METROPOLITAN AREA RANKINGS (in alphabetic order) [Areas ranked include 273 metropolitan areas (MAs): 245 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), 17 consolidated MSAs (CMSAs), and 11 New England county metropolitan areas (NECMAs) defined as of June 30, 1996. When MAs share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. MAs may share the same value but have different ranks due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deaths from cardio- vascular diseases per 100,000 resident Metropolitan area population, 1992 -------------------- Rate Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 379.2 96 Albany, GA MSA 260.0 232 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 429.9 51 Albuquerque, NM MSA 222.9 251 Alexandria, LA MSA 401.8 74 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 423.4 56 Altoona, PA MSA 561.5 5 Amarillo, TX MSA 365.2 111 Anchorage, AK MSA 99.8 272 Anniston, AL MSA 411.8 66 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 319.4 169 Asheville, NC MSA 430.2 50 Athens, GA MSA 254.6 234 Atlanta, GA MSA 239.0 243 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 349.2 128 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 203.4 258 Bakersfield, CA MSA 286.4 203 Bangor, ME NECMA 338.2 153 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 504.8 14 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 285.2 204 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 381.7 94 Bellingham, WA MSA 302.5 190 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 390.7 86 Billings, MT MSA 273.5 220 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 342.7 144 Binghamton, NY MSA 436.3 45 Birmingham, AL MSA 370.3 103 Bismarck, ND MSA 309.4 181 Bloomington, IN MSA 223.3 250 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 288.9 201 Boise City, ID MSA 283.8 205 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 340.4 151 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 209.3 257 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 182.1 266 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 494.1 19 Burlington, VT NECMA 279.1 214 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 394.9 80 Casper, WY MSA 222.9 251 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 276.3 218 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 227.6 245 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 263.1 229 Charleston, WV MSA 428.7 52 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 334.7 159 Charlottesville, VA MSA 264.6 227 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 410.0 69 Cheyenne, WY MSA 277.2 217 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 342.2 147 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 426.1 54 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 350.5 124 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 241.2 239 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 399.3 76 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 189.9 264 Columbia, MO MSA 231.0 244 Columbia, SC MSA 270.7 222 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 343.6 142 Columbus, OH MSA 298.6 193 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 279.8 212 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 548.4 8 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 258.2 233 Danville, VA MSA 550.4 7 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 396.5 79 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 373.5 101 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 568.6 4 Decatur, AL MSA 384.0 92 Decatur, IL MSA 452.9 32 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 227.6 245 Des Moines, IA MSA 296.8 195 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 366.7 109 Dothan, AL MSA 337.9 154 Dover, DE MSA 304.7 187 Dubuque, IA MSA 422.5 57 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 451.4 33 Eau Claire, WI MSA 337.2 155 El Paso, TX MSA 190.7 262 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 334.5 160 Elmira, NY MSA 433.0 48 Enid, OK MSA 419.5 60 Erie, PA MSA 410.1 68 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 311.9 178 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 397.1 78 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 282.8 207 Fayetteville, NC MSA 225.5 249 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 344.6 140 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 149.7 270 Florence, AL MSA 441.8 40 Florence, SC MSA 416.1 63 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 214.9 254 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 480.7 24 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 489.1 22 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 449.6 35 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 260.8 230 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 393.9 81 Fresno, CA MSA 275.2 219 Gadsden, AL MSA 502.5 16 Gainesville, FL MSA 210.0 256 Glens Falls, NY MSA 381.5 95 Goldsboro, NC MSA 348.3 131 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 344.8 139 Grand Junction, CO MSA 363.1 113 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 294.0 197 Great Falls, MT MSA 300.4 191 Green Bay, WI MSA 318.2 172 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 374.5 100 Greenville, NC MSA 307.4 183 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 350.4 126 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 416.3 62 Hartford, CT NECMA 351.2 121 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 438.7 42 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 348.9 129 Honolulu, HI MSA 241.1 240 Houma, LA MSA 291.9 200 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 226.5 248 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 467.3 28 Huntsville, AL MSA 309.8 180 Indianapolis, IN MSA 335.1 158 Iowa City, IA MSA 176.4 267 Jackson, MI MSA 363.4 112 Jackson, MS MSA 342.5 145 Jackson, TN MSA 442.3 39 Jacksonville, FL MSA 308.6 182 Jacksonville, NC MSA 135.6 271 Jamestown, NY MSA 481.0 23 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 367.1 108 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 437.9 43 Johnstown, PA MSA 527.1 12 Jonesboro, AR MSA 392.9 82 Joplin, MO MSA 456.2 31 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 345.8 136 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 338.5 152 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 310.1 179 Knoxville, TN MSA 349.8 127 Kokomo, IN MSA 374.8 99 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 327.0 165 Lafayette, LA MSA 316.6 173 Lafayette, IN MSA 330.1 164 Lake Charles, LA MSA 351.6 120 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 431.1 49 Lancaster, PA MSA 362.9 114 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 263.4 228 Laredo, TX MSA 185.5 265 Las Cruces, NM MSA 195.5 261 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 303.2 189 Lawrence, KS MSA 200.2 259 Lawton, OK MSA 277.5 216 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 414.7 64 Lexington, KY MSA 306.0 185 Lima, OH MSA 404.8 71 Lincoln, NE MSA 281.6 208 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 312.2 177 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 404.0 72 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 283.8 205 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 386.7 90 Lubbock, TX MSA 306.3 184 Lynchburg, VA MSA 412.4 65 Macon, GA MSA 370.0 104 Madison, WI MSA 242.8 237 Mansfield, OH MSA 424.5 55 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 190.4 263 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 343.4 143 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 360.6 116 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 350.6 123 Merced, CA MSA 213.8 255 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 436.7 44 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 350.8 122 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 241.6 238 Mobile, AL MSA 347.5 132 Modesto, CA MSA 279.5 213 Monroe, LA MSA 344.0 141 Montgomery, AL MSA 341.8 148 Muncie, IN MSA 391.4 84 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 341.6 149 Naples, FL MSA 388.6 88 Nashville, TN MSA 334.5 160 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 332.5 163 New Orleans, LA MSA 348.7 130 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 403.0 73 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 278.5 215 Ocala, FL MSA 504.3 15 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 219.4 253 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 354.4 118 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 322.1 167 Orlando, FL MSA 316.2 175 Owensboro, KY MSA 409.1 70 Panama City, FL MSA 299.8 192 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 451.2 34 Pensacola, FL MSA 320.7 168 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 366.3 110 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 385.6 91 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 298.5 194 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 446.8 37 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 497.0 18 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 448.8 36 Pocatello, ID MSA 293.2 198 Portland, ME NECMA 346.2 135 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 319.4 169 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 410.4 67 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 168.0 269 Pueblo, CO MSA 378.8 98 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 590.2 2 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 267.9 223 Rapid City, SD MSA 292.5 199 Reading, PA MSA 440.7 41 Redding, CA MSA 346.6 134 Reno, NV MSA 295.1 196 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 239.9 242 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 335.3 157 Roanoke, VA MSA 469.8 27 Rochester, MN MSA 250.0 235 Rochester, NY MSA 342.5 145 Rockford, IL MSA 316.5 174 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 426.4 53 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 271.1 221 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 357.5 117 St. Cloud, MN MSA 260.8 230 St. Joseph, MO MSA 489.9 21 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 392.2 83 Salinas, CA MSA 226.7 247 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 196.4 260 San Angelo, TX MSA 368.6 105 San Antonio, TX MSA 280.6 209 San Diego, CA MSA 266.4 225 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 280.4 210 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 341.4 150 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 305.6 186 Santa Fe, NM MSA 174.2 268 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 649.5 1 Savannah, GA MSA 350.5 124 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 581.8 3 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 265.0 226 Sharon, PA MSA 509.1 13 Sheboygan, WI MSA 420.6 59 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 546.4 9 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 378.9 97 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 460.5 30 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 312.5 176 South Bend, IN MSA 399.7 75 Spokane, WA MSA 345.0 137 Springfield, IL MSA 398.5 77 Springfield, MO MSA 382.9 93 Springfield, MA NECMA 391.3 85 State College, PA MSA 247.4 236 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 493.4 20 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 304.6 188 Sumter, SC MSA 370.4 102 Syracuse, NY MSA 367.9 107 Tallahassee, FL MSA 241.0 241 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 535.3 10 Terre Haute, IN MSA 498.8 17 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 470.5 26 Toledo, OH MSA 434.4 46 Topeka, KS MSA 361.1 115 Tucson, AZ MSA 335.7 156 Tulsa, OK MSA 353.3 119 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 345.0 137 Tyler, TX MSA 387.5 89 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 460.9 29 Victoria, TX MSA 332.9 162 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 319.4 169 Waco, TX MSA 416.4 61 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 267.8 224 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 422.1 58 Wausau, WI MSA 280.0 211 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 528.4 11 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 555.0 6 Wichita, KS MSA 324.5 166 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 444.8 38 Williamsport, PA MSA 433.2 47 Wilmington, NC MSA 389.4 87 Yakima, WA MSA 368.5 106 York, PA MSA 347.0 133 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 477.9 25 Yuba City, CA MSA 287.4 202 Yuma, AZ MSA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-3.