Researchers at the CDC, in partnership with the CDC Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, created the 500 Cities Project, a web tool designed to help public health professionals, legislators and researchers identify geographical areas where specific health outcomes such as COPD, cancer and diabetes, among others, are most prevalent in adults age 18 years and older.
Here are the top 10 cities with the highest percentage of adults diagnosed with coronary heart disease. The results have been adjusted for age.
- Youngstown, Ohio — 8.6 percent of adults
- Dayton, Ohio — 8.6
- Reading, Pa. — 8.5
- Flint, Mich. — 8.4
- Detroit — 8.4
- Cleveland — 8.3
- Camden, N.J. — 8.2
- Lake Charles, La. — 8
- Fort Smith, Ark. — 8
- Springdale, Ark. — 8
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