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

All 99 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec 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, 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/iowa-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Crawford County | 32.5 |
| 2 | Clarke County | 31.8 |
| 3 | Appanoose County | 31.5 |
| 4 | Clayton County | 30.7 |
| 4 | Wapello County | 30.7 |
| 6 | Buena Vista County | 30.1 |
| 6 | Franklin County | 30.1 |
| 6 | Osceola County | 30.1 |
| 9 | Cherokee County | 30 |
| 10 | Tama County | 29.6 |
| 10 | Van Buren County | 29.6 |
| 12 | Fayette County | 29.4 |
| 13 | Muscatine County | 29.3 |
| 13 | Page County | 29.3 |
| 13 | Wayne County | 29.3 |
| 16 | Lucas County | 29.1 |
| 17 | Louisa County | 28.9 |
| 17 | Woodbury County | 28.9 |
| 19 | Wright County | 28.8 |
| 20 | Hancock County | 28.7 |
| 20 | Keokuk County | 28.7 |
| 22 | Cass County | 28.6 |
| 23 | Davis County | 28.4 |
| 23 | Mahaska County | 28.4 |
| 23 | Marshall County | 28.4 |
| 23 | Montgomery County | 28.4 |
| 23 | Taylor County | 28.4 |
| 28 | Monona County | 28.3 |
| 29 | Adair County | 28.2 |
| 29 | Des Moines County | 28.2 |
| 29 | Greene County | 28.2 |
| 29 | Pocahontas County | 28.2 |
| 33 | Lee County | 28.1 |
| 34 | Butler County | 28 |
| 35 | Audubon County | 27.9 |
| 35 | Delaware County | 27.9 |
| 35 | Emmet County | 27.9 |
| 35 | O'Brien County | 27.9 |
| 39 | Ida County | 27.8 |
| 40 | Adams County | 27.6 |
| 40 | Decatur County | 27.6 |
| 40 | Webster County | 27.6 |
| 43 | Chickasaw County | 27.5 |
| 43 | Clinton County | 27.5 |
| 43 | Floyd County | 27.5 |
| 43 | Humboldt County | 27.5 |
| 43 | Lyon County | 27.5 |
| 48 | Allamakee County | 27.4 |
| 48 | Pottawattamie County | 27.4 |
| 50 | Hardin County | 27.3 |
| 51 | Carroll County | 27.2 |
| 52 | Jackson County | 27.1 |
| 52 | Union County | 27.1 |
| 54 | Cerro Gordo County | 27 |
| 55 | Kossuth County | 26.8 |
| 56 | Shelby County | 26.7 |
| 57 | Calhoun County | 26.5 |
| 57 | Clay County | 26.5 |
| 57 | Howard County | 26.5 |
| 60 | Henry County | 26.4 |
| 60 | Mitchell County | 26.4 |
| 62 | Sac County | 26.3 |
| 63 | Washington County | 26.2 |
| 64 | Guthrie County | 26.1 |
| 65 | Worth County | 26 |
| 66 | Jefferson County | 25.9 |
| 66 | Ringgold County | 25.9 |
| 68 | Harrison County | 25.8 |
| 68 | Jones County | 25.8 |
| 68 | Palo Alto County | 25.8 |
| 68 | Poweshiek County | 25.8 |
| 72 | Fremont County | 25.7 |
| 73 | Hamilton County | 25.6 |
| 73 | Jasper County | 25.6 |
| 75 | Cedar County | 25.5 |
| 76 | Monroe County | 25.4 |
| 77 | Boone County | 24.8 |
| 77 | Iowa County | 24.8 |
| 77 | Winnebago County | 24.8 |
| 80 | Plymouth County | 24.6 |
| 81 | Dickinson County | 24.2 |
| 82 | Scott County | 24.1 |
| 83 | Buchanan County | 24 |
| 84 | Benton County | 23.9 |
| 84 | Grundy County | 23.9 |
| 86 | Polk County | 23.7 |
| 87 | Black Hawk County | 23.6 |
| 88 | Sioux County | 23.3 |
| 89 | Mills County | 23 |
| 90 | Dubuque County | 22.8 |
| 90 | Madison County | 22.8 |
| 90 | Winneshiek County | 22.8 |
| 93 | Linn County | 22.6 |
| 93 | Marion County | 22.6 |
| 95 | Bremer County | 22.4 |
| 96 | Warren County | 21.8 |
| 97 | Story County | 20.1 |
| 98 | Dallas County | 19.4 |
| 99 | Johnson County | 18.1 |