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

Hampden County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 14 counties in 2023, at 29.8%. Norfolk County had the lowest, at 17.1%. The median was 21.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest29.8Hampden County
Lowest17.1Norfolk County
Median21.314 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Barnstable County: 19 %Berkshire County: 22.2 %Bristol County: 24.8 %Dukes County: 19 %Essex County: 24.1 %Franklin County: 22.1 %Hampden County: 29.8 %Hampshire County: 17.4 %Middlesex County: 18.3 %Nantucket County: 17.2 %Norfolk County: 17.1 %Plymouth County: 20.4 %Suffolk County: 23.8 %Worcester County: 23.8 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Hampden County: 29.8 %Hampden County29.8Bristol County: 24.8 %Bristol County24.8Essex County: 24.1 %Essex County24.1Suffolk County: 23.8 %Suffolk County23.8Worcester County: 23.8 %Worcester County23.8Berkshire County: 22.2 %Berkshire County22.2Franklin County: 22.1 %Franklin County22.1Plymouth County: 20.4 %Plymouth County20.4Barnstable County: 19 %Barnstable County19Dukes County: 19 %Dukes County19Middlesex County: 18.3 %Middlesex County18.3Hampshire County: 17.4 %Hampshire County17.4Nantucket County: 17.2 %Nantucket County17.2Norfolk County: 17.1 %Norfolk County17.1Hampden County: 29.8 %Hampden County29.8Bristol County: 24.8 %Bristol County24.8Essex County: 24.1 %Essex County24.1Suffolk County: 23.8 %Suffolk County23.8Worcester County: 23.8 %Worcester County23.8Berkshire County: 22.2 %Berkshire County22.2Franklin County: 22.1 %Franklin County22.1Plymouth County: 20.4 %Plymouth County20.4Barnstable County: 19 %Barnstable County19Dukes County: 19 %Dukes County19Middlesex County: 18.3 %Middlesex County18.3Hampshire County: 17.4 %Hampshire County17.4Nantucket County: 17.2 %Nantucket County17.2Norfolk County: 17.1 %Norfolk County17.1
%. 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
1Hampden County29.8-2.1 pts
2Bristol County24.8-0.3 pts
3Essex County24.1+3.8 pts
4Suffolk County23.8-0.2 pts
4Worcester County23.8+0.4 pts
6Berkshire County22.2-3.2 pts
7Franklin County22.1+4.2 pts
8Plymouth County20.4-1.4 pts
9Barnstable County19-0.9 pts
9Dukes County19-2.6 pts
11Middlesex County18.3+2.7 pts
12Hampshire County17.4-2.5 pts
13Nantucket County17.2+0.3 pts
14Norfolk County17.1-1.9 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Massachusetts by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-counties.

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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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hampden County, with 29.8% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Norfolk County, with 17.1% 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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