The American Fitness Index is proud to announce that the 2018 rankings will be released on May 15th! This year’s rankings feature some exciting changes.
We’re expanding!
For the first ten years of the Fitness Index, the rankings evaluated the 50 largest metro areas. This approach provided important and valuable general messages, but limited the ability to provide targeted assistance to city and community leaders that need specific data at the local level.
With the May 15th release of the 2018 rankings, the Fitness Index will expand to the 100 largest cities in the U.S. This approach distinguishes the largest suburbs from the central cities in the same metro areas. Cities like Plano, TX will now be scored and ranked separately from their Dallas-Fort Worth metro neighbors. The expanded rankings also provide a more inclusive approach by adding cities in states that weren’t represented previously. Welcome to the Fitness Index, Boise, ID!
Despite the shift from metro areas to cities, the methodology and data sources for the Fitness Index remains the same. Learn more about the science behind the Fitness Index here.
New tools coming soon
Who doesn’t like fancy new tools? With this year’s rankings release the Fitness Index will also release an interactive city comparison feature. This will allow you to explore differences between cities by comparing to the top ranked city and up to three additional cities. How does NYC compare to LA or Chicago? Does Kansas City, MO rank higher than St. Louis, MO? Which Twin City ranks highest and why? Get curious and let your inner data scientist go to work.
Reimagined reporting
Using top 10 lists, modern data visualizations, and inspiring stories from cities working to improve, the rankings report provides new insights and summarizes key information across all 100 cities.
All of these changes allow ACSM to provide better, local data to city leaders and targeted assistance to communities that are ready to make healthy changes.
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100 Largest U.S. Cities
Anchorage |
AK |
Kansas City |
MO |
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Chandler |
AZ |
St. Louis |
MO |
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Gilbert |
AZ |
Charlotte |
NC |
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Glendale |
AZ |
Durham |
NC |
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Mesa |
AZ |
Greensboro |
NC |
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Phoenix |
AZ |
Raleigh |
NC |
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Scottsdale |
AZ |
Winston-Salem |
NC |
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Tucson |
AZ |
Lincoln |
NE |
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Anaheim |
CA |
Omaha |
NE |
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Bakersfield |
CA |
Jersey City |
NJ |
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Chula Vista |
CA |
Newark |
NJ |
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Fremont |
CA |
Albuquerque |
NM |
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Fresno |
CA |
Henderson |
NV |
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Irvine |
CA |
Las Vegas |
NV |
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Long Beach |
CA |
North Las Vegas |
NV |
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Los Angeles |
CA |
Reno |
NV |
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Oakland |
CA |
Buffalo |
NY |
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Riverside |
CA |
New York |
NY |
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Sacramento |
CA |
Cincinnati |
OH |
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San Diego |
CA |
Cleveland |
OH |
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San Francisco |
CA |
Columbus |
OH |
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San Jose |
CA |
Toledo |
OH |
|
Santa Ana |
CA |
Oklahoma City |
OK |
|
Stockton |
CA |
Tulsa |
OK |
|
Aurora |
CO |
Portland |
OR |
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Colorado Springs |
CO |
Philadelphia |
PA |
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Denver |
CO |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
|
Washington |
D.C. |
Memphis |
TN |
|
Hialeah |
FL |
Nashville |
TN |
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Jacksonville |
FL |
Arlington |
TX |
|
Miami |
FL |
Austin |
TX |
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Orlando |
FL |
Corpus Christi |
TX |
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St. Petersburg |
FL |
Dallas |
TX |
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Tampa |
FL |
El Paso |
TX |
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Atlanta |
GA |
Fort Worth |
TX |
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Honolulu |
HI |
Garland |
TX |
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Boise |
ID |
Houston |
TX |
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Chicago |
IL |
Irving |
TX |
|
Fort Wayne |
IN |
Laredo |
TX |
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Indianapolis |
IN |
Lubbock |
TX |
|
Wichita |
KS |
Plano |
TX |
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Lexington |
KY |
San Antonio |
TX |
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Louisville |
KY |
Arlington |
VA |
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Baton Rouge |
LA |
Chesapeake |
VA |
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New Orleans |
LA |
Norfolk |
VA |
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Boston |
MA |
Richmond |
VA |
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Baltimore |
MD |
Virginia Beach |
VA |
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Detroit |
MI |
Seattle |
WA |
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Minneapolis |
MN |
Madison |
WI |
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St. Paul |
MN |
Milwaukee |
WI |