Table 2.
United States Metropolitan Areas Over 1 Million Population with Widest Disparities by Relative Index of Inequality for Each Outcome Adjusted by Age, Sex, and Race from 2012 to 2019.
| Outcome | Rank | Metropolitan Area | US Region | Population (millions) | RII (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity | 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | West | 1.94 | 1.65 (1.35, 2.01) |
| 2 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | Northeast | 4.73 | 1.60 (1.47, 1.75) | |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley | West | 4.58 | 1.51 (1.29, 1.77) | |
| 4 | Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown | Northeast | 1.21 | 1.50 (1.34, 1.68) | |
| 5 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom | West | 2.24 | 1.49 (1.27, 1.76) | |
| 6 | Grand Rapids-Kentwood | Midwest | 1.03 | 1.49 (1.27, 1.75) | |
| 7 | Raleigh-Cary | South | 1.24 | 1.49 (1.24, 1.79) | |
| 8 | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown | South | 1.94 | 1.48 (1.29, 1.70) | |
| 9 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | West | 13.19 | 1.47 (1.31, 1.65) | |
| 10 | Jacksonville | South | 1.42 | 1.45 (1.26, 1.67) | |
| Diabetes | 1 | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown | South | 1.94 | 3.29 (2.63, 4.11) |
| 2 | Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown | Northeast | 1.21 | 2.85 (2.38, 3.41) | |
| 3 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | South | 1.79 | 2.82 (2.19, 3.62) | |
| 4 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | West | 2.75 | 2.79 (2.34, 3.33) | |
| 5 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | South | 2.33 | 2.79 (2.22, 3.51) | |
| 6 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | Midwest | 3.49 | 2.76 (2.38, 3.19) | |
| 7 | Raleigh-Cary | South | 1.24 | 2.71 (2.06, 3.57) | |
| 8 | Rochester | Northeast | 1.08 | 2.70 (2.11, 3.47) | |
| 9 | Providence-Warwick | Northeast | 1.61 | 2.69 (2.33, 3.11) | |
| 10 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler | West | 4.49 | 2.69 (2.28, 3.17) | |
| Hypertension | 1 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | Northeast | 4.73 | 1.55 (1.42, 1.70) |
| 2 | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown | South | 1.94 | 1.52 (1.36, 1.70) | |
| 3 | St. Louis | Midwest | 2.80 | 1.51 (1.36, 1.68) | |
| 4 | Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown | Northeast | 1.21 | 1.50 (1.35, 1.66) | |
| 5 | Grand Rapids-Kentwood | Midwest | 1.03 | 1.49 (1.33, 1.67) | |
| 6 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | Midwest | 3.49 | 1.49 (1.36, 1.62) | |
| 7 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | West | 3.67 | 1.48 (1.34, 1.64) | |
| 8 | Providence-Warwick | Northeast | 1.61 | 1.48 (1.35, 1.62) | |
| 9 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | West | 13.19 | 1.48 (1.33, 1.64) | |
| 10 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | West | 2.75 | 1.48 (1.34, 1.63) | |
| Smoking | 1 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | West | 2.35 | 8.08 (6.56, 9.95) |
| 2 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | South | 2.33 | 7.94 (5.82, 10.84) | |
| 3 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | Northeast | 4.73 | 7.68 (6.61, 8.92) | |
| 4 | Cincinnati | Midwest | 2.15 | 7.67 (6.19, 9.50) | |
| 5 | Columbus | Midwest | 2.00 | 7.63 (6.08, 9.57) | |
| 6 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | West | 3.67 | 7.42 (6.13, 8.99) | |
| 7 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | West | 2.75 | 7.35 (6.17, 8.76) | |
| 8 | Rochester | Northeast | 1.08 | 7.35 (5.47, 9.87) | |
| 9 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | Midwest | 3.49 | 7.33 (6.33, 8.50) | |
| 10 | Salt Lake City | West | 1.15 | 6.94 (5.61, 8.60) | |
| Sedentarism | 1 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | West | 2.75 | 4.79 (4.21, 5.46) |
| 2 | Milwaukee-Waukesha | Midwest | 1.57 | 4.74 (3.90, 5.76) | |
| 3 | Raleigh-Cary | South | 1.24 | 4.40 (3.42, 5.65) | |
| 4 | Tucson | West | 1.00 | 4.36 (3.10, 6.15) | |
| 5 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | South | 6.01 | 4.30 (3.92, 4.71) | |
| 6 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson | Midwest | 1.97 | 4.14 (3.61, 4.76) | |
| 7 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | West | 1.94 | 4.14 (3.21, 5.34) | |
| 8 | San Antonio-New Braunfels | South | 2.33 | 4.14 (3.37, 5.08) | |
| 9 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia | South | 2.38 | 4.10 (3.45, 4.87) | |
| 10 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | South | 2.93 | 4.08 (3.41, 4.88) | |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 1 | Kansas City | Midwest | 2.07 | 5.24 (4.45, 6.17) |
| 2 | Cincinnati | Midwest | 2.15 | 4.96 (4.01, 6.13) | |
| 3 | Raleigh-Cary | South | 1.24 | 4.55 (3.47, 5.96) | |
| 4 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta | South | 5.61 | 4.55 (3.73, 5.54) | |
| 5 | Jacksonville | South | 1.42 | 4.54 (3.64, 5.67) | |
| 6 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson | Midwest | 1.97 | 4.52 (3.72, 5.50) | |
| 7 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | South | 1.79 | 4.39 (3.44, 5.59) | |
| 8 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | South | 6.96 | 4.32 (3.46, 5.41) | |
| 9 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | South | 6.48 | 4.26 (3.43, 5.30) | |
| 10 | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown | South | 1.94 | 4.24 (3.34, 5.39) |
Depiction of the 10 metropolitan areas with at least 1 million population with the greatest disparities by the relative index of inequality (RII) for each cardiovascular disease risk factor or prevalence. These were adjusted for age, sex, and race. US: United States.