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

Phillips County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 75 counties in 2022, at 43.6%. Benton County had the lowest, at 23.2%. The median was 35.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest43.6Phillips County
Lowest23.2Benton County
Median35.375 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 38.2 %Ashley County: 38.4 %Baxter County: 33.6 %Benton County: 23.2 %Boone County: 30.5 %Bradley County: 37 %Calhoun County: 33.5 %Carroll County: 32.4 %Chicot County: 41.2 %Clark County: 31.2 %Clay County: 35.3 %Cleburne County: 32.1 %Cleveland County: 37.7 %Columbia County: 31.1 %Conway County: 36.9 %Craighead County: 33.1 %Crawford County: 31.6 %Crittenden County: 35.8 %Cross County: 34.4 %Dallas County: 37.9 %Desha County: 42.4 %Drew County: 34.4 %Faulkner County: 24.6 %Franklin County: 37.1 %Fulton County: 41.4 %Garland County: 30.1 %Grant County: 30.9 %Greene County: 34.3 %Hempstead County: 34.3 %Hot Spring County: 33.6 %Howard County: 31.6 %Independence County: 34.7 %Izard County: 32.4 %Jackson County: 37.6 %Jefferson County: 35.4 %Johnson County: 38.4 %Lafayette County: 42.1 %Lawrence County: 36.7 %Lee County: 40.9 %Lincoln County: 36.3 %Little River County: 33.6 %Logan County: 35.2 %Lonoke County: 27 %Madison County: 35.8 %Marion County: 33.3 %Miller County: 35.5 %Mississippi County: 38.6 %Monroe County: 41.3 %Montgomery County: 35.3 %Nevada County: 37.2 %Newton County: 35.9 %Ouachita County: 35.4 %Perry County: 32.2 %Phillips County: 43.6 %Pike County: 33.2 %Poinsett County: 37.7 %Polk County: 34.5 %Pope County: 28.9 %Prairie County: 35.3 %Pulaski County: 27.4 %Randolph County: 36.1 %St. Francis County: 40.8 %Saline County: 26.5 %Scott County: 35.3 %Searcy County: 38.8 %Sebastian County: 34.5 %Sevier County: 35.3 %Sharp County: 37.2 %Stone County: 36.5 %Union County: 32.7 %Van Buren County: 38.2 %Washington County: 27.8 %White County: 35.9 %Woodruff County: 37.9 %Yell County: 36.9 %
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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

Phillips County: 43.6 %Phillips County43.6Desha County: 42.4 %Desha County42.4Lafayette County: 42.1 %Lafayette County42.1Fulton County: 41.4 %Fulton County41.4Monroe County: 41.3 %Monroe County41.3Chicot County: 41.2 %Chicot County41.2Lee County: 40.9 %Lee County40.9St. Francis County: 40.8 %St. Francis County40.8Searcy County: 38.8 %Searcy County38.8Mississippi County: 38.6 %Mississippi County38.6Ashley County: 38.4 %Ashley County38.4Johnson County: 38.4 %Johnson County38.4Arkansas County: 38.2 %Arkansas County38.2Van Buren County: 38.2 %Van Buren County38.2Dallas County: 37.9 %Dallas County37.9Woodruff County: 37.9 %Woodruff County37.9Cleveland County: 37.7 %Cleveland County37.7Poinsett County: 37.7 %Poinsett County37.7Jackson County: 37.6 %Jackson County37.6Nevada County: 37.2 %Nevada County37.2Sharp County: 37.2 %Sharp County37.2Franklin County: 37.1 %Franklin County37.1Bradley County: 37 %Bradley County37Conway County: 36.9 %Conway County36.9Yell County: 36.9 %Yell County36.9Lawrence County: 36.7 %Lawrence County36.7Stone County: 36.5 %Stone County36.5Lincoln County: 36.3 %Lincoln County36.3Randolph County: 36.1 %Randolph County36.1Newton County: 35.9 %Newton County35.9White County: 35.9 %White County35.9Crittenden County: 35.8 %Crittenden County35.8Madison County: 35.8 %Madison County35.8Miller County: 35.5 %Miller County35.5Jefferson County: 35.4 %Jefferson County35.4Ouachita County: 35.4 %Ouachita County35.4Clay County: 35.3 %Clay County35.3Montgomery County: 35.3 %Montgomery County35.3Prairie County: 35.3 %Prairie County35.3Scott County: 35.3 %Scott County35.3Phillips County: 43.6 %Phillips County43.6Desha County: 42.4 %Desha County42.4Lafayette County: 42.1 %Lafayette County42.1Fulton County: 41.4 %Fulton County41.4Monroe County: 41.3 %Monroe County41.3Chicot County: 41.2 %Chicot County41.2Lee County: 40.9 %Lee County40.9St. Francis County: 40.8 %St. Francis County40.8Searcy County: 38.8 %Searcy County38.8Mississippi County: 38.6 %Mississippi County38.6Ashley County: 38.4 %Ashley County38.4Johnson County: 38.4 %Johnson County38.4Arkansas County: 38.2 %Arkansas County38.2Van Buren County: 38.2 %Van Buren County38.2Dallas County: 37.9 %Dallas County37.9Woodruff County: 37.9 %Woodruff County37.9Cleveland County: 37.7 %Cleveland County37.7Poinsett County: 37.7 %Poinsett County37.7Jackson County: 37.6 %Jackson County37.6Nevada County: 37.2 %Nevada County37.2Sharp County: 37.2 %Sharp County37.2Franklin County: 37.1 %Franklin County37.1Bradley County: 37 %Bradley County37Conway County: 36.9 %Conway County36.9Yell County: 36.9 %Yell County36.9Lawrence County: 36.7 %Lawrence County36.7Stone County: 36.5 %Stone County36.5Lincoln County: 36.3 %Lincoln County36.3Randolph County: 36.1 %Randolph County36.1Newton County: 35.9 %Newton County35.9White County: 35.9 %White County35.9Crittenden County: 35.8 %Crittenden County35.8Madison County: 35.8 %Madison County35.8Miller County: 35.5 %Miller County35.5Jefferson County: 35.4 %Jefferson County35.4Ouachita County: 35.4 %Ouachita County35.4Clay County: 35.3 %Clay County35.3Montgomery County: 35.3 %Montgomery County35.3Prairie County: 35.3 %Prairie County35.3Scott County: 35.3 %Scott County35.3
%. 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
1Phillips County43.6+1.6 pts
2Desha County42.4-0.4 pts
3Lafayette County42.1-0.5 pts
4Fulton County41.4+4.1 pts
5Monroe County41.3+0.5 pts
6Chicot County41.2-0.7 pts
7Lee County40.9-1.4 pts
8St. Francis County40.8-1.3 pts
9Searcy County38.8+1.2 pts
10Mississippi County38.6+2.4 pts
11Ashley County38.4-1.6 pts
11Johnson County38.4+0.9 pts
13Arkansas County38.2+4 pts
13Van Buren County38.2+1.8 pts
15Dallas County37.9+1.6 pts
15Woodruff County37.9+0.5 pts
17Cleveland County37.7+4.4 pts
17Poinsett County37.7+0.2 pts
19Jackson County37.6+0.3 pts
20Nevada County37.2+0.1 pts
20Sharp County37.2-0.1 pts
22Franklin County37.10 pts
23Bradley County37-1 pts
24Conway County36.9+2.8 pts
24Yell County36.9-1.3 pts
26Lawrence County36.7+3.5 pts
27Stone County36.5-2.3 pts
28Lincoln County36.3+1 pts
29Randolph County36.1+0.1 pts
30Newton County35.9+3.7 pts
30White County35.9+3.9 pts
32Crittenden County35.8-0.1 pts
32Madison County35.8+1.6 pts
34Miller County35.5+2.3 pts
35Jefferson County35.4-1.2 pts
35Ouachita County35.4-3.9 pts
37Clay County35.3+1 pts
37Montgomery County35.3-0.3 pts
37Prairie County35.3+2.4 pts
37Scott County35.3+0.3 pts
37Sevier County35.3-2.4 pts
42Logan County35.2+1.4 pts
43Independence County34.7+3.1 pts
44Polk County34.5+0.3 pts
44Sebastian County34.5+1.8 pts
46Cross County34.4-1.6 pts
46Drew County34.4+0.9 pts
48Greene County34.3+0.6 pts
48Hempstead County34.3-3.1 pts
50Baxter County33.6+1.8 pts
50Hot Spring County33.6+2.1 pts
50Little River County33.6+0.5 pts
53Calhoun County33.5+1.2 pts
54Marion County33.3-1.2 pts
55Pike County33.2+0.7 pts
56Craighead County33.1+2.6 pts
57Union County32.7-2.1 pts
58Carroll County32.4-0.1 pts
58Izard County32.4-1.7 pts
60Perry County32.2-0.1 pts
61Cleburne County32.1-2.9 pts
62Crawford County31.6-0.7 pts
62Howard County31.6-3.8 pts
64Clark County31.2-0.3 pts
65Columbia County31.1-2.6 pts
66Grant County30.9+0.3 pts
67Boone County30.5+0.4 pts
68Garland County30.1-1.4 pts
69Pope County28.9-1.6 pts
70Washington County27.8+1.6 pts
71Pulaski County27.4+0.6 pts
72Lonoke County27-1.9 pts
73Saline County26.5+0.8 pts
74Faulkner County24.6-2.2 pts
75Benton County23.2-1.4 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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Phillips County, with 43.6% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Benton County, with 23.2% 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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