12 cities where 10%+ people haven't been to the doctor in at least 5 years

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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch gathered the states where people are least likely to see their physicians; in those states, 10 percent or more of the residents said they hadn't seen a physician in more than five years.

The report relies on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

1. Grand Island, Neb.: 10.16 percent
2. North Platte, Neb.: 10.26 percent
3. Salt Lake City: 10.28 percent
4. Ogden-Clearfield, Utah: 10.63 percent
5. Boise, Idaho: 10.97 percent
6. Logan, Utah-Idaho: 11.15 percent
7. Minot, N.D.: 11.2 percent
8. Provo-Orem, Utah: 11.44 percent
9. Anchorage, Alaska: 11.58 percent
10. Norfolk, Neb.: 11.63 percent
11. Scottsbluff, Neb.: 12.18 percent
12. Idaho Falls, Idaho: 13.5 percent

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