Jackson, Mississippi named fattest city in the U.S.

  • Personal finance website WalletHub conducted a health survey of the 100 most populated metro areas in the U.S. 
  • The survey found that Jackson, Mississippi was the fattest city in the nation
  • On the other end of the spectrum was Seattle, Washington, ranking 100th

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Jackson, Mississippi is the fattest city in America, according to a new study conducted by WalletHub. 

The personal finance website compared the 100 most populated metro areas in America on a set of criteria including obesity, weight-related health problems and how healthy the environment is. 

While Jackson was ranked just 22nd for least-healthy environment, it’s high rank for obesity and healthy-related problems (two and one) made it the overall most un-healthy city.

On the other end of the spectrum was Seattle, Washington, which came in 100th place. 

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Jackson, Mississippi has been named the fattest city in the U.S., according to a new survey by personal finance website WalletHub
Jackson, Mississippi has been named the fattest city in the U.S., according to a new survey by personal finance website WalletHub

Jackson, Mississippi has been named the fattest city in the U.S., according to a new survey by personal finance website WalletHub

The Pacific Northwest city is known for its wide array of outdoor activities and one of its main landmarks, Pike Place,  is a food market stocked with fresh seafood and vegetables that provide the back bones of a healthy diet. 

Meanwhile, Jackson’s nickname is the City of Soul, and the region is famous for richer delicacies like biscuits and gravy, fried catfish and the Mississippi mud pie. 

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In fact, most of the cities at the top of the list are located in the Deep South, according to a map WalletHub made of its findings. Cities that are higher on the list are darker purple, while those near the bottom fade to a lighter blue.

On the map, most of the dark purple dots are concentrated in the Deep South and Midwest.   

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