More Americans call themselves slightly overweight than anything else
Core finding
More Americans describe their weight as slightly overweight (41%) than as anything else, ahead of the 35% who consider it about right, according to a December 2025 Verasight survey.
All told, nearly six-in-ten call themselves overweight (60%), including 18% at very overweight; a slim 5% feel underweight and 1% prefer not to say.
Topline distribution
More Americans call themselves slightly overweight than anything else.
How would you describe your current weight?
n = 1,000 · Dec 22, 2025 – Jan 5, 2026 · MoE ±3.1%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | United States adults |
| Field dates | Dec 22, 2025 – Jan 5, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.1% |
| Module | predictions |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight for AI and predictions questions; weight_popculture for pop culture questions |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions
How would you describe your current weight?
Cite this question
2026 Predictions Survey #2025-183, fielded December 22, 2025-January 5, 2026, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.1%.