Healthiest Cities in Louisiana.

Cities in Louisiana whose adults have the lowest rates of chronic health problems.

How we rank: Each city’s adult rates of obesity, diabetes, smoking, inactivity and high blood pressure, compared with the typical US city and averaged. Lower is healthier. These are CDC estimates, not counts.

57 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Obesity	Smoking	Inactive
1	Youngsville	17,427	31.7%	14.4%	19.2%
2	Shenandoah	17,998	30.1%	10.4%	18.2%
3	Prairieville	35,238	32.8%	13.1%	21.8%
4	Central	29,783	31.2%	13.3%	20.6%
5	Zachary	19,952	34.1%	12.5%	20.7%
6	Broussard	14,322	32.8%	15.4%	21.7%
7	Belle Chasse	10,934	35.2%	14.0%	24.6%
8	Mandeville	12,946	35.1%	12.6%	24.0%
9	Claiborne	13,308	37.2%	14.4%	26.0%
10	Luling	13,960	36.2%	14.0%	25.1%
11	River Ridge	13,312	37.1%	11.7%	23.6%
12	Metairie	139,729	38.1%	12.7%	26.1%
13	Gardere	12,223	38.8%	16.2%	27.5%
14	Destrehan	11,619	36.7%	14.2%	26.2%
15	Moss Bluff	12,482	39.5%	15.0%	28.0%
16	Lafayette	121,715	34.5%	16.1%	25.5%
17	New Orleans	371,853	34.0%	15.5%	26.5%
18	Pineville	14,160	38.7%	16.9%	28.4%
19	Covington	11,658	38.7%	16.3%	28.1%
20	Gonzales	13,108	38.1%	15.8%	29.4%
21	Ruston	22,284	42.2%	16.2%	31.3%
22	Carencro	11,619	37.6%	17.7%	27.4%
23	Slidell	28,561	39.5%	16.3%	29.0%
24	Baton Rouge	222,771	37.9%	16.7%	28.6%
25	Thibodaux	15,732	46.1%	15.5%	30.5%
26	Kenner	64,904	41.1%	14.4%	30.8%
27	Bayou Cane	21,253	40.2%	17.6%	31.9%
28	Sulphur	20,775	41.5%	18.3%	33.3%
29	Bossier City	62,901	42.4%	17.5%	32.9%
30	Hammond	21,539	43.3%	17.8%	32.0%
31	Estelle	16,341	42.7%	17.8%	31.5%
32	Timberlane	10,886	42.9%	16.1%	31.9%
33	Laplace	28,343	41.4%	16.8%	30.9%
34	Chalmette	22,616	42.7%	20.4%	33.3%
35	Terrytown	24,726	44.9%	17.1%	34.1%
36	Houma	32,392	42.0%	19.2%	34.4%
37	West Monroe	12,729	43.2%	18.3%	34.6%
38	Natchitoches	17,577	42.9%	18.8%	34.3%
39	Bayou Blue	12,218	46.6%	21.9%	34.3%
40	Lake Charles	81,143	45.6%	18.0%	36.0%
41	Shreveport	180,982	43.1%	19.1%	34.2%
42	Gretna	17,389	44.9%	19.0%	34.7%
43	Woodmere	11,879	47.8%	16.6%	33.4%
44	Morgan City	11,064	43.5%	20.9%	35.4%
45	Baker	12,253	43.4%	19.0%	32.7%
46	Raceland	9,585	49.3%	20.8%	35.9%
47	Harvey	20,915	46.4%	19.4%	37.0%
48	Alexandria	44,060	44.3%	20.8%	35.9%
49	Marrero	32,540	46.1%	19.3%	37.0%
50	Waggaman	11,330	48.6%	19.2%	36.2%
51	New Iberia	27,571	44.6%	21.7%	38.2%
52	Monroe	47,004	48.5%	21.2%	39.4%
53	Bogalusa	10,468	48.4%	22.3%	40.5%
54	Abbeville	11,003	47.5%	24.1%	41.0%
55	Opelousas	15,495	45.9%	25.0%	42.8%
56	Crowley	11,422	47.3%	26.7%	44.6%
57	Minden	11,455	48.6%	25.7%	44.4%