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.
4 – Maryland
Insider Monkey Eating Disorder Score – 72.6
Binge eating and body dysmorphia are the most and equally popular eating disorder-related search terms in Maryland. The third most popular search term in the state was anorexia. Eating disorders cost Maryland’s economy $1.2 billion every year. They also result in 995 emergency room visits which cost its hospital system more than $540,000 dollars.
3 – Oregon
Insider Monkey Eating Disorder Score – 72.6
Binge eating is the most popular eating disorder-related search term in Oregon followed by anorexia. The former scored 88 while the latter scored 82 in Google Trends 2023. Eating disorders result in 690 emergency room visits every year, costing Oregon’s hospital systems $375,306. In addition, eating disorders cost Oregon’s economy $828.7 million every year.
2 – Arizona
Insider Monkey Eating Disorder Score – 73.6
Arizona is second in our list of the states with the highest rates of eating disorders. Body dysmorphia is the most popular eating disorder-related search term in the state, followed by emotional eating. These disorders cost Arizona’s economy $1.4 billion and result in more than 1100 yearly emergency room visits. They also result in more than 500 inpatient visits which costs Arizona’s hospital systems $4.6 million each year.
1 – Utah
Insider Monkey Eating Disorder Score – 83.8
Utah tops our list of the states with the highest rates of eating disorders. The most popular eating disorder-related search term in the state in 2023 was anorexia, which got a perfect score of 100 in Google Trends. Eating disorders cost the state $625 million each year and result in more than 500 emergency room visits each year.
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