
This Has Been Named the ‘Most Unhealthy City’ in Indiana
One Indiana city was named the most unhealthy in the state, and it might not be the city you'd expect.
We live in a world now where most people are more health conscious than they were twenty years ago, and for good reason. We only get one life, one body. It's best to take care of it the best you can. This is especially true when it comes to the food that we eat. Now look, I'll be the first to admit that fried food and Hamburger Helper are delicious, and I eat more of it than I probably should. The older I get, the more I realize that I can't eat like I used to back in the day. It used to be, that I could eat all of that food that I wanted and not gain a pound. Now, it seems like I eat it once in a blue moon and I gain five pounds.

Then there are other factors that can cause an unhealthy lifestyle. Factors such as the quality of the local health care system, public health policy, culture, environment, and the economy can all have an impact on the overall health of an area. Recently, 24/7 Wall St. compiled a list of the most unhealthy city in each state. Before we get into which Indiana city was named the "most unhealthy," let's first talk about how the website came to its conclusions
Here's what 24/7 Wall St. had to say about compiling the data to discover the most unhealthy cities across the country:
To measure and rank the health of the population in cities in every state, 24/7 Tempo calculated an index using eight health measures such as potential life lost, smoking rate, and percentage reporting fair or poor health, using data from the 2023 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. In all, 384 metro areas were considered to determine the least healthy one in every state. Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Delaware each have only one metro area, and it is therefore listed here by default – though by default, it is also the state’s healthiest metro area.
The Most Unhealthy City in Indiana
Now, if I were to have guessed which city would have received this distinction, I probably would have guessed Evansville. That's only because, at one point in time, it was named the most obese city in the country, but that has changed a lot over time. So, which city is the most unhealthy in Indiana? According to 24/7 Wall St., it's Muncie. Here's the data for Muncie:
- Adults in fair or poor health: 17.3% (state: 15.1%)
- Adult smoking rate: 22.5% (state: 20.2%)
- Adult obesity rate: 40.1% (state: 37.2%)
- Median household income: $50,497 (state: $62,743)
That being said, it doesn't mean that Muncie isn't a great place to live:
For the full list of the unhealthiest cities in each state, click here.
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