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

Lake County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 83 counties in 2022, at 32.6%. Washtenaw County had the lowest, at 17.1%. The median was 26.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest32.6Lake County
Median26.383 counties

Top 40 counties, 2022

Lake County: 32.6 %Lake County32.6Schoolcraft County: 30.9 %Schoolcraft County30.9Alcona County: 30.6 %Alcona County30.6Luce County: 30.3 %Luce County30.3St. Joseph County: 30.2 %St. Joseph County30.2Saginaw County: 29.9 %Saginaw County29.9Sanilac County: 29.9 %Sanilac County29.9Oscoda County: 29.1 %Oscoda County29.1Van Buren County: 29 %Van Buren County29Gogebic County: 28.8 %Gogebic County28.8Iron County: 28.7 %Iron County28.7Ogemaw County: 28.7 %Ogemaw County28.7Clare County: 28.6 %Clare County28.6Branch County: 28.5 %Branch County28.5Ontonagon County: 28.5 %Ontonagon County28.5Tuscola County: 28.5 %Tuscola County28.5Otsego County: 28.2 %Otsego County28.2Hillsdale County: 28 %Hillsdale County28Presque Isle County: 28 %Presque Isle County28Kalkaska County: 27.9 %Kalkaska County27.9Arenac County: 27.7 %Arenac County27.7Mackinac County: 27.7 %Mackinac County27.7Crawford County: 27.6 %Crawford County27.6Macomb County: 27.6 %Macomb County27.6Cheboygan County: 27.4 %Cheboygan County27.4Huron County: 27.4 %Huron County27.4Iosco County: 27.4 %Iosco County27.4Osceola County: 27.4 %Osceola County27.4Roscommon County: 27.4 %Roscommon County27.4Newaygo County: 27.3 %Newaygo County27.3Alpena County: 27.2 %Alpena County27.2Calhoun County: 27.2 %Calhoun County27.2Missaukee County: 27.2 %Missaukee County27.2Muskegon County: 27.2 %Muskegon County27.2Lapeer County: 26.8 %Lapeer County26.8Gladwin County: 26.7 %Gladwin County26.7Montmorency County: 26.7 %Montmorency County26.7Baraga County: 26.6 %Baraga County26.6Berrien County: 26.5 %Berrien County26.5Menominee County: 26.5 %Menominee County26.5
%. 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
1Lake County32.6-0.5 pts
2Schoolcraft County30.9+3 pts
3Alcona County30.6+3.7 pts
4Luce County30.3+4.2 pts
5St. Joseph County30.2+2.7 pts
6Saginaw County29.9+3.8 pts
6Sanilac County29.9+2.4 pts
8Oscoda County29.1+0.3 pts
9Van Buren County29+3.8 pts
10Gogebic County28.8+2.6 pts
11Iron County28.7+0.9 pts
11Ogemaw County28.7-0.7 pts
13Clare County28.6-0.2 pts
14Branch County28.5+1.3 pts
14Ontonagon County28.5+0.9 pts
14Tuscola County28.5+3.1 pts
17Otsego County28.2+4.8 pts
18Hillsdale County28+1.3 pts
18Presque Isle County28+1.1 pts
20Kalkaska County27.9+1.3 pts
21Arenac County27.7+0.9 pts
21Mackinac County27.7+1.2 pts
23Crawford County27.6+2.1 pts
23Macomb County27.6+3.9 pts
25Cheboygan County27.4+1.8 pts
25Huron County27.4+1.7 pts
25Iosco County27.4-1.8 pts
25Osceola County27.4+0.6 pts
25Roscommon County27.4-0.8 pts
30Newaygo County27.3+0.2 pts
31Alpena County27.2+1.2 pts
31Calhoun County27.2+0.7 pts
31Missaukee County27.2+0.2 pts
31Muskegon County27.2+3.3 pts
35Lapeer County26.8+2.8 pts
36Gladwin County26.7-1.5 pts
36Montmorency County26.7-2.1 pts
38Baraga County26.60 pts
39Berrien County26.5+2.2 pts
39Menominee County26.5+1 pts
41Lenawee County26.4+1.7 pts
42Alger County26.3+0.1 pts
43Charlevoix County26.2+4.4 pts
43St. Clair County26.2+1.4 pts
45Jackson County26+2.3 pts
45Monroe County26-2.5 pts
47Mecosta County25.9+2.1 pts
47Oceana County25.9-1.1 pts
49Montcalm County25.8-0.1 pts
50Cass County25.7+1.3 pts
51Chippewa County25.2+0.3 pts
51Wayne County25.2-3.1 pts
51Wexford County25.2+1.1 pts
54Genesee County25.1-1.9 pts
55Shiawassee County24.7-0.4 pts
56Allegan County24.6-0.3 pts
56Benzie County24.6+1 pts
58Ionia County24.2-0.1 pts
59Manistee County24-0.6 pts
60Isabella County23.6-0.4 pts
61Kalamazoo County23.2+3.7 pts
62Mason County23.1-3 pts
63Delta County22.7-2 pts
64Kent County22.6+1.4 pts
64Midland County22.6+1.9 pts
66Dickinson County22.3-0.2 pts
67Eaton County22.2+1.2 pts
68Marquette County22.1+2 pts
69Gratiot County21.8-4.2 pts
70Bay County21.6-3.1 pts
71Antrim County21.3-2.1 pts
72Barry County21.1-1.5 pts
72Emmet County21.1+0.4 pts
74Keweenaw County20.9-0.4 pts
75Houghton County20.1-2.7 pts
76Livingston County20+2.2 pts
77Ottawa County19.9+1.3 pts
78Leelanau County19.60 pts
79Clinton County19.5-0.6 pts
80Oakland County19.4+0.5 pts
81Grand Traverse County19.30 pts
81Ingham County19.3-1.3 pts
83Washtenaw County17.1+1.7 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, 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lake County, with 32.6% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Washtenaw County, with 17.1% in 2022.

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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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