The following is a list of the healthiest cities in America as ranked by Sperling's BestPlaces and Centrum. The Centrum Healthiest Cities Study is a comprehensive "health report card" of U.S. cities based on the key factors that can contribute to overall well-being.

To compile the list, Sperling’s and Centrum culled data on 50 U.S. cities from both public and private sources and assessed each city against 50 select measures in five major categories: Physical Activity, Health Status, Nutrition, Lifestyle Pursuits, and Mental Wellness.

The top 10 healthiest U.S. cities are:

1. San Jose, CA
   This northern California city gets high marks for mental wellness, low rates of cigarette smoking, and high fruit and vegetable consumption.
2. Washington, DC
   Citizens of the nation’s capital have great overall mental and emotional health, along with good rates of dental care and low average body mass index (BMI).
3. San Francisco, CA
   These Bay Area residents have low average BMI and get lots of physical activity, and the city has the most physicians per capita.
4. Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA
   Despite the rain, Northwesterners in the Seattle have the highest physical activity and vigorous exercise of any city and also make the healthiest lifestyle choices.
5. Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT
   Residents of this home to the Mormon Tabernacle have high rates of mental wellness and physical activity.
6. Oakland, CA
   The third Bay Area city to make the list, Oakland boasts high overall health status, good dental care, and low smoking rates.
7. Sacramento, CA
   This inland city in northern California has the lowest rate of asthma and also scores highly on exercise rate and intensity.
8. Orange County, CA
   The smallest (by area) county in California, this southern enclave has high rates of physical activity and also score well in mental wellness and rates of restful sleep.
9. Denver, CO
   Residents of this mile-high city in the Rockies have low BMIs and a high level of physical activity.
10. Austin-San Marcos, TX
    Home the University of Texas, this region scores high in physical activity and has one of the highest numbers of gyms and heath clubs per capita.

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_{Source: Sperling’s Best Places. More information about the methods and resources used can be found here: http://www.bestplaces.net/docs/studies/healthy_methodology.aspx}