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

DeSoto County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 67 counties in 2023, at 38.6%. St. Johns County had the lowest, at 18.5%. The median was 27.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest38.6DeSoto County
Median27.267 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Alachua County: 21 %Baker County: 27.7 %Bay County: 25.3 %Bradford County: 32 %Brevard County: 23.8 %Broward County: 26.4 %Calhoun County: 32.7 %Charlotte County: 25.3 %Citrus County: 28.8 %Clay County: 25.4 %Collier County: 24.6 %Columbia County: 31.5 %DeSoto County: 38.6 %Dixie County: 32.4 %Duval County: 27.1 %Escambia County: 26.1 %Flagler County: 24.5 %Franklin County: 29.4 %Gadsden County: 31.4 %Gilchrist County: 27.4 %Glades County: 36.1 %Gulf County: 27.4 %Hamilton County: 32.9 %Hardee County: 33.9 %Hendry County: 38.1 %Hernando County: 27.7 %Highlands County: 33.3 %Hillsborough County: 23.9 %Holmes County: 29.5 %Indian River County: 25 %Jackson County: 31.7 %Jefferson County: 28.3 %Lafayette County: 31.6 %Lake County: 26.1 %Lee County: 26.6 %Leon County: 22.6 %Levy County: 30.4 %Liberty County: 31.8 %Madison County: 32.5 %Manatee County: 25.4 %Marion County: 26.6 %Martin County: 23.5 %Miami-Dade County: 32.5 %Monroe County: 23.8 %Nassau County: 20.2 %Okaloosa County: 22.8 %Okeechobee County: 32 %Orange County: 24.5 %Osceola County: 28.2 %Palm Beach County: 25.6 %Pasco County: 26.5 %Pinellas County: 23.9 %Polk County: 28.8 %Putnam County: 33.7 %St. Johns County: 18.5 %St. Lucie County: 27 %Santa Rosa County: 20.5 %Sarasota County: 23.4 %Seminole County: 21.2 %Sumter County: 25.1 %Suwannee County: 32.3 %Taylor County: 32.4 %Union County: 30.7 %Volusia County: 25.5 %Wakulla County: 27.2 %Walton County: 22 %Washington County: 32.3 %
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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

DeSoto County: 38.6 %DeSoto County38.6Hendry County: 38.1 %Hendry County38.1Glades County: 36.1 %Glades County36.1Hardee County: 33.9 %Hardee County33.9Putnam County: 33.7 %Putnam County33.7Highlands County: 33.3 %Highlands County33.3Hamilton County: 32.9 %Hamilton County32.9Calhoun County: 32.7 %Calhoun County32.7Madison County: 32.5 %Madison County32.5Miami-Dade County: 32.5 %Miami-Dade County32.5Dixie County: 32.4 %Dixie County32.4Taylor County: 32.4 %Taylor County32.4Suwannee County: 32.3 %Suwannee County32.3Washington County: 32.3 %Washington County32.3Bradford County: 32 %Bradford County32Okeechobee County: 32 %Okeechobee County32Liberty County: 31.8 %Liberty County31.8Jackson County: 31.7 %Jackson County31.7Lafayette County: 31.6 %Lafayette County31.6Columbia County: 31.5 %Columbia County31.5Gadsden County: 31.4 %Gadsden County31.4Union County: 30.7 %Union County30.7Levy County: 30.4 %Levy County30.4Holmes County: 29.5 %Holmes County29.5Franklin County: 29.4 %Franklin County29.4Citrus County: 28.8 %Citrus County28.8Polk County: 28.8 %Polk County28.8Jefferson County: 28.3 %Jefferson County28.3Osceola County: 28.2 %Osceola County28.2Baker County: 27.7 %Baker County27.7Hernando County: 27.7 %Hernando County27.7Gilchrist County: 27.4 %Gilchrist County27.4Gulf County: 27.4 %Gulf County27.4Wakulla County: 27.2 %Wakulla County27.2Duval County: 27.1 %Duval County27.1St. Lucie County: 27 %St. Lucie County27Lee County: 26.6 %Lee County26.6Marion County: 26.6 %Marion County26.6Pasco County: 26.5 %Pasco County26.5Broward County: 26.4 %Broward County26.4DeSoto County: 38.6 %DeSoto County38.6Hendry County: 38.1 %Hendry County38.1Glades County: 36.1 %Glades County36.1Hardee County: 33.9 %Hardee County33.9Putnam County: 33.7 %Putnam County33.7Highlands County: 33.3 %Highlands County33.3Hamilton County: 32.9 %Hamilton County32.9Calhoun County: 32.7 %Calhoun County32.7Madison County: 32.5 %Madison County32.5Miami-Dade County: 32.5 %Miami-Dade County32.5Dixie County: 32.4 %Dixie County32.4Taylor County: 32.4 %Taylor County32.4Suwannee County: 32.3 %Suwannee County32.3Washington County: 32.3 %Washington County32.3Bradford County: 32 %Bradford County32Okeechobee County: 32 %Okeechobee County32Liberty County: 31.8 %Liberty County31.8Jackson County: 31.7 %Jackson County31.7Lafayette County: 31.6 %Lafayette County31.6Columbia County: 31.5 %Columbia County31.5Gadsden County: 31.4 %Gadsden County31.4Union County: 30.7 %Union County30.7Levy County: 30.4 %Levy County30.4Holmes County: 29.5 %Holmes County29.5Franklin County: 29.4 %Franklin County29.4Citrus County: 28.8 %Citrus County28.8Polk County: 28.8 %Polk County28.8Jefferson County: 28.3 %Jefferson County28.3Osceola County: 28.2 %Osceola County28.2Baker County: 27.7 %Baker County27.7Hernando County: 27.7 %Hernando County27.7Gilchrist County: 27.4 %Gilchrist County27.4Gulf County: 27.4 %Gulf County27.4Wakulla County: 27.2 %Wakulla County27.2Duval County: 27.1 %Duval County27.1St. Lucie County: 27 %St. Lucie County27Lee County: 26.6 %Lee County26.6Marion County: 26.6 %Marion County26.6Pasco County: 26.5 %Pasco County26.5Broward County: 26.4 %Broward County26.4
%. 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
1DeSoto County38.6+3.9 pts
2Hendry County38.1+2.4 pts
3Glades County36.1-0.4 pts
4Hardee County33.9-2.8 pts
5Putnam County33.70 pts
6Highlands County33.3+0.3 pts
7Hamilton County32.9-3 pts
8Calhoun County32.7+1.3 pts
9Madison County32.5-5.7 pts
9Miami-Dade County32.5+0.6 pts
11Dixie County32.4-3.6 pts
11Taylor County32.4+1.1 pts
13Suwannee County32.3+2.9 pts
13Washington County32.3+1.4 pts
15Bradford County32+1.5 pts
15Okeechobee County32-2.7 pts
17Liberty County31.8+0.5 pts
18Jackson County31.7-0.4 pts
19Lafayette County31.6-1.3 pts
20Columbia County31.5+2.4 pts
21Gadsden County31.4-1.8 pts
22Union County30.7-0.9 pts
23Levy County30.4-1.2 pts
24Holmes County29.5-1.3 pts
25Franklin County29.4+1.3 pts
26Citrus County28.8+1.9 pts
26Polk County28.8-1.4 pts
28Jefferson County28.3+0.5 pts
29Osceola County28.2-0.4 pts
30Baker County27.7-2.8 pts
30Hernando County27.7-1.7 pts
32Gilchrist County27.4-1.9 pts
32Gulf County27.4-1.6 pts
34Wakulla County27.2+3.3 pts
35Duval County27.1-0.4 pts
36St. Lucie County27-1.4 pts
37Lee County26.6+3 pts
37Marion County26.6-5.7 pts
39Pasco County26.5+3.1 pts
40Broward County26.4-1 pts
41Escambia County26.1+0.8 pts
41Lake County26.1-0.1 pts
43Palm Beach County25.6-0.6 pts
44Volusia County25.5+1.4 pts
45Clay County25.4+3.6 pts
45Manatee County25.4-1.6 pts
47Bay County25.3+0.1 pts
47Charlotte County25.3-1.7 pts
49Sumter County25.1+0.2 pts
50Indian River County25-1 pts
51Collier County24.6-0.7 pts
52Flagler County24.5-0.2 pts
52Orange County24.5+1.5 pts
54Hillsborough County23.90 pts
54Pinellas County23.9-1.7 pts
56Brevard County23.8-0.3 pts
56Monroe County23.8-0.7 pts
58Martin County23.5-0.1 pts
59Sarasota County23.4+0.9 pts
60Okaloosa County22.8+1.7 pts
61Leon County22.6+1 pts
62Walton County22-0.3 pts
63Seminole County21.2+0.2 pts
64Alachua County21-1.9 pts
65Santa Rosa County20.5-3.5 pts
66Nassau County20.2-0.2 pts
67St. Johns County18.5+1.5 pts

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About this ranking

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 Florida 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 Florida 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/florida-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

DeSoto County, with 38.6% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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St. Johns County, with 18.5% in 2023.

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