greene
Lenoir
Hoke
Martin
Wilson
Johnston
Moore
Richmond
Nash
Durham
C
Gates
Hertford
Halifax
Wake
Lee
Stanly
Vance
Northampton
Warren
n
Swain
Caldwell
Yancey
Yadkin
Rockingham
Stokes
wa
Madison
Wilkes
Avery
Surry
o
Ch
Mitchell
Alleghany
ck
tu
rri
Cu
d
nk
am
uo
sq
Pa
Ashe
Brunswick
62.1 - 66.0
66.1 - 67.6
67.7 - 71.5
AHEC Region Boundary
Source: 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
County Boundary
*Body mass index is computed as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared:(kg/ m2).
BMI is an intermediate variable used in defining overweight and obesity. Underweight=BMI less than 18.5,
Recommended Range=BMI 18.5 to 24.9, Overweight=B MI 25.0 to 29.9 and Obese= BMI greater than 30.0.
NC State Center for Health Statistics