# Cities in Connecticut by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023

All 21 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j 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, 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/connecticut-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Hartford, CT | 38.7 |
| 2 | Waterbury, CT | 37.6 |
| 3 | Bridgeport, CT | 36.4 |
| 4 | New Britain, CT | 35.8 |
| 5 | New Haven, CT | 32.5 |
| 6 | Meriden, CT | 31.7 |
| 7 | New London, CT | 31.6 |
| 8 | Norwich, CT | 31.3 |
| 9 | West Haven, CT | 29.6 |
| 10 | Torrington, CT | 28.1 |
| 11 | Danbury, CT | 27.8 |
| 11 | Groton, CT | 27.8 |
| 13 | Derby, CT | 27.7 |
| 14 | Ansonia, CT | 27.6 |
| 15 | Bristol, CT | 25.4 |
| 16 | Norwalk, CT | 25.1 |
| 17 | Naugatuck, CT | 24.9 |
| 18 | Stamford, CT | 23.9 |
| 19 | Middletown, CT | 23.3 |
| 20 | Shelton, CT | 22.5 |
| 21 | Milford, CT | 21.4 |