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Counties in Arkansas by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Desha County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 75 counties in 2023, at 46.2%. Benton County had the lowest, at 25.7%. The median was 36%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest46.2Desha County
Lowest25.7Benton County
Median3675 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Arkansas County: 35.6 %Ashley County: 41.9 %Baxter County: 33.4 %Benton County: 25.7 %Boone County: 30.8 %Bradley County: 40.3 %Calhoun County: 33.8 %Carroll County: 36.8 %Chicot County: 42.2 %Clark County: 32.1 %Clay County: 35.8 %Cleburne County: 34.6 %Cleveland County: 34.6 %Columbia County: 34.5 %Conway County: 36.5 %Craighead County: 31 %Crawford County: 31.2 %Crittenden County: 38.7 %Cross County: 38.6 %Dallas County: 37.8 %Desha County: 46.2 %Drew County: 35.8 %Faulkner County: 26.6 %Franklin County: 35.5 %Fulton County: 37.8 %Garland County: 30.7 %Grant County: 29.6 %Greene County: 35 %Hempstead County: 39.7 %Hot Spring County: 34.4 %Howard County: 36 %Independence County: 35.3 %Izard County: 37.3 %Jackson County: 39.5 %Jefferson County: 38.1 %Johnson County: 36.8 %Lafayette County: 43.5 %Lawrence County: 36.3 %Lee County: 42.9 %Lincoln County: 36.2 %Little River County: 36.9 %Logan County: 33.8 %Lonoke County: 31 %Madison County: 35.2 %Marion County: 34.8 %Miller County: 37.9 %Mississippi County: 36.7 %Monroe County: 39.6 %Montgomery County: 36 %Nevada County: 40.8 %Newton County: 34.2 %Ouachita County: 38 %Perry County: 34.2 %Phillips County: 44.1 %Pike County: 34.4 %Poinsett County: 38.7 %Polk County: 35.8 %Pope County: 33.7 %Prairie County: 34.9 %Pulaski County: 29.1 %Randolph County: 37.9 %St. Francis County: 42.5 %Saline County: 29.1 %Scott County: 36.7 %Searcy County: 38.6 %Sebastian County: 33.3 %Sevier County: 40.6 %Sharp County: 37.7 %Stone County: 37.9 %Union County: 36.2 %Van Buren County: 37 %Washington County: 27.5 %White County: 32.5 %Woodruff County: 40.7 %Yell County: 35.5 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Desha County: 46.2 %Desha County46.2Phillips County: 44.1 %Phillips County44.1Lafayette County: 43.5 %Lafayette County43.5Lee County: 42.9 %Lee County42.9St. Francis County: 42.5 %St. Francis County42.5Chicot County: 42.2 %Chicot County42.2Ashley County: 41.9 %Ashley County41.9Nevada County: 40.8 %Nevada County40.8Woodruff County: 40.7 %Woodruff County40.7Sevier County: 40.6 %Sevier County40.6Bradley County: 40.3 %Bradley County40.3Hempstead County: 39.7 %Hempstead County39.7Monroe County: 39.6 %Monroe County39.6Jackson County: 39.5 %Jackson County39.5Crittenden County: 38.7 %Crittenden County38.7Poinsett County: 38.7 %Poinsett County38.7Cross County: 38.6 %Cross County38.6Searcy County: 38.6 %Searcy County38.6Jefferson County: 38.1 %Jefferson County38.1Ouachita County: 38 %Ouachita County38Miller County: 37.9 %Miller County37.9Randolph County: 37.9 %Randolph County37.9Stone County: 37.9 %Stone County37.9Dallas County: 37.8 %Dallas County37.8Fulton County: 37.8 %Fulton County37.8Sharp County: 37.7 %Sharp County37.7Izard County: 37.3 %Izard County37.3Van Buren County: 37 %Van Buren County37Little River County: 36.9 %Little River County36.9Carroll County: 36.8 %Carroll County36.8Johnson County: 36.8 %Johnson County36.8Mississippi County: 36.7 %Mississippi County36.7Scott County: 36.7 %Scott County36.7Conway County: 36.5 %Conway County36.5Lawrence County: 36.3 %Lawrence County36.3Lincoln County: 36.2 %Lincoln County36.2Union County: 36.2 %Union County36.2Howard County: 36 %Howard County36Montgomery County: 36 %Montgomery County36Clay County: 35.8 %Clay County35.8Desha County: 46.2 %Desha County46.2Phillips County: 44.1 %Phillips County44.1Lafayette County: 43.5 %Lafayette County43.5Lee County: 42.9 %Lee County42.9St. Francis County: 42.5 %St. Francis County42.5Chicot County: 42.2 %Chicot County42.2Ashley County: 41.9 %Ashley County41.9Nevada County: 40.8 %Nevada County40.8Woodruff County: 40.7 %Woodruff County40.7Sevier County: 40.6 %Sevier County40.6Bradley County: 40.3 %Bradley County40.3Hempstead County: 39.7 %Hempstead County39.7Monroe County: 39.6 %Monroe County39.6Jackson County: 39.5 %Jackson County39.5Crittenden County: 38.7 %Crittenden County38.7Poinsett County: 38.7 %Poinsett County38.7Cross County: 38.6 %Cross County38.6Searcy County: 38.6 %Searcy County38.6Jefferson County: 38.1 %Jefferson County38.1Ouachita County: 38 %Ouachita County38Miller County: 37.9 %Miller County37.9Randolph County: 37.9 %Randolph County37.9Stone County: 37.9 %Stone County37.9Dallas County: 37.8 %Dallas County37.8Fulton County: 37.8 %Fulton County37.8Sharp County: 37.7 %Sharp County37.7Izard County: 37.3 %Izard County37.3Van Buren County: 37 %Van Buren County37Little River County: 36.9 %Little River County36.9Carroll County: 36.8 %Carroll County36.8Johnson County: 36.8 %Johnson County36.8Mississippi County: 36.7 %Mississippi County36.7Scott County: 36.7 %Scott County36.7Conway County: 36.5 %Conway County36.5Lawrence County: 36.3 %Lawrence County36.3Lincoln County: 36.2 %Lincoln County36.2Union County: 36.2 %Union County36.2Howard County: 36 %Howard County36Montgomery County: 36 %Montgomery County36Clay County: 35.8 %Clay County35.8
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Desha County46.2+3.8 pts
2Phillips County44.1+0.5 pts
3Lafayette County43.5+1.4 pts
4Lee County42.9+2 pts
5St. Francis County42.5+1.7 pts
6Chicot County42.2+1 pts
7Ashley County41.9+3.5 pts
8Nevada County40.8+3.6 pts
9Woodruff County40.7+2.8 pts
10Sevier County40.6+5.3 pts
11Bradley County40.3+3.3 pts
12Hempstead County39.7+5.4 pts
13Monroe County39.6-1.7 pts
14Jackson County39.5+1.9 pts
15Crittenden County38.7+2.9 pts
15Poinsett County38.7+1 pts
17Cross County38.6+4.2 pts
17Searcy County38.6-0.2 pts
19Jefferson County38.1+2.7 pts
20Ouachita County38+2.6 pts
21Miller County37.9+2.4 pts
21Randolph County37.9+1.8 pts
21Stone County37.9+1.4 pts
24Dallas County37.8-0.1 pts
24Fulton County37.8-3.6 pts
26Sharp County37.7+0.5 pts
27Izard County37.3+4.9 pts
28Van Buren County37-1.2 pts
29Little River County36.9+3.3 pts
30Carroll County36.8+4.4 pts
30Johnson County36.8-1.6 pts
32Mississippi County36.7-1.9 pts
32Scott County36.7+1.4 pts
34Conway County36.5-0.4 pts
35Lawrence County36.3-0.4 pts
36Lincoln County36.2-0.1 pts
36Union County36.2+3.5 pts
38Howard County36+4.4 pts
38Montgomery County36+0.7 pts
40Clay County35.8+0.5 pts
40Drew County35.8+1.4 pts
40Polk County35.8+1.3 pts
43Arkansas County35.6-2.6 pts
44Franklin County35.5-1.6 pts
44Yell County35.5-1.4 pts
46Independence County35.3+0.6 pts
47Madison County35.2-0.6 pts
48Greene County35+0.7 pts
49Prairie County34.9-0.4 pts
50Marion County34.8+1.5 pts
51Cleburne County34.6+2.5 pts
51Cleveland County34.6-3.1 pts
53Columbia County34.5+3.4 pts
54Hot Spring County34.4+0.8 pts
54Pike County34.4+1.2 pts
56Newton County34.2-1.7 pts
56Perry County34.2+2 pts
58Calhoun County33.8+0.3 pts
58Logan County33.8-1.4 pts
60Pope County33.7+4.8 pts
61Baxter County33.4-0.2 pts
62Sebastian County33.3-1.2 pts
63White County32.5-3.4 pts
64Clark County32.1+0.9 pts
65Crawford County31.2-0.4 pts
66Craighead County31-2.1 pts
66Lonoke County31+4 pts
68Boone County30.8+0.3 pts
69Garland County30.7+0.6 pts
70Grant County29.6-1.3 pts
71Pulaski County29.1+1.7 pts
71Saline County29.1+2.6 pts
73Washington County27.5-0.3 pts
74Faulkner County26.6+2 pts
75Benton County25.7+2.5 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 Arkansas 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Arkansas by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023. 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/arkansas-counties. 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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties.

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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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Desha County, with 46.2% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Benton County, with 25.7% 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, 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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