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

Mendota, CA had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 376 cities in 2023, at 46.5%. Piedmont, CA had the lowest, at 12.6%. The median was 24.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest46.5Mendota, CA

Lowest12.6Piedmont, CA

Median24.1376 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

%. 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

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Mendota, CA	46.5	+5.5 pts
2	Arvin, CA	44.3	+3.8 pts
3	Parlier, CA	43.2	+8.5 pts
4	McFarland, CA	43	+2.5 pts
5	Farmersville, CA	40.9	+5.4 pts
5	Lindsay, CA	40.9	+1.3 pts
7	Bell Gardens, CA	40.6	+2.8 pts
7	Cudahy, CA	40.6	+2.3 pts
9	Avenal, CA	40	+5.4 pts
10	South El Monte, CA	39.5	+3.3 pts
11	Calexico, CA	38.3	+2 pts
11	Delano, CA	38.3	+2.5 pts
11	Maywood, CA	38.3	+3.6 pts
14	Corcoran, CA	38.2	+1.9 pts
14	Huntington Park, CA	38.2	+3.4 pts
16	Kerman, CA	38.1	+4.9 pts
17	Bell, CA	37.9	+2.8 pts
18	King City, CA	37.8	+4.2 pts
19	Dinuba, CA	37.5	+3.2 pts
19	Reedley, CA	37.5	+8.4 pts
21	Livingston, CA	37.1	+4.7 pts
22	Madera, CA	37	+2.6 pts
23	Wasco, CA	36.8	+3.1 pts
24	Coachella, CA	36.2	-0.1 pts
25	El Centro, CA	35.9	+1.7 pts
25	Shafter, CA	35.9	+3 pts
27	El Monte, CA	35.7	+2.1 pts
28	Brawley, CA	35.6	+0.7 pts
29	Greenfield, CA	35.5	+3.4 pts
29	Lynwood, CA	35.5	+3 pts
31	Blythe, CA	35.2	+2.8 pts
31	Selma, CA	35.2	+5.7 pts
33	Rosemead, CA	35	+2 pts
34	Ceres, CA	34.5	+2.1 pts
34	Clearlake, CA	34.5	+2.9 pts
36	Porterville, CA	34.4	+3.3 pts
37	Compton, CA	34.2	+2.4 pts
38	San Pablo, CA	34.1	+6.7 pts
38	Sanger, CA	34.1	+7.3 pts
40	South Gate, CA	33.9	+2.3 pts
41	Commerce, CA	33.6	+1.3 pts
42	California City, CA	33.4	+3.6 pts
42	Coalinga, CA	33.4	+5.2 pts
42	Hemet, CA	33.4	+0.3 pts
42	Los Banos, CA	33.4	+4.6 pts
42	Newman, CA	33.4	+3 pts
47	Santa Ana, CA	33.3	+4.8 pts
48	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	33.2	+2 pts
48	Watsonville, CA	33.2	+1.2 pts
50	Baldwin Park, CA	33.1	+2.5 pts
50	Merced, CA	33.1	+4.1 pts
52	Banning, CA	33	+0.8 pts
52	Chowchilla, CA	33	+4.8 pts
54	Paramount, CA	32.9	+2.4 pts
55	Atwater, CA	32.8	+5.2 pts
55	Santa Maria, CA	32.8	+1.5 pts
57	Desert Hot Springs, CA	32.6	+1.7 pts
57	Santa Paula, CA	32.6	+2.8 pts
57	Westminster, CA	32.6	+4.5 pts
60	La Puente, CA	32.5	+2.6 pts
61	Soledad, CA	32.4	+1.7 pts
61	Stanton, CA	32.4	+4.8 pts
61	Tulare, CA	32.4	+3.4 pts
64	Perris, CA	32.3	+0.9 pts
65	San Bernardino, CA	32.2	-0.6 pts
66	San Jacinto, CA	31.9	+1.1 pts
67	Adelanto, CA	31.7	-1.1 pts
68	Fresno, CA	31.5	+5.2 pts
68	Patterson, CA	31.5	+3.1 pts
70	Monterey Park, CA	31.3	+2 pts
70	Pico Rivera, CA	31.3	+1.8 pts
72	San Fernando, CA	31.2	+1.1 pts
73	Garden Grove, CA	31	+4.2 pts
73	Indio, CA	31	0 pts
73	Montebello, CA	31	+2.4 pts
73	Salinas, CA	31	+1.6 pts
77	Jurupa Valley, CA	30.9	+0.4 pts
78	Oxnard, CA	30.8	+2.8 pts
79	Montclair, CA	30.7	-0.7 pts
79	National City, CA	30.7	+2.4 pts
81	Pomona, CA	30.4	+1.1 pts
82	Barstow, CA	30.2	-1 pts
82	Moreno Valley, CA	30.2	+0.9 pts
82	Riverbank, CA	30.2	+3 pts
85	Modesto, CA	30	+2.4 pts
85	Victorville, CA	30	-1.2 pts
87	Cathedral City, CA	29.9	+0.1 pts
87	Lompoc, CA	29.9	+1.3 pts
87	Santa Fe Springs, CA	29.9	+2.3 pts
90	Lawndale, CA	29.8	+1.9 pts
90	Richmond, CA	29.8	+5.6 pts
92	Bakersfield, CA	29.7	+2 pts
92	Rialto, CA	29.7	-0.8 pts
94	Colton, CA	29.6	-0.7 pts
94	Hesperia, CA	29.6	-0.3 pts
94	Inglewood, CA	29.6	+1.7 pts
97	Palmdale, CA	29.5	+2.1 pts
97	Pittsburg, CA	29.5	+5.3 pts
99	Imperial, CA	29.4	+3 pts
100	Hawthorne, CA	29.3	+2.3 pts
101	Oroville, CA	29.2	+1.6 pts
102	Anaheim, CA	29.1	+4.6 pts
103	Stockton, CA	29	+0.8 pts
104	Bellflower, CA	28.9	+2.2 pts
105	Antioch, CA	28.7	+5.3 pts
105	Hanford, CA	28.7	+2.4 pts
107	Exeter, CA	28.6	+1.5 pts
108	Norwalk, CA	28.4	+1.3 pts
108	Red Bluff, CA	28.4	+0.8 pts
110	Marysville, CA	28.3	+2 pts
110	San Gabriel, CA	28.3	+0.6 pts
112	Lancaster, CA	28.2	+1.1 pts
113	Highland, CA	28.1	-0.3 pts
114	Fillmore, CA	28	+1.8 pts
114	Yuba City, CA	28	+1.3 pts
116	Turlock, CA	27.9	+0.7 pts
117	Laguna Woods, CA	27.7	+3.7 pts
118	Gardena, CA	27.6	+1.1 pts
118	Ontario, CA	27.6	-1 pts
120	Artesia, CA	27.4	+3.1 pts
120	Carson, CA	27.4	+2 pts
122	Riverside, CA	27.3	+0.4 pts
123	Vallejo, CA	27.2	+3.2 pts
124	Alhambra, CA	27.1	+1.3 pts
124	Apple Valley, CA	27.1	-1.2 pts
124	Buena Park, CA	27.1	+3.9 pts
127	Port Hueneme, CA	27	+1.8 pts
127	Tehachapi, CA	27	+3 pts
129	Visalia, CA	26.9	+2.2 pts
130	Kingsburg, CA	26.8	+4.8 pts
130	Lake Elsinore, CA	26.8	+0.1 pts
132	Downey, CA	26.7	+1.5 pts
132	Lemoore, CA	26.7	+1.5 pts
134	Azusa, CA	26.6	+2.4 pts
134	Fontana, CA	26.6	-0.8 pts
134	Gilroy, CA	26.6	+4.3 pts
134	Oakdale, CA	26.6	+2.4 pts
138	La Habra, CA	26.5	+3.5 pts
138	Los Angeles, CA	26.5	+1.6 pts
138	West Covina, CA	26.5	+2.1 pts
141	Hollister, CA	26.4	+1.3 pts
141	Susanville, CA	26.4	+2.3 pts
143	Duarte, CA	26.2	+2 pts
144	East Palo Alto, CA	26.1	+1.9 pts
144	Suisun City, CA	26.1	+3.3 pts
146	El Cajon, CA	26	+2.5 pts
147	Seaside, CA	25.9	+2 pts
148	Woodland, CA	25.8	+0.6 pts
148	Yucca Valley, CA	25.8	-2.5 pts
150	Escondido, CA	25.7	+2 pts
150	Long Beach, CA	25.7	+1.4 pts
152	Fairfield, CA	25.6	+3.2 pts
152	Menifee, CA	25.6	+0.6 pts
152	Wildomar, CA	25.6	+1.3 pts
155	Rio Vista, CA	25.5	+2.7 pts
155	Temple City, CA	25.5	+1.5 pts
157	Eureka, CA	25.4	+2.9 pts
157	Imperial Beach, CA	25.4	+1.6 pts
159	Beaumont, CA	25.3	+0.8 pts
159	Ukiah, CA	25.3	+2.2 pts
159	West Sacramento, CA	25.3	+0.3 pts
159	Whittier, CA	25.3	+1.8 pts
163	Covina, CA	25.2	+1.6 pts
163	Fortuna, CA	25.2	+3.4 pts
165	Corona, CA	25.1	+0.5 pts
165	Lathrop, CA	25.1	+0.8 pts
165	Lemon Grove, CA	25.1	+3.1 pts
165	Lodi, CA	25.1	+0.2 pts
165	Shasta Lake, CA	25.1	-0.4 pts
170	Dixon, CA	25	+3.4 pts
170	Pinole, CA	25	+5.3 pts
172	Calimesa, CA	24.9	+0.2 pts
173	Anderson, CA	24.8	-1.3 pts
173	Oakley, CA	24.8	+4.2 pts
175	San Jose, CA	24.7	+3.6 pts
175	San Leandro, CA	24.7	+3 pts
177	American Canyon, CA	24.6	+2.1 pts
177	Chino, CA	24.6	-0.9 pts
177	Fullerton, CA	24.6	+3.8 pts
180	Concord, CA	24.5	+4.6 pts
180	Hayward, CA	24.5	+2.1 pts
182	Rancho Mirage, CA	24.4	+1.1 pts
183	La Quinta, CA	24.3	-0.5 pts
183	Norco, CA	24.3	+1.1 pts
185	Daly City, CA	24.2	+2.8 pts
185	Grover Beach, CA	24.2	+4.8 pts
185	Manteca, CA	24.2	+0.4 pts
188	Chula Vista, CA	24.1	+1.8 pts
188	Grass Valley, CA	24.1	+0.1 pts
188	Palm Desert, CA	24.1	+0.8 pts
191	La Palma, CA	24	+3.1 pts
191	Paradise, CA	24	-0.7 pts
193	Hercules, CA	23.9	+4 pts
193	Lomita, CA	23.9	+1.1 pts
193	Tustin, CA	23.9	+4 pts
196	Palm Springs, CA	23.8	-0.5 pts
197	Grand Terrace, CA	23.7	-0.8 pts
198	Fountain Valley, CA	23.5	+3.3 pts
198	Napa, CA	23.5	+1.2 pts
198	Placentia, CA	23.5	+3.1 pts
201	South San Francisco, CA	23.4	+2.8 pts
202	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	23.3	+2.3 pts
202	Marina, CA	23.3	+0.8 pts
204	Vista, CA	23.2	+1.8 pts
205	Orange, CA	23.1	+3.2 pts
205	Ridgecrest, CA	23.1	+2 pts
207	Los Alamitos, CA	23	+4.3 pts
207	Tracy, CA	23	+0.3 pts
209	Oakland, CA	22.9	+2.3 pts
210	Vacaville, CA	22.7	+2.7 pts
211	Placerville, CA	22.6	+2.4 pts
212	Brentwood, CA	22.5	+4.2 pts
212	Canyon Lake, CA	22.5	0 pts
212	Clovis, CA	22.5	+3.6 pts
212	La Mirada, CA	22.5	+1.4 pts
212	San Juan Capistrano, CA	22.5	+3.1 pts
217	Sacramento, CA	22.4	-1.7 pts
217	San Rafael, CA	22.4	+3.6 pts
219	Galt, CA	22.3	-1.8 pts
219	Santa Rosa, CA	22.3	+1 pts
221	Glendale, CA	22.2	+1.1 pts
221	Redding, CA	22.2	+0.3 pts
223	Costa Mesa, CA	22.1	+3 pts
223	Milpitas, CA	22.1	+2.8 pts
223	Morgan Hill, CA	22.1	+3.5 pts
223	Union City, CA	22.1	+2.5 pts
223	Yucaipa, CA	22.1	-0.4 pts
228	Diamond Bar, CA	22	+0.8 pts
228	South Lake Tahoe, CA	22	+1.6 pts
228	Walnut, CA	22	+1.2 pts
231	Auburn, CA	21.9	+0.8 pts
231	San Dimas, CA	21.9	+1.2 pts
233	Carpinteria, CA	21.8	+0.3 pts
233	Cypress, CA	21.8	+2.6 pts
233	Healdsburg, CA	21.8	+1.8 pts
233	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	21.8	+1.4 pts
237	Lakewood, CA	21.6	+1.1 pts
237	Monrovia, CA	21.6	+0.8 pts
237	Signal Hill, CA	21.6	+1.1 pts
237	Upland, CA	21.6	-1.6 pts
241	Murrieta, CA	21.5	-0.2 pts
242	Eastvale, CA	21.4	-0.2 pts
242	Oceanside, CA	21.4	+1.4 pts
244	Lincoln, CA	21.3	+1.6 pts
244	Pasadena, CA	21.3	+1 pts
244	Seal Beach, CA	21.3	+2.5 pts
247	La Verne, CA	21.2	+1 pts
247	Loma Linda, CA	21.2	-2.2 pts
247	Santa Barbara, CA	21.2	+0.5 pts
250	Arcadia, CA	21.1	+0.5 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.

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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 California 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 California 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/california-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Mendota, CA, with 46.5% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Piedmont, CA, with 12.6% in 2023.

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