America’s 50 Fittest Metro Areas

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The American Fitness Index list of America’s Fittest Cities is out – and the nation’s capitol tops the list. Unfortunately, no South Carolina cities made the list – but we just see that as room for improvement. Let’s go, South Carolina!

Here are the full rankings and scores:

  1. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV: 79.6
  2. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: 75.6 (tie)
  3. San Diego-Carlsbad, CA: 75.6 (tie)
  4. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA: 72.6
  5. Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA: 71.4
  6. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO: 71.1
  7. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: 69.6
  8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: 68.5
  9. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: 68.1
  10. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: 65.9
  11. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT: 64.8
  12. Salt Lake City, UT: 61.9
  13. Raleigh, NC: 60.1
  14. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA: 57.5 (tie)
  15. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 57.5 (tie)
  16. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN: 56.4
  17. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI: 56.3
  18. Richmond, VA: 55.0
  19. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: 54.5
  20. Austin-Round Rock, TX: 54.2
  21. Pittsburgh, PA: 53.0
  22. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: 52.5
  23. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: 52.0
  24. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA: 50.9
  25. Cleveland-Elyria, OH: 50.5 (tie)
  26. Kansas City, MO-KS 50.5 (tie)
  27. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL: 50.2
  28. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA: 49.4
  29. Saint Louis, MO-IL: 48.1
  30. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL: 47.5
  31. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV: 47.4
  32. Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY: 47.3
  33. Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI: 46.8
  34. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA: 44.8
  35. Jacksonville, FL: 43.5
  36. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL: 42.7
  37. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ: 41.1
  38. Columbus, OH: 41.0
  39. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX: 39.8
  40. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI: 39.0
  41. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX: 38.8
  42. New Orleans-Metairie, LA: 38.6
  43. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC: 37.4
  44. Birmingham-Hoover, AL: 34.5
  45. Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN: 33.0
  46. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN: 32.1
  47. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX: 32.0
  48. Oklahoma City, OK: 29.6
  49. Memphis, TN-MS-AR: 27.3
  50. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN: 26.8

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