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

Caroline County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 24 counties in 2022, at 32.5%. Montgomery County had the lowest, at 16.7%. The median was 24.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest32.5Caroline County
Lowest16.7Montgomery County
Median24.224 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Allegany County: 26.9 %Anne Arundel County: 20 %Baltimore County: 22.8 %Calvert County: 19.4 %Caroline County: 32.5 %Carroll County: 21.8 %Cecil County: 25.2 %Charles County: 24.6 %Dorchester County: 30 %Frederick County: 20.2 %Garrett County: 27.1 %Harford County: 21.5 %Howard County: 18.5 %Kent County: 23.5 %Montgomery County: 16.7 %Prince George's County: 24.4 %Queen Anne's County: 24.5 %St. Mary's County: 23 %Somerset County: 31.4 %Talbot County: 21 %Washington County: 27.5 %Wicomico County: 25 %Worcester County: 23.9 %Baltimore city: 27 %
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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.

All counties, 2022

Caroline County: 32.5 %Caroline County32.5Somerset County: 31.4 %Somerset County31.4Dorchester County: 30 %Dorchester County30Washington County: 27.5 %Washington County27.5Garrett County: 27.1 %Garrett County27.1Baltimore city: 27 %Baltimore city27Allegany County: 26.9 %Allegany County26.9Cecil County: 25.2 %Cecil County25.2Wicomico County: 25 %Wicomico County25Charles County: 24.6 %Charles County24.6Queen Anne's County: 24.5 %Queen Anne's County24.5Prince George's County: 24.4 %Prince George's County24.4Worcester County: 23.9 %Worcester County23.9Kent County: 23.5 %Kent County23.5St. Mary's County: 23 %St. Mary's County23Baltimore County: 22.8 %Baltimore County22.8Carroll County: 21.8 %Carroll County21.8Harford County: 21.5 %Harford County21.5Talbot County: 21 %Talbot County21Frederick County: 20.2 %Frederick County20.2Anne Arundel County: 20 %Anne Arundel County20Calvert County: 19.4 %Calvert County19.4Howard County: 18.5 %Howard County18.5Montgomery County: 16.7 %Montgomery County16.7Caroline County: 32.5 %Caroline County32.5Somerset County: 31.4 %Somerset County31.4Dorchester County: 30 %Dorchester County30Washington County: 27.5 %Washington County27.5Garrett County: 27.1 %Garrett County27.1Baltimore city: 27 %Baltimore city27Allegany County: 26.9 %Allegany County26.9Cecil County: 25.2 %Cecil County25.2Wicomico County: 25 %Wicomico County25Charles County: 24.6 %Charles County24.6Queen Anne's County: 24.5 %Queen Anne's County24.5Prince George's County: 24.4 %Prince George's County24.4Worcester County: 23.9 %Worcester County23.9Kent County: 23.5 %Kent County23.5St. Mary's County: 23 %St. Mary's County23Baltimore County: 22.8 %Baltimore County22.8Carroll County: 21.8 %Carroll County21.8Harford County: 21.5 %Harford County21.5Talbot County: 21 %Talbot County21Frederick County: 20.2 %Frederick County20.2Anne Arundel County: 20 %Anne Arundel County20Calvert County: 19.4 %Calvert County19.4Howard County: 18.5 %Howard County18.5Montgomery County: 16.7 %Montgomery County16.7
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Caroline County32.5+5.8 pts
2Somerset County31.4+2.5 pts
3Dorchester County30+1.9 pts
4Washington County27.5+0.6 pts
5Garrett County27.1+0.1 pts
6Baltimore city27-0.6 pts
7Allegany County26.9-1.8 pts
8Cecil County25.2-1.2 pts
9Wicomico County25-2 pts
10Charles County24.6+2.7 pts
11Queen Anne's County24.5+3.6 pts
12Prince George's County24.4+0.3 pts
13Worcester County23.9+0.7 pts
14Kent County23.5+0.3 pts
15St. Mary's County23+1.6 pts
16Baltimore County22.8-0.4 pts
17Carroll County21.8+2.3 pts
18Harford County21.5-0.7 pts
19Talbot County21-1 pts
20Frederick County20.2+1.6 pts
21Anne Arundel County20-1.1 pts
22Calvert County19.4-0.5 pts
23Howard County18.5+1.8 pts
24Montgomery County16.7-0.8 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.

How to cite

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 Maryland 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 Maryland 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/maryland-counties?period=2022. 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 Maryland by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/maryland-counties?period=2022.

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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 Maryland by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/maryland-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Caroline County, with 32.5% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Montgomery County, with 16.7% in 2022.

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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