A new poll ranks 189 U.S. communities based on people's responses to one question: Did you eat healthy all day yesterday?
The results — ranked by the percentage of people in the community who answered yes to the question — were published today (May 3) by the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index.
The new poll results are based on a subset of telephone interviews of more than 350,000 adults in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., done between Jan. 2, 2015, and Dec. 30, 2016. [Full Story: The Healthiest Eaters in the US Live in Naples, Florida]
Here is the full list of communities, ranked by the percentage of people who responded "yes" to the question, Did you eat healthy yesterday?:
- Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, Florida: 75.3
- Barnstable Town, Massachusetts: 75.1
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California: 74.2
- Salinas, California: 72.9
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas: 72.4
- Santa Rosa, California: 72.3
- Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina: 72.0
- San Luis Obixpo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, California: 72.0
- Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona: 71.0
- El Paso, Texas: 70.9
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Florida: 70.5
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut: 70.0
- Ocala, Florida: 69.9
- Boulder, Colorado: 69.9
- Prescott, Arizona: 69.7
- North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida: 69.6
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California: 69.4
- San Diego-Carlsbad, California: 69.4
- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California: 69.3
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California: 69.2
- Charlottesville, Virginia: 68.7
- Durham-Chappel Hill, North Carolina: 68.7
- Vallejo-Fairfield, California: 68.5
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California: 68.5
- Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama: 68.4
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida: 68.3
- Visalia-Porterville, California: 68.3
- Medford, Oregon: 68.2
- Fresno, California: 68.2
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California: 68.0
- Utica-Rome, New York: 67.9
- Portland-South Portland, Maine: 67.7
- Port St. Lucie, Florida: 67.6
- Burlingon-South Burlington, Vermont: 67.3
- Providence-Warwick, Rhode Island-Massachusetts: 67.2
- Asheville, North Carolina: 67.2
- Eugene, Oregon: 66.9
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania: 66.9
- Modesto, California: 66.7
- Stockton-Lodi, California: 66.7
- Rochester, New York: 66.7
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, Massachusetts-New Hamshire: 66.5
- Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, Pennsylvania: 66.4
- New Haven-Milford, Connecticut: 66.2
- Tampa-ST. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida: 66.2
- Albany-Schenectady-Clearwater, Florida: 66.1
- Urban Honolulu, Hawaii: 66.1
- Tuscon, Arizona: 65.9
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida: 65.9
- Trenton, New Jersey: 65.8
- Albuquerque, New Mexico: 65.5
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington: 65.5
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida: 65.3
- Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware: 65.3
- Norwich-New London, Connecticut: 65.2
- San Antonio_New Braunfels, Texas: 65.2
- Riverside-San Bernadino-Ontario, California: 65.2
- Bakersfield, California: 65.1
- Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio-Pennsylvania: 65.1
- Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington: 65.1
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida: 65.0
- Springfield, Massachusetts: 65.0
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania: 65.0
- South Bend-Mishawaa, Indiana-Michigan: 65.0
- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas: 64.9
- Reading, Pennsylvania: 64.8
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut: 64.8
- Mobile, Alabama: 64.6
- Ann Arbor, Michigan: 64.6
- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colorado: 64.6
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas-Missouri: 64.5
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-Virginia-Maryland-West Virginia: 64.5
- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona: 64.4
- Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida: 64.3
- Salt Lake City, Utah: 64.2
- Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, Californai: 64.1
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagra Falls, New York: 64.0
- Roanoke, Virgina: 64.0
- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada: 64.0
- Salem, Oregon: 63.9
- Worcester, Massachusetts-Connecticut: 63.8
- Kennewick-Richland, Washington: 63.8
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Oregon-Washington: 63.8
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: 63.6
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota-Wisconsin: 63.5
- Spokane-Spokane Valley, Washington: 63.5
- Fort Collins, Colorado: 63.4
- Reno, Nevada: 63.4
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania-New Jersey: 63.4
- Corpus Christi, Texas: 63.4
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Maryland: 63.4
- York-Hanover, Pennsylvania: 63.2
- Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia-Kentucky-Ohio: 63.1
- Anchorage, Alaska: 63.1
- Peoria, Illinois: 62.8
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, North Carolina-South Carolina: 62.8
- Colorado Springs, Colorado: 62.7
- Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin: 62.7
- Austin-Round Rock, Texas: 62.7
- Fayetteville, North Carolina: 62.6
- Duluth, Minnesota-Wisconsin: 62.6
- Cleveland-Elyria, Ohio: 62.5
- Syracuse, New York: 62.5
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware-Maryland: 62.4
- Dayton, Ohio: 62.4
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin: 62.4
- Raleigh, North Carolina: 62.4
- Manchester-Nashua, New Hampshire: 62.3
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan: 62.3
- Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan: 62.2
- Green Bay, Wisconsin: 62.2
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Illinois: 62.2
- Lynchburg, Virginia: 62.2
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida: 62.2
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Michigan: 62.1
- Jacksonville, Florida: 62.1
- Evansville, Indiana-Kentucky: 62.1
- Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-North Carolina: 62.1
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas: 62.1
- Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina: 62.0
- Madison, Wisconsin: 62.0
- St. Louis, Missouri-Illinios: 61.9
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania: 61.9
- Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida: 61.7
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa: 61.7
- Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virgina-North Carolina: 61.6
- Chattanooga, Tennessee-Georgia: 61.6
- Greeley, Colorado: 61.5
- Rockford, Illinois: 61.2
- Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina: 61.1
- Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia: 61.0
- Winsont-Salem, North Carolina: 61.0
- Savannah, Geogia: 61.0
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa: 60.9
- Wilmington, North Carolina: 60.9
- Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, South Carolina: 60.9
- New Orleans-Metairie, Louisiana: 60.8
- Kansa City, Missouri-Kansas: 60.8
- Ogden-Clearfield, Utah: 60.7
- Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky-Indiana: 60.6
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Georgia: 60.5
- Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama: 60.4
- Boise City-Nampa, Idaho: 60.4
- Gainesville, Florida: 60.4
- Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi: 60.4
- Spartanburg, South Carolina: 60.3
- Olympia, Washington: 60.2
- Columbus, Georgia-Alabama: 60.1
- Fort Smith: Arkansas-Oklahoma: 60.0
- Provo-Orem, Utah: 59.9
- Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan: 59.9
- Fort Wayne, Indiana: 59.9
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana: 59.8
- Toledo, Ohio: 59.8
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas: 59.7
- Akron, Ohio: 59.7
- Chico, California: 59.6
- Flint, Michigan: 59.5
- Huntsville, Alabama: 59.5
- Binghamton, New York: 59.4
- Richmond, Virginia: 59.4
- Knoxville, Tennessee: 59.3
- Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, Tennessee: 59.0
- Lincoln, Nebraska: 58.8
- Columbus, Ohio: 58.7
- Tallahassee, Florida: 58.7
- Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska-Iowa: 58.6
- Columbia, South Carolina: 58.5
- Erie, Pennsylvania: 58.5
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, Indiana: 58.5
- Killeen-Temple, Texas: 58.4
- Jackson, Mississippi: 58.2
- Canton-Massillon, Ohio: 58.1
- Lafayette, Louisiana: 58.0
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: 57.8
- Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana: 57.7
- Springfield, Missouri: 57.7
- Montgomery, Alabama: 57.5
- Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia-South Carolina: 57.4
- Tulsa, Oklahoma: 57.2
- Little Rock-N Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas: 57.1
- Topeka, Kansas: 57.0
- Wichita, Kansas: 56.9
- Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky: 56.9
- Clarksville, Tennessee-Kentucky: 56.7
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina: 56.4
- Cincinnati, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana: 56.3
- Memphis, Tennessee-Missouri-Arkansas: 55.9
- Lubbock, Texas: 53.8
Original article on Live Science.
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