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Sources for Data & Statistics on Diabetes & Obesity

The best source for data and statistics on diabetes and obesity in the U.S. is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In fact, just about every article that appears in a Google search for diabetes statistics uses information from the CDC.

CDC Data Sources:

CDC Data & Statistics Home
CDC Data & Statistics | Diabetes
Provides diabetes data at national, state, and county levels. Also links to the 2014 National Diabetes Statistics Report.
CDC Data & Statistics | Overweight & Obesity
Provides state and national data related to overweight and obesity among adults and children.
Prevalence of Obesity* and Severe Obesity† Among Persons Aged 2–19 Years — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2000 through 2017–2018
CDC research paper presenting data on overweight and obesity among children and adolescents since the 1960s.

Additional sources of data:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases | Health Statistics
Links to sources providing statistics on diabetes and obesity.
American Diabetes Association | Statistics About Diabetes
Provides a very basic overview of recent diabetes statistics.