The healthiest city in every state
The goal of former first lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! campaign was to end childhood obesity in a generation. Fourteen million children in the U.S. are overweight or obese, increasing individuals' risk for high blood pressure, cancer, chronic illness, and shortened lifespan. Large-scale community changes are often necessary to ensure lasting good health for residents. Those changes can be lofty goals, but they're not impossible -- and cities across the country have already demonstrated a commitment to healthy living for people of all ages.
To rank and grade the healthiest city in every state, Stacker pulled data from Niche that weighed factors like smoking, alcohol consumption, and rates of obesity, as well as the availability of gyms, hospitals, doctors, and mental health professionals in the area. For states without city data available (Delaware, Maine, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming), the town or suburb with the highest Health & Fitness grade and the highest overall Niche grade were substituted. Foursquare rounded out the data with the best gym, organic grocery store, and hospital.
Read on to travel to the healthiest places from coast to coast, and see which city from your state made the cut.
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Alabama: Huntsville
Population: 188,973
Overall Niche grade: A
Health and fitness grade: B+
Best gym: 24/7 Fitness Center — 3490 Harris Hill Blvd. NE
Best organic food store: Whole Foods Market — 2501 Memorial Parkway SW
Best hospital: Crestwood Medical Center — 1 Hospital Drive SW
Alaska: Anchorage
Population: 299,321
Overall Niche grade: B
Health and fitness grade: B+
Best gym: Anchorage Community YMCA — 5353 Lake Otis Parkway
Best organic food store: Natural Pantry — 3680 Barrow St.
Best hospital: Providence Alaska Medical Center — 3200 Providence Drive
Arizona: Scottsdale
Population: 234,495
Overall Niche grade: A
Health and fitness grade: A+
Best gym: Gainey Village Health Club & Spa — 7477 East Doubletree Ranch Road
Best organic food store: Natural Grocers — 13802 N Scottsdale Road Ste. 110
Best hospital: HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center — 10460 N. 92nd St.
Arkansas: Little Rock
Population: 197,640
Overall Niche grade: A-
Health and fitness grade: B+
Best gym: Little Rock Athletic Club — 4610 Sam Peck Road
Best organic food store: Green Corner Store — 1423 Main St. Ste. D
Best hospital: Arkansas Heart Hospital — 1701 S. Shackleford Road
California: Berkeley
Population: 118,585
Overall Niche grade: A+
Health and fitness grade: A+
Best gym: Equinox Berkeley — 2600 Shattuck Ave.
Best organic food store: Preserved Oakland — 5032 Telegraph Ave.
Best hospital: UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland — 747 52nd St.
Colorado: Boulder
Population: 105,420
Overall Niche grade: A+
Health and fitness grade: A+
Best gym: YMCA of Boulder Valley — 2850 Mapleton Ave.
Best organic food store: Natural Grocers — 100 W South Boulder Road
Best hospital: Boulder Medical Center — 2750 Broadway St.
Connecticut: Stamford
Population: 127,410
Overall Niche grade: B+
Health and fitness grade: A
Best gym: Exhale Stamford — 2200 Atlantic St.
Best organic food store: Mike’s Organic Delivery — 377 Fairfield Ave.
Best hospital: Tully Health Center — 32 Strawberry Hill Court
Delaware: Hockessin
Population: 13,702
Overall Niche grade: A
Health and fitness grade: A
Best gym: Hockessin Athletic Club — 100 Fitness Way
Best organic food store: Harvest Market Natual Foods — 7417 Lancaster Pike
Best hospital: 701 N. Clayton St. (Wilmington)
Florida: Fort Lauderdale
Population: 175,153
Overall Niche grade: A-
Health and fitness grade: A
Best gym: LA Fitness — 1830 Cordova Road
Best organic food store: Tunie's — 900 N. Federal Highway
Best hospital: Broward Health Medical Center — 1600 S. Andrews Ave.
Georgia: Sandy Springs
Population: 102,212
Overall Niche grade: A+
Health and fitness grade: A+
Best gym: LA Fitness — 6690 Roswell Road
Best organic food store: Vitality Bowls — 123 Perimeter Center W. Ste. 300
Best hospital: Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital — 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road
Hawaii: Honolulu
Population: 401,470
Overall Niche grade: B+
Health and fitness grade: A+
Best gym: UFC Gym Honolulu — 805 Pohukaina St.
Best organic food store: Down To Earth — 2525 S. King St.
Best hospital: The Queen's Medical Center — 1301 Punchbowl St.
Idaho: Boise
Population: 218,677
Overall Niche grade: A
Health and fitness grade: A-
Best gym: Axiom Fitness — 7316 W. Fairview Ave.
Best organic food store: Natural Grocers — 1195 N. Milwaukee St.
Best hospital: St. Luke's Boise Medical Center — 190 E. Bannock St.
Illinois: Naperville
Population: 145,789
Overall Niche grade: A+
Health and fitness grade: A+
Best gym: Orangetheory Fitness — 8 W. Gartner Road
Best organic food store: Fresh Thyme Farmers Market Downers Grove — 325 Ogden Ave.
Best hospital: Edward Hospital - Main Campus — 801 S. Washington St.
Indiana: Fort Wayne
Population: 260,954
Overall Niche grade: A-
Health and fitness grade: B
Best gym: Planet Fitness — 4530 Maplecrest Road
Best organic food store: Earth Fare — 704 E. DuPont Road
Best hospital: Parkview Medical Park — 11104 Parkview Circle
Iowa: Des Moines
Population: 212,859
Overall Niche grade: A-
Health and fitness grade: B
Best gym: Kosama Downtown — 1905 Ingersoll Ave. Ste. 101-103
Best organic food store: Gateway Market and Cafe — 2002 Woodland Ave.
Best hospital: Iowa Lutheran Hospital — 700 E. University Ave.
Kansas: Overland Park
Population: 183,775
Overall Niche grade: A+
Health and fitness grade: A
Best gym: Prairie Life Fitness — 10351 Barkley St.
Best organic food store: Natural Grocers — 9108 Metcalf Ave.
Best hospital: Saint Luke's South Hospital — 12300 Metcalf Ave.
Kentucky: Lexington
Population: 311,529
Overall Niche grade: A
Health and fitness grade: B
Best gym: Beaumont Centre YMCA — 3250 Beaumont Centre Circle
Best organic food store: Fresh Thyme Farmers Market — 125 E. Reynolds Road
Best hospital: UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital — 1000 South Limestone
Louisiana: Metairie
Population: 144,772
Overall Niche grade: A
Health and fitness grade: B+
Best gym: Planet Fitness — 100 N. Labarre Road
Best organic food store: The Fresh Market — 3338 Saint Charles Ave. (New Orleans)
Best hospital: East Jefferson General Hospital — 4200 Houma Blvd.
Maine: Portland
Population: 66,649
Overall Niche grade: A
Health and fitness grade: A+
Best gym: Rêve Cycling Studio — 559 Forest Ave.
Best organic food store: Whole Foods Market — 2 Somerset St.
Best hospital: Mercy Hospital — 144 State St.
Maryland: Columbia
Population: 103,439
Overall Niche grade: A+
Health and fitness grade: A+
Best gym: Earth Treks Climbing Center — 7125 Columbia Gateway Drive Ste. C
Best organic food store: Whole Foods Market — 10275 Little Patuxent Parkway
Best hospital: Howard County General Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine — 5755 Cedar Lane
Massachusetts: Cambridge
Population: 108,757
Overall Niche grade: A+
Health and fitness grade: A+
Best gym: Zesiger Sports And Fitness Center — 120 Vassar St.
Best organic food store: Pemberton Farms & Garden Center — 2225 Massachusetts Ave.
Best hospital: Harvard University Health Services — 75 Mount Auburn St.
Michigan: Ann Arbor
Population: 118,087
Overall Niche grade: A+
Health and fitness grade: A-
Best gym: Health and Fitness Center — 4833 E. Huron River Drive
Best organic food store: Ann Arbor Farmers' Market — 315 Detroit St.
Best hospital: VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System — 2215 Fuller Road
Minnesota: Minneapolis
Population: 404,670
Overall Niche grade: A
Health and fitness grade: A
Best gym: The FIRM — 1010 2nd Ave. N.
Best organic food store: Vitality Bowls Sunnyvale — 605 Tasman Drive Ste. H
Best hospital: University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview - West Bank — 2450 Riverside Ave.
Mississippi: Jackson
Population: 172,039
Overall Niche grade: C+
Health and fitness grade: B-
Best gym: Baptist Healthplex — 717 Manship St.
Best organic food store: Rainbow Natural Grocery Co-Op — 2807 Old Canton Road
Best hospital: Baptist Medical Center — 1225 N. State St.
Missouri: Columbia
Population: 117,165
Overall Niche grade: A+
Health and fitness grade: B+
Best gym: Wilson's Fitness — 2902 Forum Blvd.
Best organic food store: Lucky's Market — 111 S. Providence Road
Best hospital: Boone Hospital Center — 1600 E. Broadway
Montana: Billings
Population: 109,089
Overall Niche grade: B
Health and fitness grade: B+
Best gym: Yellowstone Fitness — 1595 Grand Ave.
Best organic food store: Lucky's Market — 1603 Grand Ave.
Best hospital: Billings Clinic Hospital — 2800 10th Ave. N.
Nebraska: Lincoln
Population: 273,018
Overall Niche grade: A
Health and fitness grade: A
Best gym: YMCA Cooper Branch — 6767 S. 14th St.
Best organic food store: Fresh Thyme Farmers Market — 5220 O St.
Best hospital: Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital — 5401 South St.
Nevada: Paradise
Population: 229,666
Overall Niche grade: B+
Health and fitness grade: A
Best gym: Fitness Center at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino — 4455 Paradise Road (Las Vegas)
Best organic food store: Whole Foods Market — 6689 Las Vegas Blvd. (Las Vegas)
Best hospital: Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center — 3186 S Maryland Parkway
New Hampshire: Manchester
Population: 110,231
Overall Niche grade: B-
Health and fitness grade: A
Best gym: Planet Fitness — 736 Huse Road
Best organic food store: Farm and Flower Market — 15 Webster St.
Best hospital: Elliot Hospital — 1 Elliot Way
New Jersey: Jersey City
Population: 261,666
Overall Niche grade: B+
Health and fitness grade: A
Best gym: Base NJ — 60 Christopher Columbus Drive
Best organic food store: Green Farmers Market — 101 Plaza Ctr.
Best hospital: Jersey City Medical Center — 355 Grand St.
New Mexico: Albuquerque
Population: 556,859
Overall Niche grade: B+
Health and fitness grade: A-
Best gym: New Mexico Sports & Wellness - Del Norte — 7120 Wyoming Blvd. NE Ste. 8B
Best organic food store: Natural Grocers — 4420 Wyoming Blvd. NE
Best hospital: Lovelace Medical Center - Downtown — 601 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. NE
New York: New York City
Population: 8,461,961
Overall Niche grade: A-
Health and fitness grade: A+
Best gym: Equinox West 50th Street — 1633 Broadway
Best organic food store: East Village Organic — 24 1st Ave.
Best hospital: Hospital for Special Surgery — 535 E. 70th St.
North Carolina: Raleigh
Population: 441,326
Overall Niche grade: A+
Health and fitness grade: A-
Best gym: Carmichael Gym — 2611 Cates Ave.
Best organic food store: Sprouts Farmers Market — 105 W. NC Highway 54
Best hospital: WakeMed Health & Hospitals — 3700 New Bern Ave.
North Dakota: Fargo
Population: 115,950
Overall Niche grade: A
Health and fitness grade: B+
Best gym: Family Wellness Center — 2960 Seter Parkway S.
Best organic food store: Natural Grocers — 4517 13th Ave. S.
Best hospital: Essentia Health-Fargo — 3000 32nd Ave. S.
Ohio: Cincinnati
Population: 298,011
Overall Niche grade: A-
Health and fitness grade: B-
Best gym: Mayerson JCC — 8485 Ridge Road
Best organic food store: Fresh Thyme Farmers Market — 11349 Montgomery Road
Best hospital: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center — 3333 Burnet Ave.
Oklahoma: Tulsa
Population: 399,906
Overall Niche grade: B+
Health and fitness grade: B
Best gym: St. Francis Health Zone — 5353 E 68th St.
Best organic food store: Sprouts Farmers Market — 4123 S. Harvard Ave.
Best hospital: St. Francis Hospital — 6161 S. Yale Ave.
Oregon: Portland
Population: 620,589
Overall Niche grade: A
Health and fitness grade: A+
Best gym: Sunset Athletic Club — 13939 NW Cornell Road
Best organic food store: Natural Grocers — 3975 SE Powell Blvd.
Best hospital: Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center — 1015 NW 22nd Ave.
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh
Population: 305,305
Overall Niche grade: A
Health and fitness grade: A-
Best gym: Fitness Factory — 212 S. Highland Ave.
Best organic food store: East End Food Co-Op — 7516 Meade St.
Best hospital: UPMC Mercy — 1400 Locust St.
Rhode Island: Providence
Population: 178,851
Overall Niche grade: B
Health and fitness grade: A-
Best gym: Nelson Fitness Center — 235 Hope St.
Best organic food store: Whole Foods Market — 261 Waterman St.
Best hospital: Roger Williams Medical Center — 825 Chalkstone Ave.
South Carolina: Charleston
Population: 129,888
Overall Niche grade: A
Health and fitness grade: B+
Best gym: Pure Barre Market Street — 164 Market St. Unit C
Best organic food store: Earth Fare — 74 Folly Road Blvd.
Best hospital: Roper Hospital — 316 Calhoun St.
South Dakota: Sioux Falls
Population: 167,884
Overall Niche grade: A
Health and fitness grade: B+
Best gym: Avera McKennan Fitness Center — 3400 S. Southeastern Ave.
Best organic food store: The Co-Op Natural Foods — 410 W. 18th St.
Best hospital: Sanford USD Medical Center — 1305 W. 18th St.
Tennessee: Murfreesboro
Population: 122,007
Overall Niche grade: A-
Health and fitness grade: B
Best gym: Gold's Gym — 1713 Old Fort Parkway
Best organic food store: Rutherford County Farmers Market — 315 John R. Rice Blvd.
Best hospital: St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital — 1700 Medical Center Parkway
Texas: Plano
Population: 279,088
Overall Niche grade: A+
Health and fitness grade: A+
Best gym: Flywheel Sports — 3063 Bolling Way NE
Best organic food store: Natural Grocers — 677 W. Campbell Road #100
Best hospital: Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano — 6200 W. Parker Road
Utah: Salt Lake City
Population: 191,446
Overall Niche grade: A
Health and fitness grade: A
Best gym: Ultimate Combat Training Center — 555 E. 2100 South
Best organic food store: Natural Grocers — 645 E. 400 South Ste. A
Best hospital: University of Utah Hospital — 50 N. Medical Drive
Vermont: Burlington
Population: 42,556
Overall Niche grade: A
Health and fitness grade: A+
Best gym: Marketplace Fitness — 27 Church St.
Best organic food store: City Market (Onion River Co-Op) — 82 S. Winooski Ave.
Best hospital: University of Vermont Medical Center — 111 Colchester Ave.
Virginia: Arlington
Population: 226,092
Overall Niche grade: A+
Health and fitness grade: A+
Best gym: Gold's Gym — 1220 N. Fillmore St., # 150
Best organic food store: Trader Joe's — 1109 N. Highland St.
Best hospital: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital — 3800 Reservoir Road NW
Washington: Seattle
Population: 668,849
Overall Niche grade: A+
Health and fitness grade: A+
Best gym: The Bar Method — 124 Westlake Ave. N.
Best organic food store: PCC Community Markets — 3610 S. Edmunds St.
Best hospital: UW Medical Center — 1959 NE Pacific St.
West Virginia: Westover
Population: 4,180
Overall Niche grade: A-
Health and fitness grade: A-
Best gym: Pro Performance Rx 2500 University Town Centre Drive (Morgantown)
Best organic food store: Kroger — 500 Suncrest Town Centre Drive (Morgantown)
Best hospital: Monongalia General Hospital — 1209 J D Anderson Drive
Wisconsin: Madison
Population: 246,034
Overall Niche grade: A+
Health and fitness grade: B+
Best gym: Boulders Climbing Gym — 3964 Commercial Ave.
Best organic food store: Willy Street Co-Op — 1221 Williamson St.
Best hospital: University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics — 600 Highland Ave.
Wyoming: Moose Wilson Road
Population: 1,736
Overall Niche grade: A
Health and fitness grade: A+
Best gym: Ski Barre — 3465 N. Pines Way Ste. 101
Best organic food store: Lucky's Market — 974 W. Broadway (Jackson)
Best hospital: Teton County Hospital District - St. John's Medical Center — 625 E Broadway Ave. (Jackson)
