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Counties in Kentucky by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2022

Wolfe County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 120 counties in 2022, at 40.2%. Oldham County had the lowest, at 18.5%. The median was 30%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest40.2Wolfe County
Lowest18.5Oldham County
Median30120 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 29.8 %Allen County: 30.4 %Anderson County: 27.3 %Ballard County: 29.1 %Barren County: 29 %Bath County: 27 %Bell County: 33.3 %Boone County: 21.9 %Bourbon County: 30.3 %Boyd County: 30.2 %Boyle County: 25.5 %Bracken County: 28 %Breathitt County: 32.5 %Breckinridge County: 35.9 %Bullitt County: 25.5 %Butler County: 31.4 %Caldwell County: 28.4 %Calloway County: 25.7 %Campbell County: 21.8 %Carlisle County: 30.1 %Carroll County: 30.8 %Carter County: 30.2 %Casey County: 37 %Christian County: 28.3 %Clark County: 26.7 %Clay County: 35.2 %Clinton County: 30.7 %Crittenden County: 29.4 %Cumberland County: 33.8 %Daviess County: 25.2 %Edmonson County: 31.7 %Elliott County: 32.3 %Estill County: 33.4 %Fayette County: 22.6 %Fleming County: 32.5 %Floyd County: 31.4 %Franklin County: 23.6 %Fulton County: 37 %Gallatin County: 28.5 %Garrard County: 29.9 %Grant County: 29 %Graves County: 30.1 %Grayson County: 31.3 %Green County: 36 %Greenup County: 28.6 %Hancock County: 26 %Hardin County: 25.8 %Harlan County: 37 %Harrison County: 28.2 %Hart County: 33.3 %Henderson County: 26.3 %Henry County: 30.5 %Hickman County: 28.6 %Hopkins County: 31.6 %Jackson County: 36.6 %Jefferson County: 24.8 %Jessamine County: 22.6 %Johnson County: 34.2 %Kenton County: 22.5 %Knott County: 36 %Knox County: 32.7 %Larue County: 32.6 %Laurel County: 30.7 %Lawrence County: 32.2 %Lee County: 37.7 %Leslie County: 34.2 %Letcher County: 29.2 %Lewis County: 36.1 %Lincoln County: 29.3 %Livingston County: 26.4 %Logan County: 28.7 %Lyon County: 27.5 %McCracken County: 28.9 %McCreary County: 35.7 %McLean County: 27.8 %Madison County: 24.2 %Magoffin County: 38.3 %Marion County: 30.1 %Marshall County: 27 %Martin County: 37.5 %Mason County: 29.2 %Meade County: 25.8 %Menifee County: 33.1 %Mercer County: 26.5 %Metcalfe County: 31.5 %Monroe County: 30.4 %Montgomery County: 30.3 %Morgan County: 31.6 %Muhlenberg County: 28.7 %Nelson County: 24 %Nicholas County: 30.6 %Ohio County: 30.7 %Oldham County: 18.5 %Owen County: 29.8 %Owsley County: 33.6 %Pendleton County: 29.1 %Perry County: 30 %Pike County: 33.2 %Powell County: 28.8 %Pulaski County: 30.6 %Robertson County: 33.8 %Rockcastle County: 35 %Rowan County: 28.6 %Russell County: 36.9 %Scott County: 23.1 %Shelby County: 24.8 %Simpson County: 26.6 %Spencer County: 25.5 %Taylor County: 28.2 %Todd County: 32.2 %Trigg County: 29.9 %Trimble County: 27.6 %Union County: 31.2 %Warren County: 23.6 %Washington County: 27.9 %Wayne County: 37.1 %Webster County: 30.9 %Whitley County: 28.6 %Wolfe County: 40.2 %Woodford County: 22.5 %
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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

Wolfe County: 40.2 %Wolfe County40.2Magoffin County: 38.3 %Magoffin County38.3Lee County: 37.7 %Lee County37.7Martin County: 37.5 %Martin County37.5Wayne County: 37.1 %Wayne County37.1Casey County: 37 %Casey County37Fulton County: 37 %Fulton County37Harlan County: 37 %Harlan County37Russell County: 36.9 %Russell County36.9Jackson County: 36.6 %Jackson County36.6Lewis County: 36.1 %Lewis County36.1Green County: 36 %Green County36Knott County: 36 %Knott County36Breckinridge County: 35.9 %Breckinridge County35.9McCreary County: 35.7 %McCreary County35.7Clay County: 35.2 %Clay County35.2Rockcastle County: 35 %Rockcastle County35Johnson County: 34.2 %Johnson County34.2Leslie County: 34.2 %Leslie County34.2Cumberland County: 33.8 %Cumberland County33.8Robertson County: 33.8 %Robertson County33.8Owsley County: 33.6 %Owsley County33.6Estill County: 33.4 %Estill County33.4Bell County: 33.3 %Bell County33.3Hart County: 33.3 %Hart County33.3Pike County: 33.2 %Pike County33.2Menifee County: 33.1 %Menifee County33.1Knox County: 32.7 %Knox County32.7Larue County: 32.6 %Larue County32.6Breathitt County: 32.5 %Breathitt County32.5Fleming County: 32.5 %Fleming County32.5Elliott County: 32.3 %Elliott County32.3Lawrence County: 32.2 %Lawrence County32.2Todd County: 32.2 %Todd County32.2Edmonson County: 31.7 %Edmonson County31.7Hopkins County: 31.6 %Hopkins County31.6Morgan County: 31.6 %Morgan County31.6Metcalfe County: 31.5 %Metcalfe County31.5Butler County: 31.4 %Butler County31.4Floyd County: 31.4 %Floyd County31.4Wolfe County: 40.2 %Wolfe County40.2Magoffin County: 38.3 %Magoffin County38.3Lee County: 37.7 %Lee County37.7Martin County: 37.5 %Martin County37.5Wayne County: 37.1 %Wayne County37.1Casey County: 37 %Casey County37Fulton County: 37 %Fulton County37Harlan County: 37 %Harlan County37Russell County: 36.9 %Russell County36.9Jackson County: 36.6 %Jackson County36.6Lewis County: 36.1 %Lewis County36.1Green County: 36 %Green County36Knott County: 36 %Knott County36Breckinridge County: 35.9 %Breckinridge County35.9McCreary County: 35.7 %McCreary County35.7Clay County: 35.2 %Clay County35.2Rockcastle County: 35 %Rockcastle County35Johnson County: 34.2 %Johnson County34.2Leslie County: 34.2 %Leslie County34.2Cumberland County: 33.8 %Cumberland County33.8Robertson County: 33.8 %Robertson County33.8Owsley County: 33.6 %Owsley County33.6Estill County: 33.4 %Estill County33.4Bell County: 33.3 %Bell County33.3Hart County: 33.3 %Hart County33.3Pike County: 33.2 %Pike County33.2Menifee County: 33.1 %Menifee County33.1Knox County: 32.7 %Knox County32.7Larue County: 32.6 %Larue County32.6Breathitt County: 32.5 %Breathitt County32.5Fleming County: 32.5 %Fleming County32.5Elliott County: 32.3 %Elliott County32.3Lawrence County: 32.2 %Lawrence County32.2Todd County: 32.2 %Todd County32.2Edmonson County: 31.7 %Edmonson County31.7Hopkins County: 31.6 %Hopkins County31.6Morgan County: 31.6 %Morgan County31.6Metcalfe County: 31.5 %Metcalfe County31.5Butler County: 31.4 %Butler County31.4Floyd County: 31.4 %Floyd County31.4
%. 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
1Wolfe County40.2-3.3 pts
2Magoffin County38.3-2.2 pts
3Lee County37.7-3.6 pts
4Martin County37.5+1 pts
5Wayne County37.1-0.8 pts
6Casey County37-1.9 pts
6Fulton County37-0.6 pts
6Harlan County37-2.9 pts
9Russell County36.9+3 pts
10Jackson County36.6-2.7 pts
11Lewis County36.1-4.1 pts
12Green County36-0.4 pts
12Knott County36-4.8 pts
14Breckinridge County35.9+2.7 pts
15McCreary County35.7-3.7 pts
16Clay County35.2-4.6 pts
17Rockcastle County35-1.1 pts
18Johnson County34.2-1.8 pts
18Leslie County34.2-5.5 pts
20Cumberland County33.8-4.4 pts
20Robertson County33.8+0.2 pts
22Owsley County33.6-5.9 pts
23Estill County33.4-4.6 pts
24Bell County33.3-6.4 pts
24Hart County33.3-2.5 pts
26Pike County33.2-3.6 pts
27Menifee County33.1-4.9 pts
28Knox County32.7-6.9 pts
29Larue County32.6-0.2 pts
30Breathitt County32.5-5.1 pts
30Fleming County32.5-0.8 pts
32Elliott County32.3-5.8 pts
33Lawrence County32.2-5.6 pts
33Todd County32.2-2.5 pts
35Edmonson County31.7-3.1 pts
36Hopkins County31.6-0.8 pts
36Morgan County31.6-3 pts
38Metcalfe County31.5-2.4 pts
39Butler County31.4-2.4 pts
39Floyd County31.4-5.6 pts
41Grayson County31.3-4.5 pts
42Union County31.2-0.1 pts
43Webster County30.9-3.8 pts
44Carroll County30.8-4 pts
45Clinton County30.7-7.4 pts
45Laurel County30.7-2.6 pts
45Ohio County30.7-2.6 pts
48Nicholas County30.6-4.3 pts
48Pulaski County30.6-3.1 pts
50Henry County30.5-2.2 pts
51Allen County30.4-1.9 pts
51Monroe County30.4-4.9 pts
53Bourbon County30.3-1.4 pts
53Montgomery County30.3-2.8 pts
55Boyd County30.2-3.3 pts
55Carter County30.2-4.7 pts
57Carlisle County30.1-5.4 pts
57Graves County30.1-1.3 pts
57Marion County30.1-2.8 pts
60Perry County30-4.5 pts
61Garrard County29.9-1.2 pts
61Trigg County29.9-1.3 pts
63Adair County29.8-3 pts
63Owen County29.8-1.2 pts
65Crittenden County29.4-4.1 pts
66Lincoln County29.3-5.6 pts
67Letcher County29.2-9.9 pts
67Mason County29.2-2.6 pts
69Ballard County29.1-2.8 pts
69Pendleton County29.1-2.6 pts
71Barren County29-5.1 pts
71Grant County29-2.2 pts
73McCracken County28.9-0.8 pts
74Powell County28.8-4.5 pts
75Logan County28.7-3.7 pts
75Muhlenberg County28.7-4.1 pts
77Greenup County28.6-3.1 pts
77Hickman County28.6-5.8 pts
77Rowan County28.6-1 pts
77Whitley County28.6-4.2 pts
81Gallatin County28.5-4.4 pts
82Caldwell County28.4-3.3 pts
83Christian County28.3-2.1 pts
84Harrison County28.2-2.1 pts
84Taylor County28.2-2.1 pts
86Bracken County28-5.1 pts
87Washington County27.9-2.9 pts
88McLean County27.8-1.8 pts
89Trimble County27.6-3.8 pts
90Lyon County27.5-2.9 pts
91Anderson County27.3-1 pts
92Bath County27-6.2 pts
92Marshall County27-1.8 pts
94Clark County26.7-3 pts
95Simpson County26.6-3.9 pts
96Mercer County26.5-3 pts
97Livingston County26.4-5.3 pts
98Henderson County26.3-3.9 pts
99Hancock County26-4.2 pts
100Hardin County25.8-1.1 pts
100Meade County25.8-3.1 pts
102Calloway County25.7-1.3 pts
103Boyle County25.5-3.3 pts
103Bullitt County25.5-4.7 pts
103Spencer County25.5-0.5 pts
106Daviess County25.2-5 pts
107Jefferson County24.8-3.9 pts
107Shelby County24.8-3.2 pts
109Madison County24.2-2.5 pts
110Nelson County24-2.9 pts
111Franklin County23.6-4.9 pts
111Warren County23.6-3.2 pts
113Scott County23.1-2.1 pts
114Fayette County22.6-3.7 pts
114Jessamine County22.6-5.5 pts
116Kenton County22.5-3.1 pts
116Woodford County22.5-2.5 pts
118Boone County21.9-1.8 pts
119Campbell County21.8-1.5 pts
120Oldham County18.5-2.5 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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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 Kentucky by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2022) [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 Kentucky 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/kentucky-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Wolfe County, with 40.2% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Oldham County, with 18.5% 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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