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

Mahnomen County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 87 counties in 2022, at 30.5%. Washington County had the lowest, at 15%. The median was 23.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest30.5Mahnomen County
Median23.287 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 23.9 %Anoka County: 20 %Becker County: 21.7 %Beltrami County: 20.7 %Benton County: 20.2 %Big Stone County: 27.6 %Blue Earth County: 24.7 %Brown County: 24.6 %Carlton County: 19.4 %Carver County: 17.4 %Cass County: 26.4 %Chippewa County: 23.5 %Chisago County: 21.7 %Clay County: 20.4 %Clearwater County: 23.4 %Cook County: 20.3 %Cottonwood County: 25.6 %Crow Wing County: 21.5 %Dakota County: 18.4 %Dodge County: 18.9 %Douglas County: 22.5 %Faribault County: 22.5 %Fillmore County: 24.8 %Freeborn County: 29.2 %Goodhue County: 19.3 %Grant County: 26.3 %Hennepin County: 16.9 %Houston County: 23.9 %Hubbard County: 22.8 %Isanti County: 21.7 %Itasca County: 20.4 %Jackson County: 21.4 %Kanabec County: 25 %Kandiyohi County: 22.9 %Kittson County: 23.2 %Koochiching County: 25.1 %Lac qui Parle County: 24.6 %Lake County: 23.2 %Lake of the Woods County: 24.3 %Le Sueur County: 26 %Lincoln County: 24.9 %Lyon County: 22.5 %McLeod County: 24.2 %Mahnomen County: 30.5 %Marshall County: 24.6 %Martin County: 24 %Meeker County: 21.4 %Mille Lacs County: 25.4 %Morrison County: 23.2 %Mower County: 25.5 %Murray County: 26.7 %Nicollet County: 22.4 %Nobles County: 28.9 %Norman County: 22.8 %Olmsted County: 18.7 %Otter Tail County: 29.1 %Pennington County: 20 %Pine County: 24.1 %Pipestone County: 25.3 %Polk County: 21.8 %Pope County: 22.8 %Ramsey County: 23.2 %Red Lake County: 24.9 %Redwood County: 22.7 %Renville County: 25 %Rice County: 20.9 %Rock County: 23.8 %Roseau County: 22.3 %St. Louis County: 21.3 %Scott County: 20.2 %Sherburne County: 20.9 %Sibley County: 24 %Stearns County: 20.8 %Steele County: 20.7 %Stevens County: 21.9 %Swift County: 23.4 %Todd County: 25.6 %Traverse County: 25.3 %Wabasha County: 20.1 %Wadena County: 25.1 %Waseca County: 22.2 %Washington County: 15 %Watonwan County: 27.2 %Wilkin County: 24 %Winona County: 20.5 %Wright County: 19.3 %Yellow Medicine County: 24.1 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Mahnomen County: 30.5 %Mahnomen County30.5Freeborn County: 29.2 %Freeborn County29.2Otter Tail County: 29.1 %Otter Tail County29.1Nobles County: 28.9 %Nobles County28.9Big Stone County: 27.6 %Big Stone County27.6Watonwan County: 27.2 %Watonwan County27.2Murray County: 26.7 %Murray County26.7Cass County: 26.4 %Cass County26.4Grant County: 26.3 %Grant County26.3Le Sueur County: 26 %Le Sueur County26Cottonwood County: 25.6 %Cottonwood County25.6Todd County: 25.6 %Todd County25.6Mower County: 25.5 %Mower County25.5Mille Lacs County: 25.4 %Mille Lacs County25.4Pipestone County: 25.3 %Pipestone County25.3Traverse County: 25.3 %Traverse County25.3Koochiching County: 25.1 %Koochiching County25.1Wadena County: 25.1 %Wadena County25.1Kanabec County: 25 %Kanabec County25Renville County: 25 %Renville County25Lincoln County: 24.9 %Lincoln County24.9Red Lake County: 24.9 %Red Lake County24.9Fillmore County: 24.8 %Fillmore County24.8Blue Earth County: 24.7 %Blue Earth County24.7Brown County: 24.6 %Brown County24.6Lac qui Parle County: 24.6 %Lac qui Parle County24.6Marshall County: 24.6 %Marshall County24.6Lake of the Woods County: 24.3 %Lake of the Woods County24.3McLeod County: 24.2 %McLeod County24.2Pine County: 24.1 %Pine County24.1Yellow Medicine County: 24.1 %Yellow Medicine County24.1Martin County: 24 %Martin County24Sibley County: 24 %Sibley County24Wilkin County: 24 %Wilkin County24Aitkin County: 23.9 %Aitkin County23.9Houston County: 23.9 %Houston County23.9Rock County: 23.8 %Rock County23.8Chippewa County: 23.5 %Chippewa County23.5Clearwater County: 23.4 %Clearwater County23.4Swift County: 23.4 %Swift County23.4Mahnomen County: 30.5 %Mahnomen County30.5Freeborn County: 29.2 %Freeborn County29.2Otter Tail County: 29.1 %Otter Tail County29.1Nobles County: 28.9 %Nobles County28.9Big Stone County: 27.6 %Big Stone County27.6Watonwan County: 27.2 %Watonwan County27.2Murray County: 26.7 %Murray County26.7Cass County: 26.4 %Cass County26.4Grant County: 26.3 %Grant County26.3Le Sueur County: 26 %Le Sueur County26Cottonwood County: 25.6 %Cottonwood County25.6Todd County: 25.6 %Todd County25.6Mower County: 25.5 %Mower County25.5Mille Lacs County: 25.4 %Mille Lacs County25.4Pipestone County: 25.3 %Pipestone County25.3Traverse County: 25.3 %Traverse County25.3Koochiching County: 25.1 %Koochiching County25.1Wadena County: 25.1 %Wadena County25.1Kanabec County: 25 %Kanabec County25Renville County: 25 %Renville County25Lincoln County: 24.9 %Lincoln County24.9Red Lake County: 24.9 %Red Lake County24.9Fillmore County: 24.8 %Fillmore County24.8Blue Earth County: 24.7 %Blue Earth County24.7Brown County: 24.6 %Brown County24.6Lac qui Parle County: 24.6 %Lac qui Parle County24.6Marshall County: 24.6 %Marshall County24.6Lake of the Woods County: 24.3 %Lake of the Woods County24.3McLeod County: 24.2 %McLeod County24.2Pine County: 24.1 %Pine County24.1Yellow Medicine County: 24.1 %Yellow Medicine County24.1Martin County: 24 %Martin County24Sibley County: 24 %Sibley County24Wilkin County: 24 %Wilkin County24Aitkin County: 23.9 %Aitkin County23.9Houston County: 23.9 %Houston County23.9Rock County: 23.8 %Rock County23.8Chippewa County: 23.5 %Chippewa County23.5Clearwater County: 23.4 %Clearwater County23.4Swift County: 23.4 %Swift County23.4
%. 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
1Mahnomen County30.5-2.4 pts
2Freeborn County29.2+1.1 pts
3Otter Tail County29.1+1.8 pts
4Nobles County28.9-1.7 pts
5Big Stone County27.6+0.9 pts
6Watonwan County27.2-0.6 pts
7Murray County26.7+1.1 pts
8Cass County26.4-0.5 pts
9Grant County26.3+0.2 pts
10Le Sueur County26+3.9 pts
11Cottonwood County25.6-1.7 pts
11Todd County25.6-2.4 pts
13Mower County25.5-2.3 pts
14Mille Lacs County25.4-0.1 pts
15Pipestone County25.3-1.5 pts
15Traverse County25.3-1.3 pts
17Koochiching County25.1-0.9 pts
17Wadena County25.1-2.5 pts
19Kanabec County25-1 pts
19Renville County25-0.5 pts
21Lincoln County24.9-0.9 pts
21Red Lake County24.9-0.6 pts
23Fillmore County24.8+1.2 pts
24Blue Earth County24.7+5 pts
25Brown County24.6+1.9 pts
25Lac qui Parle County24.6-0.9 pts
25Marshall County24.6-0.1 pts
28Lake of the Woods County24.3-0.3 pts
29McLeod County24.2-0.7 pts
30Pine County24.1-1.2 pts
30Yellow Medicine County24.1-1.6 pts
32Martin County24-2 pts
32Sibley County24-0.1 pts
32Wilkin County24-0.3 pts
35Aitkin County23.9-4.1 pts
35Houston County23.9+2.1 pts
37Rock County23.8+0.6 pts
38Chippewa County23.5-3.1 pts
39Clearwater County23.4-3.4 pts
39Swift County23.4-4 pts
41Kittson County23.2-0.6 pts
41Lake County23.2-0.2 pts
41Morrison County23.2-2.7 pts
41Ramsey County23.2+3.2 pts
45Kandiyohi County22.9-1 pts
46Hubbard County22.8+0.3 pts
46Norman County22.8-2.3 pts
46Pope County22.8-0.8 pts
49Redwood County22.7-4.4 pts
50Douglas County22.5-1.1 pts
50Faribault County22.5-4.7 pts
50Lyon County22.5-2 pts
53Nicollet County22.4+1.9 pts
54Roseau County22.3-1.9 pts
55Waseca County22.2-1.1 pts
56Stevens County21.9-1 pts
57Polk County21.8-3 pts
58Becker County21.7-2.6 pts
58Chisago County21.7-0.1 pts
58Isanti County21.7-1.5 pts
61Crow Wing County21.5-2.5 pts
62Jackson County21.4-3.7 pts
62Meeker County21.4-3.1 pts
64St. Louis County21.3-1.9 pts
65Rice County20.9-1.5 pts
65Sherburne County20.9+1.5 pts
67Stearns County20.8-2.2 pts
68Beltrami County20.7-3.1 pts
68Steele County20.7-3.4 pts
70Winona County20.5-1.6 pts
71Clay County20.4-0.7 pts
71Itasca County20.4-3.2 pts
73Cook County20.3-0.8 pts
74Benton County20.2-2.1 pts
74Scott County20.2+1.9 pts
76Wabasha County20.1-3.9 pts
77Anoka County20-1.5 pts
77Pennington County20-3.8 pts
79Carlton County19.4-3.6 pts
80Goodhue County19.3-4.9 pts
80Wright County19.3+0.3 pts
82Dodge County18.9-1.7 pts
83Olmsted County18.7-1.1 pts
84Dakota County18.4-0.6 pts
85Carver County17.4-0.1 pts
86Hennepin County16.9-0.9 pts
87Washington County15-2.9 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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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 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, 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, 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/minnesota-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Mahnomen County, with 30.5% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Washington County, with 15% 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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