Sick City, USA

When it comes to cold and flu, what are the sickest cities in America? (Each score represents the city’s percentage of incidence of cold and flu above or below the national average for last year’s cold and flu season.)

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CITY % Nat’l Avg 1. Little Rock, Ark 29 2. Hartford, Conn 26.4 3. San Diego 26 4. Minneapolis 25 5. Greensboro, N.C. 24 6. Boston 19.5 7. Cincinnati 17.8 8. Philadelphia 17.5 9. San Jose 17.5 10. Manchester, N.H. 14.4 11. Columbus, Ohio 14.4 12. Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y. 14.2 13. Atlanta 14.2 14. Seattle 12.5 15. Portland, Maine 12 16. Burlington, Vt 9.4 17. Dallas 8.2 18. Sioux Falls, N.D. 7.9 19. Washington, D.C. 7.7 20. Richmond, Va. 5.5 21. Des Moines 5.3 22. Detroit 4.1 23. Indianapolis 3.8 24. Albuquerque 3.6 25. Miami 2.2 26. Oklahoma City 1.2 27. Riverside -.24 28. New York -.24 29. Orlando, Fla -2.6 30. San Antonio -3.8 31. Milwaukee -4.6 32. San Francisco -6 33. Cleveland -7.2 34. Great Falls, Mont. -7.5 35. Baltimore -7.7 36. Rochester, N.Y. -7.7 37. Houston -7.9 38. Louisville, Ky. -8.2 39. Newark, N.J. -8.9 40. Huntington, W.Va. -9.1 41. Portland, Ore -9.3 42. Kansas City, Kan -10.3 43. Pittsburgh -10.6 44. Fort Lauderdale, Fla -10.8 45. Greenville, S.C. -11.3 46. Sacramento -11.7 47. Albany, N.Y. -12.3 48. Memphis, Tenn -12.5 49. Norfolk, Va -12.9 50. St. Louis -12.9 51. Denver -12.9 52. Birmingham, Ala -14.4 53. Chicago -14.9 54. Los Angeles -15.6 55. Fargo, N.D. -18 56. Salt Lake City -19.2 57. New Orleans -19.7 58. Dayton, Ohio -19.9 59. Buffalo, N.Y. -21.6 60. Omaha -21.8 61. Charlotte, N.C. -22.6 62. Nashville -22.8 63. Jacksonville, Fla -24.5 64. Tampa, Fla -25.0 65. Las Vegas -25.7 66. Casper, Wyo 25.7 67. Anaheim -35.8 68. Jackson, Miss -37.0 69. Boise, Idaho -37.3 70. Phoenix -37.3 71. West Palm Beach, Fla -42.5

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Source: Florida Orange Growers and Surveillance Data Inc.