Healthiest Cities in North Carolina.

Cities in North Carolina 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.

96 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Obesity	Smoking	Inactive
1	Morrisville	31,422	21.7%	6.5%	14.4%
2	Davidson	15,660	23.5%	7.3%	15.0%
3	Elon	11,032	27.8%	7.9%	17.2%
4	Apex	70,630	26.6%	8.2%	14.7%
5	Holly Springs	45,248	27.8%	8.6%	14.3%
6	Carrboro	21,204	28.0%	8.5%	15.9%
7	Cary	179,306	25.3%	7.7%	15.7%
8	Chapel Hill	61,607	26.8%	9.0%	18.7%
9	Huntersville	63,969	26.6%	9.1%	16.1%
10	Cornelius	32,783	25.8%	8.7%	15.9%
11	Lake Norman of Iredell	12,494	28.5%	8.2%	14.5%
12	Boone	20,032	32.0%	11.5%	23.0%
13	Jacksonville	71,279	30.8%	11.6%	19.9%
14	Matthews	30,577	25.5%	8.9%	17.9%
15	Weddington	13,805	29.8%	8.5%	15.9%
16	Rolesville	10,766	30.1%	9.0%	15.9%
17	Waxhaw	22,275	31.6%	10.0%	17.3%
18	Wake Forest	52,844	29.5%	9.5%	16.9%
19	Spout Springs	11,242	33.4%	11.0%	18.4%
20	Fuquay-Varina	40,485	29.9%	10.5%	18.2%
21	Summerfield	11,116	32.5%	9.5%	16.3%
22	Raleigh	481,031	30.9%	10.5%	19.4%
23	Mooresville	52,381	31.2%	11.4%	18.9%
24	Harrisburg	19,633	30.7%	10.5%	18.7%
25	Murraysville	16,339	31.5%	11.6%	19.1%
26	Myrtle Grove	12,637	29.4%	10.7%	18.4%
27	Charlotte	903,844	30.1%	11.4%	21.9%
28	Pinehurst	18,256	28.6%	8.1%	18.1%
29	Indian Trail	42,036	33.8%	11.8%	20.5%
30	Stallings	16,886	32.1%	11.3%	20.0%
31	Wendell	13,064	32.5%	11.8%	20.5%
32	Asheville	94,535	31.5%	12.1%	20.0%
33	Southern Pines	16,420	30.9%	9.5%	20.1%
34	Mint Hill	27,556	28.6%	11.5%	21.6%
35	Pineville	11,055	30.4%	11.9%	23.6%
36	Garner	34,473	32.5%	11.2%	20.8%
37	Lewisville	13,828	36.7%	10.9%	19.6%
38	Havelock	17,691	35.5%	14.0%	23.3%
39	Durham	291,467	36.8%	11.2%	22.3%
40	Clemmons	21,871	36.4%	10.5%	20.5%
41	Mebane	19,538	36.3%	12.4%	20.8%
42	Belmont	15,546	32.8%	12.8%	21.5%
43	Wilmington	120,805	31.9%	12.2%	22.2%
44	Concord	108,719	33.5%	12.5%	22.0%
45	Piney Green	14,078	35.5%	14.3%	22.5%
46	Winterville	10,725	37.8%	12.1%	21.1%
47	Clayton	29,320	35.2%	13.3%	22.2%
48	Leland	29,607	32.2%	11.8%	20.6%
49	Mount Holly	18,208	34.9%	13.6%	21.9%
50	Knightdale	20,214	35.7%	13.5%	23.1%
51	Greenville	92,857	39.1%	13.5%	24.8%
52	Kernersville	27,830	39.5%	13.1%	23.7%
53	Spring Lake	11,573	39.9%	15.0%	25.7%
54	Greensboro	301,198	39.1%	13.5%	24.9%
55	Kannapolis	57,890	36.3%	15.1%	25.5%
56	Anderson Creek	13,927	38.5%	16.1%	25.4%
57	Hickory	44,258	38.0%	14.4%	24.9%
58	High Point	116,245	37.7%	14.2%	25.8%
59	Hendersonville	15,408	31.2%	13.0%	26.8%
60	Newton	13,333	38.2%	15.0%	25.9%
61	Hope Mills	17,939	40.1%	15.7%	25.1%
62	Archdale	12,087	37.2%	15.3%	26.2%
63	Graham	18,048	39.9%	14.8%	26.1%
64	Fayetteville	210,815	40.4%	14.9%	25.9%
65	Waynesville	10,502	33.8%	14.5%	26.3%
66	New Bern	32,734	37.3%	13.8%	26.0%
67	Winston-Salem	252,037	42.7%	14.4%	27.2%
68	Statesville	29,894	36.7%	15.2%	26.9%
69	Gastonia	82,884	37.8%	15.6%	27.3%
70	Monroe	36,759	38.7%	15.4%	29.7%
71	Lincolnton	11,783	38.0%	16.7%	28.0%
72	Burlington	59,610	40.8%	15.3%	27.9%
73	Elizabeth City	18,871	40.4%	14.8%	27.9%
74	Thomasville	27,321	38.4%	17.0%	29.6%
75	Asheboro	27,580	40.9%	16.2%	30.1%
76	Sanford	31,478	39.7%	16.8%	30.3%
77	Lenoir	18,299	35.1%	17.8%	29.6%
78	Albemarle	16,762	38.3%	17.0%	28.4%
79	Salisbury	35,825	39.6%	16.0%	30.2%
80	Morganton	17,646	38.4%	17.3%	30.9%
81	Roanoke Rapids	14,856	38.0%	16.9%	29.6%
82	Eden	15,356	39.2%	18.4%	30.9%
83	Kings Mountain	12,039	40.6%	19.3%	30.9%
84	Shelby	22,100	41.4%	17.0%	30.3%
85	Tarboro	10,770	41.2%	15.8%	31.4%
86	Smithfield	12,116	38.8%	17.3%	32.7%
87	Lexington	19,690	41.1%	19.5%	33.5%
88	Mount Airy	10,633	42.0%	18.0%	32.8%
89	Reidsville	14,585	40.6%	18.5%	32.1%
90	Rocky Mount	54,297	42.4%	17.1%	32.4%
91	Goldsboro	34,383	42.5%	17.9%	32.3%
92	Wilson	48,370	39.5%	18.6%	33.3%
93	Henderson	14,885	45.7%	19.3%	35.0%
94	Laurinburg	15,087	45.2%	20.3%	35.3%
95	Lumberton	18,859	47.5%	20.8%	36.4%
96	Kinston	19,505	46.1%	21.4%	38.7%