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

East Carroll Parish had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 64 counties in 2023, at 44.3%. Lafayette Parish had the lowest, at 24.4%. The median was 33.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Median33.764 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

East Carroll Parish: 44.3 %East Carroll Parish44.3Madison Parish: 43.8 %Madison Parish43.8Claiborne Parish: 43.6 %Claiborne Parish43.6Tensas Parish: 43.1 %Tensas Parish43.1Bienville Parish: 42.4 %Bienville Parish42.4Red River Parish: 39.9 %Red River Parish39.9St. Helena Parish: 39.2 %St. Helena Parish39.2Concordia Parish: 39.1 %Concordia Parish39.1Webster Parish: 39 %Webster Parish39Morehouse Parish: 38.7 %Morehouse Parish38.7Avoyelles Parish: 37.9 %Avoyelles Parish37.9Franklin Parish: 37.7 %Franklin Parish37.7Washington Parish: 37.7 %Washington Parish37.7Jackson Parish: 37.1 %Jackson Parish37.1Catahoula Parish: 36.9 %Catahoula Parish36.9Evangeline Parish: 36.6 %Evangeline Parish36.6St. Mary Parish: 36.6 %St. Mary Parish36.6Sabine Parish: 36.3 %Sabine Parish36.3St. Landry Parish: 36.3 %St. Landry Parish36.3Acadia Parish: 36.1 %Acadia Parish36.1Richland Parish: 36 %Richland Parish36Union Parish: 35.9 %Union Parish35.9Caldwell Parish: 35.7 %Caldwell Parish35.7Winn Parish: 35.6 %Winn Parish35.6Assumption Parish: 35.2 %Assumption Parish35.2Iberia Parish: 35.2 %Iberia Parish35.2Allen Parish: 34.9 %Allen Parish34.9De Soto Parish: 34.4 %De Soto Parish34.4Iberville Parish: 34.3 %Iberville Parish34.3Pointe Coupee Parish: 34.2 %Pointe Coupee Parish34.2East Feliciana Parish: 33.7 %East Feliciana Parish33.7West Carroll Parish: 33.7 %West Carroll Parish33.7St. Bernard Parish: 33.6 %St. Bernard Parish33.6Jefferson Davis Parish: 33.4 %Jefferson Davis Parish33.4St. Martin Parish: 33.3 %St. Martin Parish33.3Caddo Parish: 33.2 %Caddo Parish33.2Terrebonne Parish: 33.1 %Terrebonne Parish33.1Calcasieu Parish: 32.9 %Calcasieu Parish32.9Ouachita Parish: 32.9 %Ouachita Parish32.9Lafourche Parish: 32.7 %Lafourche Parish32.7
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1East Carroll Parish44.3+2.3 pts
2Madison Parish43.8+3.5 pts
3Claiborne Parish43.6+1.8 pts
4Tensas Parish43.1-1.6 pts
5Bienville Parish42.4+2.7 pts
6Red River Parish39.9+2.9 pts
7St. Helena Parish39.2+3.1 pts
8Concordia Parish39.1+1.2 pts
9Webster Parish39+2.2 pts
10Morehouse Parish38.7-0.6 pts
11Avoyelles Parish37.9+0.2 pts
12Franklin Parish37.7+1 pts
12Washington Parish37.7+4.6 pts
14Jackson Parish37.1+1.4 pts
15Catahoula Parish36.9+4.1 pts
16Evangeline Parish36.6-1.8 pts
16St. Mary Parish36.6-0.1 pts
18Sabine Parish36.3+1.5 pts
18St. Landry Parish36.3+0.6 pts
20Acadia Parish36.1+3.6 pts
21Richland Parish36-0.1 pts
22Union Parish35.9+2.5 pts
23Caldwell Parish35.7+1.7 pts
24Winn Parish35.6+0.9 pts
25Assumption Parish35.2+0.6 pts
25Iberia Parish35.2+1.5 pts
27Allen Parish34.9+3.8 pts
28De Soto Parish34.4+2.7 pts
29Iberville Parish34.30 pts
30Pointe Coupee Parish34.2-1.1 pts
31East Feliciana Parish33.7+3.4 pts
31West Carroll Parish33.7-1.9 pts
33St. Bernard Parish33.6-0.1 pts
34Jefferson Davis Parish33.4+2.6 pts
35St. Martin Parish33.3+1.5 pts
36Caddo Parish33.2+2.1 pts
37Terrebonne Parish33.1+2.1 pts
38Calcasieu Parish32.9+2.9 pts
38Ouachita Parish32.9+2.5 pts
40Lafourche Parish32.7+0.8 pts
41St. James Parish32.4+1.5 pts
42Natchitoches Parish32.1-0.9 pts
42Vermilion Parish32.1+0.9 pts
44St. John the Baptist Parish31.7-1.3 pts
45Vernon Parish31.6+2.7 pts
46Rapides Parish31.4+1.2 pts
47Grant Parish31.3-2.9 pts
48Lincoln Parish30.7+1.8 pts
49Tangipahoa Parish30.4+1.8 pts
50Jefferson Parish30.30 pts
51LaSalle Parish30.2-0.1 pts
52Bossier Parish29.9+1.1 pts
53Beauregard Parish29.7+1.4 pts
54Plaquemines Parish29.50 pts
55West Feliciana Parish28.5+1.2 pts
56Cameron Parish28.1-1.8 pts
56West Baton Rouge Parish28.1-2.4 pts
58St. Charles Parish27.6+2.1 pts
59Livingston Parish27.3-1.3 pts
60Orleans Parish26.8-0.2 pts
61Ascension Parish26.1+1 pts
62St. Tammany Parish26-2 pts
63East Baton Rouge Parish24.6-2.4 pts
64Lafayette Parish24.4-2.4 pts

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About this ranking

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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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 Louisiana by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [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 Louisiana 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/louisiana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Louisiana by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/louisiana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

East Carroll Parish, with 44.3% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Lafayette Parish, with 24.4% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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