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

Louisa County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 99 counties in 2022, at 34.7%. Dallas County had the lowest, at 18.2%. The median was 27.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest34.7Louisa County
Lowest18.2Dallas County
Median27.799 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 28 %Adams County: 26.8 %Allamakee County: 29 %Appanoose County: 31.9 %Audubon County: 28.9 %Benton County: 28.2 %Black Hawk County: 27.6 %Boone County: 24.3 %Bremer County: 24.3 %Buchanan County: 24.6 %Buena Vista County: 28.9 %Butler County: 27.7 %Calhoun County: 27.1 %Carroll County: 26.2 %Cass County: 30.5 %Cedar County: 24.9 %Cerro Gordo County: 28.3 %Cherokee County: 30.4 %Chickasaw County: 26.4 %Clarke County: 33.1 %Clay County: 26.7 %Clayton County: 29 %Clinton County: 27.5 %Crawford County: 32.9 %Dallas County: 18.2 %Davis County: 28.9 %Decatur County: 28.3 %Delaware County: 24.5 %Des Moines County: 29.2 %Dickinson County: 26.6 %Dubuque County: 28.6 %Emmet County: 27.2 %Fayette County: 30.7 %Floyd County: 28.4 %Franklin County: 30.3 %Fremont County: 23.7 %Greene County: 28.9 %Grundy County: 24 %Guthrie County: 24.9 %Hamilton County: 25.8 %Hancock County: 26.4 %Hardin County: 28.1 %Harrison County: 29.6 %Henry County: 28.9 %Howard County: 28.1 %Humboldt County: 28.8 %Ida County: 25.9 %Iowa County: 26.4 %Jackson County: 30.1 %Jasper County: 24.2 %Jefferson County: 28.3 %Johnson County: 18.5 %Jones County: 25.3 %Keokuk County: 29.2 %Kossuth County: 28.8 %Lee County: 30.7 %Linn County: 23.3 %Louisa County: 34.7 %Lucas County: 33 %Lyon County: 25.7 %Madison County: 22.6 %Mahaska County: 26.6 %Marion County: 22.9 %Marshall County: 27.9 %Mills County: 28.4 %Mitchell County: 29 %Monona County: 28.7 %Monroe County: 26.2 %Montgomery County: 29.8 %Muscatine County: 26.3 %O'Brien County: 31.9 %Osceola County: 28.1 %Page County: 29.8 %Palo Alto County: 25.6 %Plymouth County: 25.6 %Pocahontas County: 27 %Polk County: 24.5 %Pottawattamie County: 27.4 %Poweshiek County: 27.7 %Ringgold County: 30.2 %Sac County: 25.8 %Scott County: 24.8 %Shelby County: 27.3 %Sioux County: 27.6 %Story County: 19.7 %Tama County: 30 %Taylor County: 31.1 %Union County: 28.2 %Van Buren County: 30.2 %Wapello County: 32.2 %Warren County: 27 %Washington County: 27.3 %Wayne County: 32.9 %Webster County: 25.2 %Winnebago County: 22.7 %Winneshiek County: 22 %Woodbury County: 29.9 %Worth County: 26.3 %Wright County: 31.4 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Louisa County: 34.7 %Louisa County34.7Clarke County: 33.1 %Clarke County33.1Lucas County: 33 %Lucas County33Crawford County: 32.9 %Crawford County32.9Wayne County: 32.9 %Wayne County32.9Wapello County: 32.2 %Wapello County32.2Appanoose County: 31.9 %Appanoose County31.9O'Brien County: 31.9 %O'Brien County31.9Wright County: 31.4 %Wright County31.4Taylor County: 31.1 %Taylor County31.1Fayette County: 30.7 %Fayette County30.7Lee County: 30.7 %Lee County30.7Cass County: 30.5 %Cass County30.5Cherokee County: 30.4 %Cherokee County30.4Franklin County: 30.3 %Franklin County30.3Ringgold County: 30.2 %Ringgold County30.2Van Buren County: 30.2 %Van Buren County30.2Jackson County: 30.1 %Jackson County30.1Tama County: 30 %Tama County30Woodbury County: 29.9 %Woodbury County29.9Montgomery County: 29.8 %Montgomery County29.8Page County: 29.8 %Page County29.8Harrison County: 29.6 %Harrison County29.6Des Moines County: 29.2 %Des Moines County29.2Keokuk County: 29.2 %Keokuk County29.2Allamakee County: 29 %Allamakee County29Clayton County: 29 %Clayton County29Mitchell County: 29 %Mitchell County29Audubon County: 28.9 %Audubon County28.9Buena Vista County: 28.9 %Buena Vista County28.9Davis County: 28.9 %Davis County28.9Greene County: 28.9 %Greene County28.9Henry County: 28.9 %Henry County28.9Humboldt County: 28.8 %Humboldt County28.8Kossuth County: 28.8 %Kossuth County28.8Monona County: 28.7 %Monona County28.7Dubuque County: 28.6 %Dubuque County28.6Floyd County: 28.4 %Floyd County28.4Mills County: 28.4 %Mills County28.4Cerro Gordo County: 28.3 %Cerro Gordo County28.3Louisa County: 34.7 %Louisa County34.7Clarke County: 33.1 %Clarke County33.1Lucas County: 33 %Lucas County33Crawford County: 32.9 %Crawford County32.9Wayne County: 32.9 %Wayne County32.9Wapello County: 32.2 %Wapello County32.2Appanoose County: 31.9 %Appanoose County31.9O'Brien County: 31.9 %O'Brien County31.9Wright County: 31.4 %Wright County31.4Taylor County: 31.1 %Taylor County31.1Fayette County: 30.7 %Fayette County30.7Lee County: 30.7 %Lee County30.7Cass County: 30.5 %Cass County30.5Cherokee County: 30.4 %Cherokee County30.4Franklin County: 30.3 %Franklin County30.3Ringgold County: 30.2 %Ringgold County30.2Van Buren County: 30.2 %Van Buren County30.2Jackson County: 30.1 %Jackson County30.1Tama County: 30 %Tama County30Woodbury County: 29.9 %Woodbury County29.9Montgomery County: 29.8 %Montgomery County29.8Page County: 29.8 %Page County29.8Harrison County: 29.6 %Harrison County29.6Des Moines County: 29.2 %Des Moines County29.2Keokuk County: 29.2 %Keokuk County29.2Allamakee County: 29 %Allamakee County29Clayton County: 29 %Clayton County29Mitchell County: 29 %Mitchell County29Audubon County: 28.9 %Audubon County28.9Buena Vista County: 28.9 %Buena Vista County28.9Davis County: 28.9 %Davis County28.9Greene County: 28.9 %Greene County28.9Henry County: 28.9 %Henry County28.9Humboldt County: 28.8 %Humboldt County28.8Kossuth County: 28.8 %Kossuth County28.8Monona County: 28.7 %Monona County28.7Dubuque County: 28.6 %Dubuque County28.6Floyd County: 28.4 %Floyd County28.4Mills County: 28.4 %Mills County28.4Cerro Gordo County: 28.3 %Cerro Gordo County28.3
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Louisa County34.7+5.5 pts
2Clarke County33.1+1 pts
3Lucas County33+3.4 pts
4Crawford County32.9+1.8 pts
4Wayne County32.9+3.1 pts
6Wapello County32.2+1.6 pts
7Appanoose County31.9+1.2 pts
7O'Brien County31.9+5.2 pts
9Wright County31.4+2.5 pts
10Taylor County31.1+3.6 pts
11Fayette County30.7+1.3 pts
11Lee County30.7+3.1 pts
13Cass County30.5+0.3 pts
14Cherokee County30.4+1.5 pts
15Franklin County30.3+1.2 pts
16Ringgold County30.2+0.5 pts
16Van Buren County30.2-0.9 pts
18Jackson County30.1+2.9 pts
19Tama County30+0.4 pts
20Woodbury County29.9+0.8 pts
21Montgomery County29.8+0.6 pts
21Page County29.8+1.7 pts
23Harrison County29.6+3.1 pts
24Des Moines County29.2+0.6 pts
24Keokuk County29.2-0.2 pts
26Allamakee County29+0.5 pts
26Clayton County29-0.7 pts
26Mitchell County29+4 pts
29Audubon County28.9+1.8 pts
29Buena Vista County28.9-0.9 pts
29Davis County28.9+0.4 pts
29Greene County28.9+0.8 pts
29Henry County28.9+2.1 pts
34Humboldt County28.8+0.8 pts
34Kossuth County28.8+1 pts
36Monona County28.7+0.3 pts
37Dubuque County28.6+5.4 pts
38Floyd County28.4+2.1 pts
38Mills County28.4+4.5 pts
40Cerro Gordo County28.3+1.9 pts
40Decatur County28.3+1 pts
40Jefferson County28.3+1.6 pts
43Benton County28.2+3.7 pts
43Union County28.2+1.6 pts
45Hardin County28.1+0.5 pts
45Howard County28.1+1.8 pts
45Osceola County28.1-0.3 pts
48Adair County28+0.5 pts
49Marshall County27.9+0.4 pts
50Butler County27.7+0.5 pts
50Poweshiek County27.7+2 pts
52Black Hawk County27.6+2.3 pts
52Sioux County27.6+5 pts
54Clinton County27.5+0.1 pts
55Pottawattamie County27.4+1.5 pts
56Shelby County27.3+1.4 pts
56Washington County27.3+0.5 pts
58Emmet County27.2-0.7 pts
59Calhoun County27.1-0.1 pts
60Pocahontas County27-2.5 pts
60Warren County27+5.3 pts
62Adams County26.8-0.1 pts
63Clay County26.7-0.8 pts
64Dickinson County26.6+1.9 pts
64Mahaska County26.6-0.6 pts
66Chickasaw County26.4+0.3 pts
66Hancock County26.4+0.2 pts
66Iowa County26.4+0.6 pts
69Muscatine County26.3-0.3 pts
69Worth County26.3+0.4 pts
71Carroll County26.2+0.3 pts
71Monroe County26.2+0.1 pts
73Ida County25.9-1.1 pts
74Hamilton County25.8+0.5 pts
74Sac County25.8-1.2 pts
76Lyon County25.7-0.1 pts
77Palo Alto County25.6+0.1 pts
77Plymouth County25.6+1.9 pts
79Jones County25.3-1.4 pts
80Webster County25.2-3.1 pts
81Cedar County24.9-0.4 pts
81Guthrie County24.9-1.6 pts
83Scott County24.8+0.8 pts
84Buchanan County24.6-0.4 pts
85Delaware County24.5-1.7 pts
85Polk County24.5+0.6 pts
87Boone County24.3+0.1 pts
87Bremer County24.3+2.5 pts
89Jasper County24.2-0.8 pts
90Grundy County24+0.9 pts
91Fremont County23.7-3.8 pts
92Linn County23.3+1.3 pts
93Marion County22.9-0.7 pts
94Winnebago County22.7-2.5 pts
95Madison County22.6-0.4 pts
96Winneshiek County22-1.7 pts
97Story County19.7+1.2 pts
98Johnson County18.5-1.9 pts
99Dallas County18.2-0.5 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, 2022. 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?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Louisa County, with 34.7% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Dallas County, with 18.2% in 2022.

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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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