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

Alexander County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 102 counties in 2021, at 39.3%. DuPage County had the lowest, at 22.4%. The median was 29.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest39.3Alexander County
Lowest22.4DuPage County
Median29.9102 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 29.1 %Alexander County: 39.3 %Bond County: 30.7 %Boone County: 28.7 %Brown County: 31 %Bureau County: 30.8 %Calhoun County: 28 %Carroll County: 30.7 %Cass County: 32.8 %Champaign County: 26.9 %Christian County: 30.5 %Clark County: 27.7 %Clay County: 31.5 %Clinton County: 27 %Coles County: 28.4 %Cook County: 27 %Crawford County: 29.3 %Cumberland County: 28.3 %DeKalb County: 26 %De Witt County: 29.5 %Douglas County: 30.3 %DuPage County: 22.4 %Edgar County: 30.6 %Edwards County: 30.5 %Effingham County: 27.3 %Fayette County: 32.5 %Ford County: 29.9 %Franklin County: 32.2 %Fulton County: 30.5 %Gallatin County: 33 %Greene County: 31.2 %Grundy County: 25.4 %Hamilton County: 31 %Hancock County: 28.7 %Hardin County: 32.2 %Henderson County: 29.4 %Henry County: 28 %Iroquois County: 31.4 %Jackson County: 28.9 %Jasper County: 28.6 %Jefferson County: 30.7 %Jersey County: 26.3 %Jo Daviess County: 28.6 %Johnson County: 30.9 %Kane County: 28.1 %Kankakee County: 32.1 %Kendall County: 23.1 %Knox County: 32 %Lake County: 23.9 %LaSalle County: 30.3 %Lawrence County: 31.7 %Lee County: 28.9 %Livingston County: 30.7 %Logan County: 27.9 %McDonough County: 28.2 %McHenry County: 25.9 %McLean County: 24.9 %Macon County: 30.2 %Macoupin County: 30.5 %Madison County: 28.5 %Marion County: 32 %Marshall County: 29.6 %Mason County: 30.7 %Massac County: 32.2 %Menard County: 26.5 %Mercer County: 29.7 %Monroe County: 23.3 %Montgomery County: 30.9 %Morgan County: 30.6 %Moultrie County: 28.5 %Ogle County: 28.2 %Peoria County: 29.6 %Perry County: 33.3 %Piatt County: 24.9 %Pike County: 31.9 %Pope County: 33.7 %Pulaski County: 35.8 %Putnam County: 28 %Randolph County: 32.2 %Richland County: 29.4 %Rock Island County: 31.5 %St. Clair County: 28.9 %Saline County: 32.2 %Sangamon County: 25.5 %Schuyler County: 30.5 %Scott County: 28.9 %Shelby County: 29.5 %Stark County: 29.8 %Stephenson County: 30.9 %Tazewell County: 26.1 %Union County: 31.7 %Vermilion County: 32.6 %Wabash County: 30.1 %Warren County: 28.8 %Washington County: 27.1 %Wayne County: 31.7 %White County: 32.1 %Whiteside County: 30.8 %Will County: 25.3 %Williamson County: 29.9 %Winnebago County: 31.7 %Woodford County: 24.1 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Alexander County: 39.3 %Alexander County39.3Pulaski County: 35.8 %Pulaski County35.8Pope County: 33.7 %Pope County33.7Perry County: 33.3 %Perry County33.3Gallatin County: 33 %Gallatin County33Cass County: 32.8 %Cass County32.8Vermilion County: 32.6 %Vermilion County32.6Fayette County: 32.5 %Fayette County32.5Franklin County: 32.2 %Franklin County32.2Hardin County: 32.2 %Hardin County32.2Massac County: 32.2 %Massac County32.2Randolph County: 32.2 %Randolph County32.2Saline County: 32.2 %Saline County32.2Kankakee County: 32.1 %Kankakee County32.1White County: 32.1 %White County32.1Knox County: 32 %Knox County32Marion County: 32 %Marion County32Pike County: 31.9 %Pike County31.9Lawrence County: 31.7 %Lawrence County31.7Union County: 31.7 %Union County31.7Wayne County: 31.7 %Wayne County31.7Winnebago County: 31.7 %Winnebago County31.7Clay County: 31.5 %Clay County31.5Rock Island County: 31.5 %Rock Island County31.5Iroquois County: 31.4 %Iroquois County31.4Greene County: 31.2 %Greene County31.2Brown County: 31 %Brown County31Hamilton County: 31 %Hamilton County31Johnson County: 30.9 %Johnson County30.9Montgomery County: 30.9 %Montgomery County30.9Stephenson County: 30.9 %Stephenson County30.9Bureau County: 30.8 %Bureau County30.8Whiteside County: 30.8 %Whiteside County30.8Bond County: 30.7 %Bond County30.7Carroll County: 30.7 %Carroll County30.7Jefferson County: 30.7 %Jefferson County30.7Livingston County: 30.7 %Livingston County30.7Mason County: 30.7 %Mason County30.7Edgar County: 30.6 %Edgar County30.6Morgan County: 30.6 %Morgan County30.6Alexander County: 39.3 %Alexander County39.3Pulaski County: 35.8 %Pulaski County35.8Pope County: 33.7 %Pope County33.7Perry County: 33.3 %Perry County33.3Gallatin County: 33 %Gallatin County33Cass County: 32.8 %Cass County32.8Vermilion County: 32.6 %Vermilion County32.6Fayette County: 32.5 %Fayette County32.5Franklin County: 32.2 %Franklin County32.2Hardin County: 32.2 %Hardin County32.2Massac County: 32.2 %Massac County32.2Randolph County: 32.2 %Randolph County32.2Saline County: 32.2 %Saline County32.2Kankakee County: 32.1 %Kankakee County32.1White County: 32.1 %White County32.1Knox County: 32 %Knox County32Marion County: 32 %Marion County32Pike County: 31.9 %Pike County31.9Lawrence County: 31.7 %Lawrence County31.7Union County: 31.7 %Union County31.7Wayne County: 31.7 %Wayne County31.7Winnebago County: 31.7 %Winnebago County31.7Clay County: 31.5 %Clay County31.5Rock Island County: 31.5 %Rock Island County31.5Iroquois County: 31.4 %Iroquois County31.4Greene County: 31.2 %Greene County31.2Brown County: 31 %Brown County31Hamilton County: 31 %Hamilton County31Johnson County: 30.9 %Johnson County30.9Montgomery County: 30.9 %Montgomery County30.9Stephenson County: 30.9 %Stephenson County30.9Bureau County: 30.8 %Bureau County30.8Whiteside County: 30.8 %Whiteside County30.8Bond County: 30.7 %Bond County30.7Carroll County: 30.7 %Carroll County30.7Jefferson County: 30.7 %Jefferson County30.7Livingston County: 30.7 %Livingston County30.7Mason County: 30.7 %Mason County30.7Edgar County: 30.6 %Edgar County30.6Morgan County: 30.6 %Morgan County30.6
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Alexander County39.3
2Pulaski County35.8
3Pope County33.7
4Perry County33.3
5Gallatin County33
6Cass County32.8
7Vermilion County32.6
8Fayette County32.5
9Franklin County32.2
9Hardin County32.2
9Massac County32.2
9Randolph County32.2
9Saline County32.2
14Kankakee County32.1
14White County32.1
16Knox County32
16Marion County32
18Pike County31.9
19Lawrence County31.7
19Union County31.7
19Wayne County31.7
19Winnebago County31.7
23Clay County31.5
23Rock Island County31.5
25Iroquois County31.4
26Greene County31.2
27Brown County31
27Hamilton County31
29Johnson County30.9
29Montgomery County30.9
29Stephenson County30.9
32Bureau County30.8
32Whiteside County30.8
34Bond County30.7
34Carroll County30.7
34Jefferson County30.7
34Livingston County30.7
34Mason County30.7
39Edgar County30.6
39Morgan County30.6
41Christian County30.5
41Edwards County30.5
41Fulton County30.5
41Macoupin County30.5
41Schuyler County30.5
46Douglas County30.3
46LaSalle County30.3
48Macon County30.2
49Wabash County30.1
50Ford County29.9
50Williamson County29.9
52Stark County29.8
53Mercer County29.7
54Marshall County29.6
54Peoria County29.6
56De Witt County29.5
56Shelby County29.5
58Henderson County29.4
58Richland County29.4
60Crawford County29.3
61Adams County29.1
62Jackson County28.9
62Lee County28.9
62Scott County28.9
62St. Clair County28.9
66Warren County28.8
67Boone County28.7
67Hancock County28.7
69Jasper County28.6
69Jo Daviess County28.6
71Madison County28.5
71Moultrie County28.5
73Coles County28.4
74Cumberland County28.3
75McDonough County28.2
75Ogle County28.2
77Kane County28.1
78Calhoun County28
78Henry County28
78Putnam County28
81Logan County27.9
82Clark County27.7
83Effingham County27.3
84Washington County27.1
85Clinton County27
85Cook County27
87Champaign County26.9
88Menard County26.5
89Jersey County26.3
90Tazewell County26.1
91DeKalb County26
92McHenry County25.9
93Sangamon County25.5
94Grundy County25.4
95Will County25.3
96McLean County24.9
96Piatt County24.9
98Woodford County24.1
99Lake County23.9
100Monroe County23.3
101Kendall County23.1
102DuPage County22.4

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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.

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 Illinois by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2021) [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 Illinois by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2021. 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?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Illinois by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/illinois-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Alexander County, with 39.3% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

DuPage County, with 22.4% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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