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Cities in Minnesota by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate

Worthington, MN had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 103 cities in 2021, at 33.9%. Eden Prairie, MN had the lowest, at 14.3%. The median was 19.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest33.9Worthington, MN
Lowest14.3Eden Prairie, MN
Median19.8103 cities

Top 40 cities, 2021

Worthington, MN: 33.9 %Worthington, MN33.9Albert Lea, MN: 30.1 %Albert Lea, MN30.1Austin, MN: 29.9 %Austin, MN29.9Willmar, MN: 28 %Willmar, MN28Fergus Falls, MN: 27.6 %Fergus Falls, MN27.6Faribault, MN: 27.3 %Faribault, MN27.3Fairmont, MN: 27.2 %Fairmont, MN27.2Brainerd, MN: 26.6 %Brainerd, MN26.6Columbia Heights, MN: 26.3 %Columbia Heights, MN26.3Detroit Lakes, MN: 26 %Detroit Lakes, MN26Hibbing, MN: 25.8 %Hibbing, MN25.8Red Wing, MN: 25.7 %Red Wing, MN25.7Brooklyn Center, MN: 25.5 %Brooklyn Center, MN25.5Marshall, MN: 24.9 %Marshall, MN24.9Hutchinson, MN: 24.7 %Hutchinson, MN24.7Alexandria, MN: 24.5 %Alexandria, MN24.5Grand Rapids, MN: 24.4 %Grand Rapids, MN24.4Bemidji, MN: 23.9 %Bemidji, MN23.9Fridley, MN: 23.9 %Fridley, MN23.9Anoka, MN: 23.8 %Anoka, MN23.8St. Cloud, MN: 23.8 %St. Cloud, MN23.8West St. Paul, MN: 23.8 %West St. Paul, MN23.8Owatonna, MN: 23.7 %Owatonna, MN23.7Cambridge, MN: 23.2 %Cambridge, MN23.2Cloquet, MN: 23.1 %Cloquet, MN23.1Duluth, MN: 23 %Duluth, MN23Winona, MN: 22.8 %Winona, MN22.8South St. Paul, MN: 22.2 %South St. Paul, MN22.2New Hope, MN: 22.1 %New Hope, MN22.1North Branch, MN: 21.7 %North Branch, MN21.7St. Paul, MN: 21.7 %St. Paul, MN21.7Coon Rapids, MN: 21.5 %Coon Rapids, MN21.5New Ulm, MN: 21.1 %New Ulm, MN21.1Moorhead, MN: 21 %Moorhead, MN21St. Peter, MN: 20.9 %St. Peter, MN20.9Brooklyn Park, MN: 20.8 %Brooklyn Park, MN20.8Oakdale, MN: 20.7 %Oakdale, MN20.7Burnsville, MN: 20.6 %Burnsville, MN20.6Blaine, MN: 20.5 %Blaine, MN20.5Monticello, MN: 20.5 %Monticello, MN20.5Worthington, MN: 33.9 %Worthington, MN33.9Albert Lea, MN: 30.1 %Albert Lea, MN30.1Austin, MN: 29.9 %Austin, MN29.9Willmar, MN: 28 %Willmar, MN28Fergus Falls, MN: 27.6 %Fergus Falls, MN27.6Faribault, MN: 27.3 %Faribault, MN27.3Fairmont, MN: 27.2 %Fairmont, MN27.2Brainerd, MN: 26.6 %Brainerd, MN26.6Columbia Heights, MN: 26.3 %Columbia Heights, MN26.3Detroit Lakes, MN: 26 %Detroit Lakes, MN26Hibbing, MN: 25.8 %Hibbing, MN25.8Red Wing, MN: 25.7 %Red Wing, MN25.7Brooklyn Center, MN: 25.5 %Brooklyn Center, MN25.5Marshall, MN: 24.9 %Marshall, MN24.9Hutchinson, MN: 24.7 %Hutchinson, MN24.7Alexandria, MN: 24.5 %Alexandria, MN24.5Grand Rapids, MN: 24.4 %Grand Rapids, MN24.4Bemidji, MN: 23.9 %Bemidji, MN23.9Fridley, MN: 23.9 %Fridley, MN23.9Anoka, MN: 23.8 %Anoka, MN23.8St. Cloud, MN: 23.8 %St. Cloud, MN23.8West St. Paul, MN: 23.8 %West St. Paul, MN23.8Owatonna, MN: 23.7 %Owatonna, MN23.7Cambridge, MN: 23.2 %Cambridge, MN23.2Cloquet, MN: 23.1 %Cloquet, MN23.1Duluth, MN: 23 %Duluth, MN23Winona, MN: 22.8 %Winona, MN22.8South St. Paul, MN: 22.2 %South St. Paul, MN22.2New Hope, MN: 22.1 %New Hope, MN22.1North Branch, MN: 21.7 %North Branch, MN21.7St. Paul, MN: 21.7 %St. Paul, MN21.7Coon Rapids, MN: 21.5 %Coon Rapids, MN21.5New Ulm, MN: 21.1 %New Ulm, MN21.1Moorhead, MN: 21 %Moorhead, MN21St. Peter, MN: 20.9 %St. Peter, MN20.9Brooklyn Park, MN: 20.8 %Brooklyn Park, MN20.8Oakdale, MN: 20.7 %Oakdale, MN20.7Burnsville, MN: 20.6 %Burnsville, MN20.6Blaine, MN: 20.5 %Blaine, MN20.5Monticello, MN: 20.5 %Monticello, MN20.5
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Worthington, MN33.9
2Albert Lea, MN30.1
3Austin, MN29.9
4Willmar, MN28
5Fergus Falls, MN27.6
6Faribault, MN27.3
7Fairmont, MN27.2
8Brainerd, MN26.6
9Columbia Heights, MN26.3
10Detroit Lakes, MN26
11Hibbing, MN25.8
12Red Wing, MN25.7
13Brooklyn Center, MN25.5
14Marshall, MN24.9
15Hutchinson, MN24.7
16Alexandria, MN24.5
17Grand Rapids, MN24.4
18Bemidji, MN23.9
18Fridley, MN23.9
20Anoka, MN23.8
20St. Cloud, MN23.8
20West St. Paul, MN23.8
23Owatonna, MN23.7
24Cambridge, MN23.2
25Cloquet, MN23.1
26Duluth, MN23
27Winona, MN22.8
28South St. Paul, MN22.2
29New Hope, MN22.1
30North Branch, MN21.7
30St. Paul, MN21.7
32Coon Rapids, MN21.5
33New Ulm, MN21.1
34Moorhead, MN21
35St. Peter, MN20.9
36Brooklyn Park, MN20.8
37Oakdale, MN20.7
38Burnsville, MN20.6
39Blaine, MN20.5
39Monticello, MN20.5
39Sauk Rapids, MN20.5
42Rochester, MN20.4
43Maplewood, MN20.3
44Hermantown, MN20.2
44North St. Paul, MN20.2
46Hastings, MN20.1
46Inver Grove Heights, MN20.1
46Little Canada, MN20.1
49Mankato, MN20
50Minneapolis, MN19.9
51Crystal, MN19.8
51Richfield, MN19.8
53Forest Lake, MN19.7
54Shakopee, MN19.5
55Buffalo, MN19.3
55East Bethel, MN19.3
57Elk River, MN19.2
57Hopkins, MN19.2
59Mounds View, MN19
60Robbinsdale, MN18.9
61Ham Lake, MN18.7
61North Mankato, MN18.7
61Ramsey, MN18.7
64Bloomington, MN18.5
65Dayton, MN18.3
66Chaska, MN18.1
66Northfield, MN18.1
66Sartell, MN18.1
69Big Lake, MN18
70New Brighton, MN17.9
71Andover, MN17.8
71Apple Valley, MN17.8
73Stillwater, MN17.6
74Lake Elmo, MN17.5
75Cottage Grove, MN17.2
75White Bear Lake, MN17.2
77Farmington, MN17.1
77Roseville, MN17.1
79Savage, MN17
80Eagan, MN16.8
80Hugo, MN16.8
80Prior Lake, MN16.8
80Waconia, MN16.8
84Lino Lakes, MN16.7
85Vadnais Heights, MN16.6
86Rosemount, MN16.5
87Champlin, MN16.3
88Mendota Heights, MN16
89Golden Valley, MN15.9
90Lakeville, MN15.7
90St. Michael, MN15.7
92Otsego, MN15.6
92Victoria, MN15.6
92Woodbury, MN15.6
95Chanhassen, MN15.2
96Edina, MN15.1
97Minnetonka, MN15
98St. Louis Park, MN14.9
99Rogers, MN14.8
100Shoreview, MN14.7
101Plymouth, MN14.6
102Maple Grove, MN14.5
103Eden Prairie, MN14.3

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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 cities 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in Minnesota by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Minnesota by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/minnesota-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in Minnesota by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/minnesota-cities?period=2021.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Minnesota by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/minnesota-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Worthington, MN, with 33.9% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Eden Prairie, MN, with 14.3% in 2021.

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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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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