How Obese are Texas Cities Compared to the Rest of the Country?

We've all heard that everything is bigger in Texas. But does that apply to the people themselves?

WalletHub compared the 100 most populated metro areas in the country to determine their level of obesity and general unhealthy lifestyle. The metro areas were scored on the following factors:

Share of Overweight Adults
Share of Obese Adults
Share of Overweight Teenagers
Share of Obese Teenagers
Share of Overweight Children
Share of Obese Children
Projected Obesity Rates by 2030
Share of Adults with High Cholesterol
Share of Diabetic Adults
Share of Adults with High Blood Pressure
Heart-Disease Rate
Obesity-Related Death Rate
Share of Adults with Low Fruit/Vegetable Consumption
Share of Residents Who Say They Eat Healthy
Limited Access to Healthy Food
Share of Physically Inactive Adults
City Friendliness toward an Active Lifestyle
Access to Parks & Recreational Facilities
Number of Health Educators and Community Health Workers per Capita

In the overall rankings, Texas only had one metro area in the Top 10, McAllen/Edinburg/Mission, TX, but that area ended up in the unfavorable #1 spot. Five other Texas metro areas appeared on the list, ranging from 19th to 56th place.

Overall Rank	Metro Area	‘Obesity & Overweight’ Rank	‘Health Consequences’ Rank	‘Food & Fitness’ Rank
1	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	2	11	1
2	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	6	3	3
3	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1	25	4
4	Jackson, MS	14	8	8
5	Mobile, AL	19	1	34
6	Tulsa, OK	3	27	13
7	Knoxville, TN	10	19	14
8	Toledo, OH	18	10	12
9	Baton Rouge, LA	23	5	16
10	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	31	4	7
11	Lafayette, LA	21	13	18
12	Oklahoma City, OK	7	20	19
13	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	24	18	10
14	Columbia, SC	11	32	9
15	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	13	2	46
16	Chattanooga, TN-GA	34	6	11
17	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	8	16	31
18	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	4	17	47
19	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	12	21	25
20	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	22	22	22
21	Canton-Massillon, OH	35	7	32
22	Birmingham-Hoover, AL	26	14	20
23	Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	25	39	2
24	Lexington-Fayette, KY	9	36	29
25	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	30	12	30
26	Winston-Salem, NC	49	9	6
27	Wichita, KS	38	24	5
28	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	16	47	24
29	El Paso, TX	15	56	15
30	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	20	45	27
31	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	5	34	51
32	Greensboro-High Point, NC	43	15	33
33	Huntsville, AL	27	95	23
34	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	17	78	38
35	Dayton, OH	33	37	36
36	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	57	23	17
37	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	51	40	21
38	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	61	38	28
39	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	41	29	55
40	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	37	68	40
41	Jacksonville, FL	44	31	54
42	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	39	57	53
43	Fort Wayne, IN	66	26	26
44	Columbus, OH	28	60	37
45	Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	53	28	44
46	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	36	76	67
47	Kansas City, MO-KS	42	74	43
48	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	45	41	74
49	Asheville, NC	67	50	52
50	Akron, OH	54	69	35
51	Cleveland-Elyria, OH	29	52	75
52	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	59	46	57
53	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	64	30	68
54	Richmond, VA	80	35	39
55	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	60	67	45
56	Austin-Round Rock, TX	32	77	79
57	Pittsburgh, PA	52	59	56
58	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	46	43	87
59	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	68	66	41
60	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	50	44	71
61	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	40	61	82
62	St. Louis, MO-IL	47	64	76
63	Portland-South Portland, ME	69	65	65
64	Albuquerque, NM	55	83	59
65	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	48	48	89
66	Raleigh, NC	65	71	64
67	Manchester-Nashua, NH	84	49	63
68	Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	73	33	81
69	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	74	55	58
70	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	63	51	88
71	Worcester, MA-CT	79	73	49
72	New Haven-Milford, CT	82	63	60
73	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	72	80	61
74	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	56	58	80
75	Anchorage, AK	81	54	66
76	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	62	85	78
77	Tucson, AZ	85	42	84
78	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	58	62	95
79	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	88	88	62
80	Reno, NV	77	72	86
81	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	78	86	73
82	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	87	93	50
83	Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	70	87	91
84	San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	76	53	99
85	Ogden-Clearfield, UT	95	70	48
86	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	75	96	83
87	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	89	97	77
88	Boise, ID	86	82	90
89	Springfield, MA	97	79	70
90	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	71	75	98
91	Colorado Springs, CO	94	90	72
92	Salt Lake City, UT	99	84	69
93	Provo-Orem, UT	100	98	42
94	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	91	92	93
95	Honolulu, HI	90	91	100
96	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	98	94	85
97	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	83	99	94
98	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	96	81	96
99	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	93	89	97
100	San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	92	100	92