Healthy People 2010 objectives regarding obesity include that for people over age 20, no more than 15% will be obese (Body Mass Index over 30). As of 2001, S.C. BRFSS data for this objective showed that 23.0%. of S.C. residents over age 20 were obese.

BRFSS data for 2007 indicate that 62.8% of Spartanburg County residents are overweight or obese. This is a higher rate than any peer county but lower than the S.C. prevalence rate of 65.4%. (figure 4).