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

Lake County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 83 counties in 2023, at 34.1%. Washtenaw County had the lowest, at 16.1%. The median was 26.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest34.1Lake County
Median26.983 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

Lake County: 34.1 %Lake County34.1Oscoda County: 31.4 %Oscoda County31.4Iosco County: 30.7 %Iosco County30.7Saginaw County: 30.6 %Saginaw County30.6Clare County: 30.4 %Clare County30.4Sanilac County: 30.3 %Sanilac County30.3Montmorency County: 29.8 %Montmorency County29.8Wayne County: 29.7 %Wayne County29.7Ogemaw County: 29.5 %Ogemaw County29.5Schoolcraft County: 29.5 %Schoolcraft County29.5Mackinac County: 29.3 %Mackinac County29.3Gladwin County: 29.2 %Gladwin County29.2Osceola County: 29 %Osceola County29Crawford County: 28.9 %Crawford County28.9Ontonagon County: 28.9 %Ontonagon County28.9Huron County: 28.8 %Huron County28.8Alcona County: 28.7 %Alcona County28.7Baraga County: 28.6 %Baraga County28.6Alpena County: 28.5 %Alpena County28.5Iron County: 28.5 %Iron County28.5Manistee County: 28.5 %Manistee County28.5Presque Isle County: 28.5 %Presque Isle County28.5Gogebic County: 28.4 %Gogebic County28.4Roscommon County: 28.4 %Roscommon County28.4Arenac County: 28.3 %Arenac County28.3Oceana County: 28.3 %Oceana County28.3Branch County: 28.2 %Branch County28.2Hillsdale County: 28.2 %Hillsdale County28.2Missaukee County: 28.2 %Missaukee County28.2Genesee County: 28.1 %Genesee County28.1Van Buren County: 28 %Van Buren County28Muskegon County: 27.9 %Muskegon County27.9Calhoun County: 27.8 %Calhoun County27.8Luce County: 27.8 %Luce County27.8Newaygo County: 27.8 %Newaygo County27.8Menominee County: 27.7 %Menominee County27.7Tuscola County: 27.5 %Tuscola County27.5Jackson County: 27.4 %Jackson County27.4Berrien County: 27.2 %Berrien County27.2Kalkaska County: 27.2 %Kalkaska County27.2
%. 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
1Lake County34.1+1.5 pts
2Oscoda County31.4+2.3 pts
3Iosco County30.7+3.3 pts
4Saginaw County30.6+0.7 pts
5Clare County30.4+1.8 pts
6Sanilac County30.3+0.4 pts
7Montmorency County29.8+3.1 pts
8Wayne County29.7+4.5 pts
9Ogemaw County29.5+0.8 pts
9Schoolcraft County29.5-1.4 pts
11Mackinac County29.3+1.6 pts
12Gladwin County29.2+2.5 pts
13Osceola County29+1.6 pts
14Crawford County28.9+1.3 pts
14Ontonagon County28.9+0.4 pts
16Huron County28.8+1.4 pts
17Alcona County28.7-1.9 pts
18Baraga County28.6+2 pts
19Alpena County28.5+1.3 pts
19Iron County28.5-0.2 pts
19Manistee County28.5+4.5 pts
19Presque Isle County28.5+0.5 pts
23Gogebic County28.4-0.4 pts
23Roscommon County28.4+1 pts
25Arenac County28.3+0.6 pts
25Oceana County28.3+2.4 pts
27Branch County28.2-0.3 pts
27Hillsdale County28.2+0.2 pts
27Missaukee County28.2+1 pts
30Genesee County28.1+3 pts
31Van Buren County28-1 pts
32Muskegon County27.9+0.7 pts
33Calhoun County27.8+0.6 pts
33Luce County27.8-2.5 pts
33Newaygo County27.8+0.5 pts
36Menominee County27.7+1.2 pts
37Tuscola County27.5-1 pts
38Jackson County27.4+1.4 pts
39Berrien County27.2+0.7 pts
39Kalkaska County27.2-0.7 pts
39Mecosta County27.2+1.3 pts
42Montcalm County26.9+1.1 pts
43Cass County26.8+1.1 pts
43Delta County26.8+4.1 pts
45Cheboygan County26.7-0.7 pts
46Chippewa County26.5+1.3 pts
47Lenawee County26.40 pts
47Wexford County26.4+1.2 pts
49Bay County26.3+4.7 pts
49Gratiot County26.3+4.5 pts
49Macomb County26.3-1.3 pts
52St. Joseph County26.2-4 pts
53Shiawassee County26.1+1.4 pts
54Alger County25.8-0.5 pts
54St. Clair County25.8-0.4 pts
56Dickinson County25.7+3.4 pts
56Otsego County25.7-2.5 pts
58Isabella County25.5+1.9 pts
58Lapeer County25.5-1.3 pts
60Mason County25.4+2.3 pts
61Allegan County24.9+0.3 pts
61Ionia County24.9+0.7 pts
61Monroe County24.9-1.1 pts
64Barry County24.1+3 pts
65Eaton County24+1.8 pts
66Benzie County23.7-0.9 pts
67Antrim County23.3+2 pts
68Kalamazoo County22.8-0.4 pts
68Keweenaw County22.8+1.9 pts
70Charlevoix County22.5-3.7 pts
70Grand Traverse County22.5+3.2 pts
72Ingham County22+2.7 pts
73Clinton County21.8+2.3 pts
73Houghton County21.8+1.7 pts
75Kent County21.6-1 pts
75Midland County21.6-1 pts
77Emmet County21.4+0.3 pts
77Marquette County21.4-0.7 pts
79Livingston County20.9+0.9 pts
80Leelanau County20.5+0.9 pts
81Ottawa County20.1+0.2 pts
82Oakland County19.1-0.3 pts
83Washtenaw County16.1-1 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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lake County, with 34.1% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Washtenaw County, with 16.1% 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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