As more Americans turn to weight loss drugs, the U.S. adult obesity rate is declining, according to new survey data from Gallup .

The data published Tuesday showed the obesity rate among participants has gradually declined to 37% in 2025 after previously hitting a record high of 39.9% in 2022. Results were based on data from three nationally representative surveys of 16,946 U.S. adults interviewed by web in the first three quarters of 2025.

"This is a statistically meaningful decrease representing an estimated 7.6 million fewer obese adults compared with three years ago," the report noted.

In the report, obesity was defined using the federal standard of having a BMI of 30 or higher.

The report also explored the simultaneous increase in GLP-1 drug usage for weight loss, including s

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