Texas is the 2nd largest state in the union and, (sadly), we’re holding our own when it comes to overweight folks too. In fact, we’re #1 in that regard.<\/p>\n
A list of the fattest cities in the United States of America, has 6 Texas cities in the top 100. To make that stat worse, they’re all in the top 50 with Austin just “squeezing” in at #49. (Yep, El Paso is in there too.)<\/p>\n
Wallethub<\/a> named Texas the 8th fattest state overall, (up from #15 in 2020), with one city on top at #1. You’ve heard of “Fat City<\/a>“? Apparently, it’s Mc Allen, Texas.<\/p>\n El Paso is in 20th place, (27 last year<\/a>), and the other Texas cities in the top 50 were\u00a0San Antonio, (13), Dallas, (24), Houston, (33) and Austin is #49. McAllen’s done this before …<\/p>\n What’s Up With McAllen, Texas?<\/p>\n McAllen, TX, ranks as the most overweight city in the country, because it has the largest percentage of adults who are obese, at 45%, with an additional 31% overweight but not obese. McAllen also has the second-highest share of obese teenagers and the fifth-highest share of obese children.<\/p>\n READ MORE: McAllen Was Also #1 Last Year<\/a><\/p>\n One reason why many people in McAllen are overweight is because they don\u2019t exercise very much, as the city has the highest share of physically inactive adults. – wallethub<\/a><\/p>\n Side note, McAllen also has the 2nd fewest residents with easy access to parks<\/a> or recreational facilities. See how they figured all this out here.<\/a><\/p>\n What About The Rest Of The Southwest?<\/p>\n El Paso’s nearest neighbor, New Mexico, only has 1 city in the top 100 – Albuquerque was #34.\u00a0Arizona placed twice with Phoenix at 53 and Tucson at 77.\u00a0Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, Utah and Colorado were the least “fattest<\/a>“.<\/p>\n 6 Texas Cities That Have Decriminalized Marijuana<\/p>\n Here is a look at the cities in Texas that decided to decriminalize marijuana. <\/p>\n