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These are the fattest cities in the US. What’s the skinny with Florida?

Obesity-related medical treatments cost around $190 billion per year, report says

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On Monday, WalletHub released its ranking of the top cities nationwide that are struggling with weight-related health issues like obesity.

The study looks at the top 100 most populated cities in the U.S., examining factors like the number of physically inactive adults, healthy food access and projected obesity rates by 2030.

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According to WalletHub, the country’s obesity epidemic costs over $190 billion in medical treatments per year and has caused around $4.3 million worth of productivity loss in the workplace.

“Americans are some of the most overweight people in the world, not just stereotypically but statistically, too,” the report reads. “In fact, nearly 42% of U.S. adults are obese, and it’s costing us.”

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Of the Florida cities on the list — Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami and Tampa — Orlando ranked the highest at No. 71.

However, Florida in general fell rather low on the list, with cities like McAllen, Texas and Jackson, Mississippi taking the top two spots for “fattest cities.”

Of the states that were on the list, Mississippi and Louisiana had the top two average scores, respectively. Meanwhile, Florida ranked toward the bottom of the list at No. 31.

The full list of cities is as follows:

RankCityStateTotal Score
1McAllenTX85.54
2JacksonMS84.58
3ShreveportLA83.82
4MobileAL83.11
5Little RockAR82.31
6KnoxvilleTN81.71
7MemphisTN81.65
8LafayetteLA81.64
9Baton RougeLA81.15
10ChattanoogaTN81.15
11BirminghamAL81.02
12ColumbiaSC80.06
13Oklahoma CityOK80.03
14TulsaOK79.64
15FayettevilleAR79.34
16AugustaGA79.31
17New OrleansOH78.78
18CantonOH78.78
19WichitaKS78.39
20YoungstownOH78.23
21San AntonioTX78.18
22WinstonNC77.77
23Fort WayneIN77.66
24GreenvilleSC77.65
25DallasTX77.61
26Myrtle BeachSC77.47
27El PasoTX77.33
28LouisvilleKY76.83
29CharlestonSC76.58
30GreensboroNC76.31
31HuntsvilleAL76.22
32AkronOH76.11
33ToledoOH75.94
34DetroitMI75.79
35RiversideCA75.56
36AlbuquerqueNM75.54
37Lexington-FayetteKY75.50
38NashvilleTN75.40
39DaytonOH75.39
40ColumbusOH74.62
41Grand RapidsMI74.54
42CincinnatiOH73.78
43IndianapolisIN73.33
44ScrantonPA73.17
45RichmondVA73.10
46ClevelandOH73.02
47ProvidenceRI73.02
48Kansas CityMO72.90
49HoustonTX72.57
50CharlotteNC72.57
51Virginia BeachVA72.22
52PhoenixAZ71.90
53RenoNV71.75
54OmahaNE71.64
55Des MoinesIA71.47
56HartfordCT71.34
57Las VegasNV71.28
58RaleighNC71.16
59MilwaukeeWI71.07
60DurhamNC70.86
61AtlantaGA70.49
62AllentownPA70.35
63BaltimoreMD70.33
64AshevilleNC70.19
65AnchorageAK69.77
66AustinTX69.65
67PhiladelphiaPA69.61
68New HavenCT69.41
69St. LouisMO69.39
70SpokaneWA68.60
71OrlandoFL68.01
72TucsonAZ67.50
73SpringfieldMA67.39
74Los AngelesCA66.93
75PortlandME66.85
76TampaFL66.78
77PittsburghPA66.75
78ManchesterNH66.66
79San DiegoCA66.21
80BridgeportCT66.01
81JacksonvilleFL65.84
82Washington, D.C.DC65.56
83MiamiFL65.48
84ChicagoIL65.37
85OgdenUT65.24
86WorcesterMA65.19
87SacramentoCA64.68
88New York CityNY64.22
89BoiseID64.17
90ProvoUT63.75
91Salt Lake CityUT63.22
92PortlandOR62.07
93San FranciscoCA62.01
94Colorado SpringsCO61.83
95MinneapolisMI61.65
96San JoseCA60.77
97DenverCO60.57
98BostonMA60.55
99HonoluluHI59.04
100SeattleWA58.33

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