# More Americans call themselves slightly overweight than anything else

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## Reading

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

How would you describe your current weight?

More Americans call themselves slightly overweight than anything else.

- Slightly overweight: 41.3%
- About the right weight: 34.8%
- Very overweight: 18.3%
- Underweight: 4.8%
- Prefer not to say: 0.9%

## 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: 2025-12-22 → 2026-01-05
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#current-weight](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#current-weight)

## Citation

2026 Predictions Survey #2025-183, fielded December 22, 2025-January 5, 2026, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.1%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#current-weight](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#current-weight)