# Cities in Mississippi by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2023

All 41 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_physical_inactivity_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/mississippi-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Canton, MS | 44.7 |
| 2 | Clarksdale, MS | 44 |
| 3 | Greenville, MS | 42.7 |
| 4 | Laurel, MS | 42.3 |
| 5 | Meridian, MS | 41.2 |
| 6 | Natchez, MS | 41 |
| 7 | Moss Point, MS | 40.9 |
| 8 | Greenwood, MS | 40.8 |
| 9 | McComb, MS | 40.1 |
| 10 | Brookhaven, MS | 39.6 |
| 10 | Grenada, MS | 39.6 |
| 12 | Columbus, MS | 39.1 |
| 13 | Gulfport, MS | 38.9 |
| 14 | Jackson, MS | 37.5 |
| 15 | Corinth, MS | 37.2 |
| 16 | Vicksburg, MS | 37.1 |
| 17 | Cleveland, MS | 36.7 |
| 18 | Picayune, MS | 36.4 |
| 19 | Pascagoula, MS | 36.3 |
| 20 | Horn Lake, MS | 34.4 |
| 21 | Biloxi, MS | 33.9 |
| 22 | D'Iberville, MS | 33.2 |
| 22 | Hattiesburg, MS | 33.2 |
| 24 | Gautier, MS | 32.5 |
| 25 | Tupelo, MS | 31.7 |
| 26 | Pearl, MS | 30.6 |
| 27 | Bay St. Louis, MS | 30.1 |
| 28 | Long Beach, MS | 29.7 |
| 29 | Petal, MS | 29.2 |
| 30 | Starkville, MS | 29.1 |
| 31 | Southaven, MS | 28.4 |
| 32 | Byram, MS | 28.2 |
| 33 | Olive Branch, MS | 26.2 |
| 34 | Clinton, MS | 25.9 |
| 35 | Ridgeland, MS | 25.7 |
| 36 | Oxford, MS | 25.6 |
| 37 | Hernando, MS | 25.2 |
| 38 | Flowood, MS | 24 |
| 39 | Brandon, MS | 23.7 |
| 40 | Ocean Springs, MS | 23.5 |
| 41 | Madison, MS | 20.7 |