Obesity is expensive. How expensive? According to a new report by the CDC, obesity related illness is costing the US more than $147 billion annually. 24/7 Wall St. did some number crunching and came up with a state by state cost of obesity based on the figure that obesity adds $1429 to healthcare costs per person per year.

Here are the 5 states with the lowest obesity rates.

Colorado
*Percentage Obese: 18.6%
*Population: 5,024,748
*Number Of Obese: 934,603
*Cost: $1,335,547,869

District of Columbia
*Percentage Obese: 19.7%
*Population: 599,657
*Number Of Obese: 118,132
*Cost: $1,035,692,511

Connecticut
*Percentage Obese: 20.6%
*Population: 3,518,288
*Number Of Obese: 724,767
*Cost: $1,035,692,511

Massachusetts
*Percentage Obese: 21.4%
*Population: 6,593,587
*Number Of Obese: 1,411,027
*Cost: $2,016,358,466

Hawaii
*Percentage Obese: 22.3%
*Population: 1,295,178
*Number Of Obese: 288,824
*Cost: $412,730,487

Michigan is in the middle of the pack.
*Percentage Obese: 29.6%
*Population: 9,969,727
*Number Of Obese: 2,951,039
*Cost: $4,217,035,005

And the 5 states with the highest rates???

Oklahoma
*Percentage Obese: 31.4%
*Population: 3,687,050
*Number Of Obese: 1,157,733
*Cost: $1,654,401,457

Kentucky
*Percentage Obese: 31.5%
*Population: 4,314,113
*Number Of Obese: 1,358,945
*Cost: $1,941,933,255

Tennessee
*Percentage Obese: 32.3%
*Population: 6,296,254
*Number Of Obese: 2,033,690
*Cost: $2,906,143,070

Louisiana
*Percentage Obese: 33%
*Population: 4,492,076
*Number Of Obese: 1,482,385
*Cost: $2,906,143,070

Mississippi
*Percentage Obese: 34.4%
*Population: 2,951,996
*Number Of Obese: 1,015,486
*Cost: $1,451,130,385

**figures by Ashley C. Allen
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