NY Comptroller Says Obesity Costing NY $12B Yearly

Appendix A: Student Weight Status, Counties Outside of New York City


COUNTY                Percent of survey students        Percent of survey students
                               reported as obese                      reported as overweight/obese                     Total students in survey

Cayuga                22.3                                                    38.1                                                               82.4

Genesee               22.5                                                    32.0                                                               74.9

Livingston             14.8                                                    26.3                                                               65.3

Monroe                 19.1                                                   34.9                                                                51.6

Ontario                 20.7                                                   36.8                                                                60.0

Orleans                 18.0                                                   33.7                                                                83.0

Wayne                  15.5                                                   30.5                                                                54.4

Wyoming               19.9                                                   38.5                                                                72.5

Yates                    16.9                                                  36.1                                                                79.4


Source: School district data reported to New York State Department of Health Data for Essex, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Orange, Rockland and Saratoga counties are
not shown because percentage of students reported was below 50 percent.







For a breakdown of stats for ALL counties - go here.