Benchmarking Carteret County, North Carolina against all counties
Carteret County, North Carolina has the 7th-least adult obesity (25.70%) among the 413 counties in the Southeast that are urban up-and-coming. That 25.70% compares to an average of 33.72% and standard deviation of 3.70% across those 413 counties.
Beating the average of 33.72% means a decrease of 5,525 obese adults over time, with an estimated saving of $509,579,904 based on a lifetime societal and public-health cost of $92,235 per obese adult (see References below).
Carteret County, North Carolina has these related standings among those 413 peer counties:
Beating the average of 33.72% means a decrease of 5,525 obese adults over time, with an estimated saving of $509,579,904 based on a lifetime societal and public-health cost of $92,235 per obese adult (see References below).
Carteret County, North Carolina has these related standings among those 413 peer counties:
- adult obesity = 25.70% (7th-least)
- adult diabetes = 8.2% (6th-least, tied)
- adults who don't eat enough daily fruits & vegetables = 79.70% (97th-fewest, tied)
- food environment index = 7.2 (129th-highest, tied)
- local food outlets per 100,000 in population = 7.5 (82nd-most, tied)
- population without nearby access to a large grocery store = 32.68% (69th-most)
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Peers
beat out by Flagler County, Florida (24.30%), Montgomery County, Virginia (24.40%), Madison County, North Carolina (24.60%), and Transylvania County, North Carolina (24.70%), and 2 others, ending with Harrisonburg City, Virginia (25.30%).
beat Norton City, Virginia (25.90%), Morgan County, Georgia (25.90%), Volusia County, Florida (26.00%), and Clarke County, Georgia (26.10%), and 402 others, ending with Phillips County, Arkansas (46.30%).
beat Norton City, Virginia (25.90%), Morgan County, Georgia (25.90%), Volusia County, Florida (26.00%), and Clarke County, Georgia (26.10%), and 402 others, ending with Phillips County, Arkansas (46.30%).
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References
- adult obesity. Lower values are better. Percentage of adults who are obese (BMI of 30+). Source is CDC, 2013. The estimate of $92,235 per person for the lifetime societal and public-health cost of obesity is reported in this article.
- in region. The 9 regions with their corresponding states or other geographic entities are: New England (CT ME MA NH RI VT), Mid Atlantic (DE DC MD NJ NY PA), Great Lakes (IL IN MI OH WI), Plains (IA KS MN MO NE ND SD), Southeast (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC SC TN VA WV), Southwest (AZ NM OK TX), Rocky Mountains (CO ID MT UT WY), Far West (AK CA HI NV OR WA), and Outlying Areas (VI PR GU AS MP).