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

Crawford County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 99 counties in 2023, at 32.5%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 18.1%. The median was 27.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest32.5Crawford County
Lowest18.1Johnson County
Median27.399 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 28.2 %Adams County: 27.6 %Allamakee County: 27.4 %Appanoose County: 31.5 %Audubon County: 27.9 %Benton County: 23.9 %Black Hawk County: 23.6 %Boone County: 24.8 %Bremer County: 22.4 %Buchanan County: 24 %Buena Vista County: 30.1 %Butler County: 28 %Calhoun County: 26.5 %Carroll County: 27.2 %Cass County: 28.6 %Cedar County: 25.5 %Cerro Gordo County: 27 %Cherokee County: 30 %Chickasaw County: 27.5 %Clarke County: 31.8 %Clay County: 26.5 %Clayton County: 30.7 %Clinton County: 27.5 %Crawford County: 32.5 %Dallas County: 19.4 %Davis County: 28.4 %Decatur County: 27.6 %Delaware County: 27.9 %Des Moines County: 28.2 %Dickinson County: 24.2 %Dubuque County: 22.8 %Emmet County: 27.9 %Fayette County: 29.4 %Floyd County: 27.5 %Franklin County: 30.1 %Fremont County: 25.7 %Greene County: 28.2 %Grundy County: 23.9 %Guthrie County: 26.1 %Hamilton County: 25.6 %Hancock County: 28.7 %Hardin County: 27.3 %Harrison County: 25.8 %Henry County: 26.4 %Howard County: 26.5 %Humboldt County: 27.5 %Ida County: 27.8 %Iowa County: 24.8 %Jackson County: 27.1 %Jasper County: 25.6 %Jefferson County: 25.9 %Johnson County: 18.1 %Jones County: 25.8 %Keokuk County: 28.7 %Kossuth County: 26.8 %Lee County: 28.1 %Linn County: 22.6 %Louisa County: 28.9 %Lucas County: 29.1 %Lyon County: 27.5 %Madison County: 22.8 %Mahaska County: 28.4 %Marion County: 22.6 %Marshall County: 28.4 %Mills County: 23 %Mitchell County: 26.4 %Monona County: 28.3 %Monroe County: 25.4 %Montgomery County: 28.4 %Muscatine County: 29.3 %O'Brien County: 27.9 %Osceola County: 30.1 %Page County: 29.3 %Palo Alto County: 25.8 %Plymouth County: 24.6 %Pocahontas County: 28.2 %Polk County: 23.7 %Pottawattamie County: 27.4 %Poweshiek County: 25.8 %Ringgold County: 25.9 %Sac County: 26.3 %Scott County: 24.1 %Shelby County: 26.7 %Sioux County: 23.3 %Story County: 20.1 %Tama County: 29.6 %Taylor County: 28.4 %Union County: 27.1 %Van Buren County: 29.6 %Wapello County: 30.7 %Warren County: 21.8 %Washington County: 26.2 %Wayne County: 29.3 %Webster County: 27.6 %Winnebago County: 24.8 %Winneshiek County: 22.8 %Woodbury County: 28.9 %Worth County: 26 %Wright County: 28.8 %
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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

Crawford County: 32.5 %Crawford County32.5Clarke County: 31.8 %Clarke County31.8Appanoose County: 31.5 %Appanoose County31.5Clayton County: 30.7 %Clayton County30.7Wapello County: 30.7 %Wapello County30.7Buena Vista County: 30.1 %Buena Vista County30.1Franklin County: 30.1 %Franklin County30.1Osceola County: 30.1 %Osceola County30.1Cherokee County: 30 %Cherokee County30Tama County: 29.6 %Tama County29.6Van Buren County: 29.6 %Van Buren County29.6Fayette County: 29.4 %Fayette County29.4Muscatine County: 29.3 %Muscatine County29.3Page County: 29.3 %Page County29.3Wayne County: 29.3 %Wayne County29.3Lucas County: 29.1 %Lucas County29.1Louisa County: 28.9 %Louisa County28.9Woodbury County: 28.9 %Woodbury County28.9Wright County: 28.8 %Wright County28.8Hancock County: 28.7 %Hancock County28.7Keokuk County: 28.7 %Keokuk County28.7Cass County: 28.6 %Cass County28.6Davis County: 28.4 %Davis County28.4Mahaska County: 28.4 %Mahaska County28.4Marshall County: 28.4 %Marshall County28.4Montgomery County: 28.4 %Montgomery County28.4Taylor County: 28.4 %Taylor County28.4Monona County: 28.3 %Monona County28.3Adair County: 28.2 %Adair County28.2Des Moines County: 28.2 %Des Moines County28.2Greene County: 28.2 %Greene County28.2Pocahontas County: 28.2 %Pocahontas County28.2Lee County: 28.1 %Lee County28.1Butler County: 28 %Butler County28Audubon County: 27.9 %Audubon County27.9Delaware County: 27.9 %Delaware County27.9Emmet County: 27.9 %Emmet County27.9O'Brien County: 27.9 %O'Brien County27.9Ida County: 27.8 %Ida County27.8Adams County: 27.6 %Adams County27.6Crawford County: 32.5 %Crawford County32.5Clarke County: 31.8 %Clarke County31.8Appanoose County: 31.5 %Appanoose County31.5Clayton County: 30.7 %Clayton County30.7Wapello County: 30.7 %Wapello County30.7Buena Vista County: 30.1 %Buena Vista County30.1Franklin County: 30.1 %Franklin County30.1Osceola County: 30.1 %Osceola County30.1Cherokee County: 30 %Cherokee County30Tama County: 29.6 %Tama County29.6Van Buren County: 29.6 %Van Buren County29.6Fayette County: 29.4 %Fayette County29.4Muscatine County: 29.3 %Muscatine County29.3Page County: 29.3 %Page County29.3Wayne County: 29.3 %Wayne County29.3Lucas County: 29.1 %Lucas County29.1Louisa County: 28.9 %Louisa County28.9Woodbury County: 28.9 %Woodbury County28.9Wright County: 28.8 %Wright County28.8Hancock County: 28.7 %Hancock County28.7Keokuk County: 28.7 %Keokuk County28.7Cass County: 28.6 %Cass County28.6Davis County: 28.4 %Davis County28.4Mahaska County: 28.4 %Mahaska County28.4Marshall County: 28.4 %Marshall County28.4Montgomery County: 28.4 %Montgomery County28.4Taylor County: 28.4 %Taylor County28.4Monona County: 28.3 %Monona County28.3Adair County: 28.2 %Adair County28.2Des Moines County: 28.2 %Des Moines County28.2Greene County: 28.2 %Greene County28.2Pocahontas County: 28.2 %Pocahontas County28.2Lee County: 28.1 %Lee County28.1Butler County: 28 %Butler County28Audubon County: 27.9 %Audubon County27.9Delaware County: 27.9 %Delaware County27.9Emmet County: 27.9 %Emmet County27.9O'Brien County: 27.9 %O'Brien County27.9Ida County: 27.8 %Ida County27.8Adams County: 27.6 %Adams County27.6
%. 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
1Crawford County32.5-0.4 pts
2Clarke County31.8-1.3 pts
3Appanoose County31.5-0.4 pts
4Clayton County30.7+1.7 pts
4Wapello County30.7-1.5 pts
6Buena Vista County30.1+1.2 pts
6Franklin County30.1-0.2 pts
6Osceola County30.1+2 pts
9Cherokee County30-0.4 pts
10Tama County29.6-0.4 pts
10Van Buren County29.6-0.6 pts
12Fayette County29.4-1.3 pts
13Muscatine County29.3+3 pts
13Page County29.3-0.5 pts
13Wayne County29.3-3.6 pts
16Lucas County29.1-3.9 pts
17Louisa County28.9-5.8 pts
17Woodbury County28.9-1 pts
19Wright County28.8-2.6 pts
20Hancock County28.7+2.3 pts
20Keokuk County28.7-0.5 pts
22Cass County28.6-1.9 pts
23Davis County28.4-0.5 pts
23Mahaska County28.4+1.8 pts
23Marshall County28.4+0.5 pts
23Montgomery County28.4-1.4 pts
23Taylor County28.4-2.7 pts
28Monona County28.3-0.4 pts
29Adair County28.2+0.2 pts
29Des Moines County28.2-1 pts
29Greene County28.2-0.7 pts
29Pocahontas County28.2+1.2 pts
33Lee County28.1-2.6 pts
34Butler County28+0.3 pts
35Audubon County27.9-1 pts
35Delaware County27.9+3.4 pts
35Emmet County27.9+0.7 pts
35O'Brien County27.9-4 pts
39Ida County27.8+1.9 pts
40Adams County27.6+0.8 pts
40Decatur County27.6-0.7 pts
40Webster County27.6+2.4 pts
43Chickasaw County27.5+1.1 pts
43Clinton County27.50 pts
43Floyd County27.5-0.9 pts
43Humboldt County27.5-1.3 pts
43Lyon County27.5+1.8 pts
48Allamakee County27.4-1.6 pts
48Pottawattamie County27.40 pts
50Hardin County27.3-0.8 pts
51Carroll County27.2+1 pts
52Jackson County27.1-3 pts
52Union County27.1-1.1 pts
54Cerro Gordo County27-1.3 pts
55Kossuth County26.8-2 pts
56Shelby County26.7-0.6 pts
57Calhoun County26.5-0.6 pts
57Clay County26.5-0.2 pts
57Howard County26.5-1.6 pts
60Henry County26.4-2.5 pts
60Mitchell County26.4-2.6 pts
62Sac County26.3+0.5 pts
63Washington County26.2-1.1 pts
64Guthrie County26.1+1.2 pts
65Worth County26-0.3 pts
66Jefferson County25.9-2.4 pts
66Ringgold County25.9-4.3 pts
68Harrison County25.8-3.8 pts
68Jones County25.8+0.5 pts
68Palo Alto County25.8+0.2 pts
68Poweshiek County25.8-1.9 pts
72Fremont County25.7+2 pts
73Hamilton County25.6-0.2 pts
73Jasper County25.6+1.4 pts
75Cedar County25.5+0.6 pts
76Monroe County25.4-0.8 pts
77Boone County24.8+0.5 pts
77Iowa County24.8-1.6 pts
77Winnebago County24.8+2.1 pts
80Plymouth County24.6-1 pts
81Dickinson County24.2-2.4 pts
82Scott County24.1-0.7 pts
83Buchanan County24-0.6 pts
84Benton County23.9-4.3 pts
84Grundy County23.9-0.1 pts
86Polk County23.7-0.8 pts
87Black Hawk County23.6-4 pts
88Sioux County23.3-4.3 pts
89Mills County23-5.4 pts
90Dubuque County22.8-5.8 pts
90Madison County22.8+0.2 pts
90Winneshiek County22.8+0.8 pts
93Linn County22.6-0.7 pts
93Marion County22.6-0.3 pts
95Bremer County22.4-1.9 pts
96Warren County21.8-5.2 pts
97Story County20.1+0.4 pts
98Dallas County19.4+1.2 pts
99Johnson County18.1-0.4 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 Iowa 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/iowa-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Crawford County, with 32.5% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Johnson County, with 18.1% in 2023.

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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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