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Cities in Alabama by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Prichard, AL had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 66 cities in 2023, at 45.5%. Mountain Brook, AL had the lowest, at 14.9%. The median was 28.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest45.5Prichard, AL
Lowest14.9Mountain Brook, AL
Median28.566 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

Prichard, AL: 45.5 %Prichard, AL45.5Gadsden, AL: 40.2 %Gadsden, AL40.2Bessemer, AL: 38.2 %Bessemer, AL38.2Russellville, AL: 38.2 %Russellville, AL38.2Selma, AL: 37.9 %Selma, AL37.9Center Point, AL: 37.8 %Center Point, AL37.8Anniston, AL: 37.1 %Anniston, AL37.1Eufaula, AL: 36.7 %Eufaula, AL36.7Ozark, AL: 35.8 %Ozark, AL35.8Sylacauga, AL: 35.5 %Sylacauga, AL35.5Boaz, AL: 34.4 %Boaz, AL34.4Fort Payne, AL: 34.3 %Fort Payne, AL34.3Talladega, AL: 34.2 %Talladega, AL34.2Birmingham, AL: 33.8 %Birmingham, AL33.8Valley, AL: 33.5 %Valley, AL33.5Albertville, AL: 33.4 %Albertville, AL33.4Phenix City, AL: 33.1 %Phenix City, AL33.1Decatur, AL: 32.6 %Decatur, AL32.6Alexander City, AL: 32.5 %Alexander City, AL32.5Hueytown, AL: 31.8 %Hueytown, AL31.8Oxford, AL: 31.6 %Oxford, AL31.6Montgomery, AL: 31.4 %Montgomery, AL31.4Jacksonville, AL: 31.2 %Jacksonville, AL31.2Mobile, AL: 31.2 %Mobile, AL31.2Scottsboro, AL: 31 %Scottsboro, AL31Jasper, AL: 30.6 %Jasper, AL30.6Rainbow City, AL: 30.6 %Rainbow City, AL30.6Dothan, AL: 30 %Dothan, AL30Opelika, AL: 29.9 %Opelika, AL29.9Enterprise, AL: 29.7 %Enterprise, AL29.7Florence, AL: 29.5 %Florence, AL29.5Tuscaloosa, AL: 29.1 %Tuscaloosa, AL29.1Pell City, AL: 28.7 %Pell City, AL28.7Foley, AL: 28.3 %Foley, AL28.3Athens, AL: 28.2 %Athens, AL28.2Clay, AL: 28.1 %Clay, AL28.1Saraland, AL: 27.3 %Saraland, AL27.3Cullman, AL: 26.7 %Cullman, AL26.7Troy, AL: 26.4 %Troy, AL26.4Moody, AL: 26.3 %Moody, AL26.3Prichard, AL: 45.5 %Prichard, AL45.5Gadsden, AL: 40.2 %Gadsden, AL40.2Bessemer, AL: 38.2 %Bessemer, AL38.2Russellville, AL: 38.2 %Russellville, AL38.2Selma, AL: 37.9 %Selma, AL37.9Center Point, AL: 37.8 %Center Point, AL37.8Anniston, AL: 37.1 %Anniston, AL37.1Eufaula, AL: 36.7 %Eufaula, AL36.7Ozark, AL: 35.8 %Ozark, AL35.8Sylacauga, AL: 35.5 %Sylacauga, AL35.5Boaz, AL: 34.4 %Boaz, AL34.4Fort Payne, AL: 34.3 %Fort Payne, AL34.3Talladega, AL: 34.2 %Talladega, AL34.2Birmingham, AL: 33.8 %Birmingham, AL33.8Valley, AL: 33.5 %Valley, AL33.5Albertville, AL: 33.4 %Albertville, AL33.4Phenix City, AL: 33.1 %Phenix City, AL33.1Decatur, AL: 32.6 %Decatur, AL32.6Alexander City, AL: 32.5 %Alexander City, AL32.5Hueytown, AL: 31.8 %Hueytown, AL31.8Oxford, AL: 31.6 %Oxford, AL31.6Montgomery, AL: 31.4 %Montgomery, AL31.4Jacksonville, AL: 31.2 %Jacksonville, AL31.2Mobile, AL: 31.2 %Mobile, AL31.2Scottsboro, AL: 31 %Scottsboro, AL31Jasper, AL: 30.6 %Jasper, AL30.6Rainbow City, AL: 30.6 %Rainbow City, AL30.6Dothan, AL: 30 %Dothan, AL30Opelika, AL: 29.9 %Opelika, AL29.9Enterprise, AL: 29.7 %Enterprise, AL29.7Florence, AL: 29.5 %Florence, AL29.5Tuscaloosa, AL: 29.1 %Tuscaloosa, AL29.1Pell City, AL: 28.7 %Pell City, AL28.7Foley, AL: 28.3 %Foley, AL28.3Athens, AL: 28.2 %Athens, AL28.2Clay, AL: 28.1 %Clay, AL28.1Saraland, AL: 27.3 %Saraland, AL27.3Cullman, AL: 26.7 %Cullman, AL26.7Troy, AL: 26.4 %Troy, AL26.4Moody, AL: 26.3 %Moody, AL26.3
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Prichard, AL45.5+4.3 pts
2Gadsden, AL40.2+3.5 pts
3Bessemer, AL38.2+0.2 pts
3Russellville, AL38.2-0.3 pts
5Selma, AL37.9-0.1 pts
6Center Point, AL37.8+0.5 pts
7Anniston, AL37.1+1.4 pts
8Eufaula, AL36.7+0.9 pts
9Ozark, AL35.8+1.4 pts
10Sylacauga, AL35.5-0.1 pts
11Boaz, AL34.4+0.7 pts
12Fort Payne, AL34.3+0.7 pts
13Talladega, AL34.2-2.1 pts
14Birmingham, AL33.8+0.7 pts
15Valley, AL33.5-0.1 pts
16Albertville, AL33.4+1.3 pts
17Phenix City, AL33.1+0.9 pts
18Decatur, AL32.6+0.4 pts
19Alexander City, AL32.5-1.9 pts
20Hueytown, AL31.8+3 pts
21Oxford, AL31.6+0.4 pts
22Montgomery, AL31.4+1.6 pts
23Jacksonville, AL31.2+1.5 pts
23Mobile, AL31.2+1.9 pts
25Scottsboro, AL31-1.3 pts
26Jasper, AL30.6-1.2 pts
26Rainbow City, AL30.6+4.2 pts
28Dothan, AL300 pts
29Opelika, AL29.90 pts
30Enterprise, AL29.7-1.3 pts
31Florence, AL29.5-1.5 pts
32Tuscaloosa, AL29.1+0.4 pts
33Pell City, AL28.7+1.1 pts
34Foley, AL28.3+0.1 pts
35Athens, AL28.2-0.8 pts
36Clay, AL28.1+0.3 pts
37Saraland, AL27.3+2.7 pts
38Cullman, AL26.7-3 pts
39Troy, AL26.4-2.7 pts
40Moody, AL26.3+0.5 pts
41Leeds, AL26-0.6 pts
42Hartselle, AL25.7-1.4 pts
42Millbrook, AL25.7-2.2 pts
44Muscle Shoals, AL25.2-1.8 pts
45Prattville, AL25-1.3 pts
46Huntsville, AL24.7+0.4 pts
47Northport, AL24.60 pts
48Gardendale, AL24.4-0.9 pts
49Auburn, AL23.6+0.2 pts
50Irondale, AL23.5-0.4 pts
51Gulf Shores, AL23-1 pts
52Fairhope, AL22.8-1.4 pts
53Calera, AL22.2-2.1 pts
54Alabaster, AL21.4-1.1 pts
54Daphne, AL21.4-1.8 pts
56Pelham, AL20.9-1.8 pts
57Spanish Fort, AL20.4+0.6 pts
57Trussville, AL20.4-0.3 pts
59Pike Road, AL19.7+0.4 pts
60Hoover, AL19.6-0.7 pts
61Vestavia Hills, AL19.5+1.1 pts
62Chelsea, AL19.1-1.2 pts
63Homewood, AL18.6-0.3 pts
64Helena, AL18.4-0.4 pts
65Madison, AL17.9-0.4 pts
66Mountain Brook, AL14.9-1.2 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who did no physical activity or exercise outside their regular job in the past month, such as running, golf, gardening or walking for exercise. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in Alabama by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Alabama by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/alabama-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in Alabama by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/alabama-cities.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Alabama by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/alabama-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate?

Prichard, AL, with 45.5% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Mountain Brook, AL, with 14.9% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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