CDC Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (NPAO) state-level BRFSS data

Dataset · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · primary source ↗

Every US state's obesity, physical activity, fruit/vegetable consumption, and TV viewing patterns from CDC BRFSS — 110k records stratified by demographic (income, education, age, race/ethnicity). Each row: state, year (yearstart-yearend), question (Q036 obesity rate, Q018 physical activity, etc), stratification category + value, data_value with 95% CI, sample_size, geolocation. Surfaces health disparities: which states + which demographic groups have the highest obesity / lowest exercise / worst diet.

Source agency
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
License / terms
Coverage
110,000 state-question-stratification rows
API endpoint

Keywords

CDC NPAOobesity by stateBRFSSphysical activityfruit vegetable consumptionhealth disparitiesracial health gap

Provenance

Every record in this dataset can be traced back to its primary source at https://data.cdc.gov/resource/hn4x-zwk7. Source-specific terms apply. US federal employee-authored works are generally public domain under 17 USC 105; non-federal and third-party material retains source terms. Free or keyless access does not alter source terms. AI Analytics-authored metadata and normalization are CC0 only where expressly stated.

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