5 States With Highest Rates of Eating Disorders

This article will list the 5 states with highest rates of eating disorders. If you want to go through our discussion of eating disorders, their causes, and their effects on American society, head over to 15 States With Highest Rates of Eating Disorders. 

5 – Washington

Insider Monkey Eating Disorder Score – 71.8

Washington is one of the top 5 states with the highest rates of eating disorders according to our methodology. The most popular eating disorder-related search term in the state was emotional eating in 2023. Eating disorders cost Washington’s economy $1.5 billion every year and result in more than 1200 emergency room visits. They also result in 542 inpatient hospitalizations which cost the state $4.8 million.