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

All 16 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/maine-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Washington County | 32.5 |
| 2 | Aroostook County | 32 |
| 3 | Piscataquis County | 28.1 |
| 3 | Somerset County | 28.1 |
| 5 | Androscoggin County | 26.9 |
| 6 | Penobscot County | 26.2 |
| 7 | Oxford County | 25.4 |
| 8 | Franklin County | 25.2 |
| 9 | Kennebec County | 24.7 |
| 10 | Waldo County | 23.6 |
| 11 | Sagadahoc County | 22.2 |
| 12 | Knox County | 21.7 |
| 13 | Lincoln County | 21.4 |
| 14 | York County | 21.3 |
| 15 | Hancock County | 20.6 |
| 16 | Cumberland County | 17.1 |