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Counties in Alabama by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate

Wilcox County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 67 counties in 2022, at 42.6%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 21.1%. The median was 32.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest42.6Wilcox County
Lowest21.1Shelby County
Median32.667 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Autauga County: 26.9 %Baldwin County: 25.4 %Barbour County: 36.3 %Bibb County: 32.9 %Blount County: 31 %Bullock County: 41 %Butler County: 36.2 %Calhoun County: 29.2 %Chambers County: 35.7 %Cherokee County: 28.7 %Chilton County: 29.4 %Choctaw County: 36.9 %Clarke County: 35.2 %Clay County: 33.9 %Cleburne County: 33.1 %Coffee County: 28.1 %Colbert County: 30.3 %Conecuh County: 36 %Coosa County: 32.8 %Covington County: 28.7 %Crenshaw County: 31.6 %Cullman County: 32.3 %Dale County: 30.7 %Dallas County: 36.3 %DeKalb County: 35.8 %Elmore County: 26.2 %Escambia County: 34.1 %Etowah County: 31.5 %Fayette County: 33.8 %Franklin County: 34.4 %Geneva County: 32.3 %Greene County: 42.1 %Hale County: 34.2 %Henry County: 35.2 %Houston County: 30.2 %Jackson County: 33.1 %Jefferson County: 27.1 %Lamar County: 31.4 %Lauderdale County: 26 %Lawrence County: 32 %Lee County: 26.4 %Limestone County: 25.3 %Lowndes County: 38.7 %Macon County: 36.5 %Madison County: 21.9 %Marengo County: 35.3 %Marion County: 32.8 %Marshall County: 28.4 %Mobile County: 29.7 %Monroe County: 34.5 %Montgomery County: 30 %Morgan County: 31 %Perry County: 39.5 %Pickens County: 34.2 %Pike County: 29 %Randolph County: 32.6 %Russell County: 33.9 %St. Clair County: 26.1 %Shelby County: 21.1 %Sumter County: 35.9 %Talladega County: 33 %Tallapoosa County: 31.9 %Tuscaloosa County: 27.3 %Walker County: 35.8 %Washington County: 33.8 %Wilcox County: 42.6 %Winston County: 31.3 %
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%, 2022. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Wilcox County: 42.6 %Wilcox County42.6Greene County: 42.1 %Greene County42.1Bullock County: 41 %Bullock County41Perry County: 39.5 %Perry County39.5Lowndes County: 38.7 %Lowndes County38.7Choctaw County: 36.9 %Choctaw County36.9Macon County: 36.5 %Macon County36.5Barbour County: 36.3 %Barbour County36.3Dallas County: 36.3 %Dallas County36.3Butler County: 36.2 %Butler County36.2Conecuh County: 36 %Conecuh County36Sumter County: 35.9 %Sumter County35.9DeKalb County: 35.8 %DeKalb County35.8Walker County: 35.8 %Walker County35.8Chambers County: 35.7 %Chambers County35.7Marengo County: 35.3 %Marengo County35.3Clarke County: 35.2 %Clarke County35.2Henry County: 35.2 %Henry County35.2Monroe County: 34.5 %Monroe County34.5Franklin County: 34.4 %Franklin County34.4Hale County: 34.2 %Hale County34.2Pickens County: 34.2 %Pickens County34.2Escambia County: 34.1 %Escambia County34.1Clay County: 33.9 %Clay County33.9Russell County: 33.9 %Russell County33.9Fayette County: 33.8 %Fayette County33.8Washington County: 33.8 %Washington County33.8Cleburne County: 33.1 %Cleburne County33.1Jackson County: 33.1 %Jackson County33.1Talladega County: 33 %Talladega County33Bibb County: 32.9 %Bibb County32.9Coosa County: 32.8 %Coosa County32.8Marion County: 32.8 %Marion County32.8Randolph County: 32.6 %Randolph County32.6Cullman County: 32.3 %Cullman County32.3Geneva County: 32.3 %Geneva County32.3Lawrence County: 32 %Lawrence County32Tallapoosa County: 31.9 %Tallapoosa County31.9Crenshaw County: 31.6 %Crenshaw County31.6Etowah County: 31.5 %Etowah County31.5Wilcox County: 42.6 %Wilcox County42.6Greene County: 42.1 %Greene County42.1Bullock County: 41 %Bullock County41Perry County: 39.5 %Perry County39.5Lowndes County: 38.7 %Lowndes County38.7Choctaw County: 36.9 %Choctaw County36.9Macon County: 36.5 %Macon County36.5Barbour County: 36.3 %Barbour County36.3Dallas County: 36.3 %Dallas County36.3Butler County: 36.2 %Butler County36.2Conecuh County: 36 %Conecuh County36Sumter County: 35.9 %Sumter County35.9DeKalb County: 35.8 %DeKalb County35.8Walker County: 35.8 %Walker County35.8Chambers County: 35.7 %Chambers County35.7Marengo County: 35.3 %Marengo County35.3Clarke County: 35.2 %Clarke County35.2Henry County: 35.2 %Henry County35.2Monroe County: 34.5 %Monroe County34.5Franklin County: 34.4 %Franklin County34.4Hale County: 34.2 %Hale County34.2Pickens County: 34.2 %Pickens County34.2Escambia County: 34.1 %Escambia County34.1Clay County: 33.9 %Clay County33.9Russell County: 33.9 %Russell County33.9Fayette County: 33.8 %Fayette County33.8Washington County: 33.8 %Washington County33.8Cleburne County: 33.1 %Cleburne County33.1Jackson County: 33.1 %Jackson County33.1Talladega County: 33 %Talladega County33Bibb County: 32.9 %Bibb County32.9Coosa County: 32.8 %Coosa County32.8Marion County: 32.8 %Marion County32.8Randolph County: 32.6 %Randolph County32.6Cullman County: 32.3 %Cullman County32.3Geneva County: 32.3 %Geneva County32.3Lawrence County: 32 %Lawrence County32Tallapoosa County: 31.9 %Tallapoosa County31.9Crenshaw County: 31.6 %Crenshaw County31.6Etowah County: 31.5 %Etowah County31.5
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Wilcox County42.6-3.4 pts
2Greene County42.1-6.1 pts
3Bullock County41-3.9 pts
4Perry County39.5-7 pts
5Lowndes County38.7-4.9 pts
6Choctaw County36.9-3 pts
7Macon County36.5-1.9 pts
8Barbour County36.3-5.4 pts
8Dallas County36.3-3.4 pts
10Butler County36.2-2.2 pts
11Conecuh County36-4.3 pts
12Sumter County35.9-4.8 pts
13DeKalb County35.8-0.4 pts
13Walker County35.8-0.6 pts
15Chambers County35.7-1.1 pts
16Marengo County35.3-3.1 pts
17Clarke County35.2-5 pts
17Henry County35.2+0.4 pts
19Monroe County34.5-5.7 pts
20Franklin County34.4-3.1 pts
21Hale County34.2-7.1 pts
21Pickens County34.2-4.3 pts
23Escambia County34.1-6.4 pts
24Clay County33.9-3.3 pts
24Russell County33.9-1.3 pts
26Fayette County33.8-3.3 pts
26Washington County33.8-3.3 pts
28Cleburne County33.1-1 pts
28Jackson County33.1-2 pts
30Talladega County33-6.1 pts
31Bibb County32.9-4.1 pts
32Coosa County32.8-3.2 pts
32Marion County32.8-2.6 pts
34Randolph County32.6-3.9 pts
35Cullman County32.3+0.9 pts
35Geneva County32.3-6.1 pts
37Lawrence County32-2.9 pts
38Tallapoosa County31.9-3.6 pts
39Crenshaw County31.6-6 pts
40Etowah County31.5-2.3 pts
41Lamar County31.4-5.6 pts
42Winston County31.3-5.6 pts
43Blount County31-0.8 pts
43Morgan County31-2.9 pts
45Dale County30.7-4.8 pts
46Colbert County30.3-2.7 pts
47Houston County30.2-4.5 pts
48Montgomery County30-5.4 pts
49Mobile County29.7-6.1 pts
50Chilton County29.4-6 pts
51Calhoun County29.2-5.9 pts
52Pike County29-4.1 pts
53Cherokee County28.7-6.6 pts
53Covington County28.7-5.1 pts
55Marshall County28.4-6.8 pts
56Coffee County28.1-3.5 pts
57Tuscaloosa County27.3-4.3 pts
58Jefferson County27.1-3.1 pts
59Autauga County26.9-3.1 pts
60Lee County26.4-2.7 pts
61Elmore County26.2-4.7 pts
62St. Clair County26.1-5.5 pts
63Lauderdale County26-5.7 pts
64Baldwin County25.4-4 pts
65Limestone County25.3-4.9 pts
66Madison County21.9-3.8 pts
67Shelby County21.1-3.4 pts

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Alabama by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Alabama by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/alabama-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Alabama by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/alabama-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Wilcox County, with 42.6% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate?

Shelby County, with 21.1% in 2022.

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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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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