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

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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.

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:

Rank City State Total Score
1 McAllen TX 85.54
2 Jackson MS 84.58
3 Shreveport LA 83.82
4 Mobile AL 83.11
5 Little Rock AR 82.31
6 Knoxville TN 81.71
7 Memphis TN 81.65
8 Lafayette LA 81.64
9 Baton Rouge LA 81.15
10 Chattanooga TN 81.15
11 Birmingham AL 81.02
12 Columbia SC 80.06
13 Oklahoma City OK 80.03
14 Tulsa OK 79.64
15 Fayetteville AR 79.34
16 Augusta GA 79.31
17 New Orleans OH 78.78
18 Canton OH 78.78
19 Wichita KS 78.39
20 Youngstown OH 78.23
21 San Antonio TX 78.18
22 Winston NC 77.77
23 Fort Wayne IN 77.66
24 Greenville SC 77.65
25 Dallas TX 77.61
26 Myrtle Beach SC 77.47
27 El Paso TX 77.33
28 Louisville KY 76.83
29 Charleston SC 76.58
30 Greensboro NC 76.31
31 Huntsville AL 76.22
32 Akron OH 76.11
33 Toledo OH 75.94
34 Detroit MI 75.79
35 Riverside CA 75.56
36 Albuquerque NM 75.54
37 Lexington-Fayette KY 75.50
38 Nashville TN 75.40
39 Dayton OH 75.39
40 Columbus OH 74.62
41 Grand Rapids MI 74.54
42 Cincinnati OH 73.78
43 Indianapolis IN 73.33
44 Scranton PA 73.17
45 Richmond VA 73.10
46 Cleveland OH 73.02
47 Providence RI 73.02
48 Kansas City MO 72.90
49 Houston TX 72.57
50 Charlotte NC 72.57
51 Virginia Beach VA 72.22
52 Phoenix AZ 71.90
53 Reno NV 71.75
54 Omaha NE 71.64
55 Des Moines IA 71.47
56 Hartford CT 71.34
57 Las Vegas NV 71.28
58 Raleigh NC 71.16
59 Milwaukee WI 71.07
60 Durham NC 70.86
61 Atlanta GA 70.49
62 Allentown PA 70.35
63 Baltimore MD 70.33
64 Asheville NC 70.19
65 Anchorage AK 69.77
66 Austin TX 69.65
67 Philadelphia PA 69.61
68 New Haven CT 69.41
69 St. Louis MO 69.39
70 Spokane WA 68.60
71 Orlando FL 68.01
72 Tucson AZ 67.50
73 Springfield MA 67.39
74 Los Angeles CA 66.93
75 Portland ME 66.85
76 Tampa FL 66.78
77 Pittsburgh PA 66.75
78 Manchester NH 66.66
79 San Diego CA 66.21
80 Bridgeport CT 66.01
81 Jacksonville FL 65.84
82 Washington, D.C. DC 65.56
83 Miami FL 65.48
84 Chicago IL 65.37
85 Ogden UT 65.24
86 Worcester MA 65.19
87 Sacramento CA 64.68
88 New York City NY 64.22
89 Boise ID 64.17
90 Provo UT 63.75
91 Salt Lake City UT 63.22
92 Portland OR 62.07
93 San Francisco CA 62.01
94 Colorado Springs CO 61.83
95 Minneapolis MI 61.65
96 San Jose CA 60.77
97 Denver CO 60.57
98 Boston MA 60.55
99 Honolulu HI 59.04
100 Seattle WA 58.33

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