← By Metro
"Fair or poor health" is people describing their own health, not a diagnosis — CDC asks adults
to rate it themselves, so it captures more than any single disease count. Obesity, diabetes, and
frequent mental distress ride alongside it as context for what's shaping that number in a given
county. All figures are age-adjusted, so an older or younger county doesn't look sicker or
healthier purely from its age mix. These are county-wide rates, not a verdict on any one person
who lives there.
48 metros ranked, worst self-rated health first
| 1 |
Monterey
|
435,834 |
1 |
25.4% |
31.4% |
11.6% |
17.1% |
| 2 |
Greater Los Angeles
|
13,012,469 |
2 |
22.7% |
25.8% |
11.2% |
16.6% |
| 3 |
New Orleans
|
988,763 |
7 |
22.3% |
38.5% |
13.8% |
19.2% |
| 4 |
Greater San Antonio
|
2,612,802 |
8 |
22.0% |
34.5% |
13.1% |
16.7% |
| 5 |
Las Vegas
|
2,293,764 |
1 |
21.8% |
31.2% |
11.1% |
19.4% |
| 6 |
Baton Rouge
|
871,379 |
10 |
21.7% |
37.4% |
12.9% |
19.4% |
| 7 |
Houston
|
7,274,714 |
10 |
20.7% |
35.5% |
12.5% |
16.4% |
| 8 |
Fort Worth
|
2,555,001 |
4 |
20.5% |
33.2% |
11.2% |
17.6% |
| 9 |
Northwest Arkansas
|
563,436 |
3 |
20.3% |
36.0% |
10.2% |
17.5% |
| 10 |
Greater Miami / South Florida
|
6,138,876 |
3 |
20.1% |
29.2% |
12.0% |
16.0% |
| 11 |
Youngstown
|
428,430 |
2 |
20.1% |
39.3% |
11.9% |
19.9% |
| 12 |
Richland
|
307,900 |
2 |
19.8% |
36.0% |
10.0% |
16.9% |
| 13 |
Dallas
|
5,252,554 |
7 |
19.3% |
34.5% |
11.1% |
16.3% |
| 14 |
Nashville
|
2,043,713 |
14 |
19.1% |
34.5% |
10.8% |
18.9% |
| 15 |
Detroit
|
4,367,620 |
6 |
18.9% |
35.1% |
10.4% |
18.6% |
| 16 |
Greater Orlando
|
2,721,022 |
4 |
18.8% |
34.0% |
11.3% |
16.5% |
| 17 |
the Sun Belt — Arizona
|
7,268,175 |
15 |
18.7% |
31.7% |
9.9% |
16.2% |
| 18 |
Walla Walla
|
62,102 |
1 |
18.6% |
35.4% |
9.2% |
17.7% |
| 19 |
Silicon Valley
|
9,101,124 |
13 |
18.5% |
25.1% |
10.0% |
15.7% |
| 20 |
Greater San Diego
|
3,282,782 |
1 |
18.4% |
25.4% |
9.4% |
16.6% |
| 21 |
Indianapolis
|
2,128,089 |
11 |
18.3% |
36.8% |
11.2% |
17.1% |
| 22 |
Milwaukee
|
1,566,361 |
4 |
18.3% |
36.6% |
10.7% |
16.2% |
| 23 |
Tampa Bay
|
3,240,469 |
4 |
18.2% |
31.9% |
10.8% |
17.4% |
| 24 |
Greater Cleveland
|
2,171,978 |
6 |
18.2% |
36.1% |
11.0% |
17.7% |
| 25 |
Greater Atlanta
|
6,176,937 |
29 |
18.0% |
33.4% |
11.5% |
16.3% |
| 26 |
Greater Chicago
|
9,359,555 |
13 |
17.7% |
32.6% |
10.3% |
15.6% |
| 27 |
Greater St. Louis
|
2,809,414 |
15 |
17.5% |
35.6% |
9.9% |
17.6% |
| 28 |
Kansas City
|
2,202,006 |
14 |
17.4% |
35.8% |
10.0% |
17.0% |
| 29 |
New York City
|
19,756,722 |
22 |
17.4% |
27.0% |
10.1% |
15.2% |
| 30 |
Idaho (Boise)
|
1,672,414 |
37 |
17.3% |
32.4% |
9.0% |
16.8% |
| 31 |
Cincinnati
|
1,797,474 |
8 |
17.3% |
36.1% |
11.2% |
17.9% |
| 32 |
Greater Columbus
|
2,151,847 |
10 |
17.3% |
34.4% |
11.2% |
17.7% |
| 33 |
Spokane
|
591,793 |
2 |
17.1% |
34.7% |
9.1% |
18.2% |
| 34 |
Portland — the Silicon Forest
|
2,510,529 |
7 |
16.8% |
32.0% |
8.9% |
18.0% |
| 35 |
Austin
|
2,357,497 |
5 |
16.8% |
31.9% |
9.8% |
15.8% |
| 36 |
Green Bay -- Titletown
|
329,375 |
3 |
16.5% |
41.2% |
9.3% |
16.5% |
| 37 |
Philadelphia
|
2,035,141 |
6 |
16.4% |
31.8% |
9.8% |
16.7% |
| 38 |
Upstate New York
|
7,008,487 |
52 |
16.3% |
33.7% |
9.1% |
17.2% |
| 39 |
Bozeman & Greater Yellowstone
|
529,288 |
20 |
16.2% |
30.5% |
8.6% |
16.8% |
| 40 |
Utah (Silicon Slopes)
|
3,331,187 |
29 |
15.7% |
31.5% |
8.8% |
17.0% |
| 41 |
the Research Triangle
|
2,287,314 |
10 |
15.6% |
32.1% |
9.8% |
15.8% |
| 42 |
New England (NH · VT · ME · RI · CT)
|
8,104,207 |
54 |
15.5% |
31.3% |
8.5% |
17.3% |
| 43 |
the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia)
|
6,263,796 |
23 |
15.3% |
30.6% |
10.2% |
14.1% |
| 44 |
New England
|
4,468,755 |
5 |
14.6% |
25.8% |
8.4% |
16.1% |
| 45 |
the Twin Cities
|
3,693,351 |
15 |
14.6% |
31.5% |
8.4% |
15.3% |
| 46 |
Denver
|
2,977,085 |
10 |
14.5% |
25.2% |
7.8% |
15.6% |
| 47 |
Seattle
|
4,021,467 |
3 |
14.0% |
27.3% |
8.0% |
15.9% |
| 48 |
Boulder
|
328,317 |
1 |
12.6% |
17.4% |
6.7% |
15.4% |
22 metros not shown above — CDC PLACES
has no fair-or-poor-health reading on file, not a zero. See the Data page
for source coverage.