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

Wolfe County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 120 counties in 2021, at 43.5%. Oldham County had the lowest, at 21%. The median was 33%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest43.5Wolfe County
Lowest21Oldham County
Median33120 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 32.8 %Allen County: 32.3 %Anderson County: 28.3 %Ballard County: 31.9 %Barren County: 34.1 %Bath County: 33.2 %Bell County: 39.7 %Boone County: 23.7 %Bourbon County: 31.7 %Boyd County: 33.5 %Boyle County: 28.8 %Bracken County: 33.1 %Breathitt County: 37.6 %Breckinridge County: 33.2 %Bullitt County: 30.2 %Butler County: 33.8 %Caldwell County: 31.7 %Calloway County: 27 %Campbell County: 23.3 %Carlisle County: 35.5 %Carroll County: 34.8 %Carter County: 34.9 %Casey County: 38.9 %Christian County: 30.4 %Clark County: 29.7 %Clay County: 39.8 %Clinton County: 38.1 %Crittenden County: 33.5 %Cumberland County: 38.2 %Daviess County: 30.2 %Edmonson County: 34.8 %Elliott County: 38.1 %Estill County: 38 %Fayette County: 26.3 %Fleming County: 33.3 %Floyd County: 37 %Franklin County: 28.5 %Fulton County: 37.6 %Gallatin County: 32.9 %Garrard County: 31.1 %Grant County: 31.2 %Graves County: 31.4 %Grayson County: 35.8 %Green County: 36.4 %Greenup County: 31.7 %Hancock County: 30.2 %Hardin County: 26.9 %Harlan County: 39.9 %Harrison County: 30.3 %Hart County: 35.8 %Henderson County: 30.2 %Henry County: 32.7 %Hickman County: 34.4 %Hopkins County: 32.4 %Jackson County: 39.3 %Jefferson County: 28.7 %Jessamine County: 28.1 %Johnson County: 36 %Kenton County: 25.6 %Knott County: 40.8 %Knox County: 39.6 %Larue County: 32.8 %Laurel County: 33.3 %Lawrence County: 37.8 %Lee County: 41.3 %Leslie County: 39.7 %Letcher County: 39.1 %Lewis County: 40.2 %Lincoln County: 34.9 %Livingston County: 31.7 %Logan County: 32.4 %Lyon County: 30.4 %McCracken County: 29.7 %McCreary County: 39.4 %McLean County: 29.6 %Madison County: 26.7 %Magoffin County: 40.5 %Marion County: 32.9 %Marshall County: 28.8 %Martin County: 36.5 %Mason County: 31.8 %Meade County: 28.9 %Menifee County: 38 %Mercer County: 29.5 %Metcalfe County: 33.9 %Monroe County: 35.3 %Montgomery County: 33.1 %Morgan County: 34.6 %Muhlenberg County: 32.8 %Nelson County: 26.9 %Nicholas County: 34.9 %Ohio County: 33.3 %Oldham County: 21 %Owen County: 31 %Owsley County: 39.5 %Pendleton County: 31.7 %Perry County: 34.5 %Pike County: 36.8 %Powell County: 33.3 %Pulaski County: 33.7 %Robertson County: 33.6 %Rockcastle County: 36.1 %Rowan County: 29.6 %Russell County: 33.9 %Scott County: 25.2 %Shelby County: 28 %Simpson County: 30.5 %Spencer County: 26 %Taylor County: 30.3 %Todd County: 34.7 %Trigg County: 31.2 %Trimble County: 31.4 %Union County: 31.3 %Warren County: 26.8 %Washington County: 30.8 %Wayne County: 37.9 %Webster County: 34.7 %Whitley County: 32.8 %Wolfe County: 43.5 %Woodford County: 25 %
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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

Wolfe County: 43.5 %Wolfe County43.5Lee County: 41.3 %Lee County41.3Knott County: 40.8 %Knott County40.8Magoffin County: 40.5 %Magoffin County40.5Lewis County: 40.2 %Lewis County40.2Harlan County: 39.9 %Harlan County39.9Clay County: 39.8 %Clay County39.8Bell County: 39.7 %Bell County39.7Leslie County: 39.7 %Leslie County39.7Knox County: 39.6 %Knox County39.6Owsley County: 39.5 %Owsley County39.5McCreary County: 39.4 %McCreary County39.4Jackson County: 39.3 %Jackson County39.3Letcher County: 39.1 %Letcher County39.1Casey County: 38.9 %Casey County38.9Cumberland County: 38.2 %Cumberland County38.2Clinton County: 38.1 %Clinton County38.1Elliott County: 38.1 %Elliott County38.1Estill County: 38 %Estill County38Menifee County: 38 %Menifee County38Wayne County: 37.9 %Wayne County37.9Lawrence County: 37.8 %Lawrence County37.8Breathitt County: 37.6 %Breathitt County37.6Fulton County: 37.6 %Fulton County37.6Floyd County: 37 %Floyd County37Pike County: 36.8 %Pike County36.8Martin County: 36.5 %Martin County36.5Green County: 36.4 %Green County36.4Rockcastle County: 36.1 %Rockcastle County36.1Johnson County: 36 %Johnson County36Grayson County: 35.8 %Grayson County35.8Hart County: 35.8 %Hart County35.8Carlisle County: 35.5 %Carlisle County35.5Monroe County: 35.3 %Monroe County35.3Carter County: 34.9 %Carter County34.9Lincoln County: 34.9 %Lincoln County34.9Nicholas County: 34.9 %Nicholas County34.9Carroll County: 34.8 %Carroll County34.8Edmonson County: 34.8 %Edmonson County34.8Todd County: 34.7 %Todd County34.7Wolfe County: 43.5 %Wolfe County43.5Lee County: 41.3 %Lee County41.3Knott County: 40.8 %Knott County40.8Magoffin County: 40.5 %Magoffin County40.5Lewis County: 40.2 %Lewis County40.2Harlan County: 39.9 %Harlan County39.9Clay County: 39.8 %Clay County39.8Bell County: 39.7 %Bell County39.7Leslie County: 39.7 %Leslie County39.7Knox County: 39.6 %Knox County39.6Owsley County: 39.5 %Owsley County39.5McCreary County: 39.4 %McCreary County39.4Jackson County: 39.3 %Jackson County39.3Letcher County: 39.1 %Letcher County39.1Casey County: 38.9 %Casey County38.9Cumberland County: 38.2 %Cumberland County38.2Clinton County: 38.1 %Clinton County38.1Elliott County: 38.1 %Elliott County38.1Estill County: 38 %Estill County38Menifee County: 38 %Menifee County38Wayne County: 37.9 %Wayne County37.9Lawrence County: 37.8 %Lawrence County37.8Breathitt County: 37.6 %Breathitt County37.6Fulton County: 37.6 %Fulton County37.6Floyd County: 37 %Floyd County37Pike County: 36.8 %Pike County36.8Martin County: 36.5 %Martin County36.5Green County: 36.4 %Green County36.4Rockcastle County: 36.1 %Rockcastle County36.1Johnson County: 36 %Johnson County36Grayson County: 35.8 %Grayson County35.8Hart County: 35.8 %Hart County35.8Carlisle County: 35.5 %Carlisle County35.5Monroe County: 35.3 %Monroe County35.3Carter County: 34.9 %Carter County34.9Lincoln County: 34.9 %Lincoln County34.9Nicholas County: 34.9 %Nicholas County34.9Carroll County: 34.8 %Carroll County34.8Edmonson County: 34.8 %Edmonson County34.8Todd County: 34.7 %Todd County34.7
%. 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 (%)
1Wolfe County43.5
2Lee County41.3
3Knott County40.8
4Magoffin County40.5
5Lewis County40.2
6Harlan County39.9
7Clay County39.8
8Bell County39.7
8Leslie County39.7
10Knox County39.6
11Owsley County39.5
12McCreary County39.4
13Jackson County39.3
14Letcher County39.1
15Casey County38.9
16Cumberland County38.2
17Clinton County38.1
17Elliott County38.1
19Estill County38
19Menifee County38
21Wayne County37.9
22Lawrence County37.8
23Breathitt County37.6
23Fulton County37.6
25Floyd County37
26Pike County36.8
27Martin County36.5
28Green County36.4
29Rockcastle County36.1
30Johnson County36
31Grayson County35.8
31Hart County35.8
33Carlisle County35.5
34Monroe County35.3
35Carter County34.9
35Lincoln County34.9
35Nicholas County34.9
38Carroll County34.8
38Edmonson County34.8
40Todd County34.7
40Webster County34.7
42Morgan County34.6
43Perry County34.5
44Hickman County34.4
45Barren County34.1
46Metcalfe County33.9
46Russell County33.9
48Butler County33.8
49Pulaski County33.7
50Robertson County33.6
51Boyd County33.5
51Crittenden County33.5
53Fleming County33.3
53Laurel County33.3
53Ohio County33.3
53Powell County33.3
57Bath County33.2
57Breckinridge County33.2
59Bracken County33.1
59Montgomery County33.1
61Gallatin County32.9
61Marion County32.9
63Adair County32.8
63Larue County32.8
63Muhlenberg County32.8
63Whitley County32.8
67Henry County32.7
68Hopkins County32.4
68Logan County32.4
70Allen County32.3
71Ballard County31.9
72Mason County31.8
73Bourbon County31.7
73Caldwell County31.7
73Greenup County31.7
73Livingston County31.7
73Pendleton County31.7
78Graves County31.4
78Trimble County31.4
80Union County31.3
81Grant County31.2
81Trigg County31.2
83Garrard County31.1
84Owen County31
85Washington County30.8
86Simpson County30.5
87Christian County30.4
87Lyon County30.4
89Harrison County30.3
89Taylor County30.3
91Bullitt County30.2
91Daviess County30.2
91Hancock County30.2
91Henderson County30.2
95Clark County29.7
95McCracken County29.7
97McLean County29.6
97Rowan County29.6
99Mercer County29.5
100Meade County28.9
101Boyle County28.8
101Marshall County28.8
103Jefferson County28.7
104Franklin County28.5
105Anderson County28.3
106Jessamine County28.1
107Shelby County28
108Calloway County27
109Hardin County26.9
109Nelson County26.9
111Warren County26.8
112Madison County26.7
113Fayette County26.3
114Spencer County26
115Kenton County25.6
116Scott County25.2
117Woodford County25
118Boone County23.7
119Campbell County23.3
120Oldham County21

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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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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, 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/kentucky-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Wolfe County, with 43.5% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Oldham County, with 21% 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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