Healthiest Cities in Missouri.

Cities in Missouri 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.

86 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Obesity	Smoking	Inactive
1	Clayton	17,380	23.9%	8.2%	18.3%
2	Town and Country	11,607	23.4%	7.1%	19.0%
3	Webster Groves	23,712	26.5%	9.2%	18.9%
4	Wildwood	35,133	26.7%	9.7%	18.3%
5	Chesterfield	49,574	24.6%	8.2%	19.5%
6	Ballwin	31,279	26.5%	9.8%	19.4%
7	Manchester	18,160	27.2%	10.4%	20.0%
8	Kirkwood	29,363	27.7%	10.0%	20.0%
9	Creve Coeur	18,643	26.4%	9.4%	21.5%
10	Maryland Heights	27,880	27.9%	12.1%	23.1%
11	Columbia	128,548	30.1%	12.4%	24.6%
12	Eureka	13,081	29.0%	12.9%	21.6%
13	Crestwood	12,295	28.3%	11.6%	21.8%
14	Lee's Summit	103,656	32.6%	11.9%	23.8%
15	Wentzville	47,061	36.6%	13.3%	22.6%
16	Dardenne Prairie	13,503	34.9%	11.4%	21.9%
17	Warrensburg	19,582	34.6%	14.2%	26.1%
18	Lake St. Louis	18,066	34.9%	11.1%	22.2%
19	O'Fallon	93,801	35.9%	12.9%	23.2%
20	Kearney	10,885	35.4%	13.3%	22.2%
21	Oakville	35,333	29.0%	13.1%	23.3%
22	University City	34,685	31.0%	11.0%	24.3%
23	Maryville	10,428	34.6%	13.8%	26.6%
24	Liberty	30,689	35.8%	12.9%	22.3%
25	Affton	19,052	29.6%	14.3%	24.3%
26	St. Charles	71,508	35.9%	12.5%	24.2%
27	Concord	18,368	29.0%	13.1%	24.2%
28	St. Peters	59,092	36.3%	12.7%	23.9%
29	Kirksville	17,563	35.1%	14.5%	28.6%
30	Grain Valley	16,271	34.4%	16.1%	26.7%
31	Smithville	10,705	36.8%	14.4%	22.8%
32	Ozark	22,417	35.9%	14.8%	25.8%
33	Nixa	24,836	35.4%	14.0%	25.3%
34	Jackson	15,659	33.4%	13.8%	26.0%
35	Blue Springs	59,965	34.3%	14.6%	26.6%
36	Raymore	24,526	37.0%	13.1%	24.1%
37	Mehlville	29,805	30.0%	14.8%	26.1%
38	Republic	19,829	37.7%	16.9%	25.8%
39	Rolla	20,287	34.6%	17.1%	30.5%
40	Jefferson City	42,488	37.1%	14.3%	27.8%
41	Union	12,781	38.9%	16.3%	28.3%
42	Marshall	13,739	37.0%	15.1%	30.9%
43	Arnold	20,956	39.4%	15.7%	27.3%
44	Springfield	169,954	37.7%	17.1%	28.2%
45	Bridgeton	11,369	32.5%	15.1%	28.7%
46	Cape Girardeau	40,344	35.5%	15.8%	30.5%
47	Washington	15,130	38.7%	14.8%	28.3%
48	Troy	13,947	39.9%	17.4%	29.0%
49	Webb City	13,221	38.4%	16.9%	29.4%
50	Kansas City	510,612	38.5%	15.6%	29.7%
51	Gladstone	27,207	38.2%	15.4%	27.6%
52	Belton	25,008	39.9%	16.7%	28.4%
53	Harrisonville	9,970	38.4%	17.4%	29.0%
54	St. Louis	288,512	36.8%	16.8%	27.1%
55	Fulton	12,617	37.5%	18.0%	30.4%
56	Lemay	16,228	32.7%	19.2%	30.6%
57	Florissant	51,773	35.8%	16.7%	29.9%
58	Old Jamestown	20,651	36.3%	13.3%	28.1%
59	Festus	13,201	41.4%	17.9%	29.9%
60	Hazelwood	25,114	36.4%	17.4%	30.5%
61	Bolivar	11,170	37.6%	17.8%	33.1%
62	Excelsior Springs	10,484	38.4%	18.2%	29.5%
63	Branson	12,817	35.7%	16.5%	32.0%
64	Raytown	29,445	38.4%	16.7%	32.7%
65	St. Ann	12,811	35.7%	19.3%	31.9%
66	Overland	15,695	35.6%	19.1%	32.2%
67	Neosho	13,224	39.6%	18.5%	32.9%
68	Independence	121,740	37.3%	18.4%	33.9%
69	Joplin	52,593	39.6%	18.8%	32.5%
70	Grandview	26,527	40.2%	17.8%	34.5%
71	Sedalia	22,003	37.3%	19.5%	34.8%
72	St. Joseph	71,236	42.9%	19.3%	33.1%
73	Moberly	13,526	39.4%	21.6%	34.0%
74	Hannibal	16,771	41.4%	19.7%	34.4%
75	Mexico	11,477	39.5%	19.2%	35.1%
76	Lebanon	15,270	38.7%	21.7%	35.4%
77	Farmington	18,282	40.9%	21.6%	35.5%
78	Sikeston	16,320	40.4%	19.9%	38.5%
79	West Plains	12,441	37.4%	22.3%	36.6%
80	Carthage	15,574	42.5%	20.9%	39.5%
81	Ferguson	18,213	42.6%	21.5%	37.8%
82	Spanish Lake	17,873	43.5%	21.2%	38.1%
83	Kennett	10,196	46.3%	22.1%	41.6%
84	Poplar Bluff	16,254	42.9%	24.3%	40.9%
85	Bellefontaine Neighbors	10,498	45.9%	23.7%	42.1%
86	Jennings	12,918	48.5%	26.8%	47.3%