How Heart-Healthy Is Your City? Full Rankings of 190 US Cities
A new Gallup-Healthways survey ranks 190 U.S. communities by the percentage of residents who reported ever having had a heart attack.
Boulder, Colorado, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, tied for the smallest percentage of residents who'd ever had a heart attack: Only 1.3 percent of the residents in both of these communities reporting having had a heart attack.
Charleston, West Virginia, came in last on the list, with the highest percentage of residents reporting that they'd had a heart attack: 8.8 percent. [Heart-Healthy Cities: These Spots Have the Least Heart Attacks]
Here's the full list of U.S. communities ranked by the percentage of residents who have had a heart attack, from the smallest percentage to the largest.
1 Boulder, Colorado 1.3
2 Ann Arbor, Michigan 1.3
3 Tallahassee, Florida 1.5
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4 Provo–Orem, Utah 1.6
5 Austin–Round Rock, Texas 1.8
6 San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara, California 1.9
7 Visalia–Porterville, California 2.0
8 San Luis Obispo–Paso Robles–Arroyo Grande, California 2.1
9 Gainesville, Florida 2.1
10 Green Bay, Wisconsin 2.2
11 Kalamazoo–Portage, Michigan 2.2
12 Salt Lake City, Utah 2.2
13 San Diego–Carlsbad, California 2.2
14 Jackson, Mississippi 2.3
15 Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, California 2.3
16 McAllen–Edinburg–Mission, Texas 2.3
17 Sacramento—Roseville—Arden–Arcade, California 2.4
18 Medford, Oregon 2.4
19 Amarillo, Texas 2.4
20 Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–Virginia–Maryland–West Virginia 2.4
21 San Francisco–Oakland–Hayward, California 2.4
22 Grand Rapids–Wyoming, Michigan 2.5
23 Santa Cruz–Watsonville, California 2.5
24 Vallejo–Fairfield, California 2.6
25 Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, California 2.6
26 Colorado Springs, Colorado 2.6
27 Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, Washington 2.6
28 Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, Minnesota–Wisconsin 2.7
29 Charleston–North Charleston, South Carolina 2.7
30 Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, Illinois–Indiana–Wisconsin 2.8
31 Springfield, Massachusetts 2.8
32 Raleigh, North Carolina 2.8
33 Madison, Wisconsin 2.9
34 Greeley, Colorado 2.9
35 Beaumont–Port Arthur, Texas 2.9
36 Bakersfield, California 2.9
37 Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton, Pennsylvania–New Jersey 3.0
38 Fort Collins, Colorado 3.0
39 Trenton, New Jersey 3.0
40 Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land, Texas 3.0
41 Fresno, California 3.0
42 Santa Maria–Santa Barbara, California 3.0
43 Ogden–Clearfield, Utah 3.0
44 Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, Oregon–Washington 3.0
45 Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, Colorado 3.1
46 Salinas, California 3.1
47 Richmond, Virginia 3.1
48 New Haven–Milford, Connecticut 3.1
49 New York–Newark–Jersey City, New York–New Jersey–Pennsylvania 3.1
50 Lexington–Fayette, Kentucky 3.1
51 Des Moines–West Des Moines, Iowa 3.1
52 Huntsville, Alabama 3.2
53 Rockford, Illinois 3.2
54 Syracuse, New York 3.2
55 Omaha–Council Bluffs, Nebraska–Iowa 3.2
56 Greensboro–High Point, North Carolina 3.2
57 Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, Arkansas–Missouri 3.2
58 Boston–Cambridge–Newton, Massachusetts–New Hampshire 3.2
59 Peoria, Illinois 3.2
60 Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk, Connecticut 3.3
61 Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, Georgia 3.3
62 Milwaukee–Waukesha–West Allis, Wisconsin 3.3
63 Manchester–Nashua, New Hampshire 3.3
64 Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia, North Carolina–South Carolina 3.4
65 Albuquerque, New Mexico 3.4
66 Hartford–West Hartford–East Hartford, Connecticut 3.4
67 Lancaster, Pennsylvania 3.4
68 Tucson, Arizona 3.4
69 Salem, Oregon 3.4
70 Eugene, Oregon 3.4
71 Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, Texas 3.4
72 Spokane–Spokane Valley, Washington 3.4
73 Kennewick–Richland, Washington 3.5
74 Reading, Pennsylvania 3.5
75 Binghamton, New York 3.5
76 Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News, Virginia–North Carolina 3.5
77 Columbia, South Carolina 3.5
78 Jacksonville, Florida 3.6
79 Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida 3.6
80 Phoenix–Mesa–Scottsdale, Arizona 3.6
81 Urban Honolulu, Hawaii 3.6
82 Worcester, Massachusetts–Connecticut 3.6
83 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 3.6
84 Rochester, New York 3.6
85 Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, California 3.6
86 Salisbury, Maryland–Delaware 3.7
87 Savannah, Georgia 3.7
88 Roanoke, Virginia 3.7
89 San Antonio–New Braunfels, Texas 3.8
90 Port St. Lucie, Florida 3.8
91 Nashville–Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, Tennessee 3.8
92 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3.8
93 Charlottesville, Virginia 3.8
94 Akron, Ohio 3.8
95 Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach, Florida 3.8
96 Reno, Nevada 3.9
97 Kansas City, Missouri–Kansas 3.9
98 Montgomery, Alabama 3.9
99 Cleveland–Elyria, Ohio 3.9
100 Corpus Christi, Texas 3.9
101 Stockton–Lodi, California 3.9
102 Portland–South Portland, Maine 3.9
103 Toledo, Ohio 4.0
104 York–Hanover, Pennsylvania 4.0
105 Philadephia–Camden–Wilmington, Pennsylvania–New Jersey–Delaware–Maryland 4.0
106 Harrisburg–Carlisle, Pennsylvania 4.0
107 St. Louis, Missouri–Illinois 4.0
108 Erie, Pennsylvania 4.0
109 Little Rock–N Little Rock–Conway, Arkansas 4.0
110 Lafayette, Louisiana 4.0
111 Santa Rosa, California 4.1
112 Durham–Chapel Hill, North Carolina 4.1
113 Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, Iowa–Illinois 4.1
114 Boise City–Nampa, Idaho 4.1
115 Augusta–Richmond County, Georgia–South Carolina 4.2
116 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 4.2
117 Albany–Schenectady–Troy, New York 4.2
118 New Orleans–Metairie, Louisiana 4.2
119 Greenville–Anderson–Mauldin, South Carolina 4.2
120 Clarksville, Tennessee–Kentucky 4.2
121 Lincoln, Nebraska 4.3
122 Spartanburg, South Carolina 4.3
123 Anchorage, Alaska 4.3
124 Wichita, Kansas 4.4
125 Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, Maryland 4.4
126 Springfield, Missouri 4.4
127 Winston–Salem, North Carolina 4.4
128 Lynchburg, Virginia 4.5
129 Flint, Mississippi 4.5
130 Tulsa, Oklahoma 4.5
131 Fort Wayne, Indiana 4.5
132 Evansville, Indiana–Kentucky 4.5
133 Wilmington, North Carolina 4.6
134 Bremerton–Silverdale, Washington 4.6
135 Bellingham, Washington 4.6
136 El Paso, Texas 4.6
137 Louisville–Jefferson County, Kentucky–Indiana 4.6
138 Columbus, Ohio 4.7
139 Detroit–Warren–Dearborn, Michigan 4.7
140 Modesto, California 4.7
141 Daphne–Fairhope–Foley, Alabama 4.7
142 Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, Florida 4.7
143 Mobile, Alabama 4.8
144 Las Vegas–Henderson–Paradise, Nevada 4.8
145 Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent, Florida 4.8
146 Dayton, Ohio 4.8
147 Asheville, North Carolina 4.8
148 Cincinnati, Ohio–Kentucky–Indiana 4.9
149 Utica–Rome, New York 4.9
150 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 4.9
151 Olympia, Washington 4.9
152 Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula, Mississippi 5.0
153 Scranton—Wilkes–Barre—Hazleton, Pennsylvania 5.0
154 Providence–Warwick, Rhode Island–Massachusetts 5.0
155 Memphis, Tennesse–Mississippi–Arkansas 5.0
156 Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville, Florida 5.0
157 Lansing–East Lansing, Michigan 5.0
158 Fayetteville, North Carolina 5.0
159 Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida 5.0
160 Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson, Indiana 5.1
161 Barnstable Town, Massachusetts 5.1
162 Topeka, Kansas 5.1
163 Canton–Massillon, Ohio 5.1
164 Killeen–Temple, Texas 5.1
165 Norwich–New London, Connecticut 5.3
166 Prescott, Arizona 5.4
167 Chattanooga, Tennessee–Georgia 5.4
168 South Bend–Mishawaka, Indiana–Michigan 5.4
169 Naples–Immokalee–Marco Island, Florida 5.4
170 Birmingham–Hoover, Alabama 5.5
171 Columbus, Georgia–Alabama 5.5
172 Myrtle Beach–Conway–North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina–North Carolina 5.7
173 Shreveport–Bossier City, Louisiana 5.8
174 Knoxville, Tennessee 5.9
175 Buffalo–Cheektowaga–Niagara Falls, New York 6.0
176 Cape Coral–Fort Myers, Florida 6.2
177 Ocala, Florida 6.3
178 Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, North Carolina 6.3
179 Lakeland–Winter Haven, Florida 6.4
180 Burlington–South Burlington, Vermont 6.5
181 Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, Tennessee–Virginia 6.8
182 North Port–Sarasota–Bradenton, Florida 7.0
183 Fort Smith, Arkansas–Oklahoma 7.1
184 Chico, California 7.1
185 Lake Havasu City–Kingman, Arizona 7.2
186 Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, Ohio–Pennsylvania 7.4
187 Huntington–Ashland, West Virginia–Kentucky–Ohio 7.7
188 Duluth, Minnesota–Wisconsin 7.7
189 Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, Florida 7.9
190 Charleston, West Virginia 8.8
Originally published on Live Science.
