Which Iowa, Minnesota Cities Are Among the Healthiest in America?

When it comes to healthy living, a trio of Tri-State (South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota) cities have made the grade.

24/7 Tempo is out with their list of the 25 healthiest cities in the United States.

The rankings are based on data from the 2023 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. 384 metropolitan areas were ranked based on an index consisting of eight health measures, like potential life lost, smoking rate, and percentage reporting fair or poor health.

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A pair of Iowa cities and one Minnesota landed in the Top 25.

21. Ames, Iowa
> Adults in fair or poor health, 2020: 10.8% (#354 of 384 MSAs)
> Adult smoking rate, 2020: 15.0% (#316 of 384 MSAs)
> Adult obesity rate, 2020: 33.7% (#229 of 384 MSAs)
> Median household income, 2021: $64,569 (#161 of 384 MSAs)

25. Iowa City, Iowa
> Adults in fair or poor health, 2020: 11.1% (#340 of 384 MSAs)
> Adult smoking rate, 2020: 14.0% (#339 of 384 MSAs)
> Adult obesity rate, 2020: 30.6% (#308 of 384 MSAs)
> Median household income, 2021: $66,216 (#141 of 384 MSAs)

23. Rochester, Minnesota
> Adults in fair or poor health, 2020: 9.7% (#376 of 384 MSAs)
> Adult smoking rate, 2020: 15.2% (#305 of 384 MSAs)
> Adult obesity rate, 2020: 32.5% (#262 of 384 MSAs)
> Median household income, 2021: $80,434 (#44 of 384 MSAs)

AMERICA'S HEALTHIEST CITIES (24/7 Wall St)

1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
2. Boulder, Colorado
3. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, California
4. Corvallis, Oregon
5. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
6. Provo-Orem, Utah
7. Napa, California
8. Ithaca, New York
9. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
10. Honolulu, HI