In making its determination, Forbes Advisor compared the 46 most populated U.S. cities with available data across eight metrics. Metrics ranged from the number of heart disease deaths per 100,000 residents to the percentage of adults who report physical inactivity.
Data for the analysis comes from the City Health Dashboard and the Census Bureau. Read more about the methodology here.
The 10 cities with the least healthy populations, per the analysis:
1. Detroit
2. Milwaukee
3. Memphis, Tenn.
4. Philadelphia
5. Tulsa, Okla.
6. Indianapolis
7. Las Vegas
8. Louisville, Ky.
9. Nashville, Tenn.
10. Columbus, Ohio
The 10 cities with the healthiest residents, per the analysis:
1. San Jose, Calif.
2. Austin, Texas
3. Seattle
4. San Diego
5. Denver
6. San Francisco
7. Boston
8. Raleigh, N.C.
9. Colorado Springs, Colo.
10. Minneapolis
