# Counties in California by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023

All 58 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_physical_inactivity_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/california-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Imperial County | 35.2 |
| 2 | Merced County | 33.2 |
| 3 | Tulare County | 32.6 |
| 4 | Kern County | 31.9 |
| 5 | Madera County | 31.7 |
| 6 | Fresno County | 30.9 |
| 7 | Kings County | 30.4 |
| 8 | Colusa County | 30.3 |
| 8 | Stanislaus County | 30.3 |
| 10 | Trinity County | 28.4 |
| 11 | Glenn County | 28 |
| 12 | Lake County | 27.8 |
| 13 | Sutter County | 27.7 |
| 14 | Modoc County | 27.5 |
| 15 | Tehama County | 27.4 |
| 16 | Riverside County | 27.3 |
| 16 | Sierra County | 27.3 |
| 18 | Monterey County | 27 |
| 19 | San Bernardino County | 26.3 |
| 20 | Los Angeles County | 26.2 |
| 21 | Lassen County | 26.1 |
| 21 | San Joaquin County | 26.1 |
| 23 | Mendocino County | 26 |
| 23 | Yuba County | 26 |
| 25 | Siskiyou County | 25.8 |
| 26 | Del Norte County | 25.6 |
| 27 | San Benito County | 25.3 |
| 28 | Solano County | 25.1 |
| 29 | Calaveras County | 24.8 |
| 30 | Mariposa County | 24.6 |
| 31 | Orange County | 24.1 |
| 31 | Santa Barbara County | 24.1 |
| 33 | Plumas County | 24 |
| 34 | Contra Costa County | 23.7 |
| 34 | Humboldt County | 23.7 |
| 36 | Ventura County | 23.6 |
| 37 | Napa County | 23.5 |
| 38 | Tuolumne County | 23 |
| 39 | Inyo County | 22.9 |
| 40 | Butte County | 22.8 |
| 41 | Amador County | 22.7 |
| 42 | Yolo County | 22.4 |
| 43 | Santa Clara County | 22.2 |
| 43 | Shasta County | 22.2 |
| 45 | Mono County | 21.5 |
| 45 | Sacramento County | 21.5 |
| 47 | Sonoma County | 21.2 |
| 48 | Santa Cruz County | 20.7 |
| 49 | Alameda County | 20.6 |
| 49 | San Diego County | 20.6 |
| 51 | Nevada County | 20.4 |
| 52 | San Mateo County | 20.2 |
| 53 | San Luis Obispo County | 20.1 |
| 54 | El Dorado County | 19.5 |
| 55 | Alpine County | 19.4 |
| 56 | San Francisco County | 19.2 |
| 57 | Placer County | 19.1 |
| 58 | Marin County | 18.2 |