Residents of these counties from the Best Places database have the lowest average body mass index.
Rank |
County |
Towns include |
Body mass index |
1 |
Marin County, CA |
Novato, San Rafael |
24.48 |
2 |
San Francisco County, CA |
San Francisco |
24.86 |
3 |
Williamson County, TN |
Brentwood, Franklin |
24.90 |
3 |
Maury County, TN |
Spring Hill |
24.90 |
5 |
Boulder County, CO |
Boulder, Lafayette, Longmont |
24.94 |
6 |
Douglas County, CO |
Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Parker |
25.34 |
7 |
Alexandria city, VA |
Alexandria |
25.41 |
8 |
San Mateo County, CA |
Belmont, Burlingame, Daly City, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Menlo Park, Millbrae, Pacifica, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Mateo, South San Francisco |
25.42 |
9 |
Fayette County, GA |
Peachtree City |
25.43 |
10 |
Santa Fe County, NM |
Santa Fe |
25.50 |
11 |
Indian River County, FL |
Sebastian, Vero Beach South |
25.51 |
12 |
Yavapai County, AZ |
Prescott |
25.75 |
13 |
Adams County, CO |
Broomfield |
25.77 |
13 |
Sarasota County, FL |
North Port, Sarasota, Venice |
25.77 |
13 |
Arlington County, VA |
Arlington |
25.77 |
16 |
Santa Clara County, CA |
Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga, Sunnyvale |
25.79 |
16 |
Brevard County, FL |
Melbourne, Merritt Island, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Titusville |
25.79 |
18 |
Montgomery County, MD |
Aspen Hill, Bethesda, Calverton, Colesville, Fairland, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Montgomery Village, North Bethesda, North Potomac, Olney, Potomac, Rockville, Silver Spring, Wheaton-Glenmont, White Oak |
25.80 |
19 |
Deschutes County, OR |
Bend, Redmond |
25.87 |
20 |
Seminole County, FL |
Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Oviedo, Sanford, Wekiwa Springs, Winter Springs |
25.91 |
21 |
St. Johns County, FL |
Fruit Cove, Palm Valley, Ponte Vedra |
25.93 |
21 |
Gallatin County, MT |
Bozeman |
25.93 |
23 |
Cumberland County, ME |
Portland, South Portland |
25.94 |
24 |
Barnstable County, MA |
Barnstable Town, Sandwich |
25.95 |
25 |
Missoula County, MT |
Missoula |
25.97 |
25 |
Fairfax County, VA |
Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Burke, Centreville, Chantilly, Dranesville, Franconia, Groveton, Herndon, Hunter Mill, Jefferson, Lorton, McLean, Mount Vernon, Newington, Oakton, Reston, Springfield, Sully, West Springfield |
25.97 |
From the August 2008 issue
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