Colorado communities are regularly listed among the most fit in the United States.
And this year is no exception.
In "State of Well-Being," subtitled "2014 Obesity Rankings," Gallup and Healthways crunched the numbers for the 100 most populous U.S. cities
Which explains why Boulder didn't make the cut.
However, the two Colorado communities that qualified — Denver and Colorado Springs — definitely did. And the state as a whole scored a strong finish, too — and figures from 2008 to 2014 demonstrate its awesome consistency.
Continue to count down the community rankings, followed by those pertaining to the top ten states from 2008 to 2014. We've also included the complete "State of Well-Being" report. Check it all out here.
2014 Community Obesity Rankings
Number 10: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Number 9: Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
Number 8: North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
Number 7: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Number 6: Urban Honolulu, HI
Number 5: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
Number 4: Provo-Orem, UT
Number 3: Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Number 2: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Number 1: Colorado Springs, CO
State Obesity Rankings By Year
1. Hawaii
2008: 1
2009: 1
2010: 2
2011: 10
2012: 20
2013: 9
2014: 1
2. Colorado
2008: 2
2009: 2
2010: 1
2011: 1
2012: 1
2013: 2
2014: 2
3. Montana
2008: 18
2009: 8
2010: 8
2011: 6
2012: 3
2013: 1
2014: 3
4. California
2008: 9
2009: 5
2010: 5
2011: 7
2012: 5
2013: 8
2014: 4
5. Massachusetts
2008: 4
2009: 3
2010: 4
2011: 4
2012: 2
2013: 5
2014: 5
6. Idaho
2008: 16
2009: 22
2010: 16
2011: 31
2012: 10
2013: 23
2014: 6
7. South Dakota
2008: 27
2009: 25
2010: 42
2011: 29
2012: 24
2013: 34
2014: 7
8. New York
2008: 19
2009: 15
2010: 13
2011: 14
2012: 15
2013: 10
2014: 8
9. Minnesota
2008: 12
2009: 20
2010: 17
2011: 11
2012: 14
2013: 4
2014: 9
10. Connecticut
2008: 8
2009: 9
2010: 7
2011: 5
2012: 4
2013: 6
2014: 10
Gallup-Healthways 2014 State of Obesity Rankings
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