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

Mahnomen County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 87 counties in 2023, at 34.5%. Hennepin County had the lowest, at 18.9%. The median was 25.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest34.5Mahnomen County
Lowest18.9Hennepin County
Median25.787 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 28.8 %Anoka County: 24.6 %Becker County: 24.6 %Beltrami County: 26.3 %Benton County: 23.8 %Big Stone County: 27.7 %Blue Earth County: 23 %Brown County: 24.8 %Carlton County: 25.6 %Carver County: 19 %Cass County: 28.1 %Chippewa County: 28.9 %Chisago County: 22.9 %Clay County: 21.7 %Clearwater County: 28.6 %Cook County: 24 %Cottonwood County: 29.8 %Crow Wing County: 24.6 %Dakota County: 22.5 %Dodge County: 22.6 %Douglas County: 23.7 %Faribault County: 28.9 %Fillmore County: 25.5 %Freeborn County: 30 %Goodhue County: 25.3 %Grant County: 26.7 %Hennepin County: 18.9 %Houston County: 25.7 %Hubbard County: 24.4 %Isanti County: 24.8 %Itasca County: 25.4 %Jackson County: 25.2 %Kanabec County: 28 %Kandiyohi County: 25.4 %Kittson County: 25.9 %Koochiching County: 27.8 %Lac qui Parle County: 25.9 %Lake County: 25.5 %Lake of the Woods County: 25.8 %Le Sueur County: 22.4 %Lincoln County: 26.1 %Lyon County: 24.9 %McLeod County: 25.8 %Mahnomen County: 34.5 %Marshall County: 25.7 %Martin County: 28.7 %Meeker County: 26.1 %Mille Lacs County: 28.2 %Morrison County: 26.4 %Mower County: 28.6 %Murray County: 26.9 %Nicollet County: 23.2 %Nobles County: 33.7 %Norman County: 26.7 %Olmsted County: 21.3 %Otter Tail County: 25.9 %Pennington County: 24.8 %Pine County: 27.7 %Pipestone County: 28 %Polk County: 25.9 %Pope County: 25.1 %Ramsey County: 20.3 %Red Lake County: 26.6 %Redwood County: 26.2 %Renville County: 28.1 %Rice County: 25.5 %Rock County: 26.2 %Roseau County: 25.1 %St. Louis County: 23.5 %Scott County: 22.6 %Sherburne County: 23.2 %Sibley County: 27.4 %Stearns County: 23.1 %Steele County: 24.3 %Stevens County: 24.7 %Swift County: 28.2 %Todd County: 28.9 %Traverse County: 28 %Wabasha County: 23.8 %Wadena County: 29.3 %Waseca County: 26.4 %Washington County: 19.1 %Watonwan County: 29.5 %Wilkin County: 26.4 %Winona County: 22.5 %Wright County: 20.3 %Yellow Medicine County: 26.9 %
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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.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Mahnomen County: 34.5 %Mahnomen County34.5Nobles County: 33.7 %Nobles County33.7Freeborn County: 30 %Freeborn County30Cottonwood County: 29.8 %Cottonwood County29.8Watonwan County: 29.5 %Watonwan County29.5Wadena County: 29.3 %Wadena County29.3Chippewa County: 28.9 %Chippewa County28.9Faribault County: 28.9 %Faribault County28.9Todd County: 28.9 %Todd County28.9Aitkin County: 28.8 %Aitkin County28.8Martin County: 28.7 %Martin County28.7Clearwater County: 28.6 %Clearwater County28.6Mower County: 28.6 %Mower County28.6Mille Lacs County: 28.2 %Mille Lacs County28.2Swift County: 28.2 %Swift County28.2Cass County: 28.1 %Cass County28.1Renville County: 28.1 %Renville County28.1Kanabec County: 28 %Kanabec County28Pipestone County: 28 %Pipestone County28Traverse County: 28 %Traverse County28Koochiching County: 27.8 %Koochiching County27.8Big Stone County: 27.7 %Big Stone County27.7Pine County: 27.7 %Pine County27.7Sibley County: 27.4 %Sibley County27.4Murray County: 26.9 %Murray County26.9Yellow Medicine County: 26.9 %Yellow Medicine County26.9Grant County: 26.7 %Grant County26.7Norman County: 26.7 %Norman County26.7Red Lake County: 26.6 %Red Lake County26.6Morrison County: 26.4 %Morrison County26.4Waseca County: 26.4 %Waseca County26.4Wilkin County: 26.4 %Wilkin County26.4Beltrami County: 26.3 %Beltrami County26.3Redwood County: 26.2 %Redwood County26.2Rock County: 26.2 %Rock County26.2Lincoln County: 26.1 %Lincoln County26.1Meeker County: 26.1 %Meeker County26.1Kittson County: 25.9 %Kittson County25.9Lac qui Parle County: 25.9 %Lac qui Parle County25.9Otter Tail County: 25.9 %Otter Tail County25.9Mahnomen County: 34.5 %Mahnomen County34.5Nobles County: 33.7 %Nobles County33.7Freeborn County: 30 %Freeborn County30Cottonwood County: 29.8 %Cottonwood County29.8Watonwan County: 29.5 %Watonwan County29.5Wadena County: 29.3 %Wadena County29.3Chippewa County: 28.9 %Chippewa County28.9Faribault County: 28.9 %Faribault County28.9Todd County: 28.9 %Todd County28.9Aitkin County: 28.8 %Aitkin County28.8Martin County: 28.7 %Martin County28.7Clearwater County: 28.6 %Clearwater County28.6Mower County: 28.6 %Mower County28.6Mille Lacs County: 28.2 %Mille Lacs County28.2Swift County: 28.2 %Swift County28.2Cass County: 28.1 %Cass County28.1Renville County: 28.1 %Renville County28.1Kanabec County: 28 %Kanabec County28Pipestone County: 28 %Pipestone County28Traverse County: 28 %Traverse County28Koochiching County: 27.8 %Koochiching County27.8Big Stone County: 27.7 %Big Stone County27.7Pine County: 27.7 %Pine County27.7Sibley County: 27.4 %Sibley County27.4Murray County: 26.9 %Murray County26.9Yellow Medicine County: 26.9 %Yellow Medicine County26.9Grant County: 26.7 %Grant County26.7Norman County: 26.7 %Norman County26.7Red Lake County: 26.6 %Red Lake County26.6Morrison County: 26.4 %Morrison County26.4Waseca County: 26.4 %Waseca County26.4Wilkin County: 26.4 %Wilkin County26.4Beltrami County: 26.3 %Beltrami County26.3Redwood County: 26.2 %Redwood County26.2Rock County: 26.2 %Rock County26.2Lincoln County: 26.1 %Lincoln County26.1Meeker County: 26.1 %Meeker County26.1Kittson County: 25.9 %Kittson County25.9Lac qui Parle County: 25.9 %Lac qui Parle County25.9Otter Tail County: 25.9 %Otter Tail County25.9
%. 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
1Mahnomen County34.5+4 pts
2Nobles County33.7+4.8 pts
3Freeborn County30+0.8 pts
4Cottonwood County29.8+4.2 pts
5Watonwan County29.5+2.3 pts
6Wadena County29.3+4.2 pts
7Chippewa County28.9+5.4 pts
7Faribault County28.9+6.4 pts
7Todd County28.9+3.3 pts
10Aitkin County28.8+4.9 pts
11Martin County28.7+4.7 pts
12Clearwater County28.6+5.2 pts
12Mower County28.6+3.1 pts
14Mille Lacs County28.2+2.8 pts
14Swift County28.2+4.8 pts
16Cass County28.1+1.7 pts
16Renville County28.1+3.1 pts
18Kanabec County28+3 pts
18Pipestone County28+2.7 pts
18Traverse County28+2.7 pts
21Koochiching County27.8+2.7 pts
22Big Stone County27.7+0.1 pts
22Pine County27.7+3.6 pts
24Sibley County27.4+3.4 pts
25Murray County26.9+0.2 pts
25Yellow Medicine County26.9+2.8 pts
27Grant County26.7+0.4 pts
27Norman County26.7+3.9 pts
29Red Lake County26.6+1.7 pts
30Morrison County26.4+3.2 pts
30Waseca County26.4+4.2 pts
30Wilkin County26.4+2.4 pts
33Beltrami County26.3+5.6 pts
34Redwood County26.2+3.5 pts
34Rock County26.2+2.4 pts
36Lincoln County26.1+1.2 pts
36Meeker County26.1+4.7 pts
38Kittson County25.9+2.7 pts
38Lac qui Parle County25.9+1.3 pts
38Otter Tail County25.9-3.2 pts
38Polk County25.9+4.1 pts
42Lake of the Woods County25.8+1.5 pts
42McLeod County25.8+1.6 pts
44Houston County25.7+1.8 pts
44Marshall County25.7+1.1 pts
46Carlton County25.6+6.2 pts
47Fillmore County25.5+0.7 pts
47Lake County25.5+2.3 pts
47Rice County25.5+4.6 pts
50Itasca County25.4+5 pts
50Kandiyohi County25.4+2.5 pts
52Goodhue County25.3+6 pts
53Jackson County25.2+3.8 pts
54Pope County25.1+2.3 pts
54Roseau County25.1+2.8 pts
56Lyon County24.9+2.4 pts
57Brown County24.8+0.2 pts
57Isanti County24.8+3.1 pts
57Pennington County24.8+4.8 pts
60Stevens County24.7+2.8 pts
61Anoka County24.6+4.6 pts
61Becker County24.6+2.9 pts
61Crow Wing County24.6+3.1 pts
64Hubbard County24.4+1.6 pts
65Steele County24.3+3.6 pts
66Cook County24+3.7 pts
67Benton County23.8+3.6 pts
67Wabasha County23.8+3.7 pts
69Douglas County23.7+1.2 pts
70St. Louis County23.5+2.2 pts
71Nicollet County23.2+0.8 pts
71Sherburne County23.2+2.3 pts
73Stearns County23.1+2.3 pts
74Blue Earth County23-1.7 pts
75Chisago County22.9+1.2 pts
76Dodge County22.6+3.7 pts
76Scott County22.6+2.4 pts
78Dakota County22.5+4.1 pts
78Winona County22.5+2 pts
80Le Sueur County22.4-3.6 pts
81Clay County21.7+1.3 pts
82Olmsted County21.3+2.6 pts
83Ramsey County20.3-2.9 pts
83Wright County20.3+1 pts
85Washington County19.1+4.1 pts
86Carver County19+1.6 pts
87Hennepin County18.9+2 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, 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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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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Mahnomen County, with 34.5% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Hennepin County, with 18.9% in 2023.

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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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