The AFI Data Report uses evidence-based analysis to determine its rankings. On a national level, the report cited many positive trends including:
- Declining smoking rate
- Diabetes and cardiovascular disease death rates have decreased
- The number of farmers’ markets have increased
- More residents utilize public transportation
- More residents bike or walk to work
- Total park spending per capita has increased
Here are the 25 fittest cities in America, descending from the top:
- Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington, Minn.
- Washington, D.C.
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- San Jose, Calif.
- Boston
- Denver
- Portland, Ore.
- Salt Lake City
- San Diego
- Sacramento, Calif.
- Austin, Texas
- Hartford, Conn.
- Raleigh, N.D.
- Chicago
- Los Angeles
- Atlanta
- New York City
- Tampa, Fla.
- Baltimore
- Milwaukee
- Cincinnati
- Miami
- Buffalo, N.Y.
- Orlando, Fla.
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