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

Alexander County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 102 counties in 2023, at 33.3%. Monroe County had the lowest, at 18.6%. The median was 25%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest33.3Alexander County
Lowest18.6Monroe County
Median25102 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 24.1 %Alexander County: 33.3 %Bond County: 24.2 %Boone County: 25.6 %Brown County: 26.4 %Bureau County: 25.8 %Calhoun County: 22 %Carroll County: 25.8 %Cass County: 27.8 %Champaign County: 20.1 %Christian County: 25.5 %Clark County: 23.2 %Clay County: 27.8 %Clinton County: 22.2 %Coles County: 24.2 %Cook County: 23.3 %Crawford County: 24.3 %Cumberland County: 23.3 %DeKalb County: 22.5 %De Witt County: 24.2 %Douglas County: 24.7 %DuPage County: 19 %Edgar County: 26.8 %Edwards County: 27.3 %Effingham County: 22.8 %Fayette County: 26.7 %Ford County: 25.6 %Franklin County: 27.6 %Fulton County: 25.8 %Gallatin County: 28.2 %Greene County: 26.7 %Grundy County: 22.3 %Hamilton County: 26.8 %Hancock County: 25.2 %Hardin County: 27.4 %Henderson County: 25.8 %Henry County: 23.6 %Iroquois County: 27 %Jackson County: 24.4 %Jasper County: 23.2 %Jefferson County: 25.2 %Jersey County: 23.2 %Jo Daviess County: 23.8 %Johnson County: 26.4 %Kane County: 23.1 %Kankakee County: 25 %Kendall County: 19.5 %Knox County: 27.5 %Lake County: 19.9 %LaSalle County: 24.9 %Lawrence County: 27 %Lee County: 25.6 %Livingston County: 25.4 %Logan County: 24.4 %McDonough County: 23.4 %McHenry County: 20.9 %McLean County: 19.4 %Macon County: 25.9 %Macoupin County: 25 %Madison County: 22.1 %Marion County: 27 %Marshall County: 25.1 %Mason County: 25.7 %Massac County: 26.8 %Menard County: 22.5 %Mercer County: 24.4 %Monroe County: 18.6 %Montgomery County: 25.6 %Morgan County: 24.9 %Moultrie County: 24.7 %Ogle County: 24 %Peoria County: 23.5 %Perry County: 27.1 %Piatt County: 20.8 %Pike County: 27.1 %Pope County: 26.1 %Pulaski County: 32.9 %Putnam County: 22.7 %Randolph County: 26.2 %Richland County: 24.9 %Rock Island County: 24.9 %St. Clair County: 25 %Saline County: 26.3 %Sangamon County: 22.2 %Schuyler County: 27.3 %Scott County: 24.2 %Shelby County: 24.8 %Stark County: 24.9 %Stephenson County: 26.8 %Tazewell County: 22.4 %Union County: 28 %Vermilion County: 29 %Wabash County: 25.6 %Warren County: 25 %Washington County: 22.4 %Wayne County: 27.4 %White County: 28.8 %Whiteside County: 25.4 %Will County: 24 %Williamson County: 24.3 %Winnebago County: 27 %Woodford County: 20.6 %
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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

Alexander County: 33.3 %Alexander County33.3Pulaski County: 32.9 %Pulaski County32.9Vermilion County: 29 %Vermilion County29White County: 28.8 %White County28.8Gallatin County: 28.2 %Gallatin County28.2Union County: 28 %Union County28Cass County: 27.8 %Cass County27.8Clay County: 27.8 %Clay County27.8Franklin County: 27.6 %Franklin County27.6Knox County: 27.5 %Knox County27.5Hardin County: 27.4 %Hardin County27.4Wayne County: 27.4 %Wayne County27.4Edwards County: 27.3 %Edwards County27.3Schuyler County: 27.3 %Schuyler County27.3Perry County: 27.1 %Perry County27.1Pike County: 27.1 %Pike County27.1Iroquois County: 27 %Iroquois County27Lawrence County: 27 %Lawrence County27Marion County: 27 %Marion County27Winnebago County: 27 %Winnebago County27Edgar County: 26.8 %Edgar County26.8Hamilton County: 26.8 %Hamilton County26.8Massac County: 26.8 %Massac County26.8Stephenson County: 26.8 %Stephenson County26.8Fayette County: 26.7 %Fayette County26.7Greene County: 26.7 %Greene County26.7Brown County: 26.4 %Brown County26.4Johnson County: 26.4 %Johnson County26.4Saline County: 26.3 %Saline County26.3Randolph County: 26.2 %Randolph County26.2Pope County: 26.1 %Pope County26.1Macon County: 25.9 %Macon County25.9Bureau County: 25.8 %Bureau County25.8Carroll County: 25.8 %Carroll County25.8Fulton County: 25.8 %Fulton County25.8Henderson County: 25.8 %Henderson County25.8Mason County: 25.7 %Mason County25.7Boone County: 25.6 %Boone County25.6Ford County: 25.6 %Ford County25.6Lee County: 25.6 %Lee County25.6Alexander County: 33.3 %Alexander County33.3Pulaski County: 32.9 %Pulaski County32.9Vermilion County: 29 %Vermilion County29White County: 28.8 %White County28.8Gallatin County: 28.2 %Gallatin County28.2Union County: 28 %Union County28Cass County: 27.8 %Cass County27.8Clay County: 27.8 %Clay County27.8Franklin County: 27.6 %Franklin County27.6Knox County: 27.5 %Knox County27.5Hardin County: 27.4 %Hardin County27.4Wayne County: 27.4 %Wayne County27.4Edwards County: 27.3 %Edwards County27.3Schuyler County: 27.3 %Schuyler County27.3Perry County: 27.1 %Perry County27.1Pike County: 27.1 %Pike County27.1Iroquois County: 27 %Iroquois County27Lawrence County: 27 %Lawrence County27Marion County: 27 %Marion County27Winnebago County: 27 %Winnebago County27Edgar County: 26.8 %Edgar County26.8Hamilton County: 26.8 %Hamilton County26.8Massac County: 26.8 %Massac County26.8Stephenson County: 26.8 %Stephenson County26.8Fayette County: 26.7 %Fayette County26.7Greene County: 26.7 %Greene County26.7Brown County: 26.4 %Brown County26.4Johnson County: 26.4 %Johnson County26.4Saline County: 26.3 %Saline County26.3Randolph County: 26.2 %Randolph County26.2Pope County: 26.1 %Pope County26.1Macon County: 25.9 %Macon County25.9Bureau County: 25.8 %Bureau County25.8Carroll County: 25.8 %Carroll County25.8Fulton County: 25.8 %Fulton County25.8Henderson County: 25.8 %Henderson County25.8Mason County: 25.7 %Mason County25.7Boone County: 25.6 %Boone County25.6Ford County: 25.6 %Ford County25.6Lee County: 25.6 %Lee County25.6
%. 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
1Alexander County33.3+0.3 pts
2Pulaski County32.9+1.8 pts
3Vermilion County29-0.3 pts
4White County28.8-1.1 pts
5Gallatin County28.2-1.1 pts
6Union County28+3.4 pts
7Cass County27.8+0.7 pts
7Clay County27.8+0.8 pts
9Franklin County27.6-1.6 pts
10Knox County27.5-0.3 pts
11Hardin County27.4-0.5 pts
11Wayne County27.4+2.8 pts
13Edwards County27.3+3.8 pts
13Schuyler County27.3+0.9 pts
15Perry County27.1-2.3 pts
15Pike County27.1+1.6 pts
17Iroquois County27+0.3 pts
17Lawrence County27-2.1 pts
17Marion County27+0.1 pts
17Winnebago County27-1.5 pts
21Edgar County26.8+0.2 pts
21Hamilton County26.8+1 pts
21Massac County26.8-0.5 pts
21Stephenson County26.8+0.8 pts
25Fayette County26.7+2.6 pts
25Greene County26.70 pts
27Brown County26.4-0.1 pts
27Johnson County26.4+1.8 pts
29Saline County26.3-1.2 pts
30Randolph County26.2+0.3 pts
31Pope County26.1-0.7 pts
32Macon County25.9-0.7 pts
33Bureau County25.8-3.2 pts
33Carroll County25.8+0.7 pts
33Fulton County25.8-1 pts
33Henderson County25.8+0.3 pts
37Mason County25.7+1.3 pts
38Boone County25.6-0.4 pts
38Ford County25.6+2 pts
38Lee County25.6-0.2 pts
38Montgomery County25.6-0.5 pts
38Wabash County25.6-0.6 pts
43Christian County25.5+0.3 pts
44Livingston County25.4+0.2 pts
44Whiteside County25.4+1 pts
46Hancock County25.2+2.5 pts
46Jefferson County25.2-0.1 pts
48Marshall County25.1-1.5 pts
49Kankakee County25+0.7 pts
49Macoupin County25-1.5 pts
49St. Clair County25+2.6 pts
49Warren County25-1.4 pts
53LaSalle County24.9+0.4 pts
53Morgan County24.9-0.1 pts
53Richland County24.9+0.4 pts
53Rock Island County24.9+1.1 pts
53Stark County24.9+0.5 pts
58Shelby County24.8-2.3 pts
59Douglas County24.7-1.1 pts
59Moultrie County24.7+1.5 pts
61Jackson County24.4-2.1 pts
61Logan County24.4-1 pts
61Mercer County24.4+0.5 pts
64Crawford County24.3+0.6 pts
64Williamson County24.3-1.3 pts
66Bond County24.2-3.5 pts
66Coles County24.2-1.1 pts
66De Witt County24.2+1.2 pts
66Scott County24.2+1.6 pts
70Adams County24.1+1 pts
71Ogle County24-2 pts
71Will County24+3.1 pts
73Jo Daviess County23.8+0.8 pts
74Henry County23.6+2.2 pts
75Peoria County23.5-1.6 pts
76McDonough County23.4-2.1 pts
77Cook County23.3+1.7 pts
77Cumberland County23.3+0.3 pts
79Clark County23.2+0.8 pts
79Jasper County23.2+1.5 pts
79Jersey County23.2-0.3 pts
82Kane County23.1+1.5 pts
83Effingham County22.8+2.1 pts
84Putnam County22.7+1 pts
85DeKalb County22.5+0.9 pts
85Menard County22.5-0.1 pts
87Tazewell County22.4-0.8 pts
87Washington County22.4-1 pts
89Grundy County22.3+1 pts
90Clinton County22.2-1.3 pts
90Sangamon County22.2-1.3 pts
92Madison County22.1+1 pts
93Calhoun County22-0.3 pts
94McHenry County20.9-0.2 pts
95Piatt County20.8-0.1 pts
96Woodford County20.6-3.2 pts
97Champaign County20.1-2.6 pts
98Lake County19.9-1.9 pts
99Kendall County19.5-0.4 pts
100McLean County19.4-2.4 pts
101DuPage County19+0.5 pts
102Monroe County18.6-0.3 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, 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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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 Illinois 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/illinois-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Alexander County, with 33.3% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Monroe County, with 18.6% in 2023.

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