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

Albert Lea, MN had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 103 cities in 2022, at 30.9%. Plymouth, MN had the lowest, at 13.8%. The median was 19.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest30.9Albert Lea, MN
Lowest13.8Plymouth, MN
Median19.9103 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

Albert Lea, MN: 30.9 %Albert Lea, MN30.9Worthington, MN: 30.8 %Worthington, MN30.8Faribault, MN: 27.6 %Faribault, MN27.6Willmar, MN: 27.6 %Willmar, MN27.6Austin, MN: 27.1 %Austin, MN27.1Columbia Heights, MN: 26.2 %Columbia Heights, MN26.2Fergus Falls, MN: 26.1 %Fergus Falls, MN26.1Fairmont, MN: 25.9 %Fairmont, MN25.9Brainerd, MN: 25.8 %Brainerd, MN25.8Anoka, MN: 24.3 %Anoka, MN24.3Marshall, MN: 23.8 %Marshall, MN23.8New Ulm, MN: 23.8 %New Ulm, MN23.8Alexandria, MN: 23.7 %Alexandria, MN23.7Hibbing, MN: 23.7 %Hibbing, MN23.7Hutchinson, MN: 23.7 %Hutchinson, MN23.7Red Wing, MN: 23.7 %Red Wing, MN23.7Bemidji, MN: 23.6 %Bemidji, MN23.6Detroit Lakes, MN: 23.6 %Detroit Lakes, MN23.6Brooklyn Center, MN: 23.5 %Brooklyn Center, MN23.5North St. Paul, MN: 23.5 %North St. Paul, MN23.5Cambridge, MN: 23.1 %Cambridge, MN23.1St. Paul, MN: 23.1 %St. Paul, MN23.1Coon Rapids, MN: 22.7 %Coon Rapids, MN22.7Fridley, MN: 22.7 %Fridley, MN22.7Mankato, MN: 22.7 %Mankato, MN22.7St. Peter, MN: 22.7 %St. Peter, MN22.7Winona, MN: 22.6 %Winona, MN22.6Cloquet, MN: 22.4 %Cloquet, MN22.4Maplewood, MN: 22.4 %Maplewood, MN22.4Moorhead, MN: 22.3 %Moorhead, MN22.3South St. Paul, MN: 22.3 %South St. Paul, MN22.3St. Cloud, MN: 22.3 %St. Cloud, MN22.3Elk River, MN: 22.2 %Elk River, MN22.2North Branch, MN: 22.1 %North Branch, MN22.1West St. Paul, MN: 22 %West St. Paul, MN22Monticello, MN: 21.9 %Monticello, MN21.9Oakdale, MN: 21.7 %Oakdale, MN21.7East Bethel, MN: 21.5 %East Bethel, MN21.5Grand Rapids, MN: 21.4 %Grand Rapids, MN21.4Little Canada, MN: 21.4 %Little Canada, MN21.4Albert Lea, MN: 30.9 %Albert Lea, MN30.9Worthington, MN: 30.8 %Worthington, MN30.8Faribault, MN: 27.6 %Faribault, MN27.6Willmar, MN: 27.6 %Willmar, MN27.6Austin, MN: 27.1 %Austin, MN27.1Columbia Heights, MN: 26.2 %Columbia Heights, MN26.2Fergus Falls, MN: 26.1 %Fergus Falls, MN26.1Fairmont, MN: 25.9 %Fairmont, MN25.9Brainerd, MN: 25.8 %Brainerd, MN25.8Anoka, MN: 24.3 %Anoka, MN24.3Marshall, MN: 23.8 %Marshall, MN23.8New Ulm, MN: 23.8 %New Ulm, MN23.8Alexandria, MN: 23.7 %Alexandria, MN23.7Hibbing, MN: 23.7 %Hibbing, MN23.7Hutchinson, MN: 23.7 %Hutchinson, MN23.7Red Wing, MN: 23.7 %Red Wing, MN23.7Bemidji, MN: 23.6 %Bemidji, MN23.6Detroit Lakes, MN: 23.6 %Detroit Lakes, MN23.6Brooklyn Center, MN: 23.5 %Brooklyn Center, MN23.5North St. Paul, MN: 23.5 %North St. Paul, MN23.5Cambridge, MN: 23.1 %Cambridge, MN23.1St. Paul, MN: 23.1 %St. Paul, MN23.1Coon Rapids, MN: 22.7 %Coon Rapids, MN22.7Fridley, MN: 22.7 %Fridley, MN22.7Mankato, MN: 22.7 %Mankato, MN22.7St. Peter, MN: 22.7 %St. Peter, MN22.7Winona, MN: 22.6 %Winona, MN22.6Cloquet, MN: 22.4 %Cloquet, MN22.4Maplewood, MN: 22.4 %Maplewood, MN22.4Moorhead, MN: 22.3 %Moorhead, MN22.3South St. Paul, MN: 22.3 %South St. Paul, MN22.3St. Cloud, MN: 22.3 %St. Cloud, MN22.3Elk River, MN: 22.2 %Elk River, MN22.2North Branch, MN: 22.1 %North Branch, MN22.1West St. Paul, MN: 22 %West St. Paul, MN22Monticello, MN: 21.9 %Monticello, MN21.9Oakdale, MN: 21.7 %Oakdale, MN21.7East Bethel, MN: 21.5 %East Bethel, MN21.5Grand Rapids, MN: 21.4 %Grand Rapids, MN21.4Little Canada, MN: 21.4 %Little Canada, MN21.4
%. 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

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Albert Lea, MN30.9+0.8 pts
2Worthington, MN30.8-3.1 pts
3Faribault, MN27.6+0.3 pts
3Willmar, MN27.6-0.4 pts
5Austin, MN27.1-2.8 pts
6Columbia Heights, MN26.2-0.1 pts
7Fergus Falls, MN26.1-1.5 pts
8Fairmont, MN25.9-1.3 pts
9Brainerd, MN25.8-0.8 pts
10Anoka, MN24.3+0.5 pts
11Marshall, MN23.8-1.1 pts
11New Ulm, MN23.8+2.7 pts
13Alexandria, MN23.7-0.8 pts
13Hibbing, MN23.7-2.1 pts
13Hutchinson, MN23.7-1 pts
13Red Wing, MN23.7-2 pts
17Bemidji, MN23.6-0.3 pts
17Detroit Lakes, MN23.6-2.4 pts
19Brooklyn Center, MN23.5-2 pts
19North St. Paul, MN23.5+3.3 pts
21Cambridge, MN23.1-0.1 pts
21St. Paul, MN23.1+1.4 pts
23Coon Rapids, MN22.7+1.2 pts
23Fridley, MN22.7-1.2 pts
23Mankato, MN22.7+2.7 pts
23St. Peter, MN22.7+1.8 pts
27Winona, MN22.6-0.2 pts
28Cloquet, MN22.4-0.7 pts
28Maplewood, MN22.4+2.1 pts
30Moorhead, MN22.3+1.3 pts
30South St. Paul, MN22.3+0.1 pts
30St. Cloud, MN22.3-1.5 pts
33Elk River, MN22.2+3 pts
34North Branch, MN22.1+0.4 pts
35West St. Paul, MN22-1.8 pts
36Monticello, MN21.9+1.4 pts
37Oakdale, MN21.7+1 pts
38East Bethel, MN21.5+2.2 pts
39Grand Rapids, MN21.4-3 pts
39Little Canada, MN21.4+1.3 pts
39Owatonna, MN21.4-2.3 pts
42Sauk Rapids, MN21.3+0.8 pts
43Burnsville, MN21.1+0.5 pts
43Duluth, MN21.1-1.9 pts
45Blaine, MN20.9+0.4 pts
46Brooklyn Park, MN20.80 pts
47Big Lake, MN20.7+2.7 pts
48Shakopee, MN20.6+1.1 pts
49Hastings, MN20.5+0.4 pts
49Mounds View, MN20.5+1.5 pts
51New Hope, MN20.4-1.7 pts
52Ham Lake, MN19.9+1.2 pts
53Inver Grove Heights, MN19.7-0.4 pts
53Vadnais Heights, MN19.7+3.1 pts
53White Bear Lake, MN19.7+2.5 pts
56Ramsey, MN19.5+0.8 pts
57Buffalo, MN19.30 pts
58Apple Valley, MN19.2+1.4 pts
58North Mankato, MN19.2+0.5 pts
60Roseville, MN19.1+2 pts
61Andover, MN19+1.2 pts
61Forest Lake, MN19-0.7 pts
63New Brighton, MN18.8+0.9 pts
64Robbinsdale, MN18.6-0.3 pts
65Rochester, MN18.4-2 pts
66Chaska, MN18.3+0.2 pts
66Hopkins, MN18.3-0.9 pts
66Minneapolis, MN18.3-1.6 pts
69Lino Lakes, MN18.1+1.4 pts
69Northfield, MN18.10 pts
71Bloomington, MN18-0.5 pts
71Stillwater, MN18+0.4 pts
73Waconia, MN17.8+1 pts
74Crystal, MN17.7-2.1 pts
74Hermantown, MN17.7-2.5 pts
76Eagan, MN17.6+0.8 pts
77Richfield, MN17.5-2.3 pts
78Champlin, MN17.4+1.1 pts
79Sartell, MN17.3-0.8 pts
79Savage, MN17.3+0.3 pts
81Farmington, MN17-0.1 pts
82Hugo, MN16.9+0.1 pts
82Lakeville, MN16.9+1.2 pts
84Cottage Grove, MN16.8-0.4 pts
85Mendota Heights, MN16.7+0.7 pts
86Rosemount, MN16.6+0.1 pts
87Prior Lake, MN16.3-0.5 pts
88Shoreview, MN16.2+1.5 pts
88St. Michael, MN16.2+0.5 pts
90Lake Elmo, MN16-1.5 pts
91Otsego, MN15.7+0.1 pts
92Woodbury, MN15.60 pts
93Golden Valley, MN15.5-0.4 pts
94Dayton, MN15.3-3 pts
95Maple Grove, MN14.7+0.2 pts
95Rogers, MN14.7-0.1 pts
95Victoria, MN14.7-0.9 pts
98Chanhassen, MN14.4-0.8 pts
98Edina, MN14.4-0.7 pts
100Eden Prairie, MN14.30 pts
101Minnetonka, MN14.2-0.8 pts
102St. Louis Park, MN14-0.9 pts
103Plymouth, MN13.8-0.8 pts

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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.

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 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/minnesota-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/minnesota-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Albert Lea, MN, with 30.9% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Plymouth, MN, with 13.8% 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, 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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